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  1. 12-02-2007, 11:31 PM #1
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    Help with a Laptop build, details inside

    I have a friend that wants a laptop for christmas but doesnt know where to go so he asked me. I have been out of the loop for awhile but I told him I knew some people that could easily hook him up with a good deal... fellow sharkys!

    So here is what his needs are:
    Needs to play Wow on max settings (easy to do)
    15.4 inch wide screen
    Will last a couple years
    Needs to be under $1K

    For that I thought he could get a nice C2D, good graphics, 80gig HDD, 2 gigs of ram, Vista or XP, and a decent case.

    What brand would you go with? I have an Asus, but they seem to have gone up in price since I bought mine. Also Lenovo, Dell, Toshiba, etc.

    What would you buy? Thanks guys!
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  2. 12-02-2007, 11:47 PM #2
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    Budget change, it needs to be under 1500.
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  4. 12-03-2007, 01:28 AM #4
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    don;t get a Asus if you want under 1500 , get like toshiba or a Acer, or cheap dell
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    Quote Originally Posted by Learux
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  7. 12-05-2007, 01:55 AM #6
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    I would probably wait for Dell and their coupons along with CC deals with Dell or maybe the Paypal deal if it still is available that would probably be best.
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    I found a latitude that will work great for him. Dell has really become competitive with their prices.
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