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lolwuthalp
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Yo! I posted this in the help/advice category but it some of the threads in there were pretty whack so I bailed, apologies. EDIT: I am aware that posting the same question in two different forums isn't cool now. you guys can stop messaging me and I wont do it again xoxoxox
Alright guys, I've got myself a predicament.
My laptop just started arkin and sparkin and blowin up, so now I need to get a new one.
I've got about $1300 at the moment and I have no idea what to purchase. I cant even decide if I want to rock a laptop or a desktop.
Now, if I were to buy a laptop, I'd probably go a 13inch MacBook Pro. I've never had a Mac but one of my mates swears by em. I've used it a couple of times and I enjoyed it. However, I was talking to a tech savvy friend last night and he mentioned that he'd just finished putting together a computer for his brother in-law. I'm now considering asking him to put one together for me. I don't do much PC gaming anymore. Unfortunately I have moved onto consoles. I have no idea how far $1300 would stretch in the world of gaming PC's but if my friend could pull some strings, I would def. be getting back into it.
So, my idea is that if I do decide to roll the desktop, I was going to use my TV as my monitor. Its a 32inch Sony Bravia. I figure that this way, I can spend more money on the tower and not have to screw around with getting a monitor. Then all I would need is a wireless keyboard and mouse. Is this a good idea or am I just getting far too excited for my own good?
Any advice/help/clarification/complaints would be fantastic. Especially if you have been in the same position or have the same desktop/tv setup.
Cheers, Max.
Alright guys, I've got myself a predicament.
My laptop just started arkin and sparkin and blowin up, so now I need to get a new one.
I've got about $1300 at the moment and I have no idea what to purchase. I cant even decide if I want to rock a laptop or a desktop.
Now, if I were to buy a laptop, I'd probably go a 13inch MacBook Pro. I've never had a Mac but one of my mates swears by em. I've used it a couple of times and I enjoyed it. However, I was talking to a tech savvy friend last night and he mentioned that he'd just finished putting together a computer for his brother in-law. I'm now considering asking him to put one together for me. I don't do much PC gaming anymore. Unfortunately I have moved onto consoles. I have no idea how far $1300 would stretch in the world of gaming PC's but if my friend could pull some strings, I would def. be getting back into it.
So, my idea is that if I do decide to roll the desktop, I was going to use my TV as my monitor. Its a 32inch Sony Bravia. I figure that this way, I can spend more money on the tower and not have to screw around with getting a monitor. Then all I would need is a wireless keyboard and mouse. Is this a good idea or am I just getting far too excited for my own good?
Any advice/help/clarification/complaints would be fantastic. Especially if you have been in the same position or have the same desktop/tv setup.
Cheers, Max.
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And there's also no doubt about it: The 13" Macbook Pro is a truly excellent laptop. You won't be doing anything but mild gaming on it, but for most general computing purposes, even some more demanding stuff (I ran Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Logic on my old Core 2 Duo one, so the newer i5 and i7 versions should be able to handle them all quite competently), it works absolutely great. The battery life is truly excellent, the build quality is industry leading, and OS X is a great, efficient operating system (not accounting for personal interface preferences). If you upgrade the RAM yourself, you can cram it full of the stuff and save a good chunk of what Apple is asking for.
So... what do you actually want from this computer? Would you appreciate the portability of a laptop? Would you appreciate the power of a desktop like that?
If you can see yourself doing any significant amount of gaming on this new machine, the desktop is the way to go. If you can see yourself wanting to take it places, but only do some mild gaming (ie. most current games on low to medium settings), then the 13" Macbook Pro is the way to go.
Both are fine choices, but I can't tell you what you want.
If all you want is internets and Office, go macbook. They're nice and shiny and sexy and easy.
Terrible ports except that they're better in every way? There are also plenty of PC-exclusive games if you're into strategy games.
I've been out of school for years, and I couldn't imagine what I'd want out of one. Desktops are worlds cheaper, if you're willing to make the space for one.
My wife hasn't even setup her desktop from when we moved three years ago.
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
A new xbox is $300. Are those ports a thousand dollars better?
Though I'd say take a long look at the Macbook Airs over the Macbook pro.
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You don't need a $1300 PC to beat an XBox. But this argument has been had a billion times on every forum ever, so I'm not even going to bother.
Yeah, the Air is a ridiculously powerful machine for the price, and it is light and super portable.
I can also play Portal 2 well enough on my 11" Air, and it will run Diablo III like a treat if the beta is any indication.
Let's play Mario Kart or something...
I have an xbox and i do 90% of my gaming on the PC
LULZ UPINIUMS.
Hook the mini up to your TV and use it as light desktop / media server. Plex, webdav and Ignition will give the iPad all of your media, documents and control of the mini while you're out and about. If you don't like typing on the iPad there are cases with built in keyboards or you could just pair a BT keyboard to it.