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A new laptop
My current computer, a Toshiba Sattelite 40 needs repair. Current estimate is $150.00 for cooling fans to $900.00 for a new board. I can't see myself spending over $1K to repair my current computer. I am thinking about buying a new laptop. I read all the ratings I can find. Can any of you nerds out there recommend a computer with essential add ons for $2K and under? I've used the "build your computer" feature on several sites and keep on building a laptop that is going to cost me $5K+. That is more than I want to spend on a laptop that will be obsolete last week. Any suggestions?
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My laptop is just over a year old now, and I love it.
I have an HP Pavilion DV8000 - the computer has a AMD Turion 64 that runs at 2ghz. It came with 1gig of ram and has dual 80gig drives, as well as the dvd/cd burner. It also has a 17" screen. I paid just about $1,400 for it at Sam's Club.
Best bet - go to Circuit City, Best Buy, etc and look at them. You can buy a really good, fairly high end laptop for under $1,500. Also, right now most places have them on sale for Back-to-School.
Here's a couple that I found that I would buy if I was replacing mine:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1180743304855
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1180743304715
Like I said, they're easy to find. Just jump on their sites and see what they have in stock. I personally wouldn't recommend a custom built machine unless you're heavily into gaming, video production, etc.
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My problem, with anything that I buy, is if there is an upgraded feature, I want it. If it cost more it should be better, right? In truth, I will be using it out on the road. I need to connect to the internet. I surf and write a few emails. I am considering a Masters Program so I may need additional features.
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My problem, with anything that I buy, is if there is an upgraded feature, I want it. If it cost more it should be better, right? In truth, I will be using it out on the road. I need to connect to the internet. I surf and write a few emails. I am considering a Masters Program so I may need additional features.
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It's not always better if you pay more.
I saw one laptop on best buy's site - hp pavilion, intel centrino duo, 200gig hard drive, 17" monitor, nvidia 7600 video. For about $1,400. That's a great machine. It'll do what you need it do to. My home system is comparable to that.
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ram, and hd are the only things you realy need to upgrade "more is better" a few years ago tech-tv did a thing on laptops and the only one still working when thy were done was a dell.
we have that this hp ze4900 in the truck for 2 years and it does anything we need and we got it at a pawn shop for $400.
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I bought a new Dell Latitude D830. 1.80 GHzm 2MB RAM , internal Verizon card and a few other goodies. It came in during the week, so I didn't get it until Friday. I don't have all the software for it yet, so I couldn't do much. I was packing to go out this morning, when I arrived at my truck, I opened the door and my brand new computer fell out onto the pavement. I woke the neighborhood with my cursing. I have a few dings in the case. No other damage. It seems to work fine. I guess I don't have to worry about normal dings anymore.
Does anyone know what a powered USB port is supposed to look like? Mine has two USB ports one on top of the other. The top one has what looks like a corner chipped off. I can't tell for sure even with a magnifying glass.
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Does anyone know what a powered USB port is supposed to look like? Mine has two USB ports one on top of the other. The top one has what looks like a corner chipped off. I can't tell for sure even with a magnifying glass.
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Are you thinking of a powered USB hub instead? There are 2 types of USB hubs - powered and unpowered. How to tell the difference? A powered hub has a power adapter, the unpowered doesn't.
The port you may be looking at is probably a firewire port. It basically looks like a stretched out "D".
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Does anyone know what a powered USB port is supposed to look like? Mine has two USB ports one on top of the other. The top one has what looks like a corner chipped off. I can't tell for sure even with a magnifying glass.
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Are you thinking of a powered USB hub instead? There are 2 types of USB hubs - powered and unpowered. How to tell the difference? A powered hub has a power adapter, the unpowered doesn't.
The port you may be looking at is probably a firewire port. It basically looks like a stretched out "D".
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I looked up a powered USB hub and it is not a hub. It is a Powered USB Port according to Dell and what information I can find on the internet. I cannot find a picture of a Powered USB Port that looks exactly like mine, so I'm still unsure if mine is chipped or not.
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To the best of my knowledge there are only 4 types of USB ports:
A
B
Mini-A
Mini-B
The "A" type are basically rectangles. About 1/8" high, 1" long.
The "B" type look like a house if you look at the end of it. If the 2 corners weren't "clipped" it would be square - about 1/4" on the sides.
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Originally Posted by Malaki86
To the best of my knowledge there are only 4 types of USB ports:
A
B
Mini-A
Mini-B
The "A" type are basically rectangles. About 1/8" high, 1" long.
The "B" type look like a house if you look at the end of it. If the 2 corners weren't "clipped" it would be square - about 1/4" on the sides.
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There are literally dozens of to spec usb types, but as far as any computer goes, desktop, laptop, etc, ALL have A connectors on them, your device could use anything, and usually comes with the correct A to whatever USB cable.
Some laptops have firewire and even SATA connectors now, Firewire is great if your into high end video equipment, or fast external harddrives, SATA is a new spec for harddrives.
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