tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037225.post110746628474969378..comments2023-05-08T04:25:36.387-05:00Comments on Joanne's Life: Continuing computer quest...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037225.post-1107473060074240262005-02-03T17:24:00.000-06:002005-02-03T17:24:00.000-06:00I would recommend Dell or IBM for a laptop. HP is ...I would recommend Dell or IBM for a laptop. HP is ok, but their customer service isn't as good as the others, their prices aren't that great (more comparable to Gateway), and their designs are still pretty basic [although slightly better than Dell].<br /><br />If you are playing games like the Sims, you really don't need to worry about the video card much. Gaming on a laptop isn't usually a great experience due to the power contraints and component prices.<br />IF [IF IF IF] you planned on playing high end games like Quake, Halo, Half-Life [or whatever other crud is put out these days], then AlienWare is the place to shop... but you are NOT playing those games - right? :)<br /><br />Pretty much any standard laptop from Dell, IBM, or another vendor should be fine for your specs.<br /><br />You might want to consider a CD burner if you like listening to music elsewhere. A DVD player should be standard.<br />The key with the harddrive size is storing digital music [ripped CDs or illegal downloads ;)], digital video [if you have a digital video camera], and photos.<br /><br />I take a lot of pics, so that uses up space, but still only talking about 2GB and I take a LOT of pics and that is 5 years worth. Music on the other hand can easily take up 10-20GB (50-60mb per CD). Video editing is the killer - do you have a video camera?<br /><br />If you plan on doing video editing, then I would DEFINITELY encourage you to go with Apple.<br /><br />btw - you can always buy an Apple laptop and run Windows on top of it. It would be another $60-70 for Windows and the emulator [I have connections ;)] but that would allow you to run all of your existing stuff and enjoy the fruits of Apple [no pun intended].Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312137905490069991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037225.post-1107467050574546342005-02-03T15:44:00.000-06:002005-02-03T15:44:00.000-06:00Those requirements sound reasonable to me. I think...Those requirements sound reasonable to me. I think if you play fancy games you also need to inquire about the video card.Peeved Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06743220222583953686noreply@blogger.com