Notebook or desktop

Holzstock · Post by **Holzstock** » 09 Mar 2007, 18:04

I can understand this situation - I had to do the same decision last autumn. I took a desktop - similar notebooks are too expensive. I got my desktop (see signature) for just 829 EUR (about 1085 USD), and it works really great. Take a desktop - itÃ‚Â´s safer for the future.

Best wishes,
Holzstock

qaz89qaz · Post by **qaz89qaz** » 09 Mar 2007, 19:46

Do like i did, skip voice chats during nights and get a kick ass headset along with that desktop! (although i also have a laptop provided from my school :P)

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 09 Mar 2007, 20:19

Ill probably do that. Just get a good desktop and skip the voicechats at night.

Then on weekends when i stay/want to stay up late i will just haul it downstairs since all i will have to move is a monitor case keyboard and mouse.

X-Warrior · Post by **X-Warrior** » 09 Mar 2007, 21:00

Nah... just leave it where it is and keep a bit quiet when it's late. Just going downstairs might not be enough to not disturb sleeping parents you know...

Besides, you can do other stuff than just play with a computer. Like uhm... uhm... sleep.

Another possibility would be to permanently keep it downstairs, but of course, you might run into some trouble at daytime. You lose your privacy over it though (and it's nasty to have people watching over your shoulders, even if you're doing nothing 'wrong').

In any event though - desktop.

qaz89qaz · Post by **qaz89qaz** » 09 Mar 2007, 22:40

Ill probably do that. Just get a good desktop and skip the voicechats at night.

Then on weekends when i stay/want to stay up late i will just haul it downstairs since all i will have to move is a monitor case keyboard and mouse.

Totally the right choise mate, i wish you good luck ^^

DaFox · Post by **DaFox** » 09 Mar 2007, 23:03

Ill probably do that. Just get a good desktop and skip the voicechats at night.

Then on weekends when i stay/want to stay up late i will just haul it downstairs since all i will have to move is a monitor case keyboard and mouse.

Defiantly the way to go.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 09 Mar 2007, 23:50

Nah... just leave it where it is and keep a bit quiet when it's late. Just going downstairs might not be enough to not disturb sleeping parents you know...

Besides, you can do other stuff than just play with a computer. Like uhm... uhm... sleep.

Another possibility would be to permanently keep it downstairs, but of course, you might run into some trouble at daytime. You lose your privacy over it though (and it's nasty to have people watching over your shoulders, even if you're doing nothing 'wrong').

In any event though - desktop.

Yeah except the main tv would be downstairs.

Keep in mind i can talk really loud in our basement and my parents cant hear me even through vents. Also our basement is somewhat insulated

JohnnyWakko · Post by **JohnnyWakko** » 10 Mar 2007, 02:35

Can you plug the vents in the Basement while your down there? Get some sort of foam or something to muffle any noise.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 10 Mar 2007, 03:27

I never shut the vents.... Im saying they cant hear me from upstairs if im talking loudly in the basement

Its a matter of my room which is where the pc will be shares a wall with the master bathroom which is connected to their room.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 11 Mar 2007, 20:47

Another thing that is making me reconsider the lappy is the fact that i do most of my gaming at night since i do homework before dinner so i would miss out on most of them

For those of you who say i should get two pcs could you pick out specs for both a desky and lappy for around 2000 maybe 2250 if it helps

Holzstock · Post by **Holzstock** » 11 Mar 2007, 21:00

You think about a laptop for browsing and a desktop for playing? I had a IBM T20 (build in 2001) - it was great for the internet. You canÃ‚Â´t do much more with it, but if you take a one or two year old lappy, you can play a lot of games with it.

BTW: Minesweepeer was running great with my T20 :D

Best wishes,
Holzstock

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 11 Mar 2007, 21:13

You think about a laptop for browsing and a desktop for playing? I had a IBM T20 (build in 2001) - it was great for the internet. You canÃ‚Â´t do much more with it, but if you take a one or two year old lappy, you can play a lot of games with it.

BTW: Minesweepeer was running great with my T20 :D

Best wishes,
Holzstock

My parents go to sleep usually before i do my online gaming with talking so i was planning on getting a decent laptop to use sometimes for playing some games on low and then having a desktop to use for gaming on high other times

That or just get a laptop or just a desktop.

I was looking at
p5b
hiper psu
60 dollar case
2gb ram 800 4-4-4-12 timings
e6300
8800gts - 640mb
Cheapo audigy sound card
120mm zalman fan with as5
250gb hdd
dvd rw drive
good wireless card
windows xp
mx518 and generic keyboard
20" benq
2-3 games
For 1700 USD

which gives me 500-600 for a basic lappy
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
Processor AMD Turion(TM) 64 Mobile MK-36 (2.0 GHz/512KB)
Display 15.4" WXGA Widescreen (1280x800)
Graphics Card NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 6150 w/Productivity Ports
Personalization Imprint Finish + Microphone + QuickPlay
Memory 1GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard Drive 60GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Primary CD/DVD Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Networking 802.11b/g WLAN
TV & Entertainment Experience No TV Tuner w/remote control
Primary Battery 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works 8.0

Which would probably be able to run basic games find to keep me entertained

My friend has a notebook with a pentium M all the other specs are the same except for gfx card his is intel integrated so this should do fine for 625 bucks

TOTAL:: 2350 I can pay for about 700 of it right now and parents will probably pay for 1000-1500 of it

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 11 Mar 2007, 22:34

Sounds good, packerfan. :)

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 11 Mar 2007, 23:24

I got rid of 5.1 surround sound, 24" screen, better case, better heatsink, better sound card, better wireless to get it down cheap enough for the lappy

DaFox · Post by **DaFox** » 11 Mar 2007, 23:29

I personally would not go for the laptop at all but its not my choice.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 12 Mar 2007, 00:54

I personally would not go for the laptop at all but its not my choice.

Yeah my parents usually go to bed at 8-9 at i usually play til 9 or 10 to i can't talk then and i usually only start playing at 7 so i would miss a lot of gaming time. Then again i can always play my basic games on the desktop downstairs (since the laptop will be integrated i can play the basic ones on my old pc which has a basic gfx card) and send my sister upstairs (she would be more than willing to temporarily use a faster pc and bigger screen :D) and make a limited account in xp so she can't screw up anything

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 12 Mar 2007, 11:29

As much that is said about laptops that are bad, I don't think I could be without one now...

P-Storm · Post by **P-Storm** » 12 Mar 2007, 12:02

.. TEXT
Cons:
Can't be brought on vacation
Can't easily be brought to a friends house, i might look insane.
TEXT...

If your friend is 50 meter away then you can bring it (so is my friend :P)
And campzone, is a LAN-Party in the netherlands, in the vacation and you will get a good network.

packerfan · Post by **packerfan** » 12 Mar 2007, 13:55

[quote].. TEXT
Cons:
Can't be brought on vacation
Can't easily be brought to a friends house, i might look insane.
TEXT...

If your friend is 50 meter away then you can bring it (so is my friend :P)
And campzone, is a LAN-Party in the netherlands, in the vacation and you will get a good network.

Im a 14 year old kid walking to my friends house with a big pc might look insane

I would probably rather just have a really fast and good desktop and when i can't voice chat head downstairs have my sister use my good pc and play oldskool games on my old pc :D

Post by **ctrlsteef** » 12 Mar 2007, 13:58

I would probably rather just have a really fast and good desktop and when i can't voice chat head downstairs have my sister use my good pc and play oldskool games on my old pc :D

Now THAT is insane. :lol: :lol:

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