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Help me pick a laptop!

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Reinhelm
Doomheim
#1 - 2012-08-13 22:15:31 UTC
So I leave for my freshman year of college in 10 days and the school I'm going to gives all freshman a COMPLETELY FREE laptop (oh, but there's also a $35,500 tuition -__-). I figure I'll be doing a decent amount of gaming when I'm t school, so I want to pick the laptop with the most potential for gaming. Here's a link to the 3 choices they give me

http://www.stjohns.edu/about/it/aci/laptop/laptopinfo

Which one should I go with? (the MacBook is out of the question)
KingMazz ONE
TECH 2 INNOVATIONS
#2 - 2012-08-13 22:17:11 UTC
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Jim Era
#3 - 2012-08-13 22:18:35 UTC
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Reinhelm
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-08-13 22:19:55 UTC
I don't expect to be able to run anything crazy on any of these laptops, but I've got a pretty big collection of games and I would to be able to run a decent amount of them.
Pipa Porto
#5 - 2012-08-13 22:33:07 UTC
My favorite laptop is Destiny, down at the club.

EvE: Everyone vs Everyone

-RubyPorto
Adam Junior
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#6 - 2012-08-13 22:37:34 UTC
I'd recommend the T-Series Thinkpad, they've all got the same GPU but the rest of the specs are better. The HD 3000 is entirely capable of running EVE at a good framerate on lower settings.
Baby ChuChu
Ice Cream Asylum
#7 - 2012-08-13 22:41:02 UTC
Adam Junior wrote:
I'd recommend the T-Series Thinkpad, they've all got the same GPU but the rest of the specs are better. The HD 3000 is entirely capable of running EVE at a good framerate on lower settings.


To the OP: you're not going to get great gaming performance with any of those options, but this^^ is your best bet.
Tiger Would
Doomheim
#8 - 2012-08-13 22:42:40 UTC
Adam Junior wrote:
I'd recommend the T-Series Thinkpad, they've all got the same GPU but the rest of the specs are better. The HD 3000 is entirely capable of running EVE at a good framerate on lower settings.


I hear the HD 4000 will have an even higher number.

HD 3000 entirely capable is like saying you can run your car on the rims, it a tad slower but saves you tires.

Once you think you have it all, you have actually become ignorant towards everything else.

T. Would
Denidil
Cascades Mountain Operatives
#9 - 2012-08-13 22:43:56 UTC
those are all ****. congrats on overpaying for school, and all you're gettting is a **** laptop.

Tedium and difficulty are not the same thing, if you don't realize this then STFU about game design.
Generals4
#10 - 2012-08-13 23:11:44 UTC
Reinhelm wrote:
So I leave for my freshman year of college in 10 days and the school I'm going to gives all freshman a COMPLETELY FREE laptop (oh, but there's also a $35,500 tuition -__-). I figure I'll be doing a decent amount of gaming when I'm t school, so I want to pick the laptop with the most potential for gaming. Here's a link to the 3 choices they give me

http://www.stjohns.edu/about/it/aci/laptop/laptopinfo

Which one should I go with? (the MacBook is out of the question)


35.5k.....

....


....


I'm sorry i'm still stuck at "$35,500 tuition"

_-Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. _
Pipa Porto
#11 - 2012-08-13 23:17:52 UTC
Generals4 wrote:
I'm sorry i'm still stuck at "$35,500 tuition"


Don't forget the 10 Gs for a dorm room and the 5 Gs for a meal plan.

http://www.stjohns.edu/services/financial/bursar/tuition/roomboard/1213.stj


So it's really 50 grand.

EvE: Everyone vs Everyone

-RubyPorto
Generals4
#12 - 2012-08-13 23:21:49 UTC
Pipa Porto wrote:
Generals4 wrote:
I'm sorry i'm still stuck at "$35,500 tuition"


Don't forget the 10 Gs for a dorm room and the 5 Gs for a meal plan.

http://www.stjohns.edu/services/financial/bursar/tuition/roomboard/1213.stj


So it's really 50 grand.



Just browsed their website for ***** and giggles and stumbled upon this:

"With three friendly, residential campuses in New York, St. John’s is the perfect choice for an affordable, high-quality private education."

hahahaha... I'll take my affordable, high quality public education at 850€ tuition any day.

_-Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. _
Tyraeil Starblade
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-08-13 23:24:31 UTC
Generals4 wrote:
Pipa Porto wrote:
Generals4 wrote:
I'm sorry i'm still stuck at "$35,500 tuition"


Don't forget the 10 Gs for a dorm room and the 5 Gs for a meal plan.

http://www.stjohns.edu/services/financial/bursar/tuition/roomboard/1213.stj


So it's really 50 grand.



Just browsed their website for ***** and giggles and stumbled upon this:

"With three friendly, residential campuses in New York, St. John’s is the perfect choice for an affordable, high-quality private education."

hahahaha... I'll take my affordable, high quality public education at 850€ tuition any day.


Too bad EU university educations pale in comparison to private university's worth paying for (MIT, Harvard, Yale, etc.)

;)
Generals4
#14 - 2012-08-13 23:30:56 UTC
Tyraeil Starblade wrote:


Too bad EU university educations pale in comparison to private university's worth paying for (MIT, Harvard, Yale, etc.)

;)


While i won't make any claim about those uni's which no doubt offer great quality education the thing that EU universities usually fail at is providing "fancy" infrastructure. But when it comes to the actual education i can only say that money means nothing.

_-Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. _
Radius Prime
Tax Evading Ass.
#15 - 2012-08-13 23:42:47 UTC
If Daddy can pay the tuition maybe he can afford a real laptop? You can donate this one to some poor kid who needs it.

Reopen the EVE gate so we can invade Serenity. Goons can go first.
Tyraeil Starblade
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2012-08-13 23:46:00 UTC  |  Edited by: Tyraeil Starblade
Generals4 wrote:
Tyraeil Starblade wrote:


Too bad EU university educations pale in comparison to private university's worth paying for (MIT, Harvard, Yale, etc.)

;)


While i won't make any claim about those uni's which no doubt offer great quality education the thing that EU universities usually fail at is providing "fancy" infrastructure. But when it comes to the actual education i can only say that money means nothing.


True, the real value is in networking and making connections, which is why I think those private schools that I mentioned are worth it on top of their educational quality. Personally, I wished I had just banked the money I spent in tuition for a CS major.

Anyway, I've derailed the thread enough, to the OP: I'd listen to others who say to get the Lenovo T series laptop. It's your best bet for performance.
Denidil
Cascades Mountain Operatives
#17 - 2012-08-13 23:52:26 UTC
get the lenovo T series

DO NOT OPEN THE BOX

sell for retail - $50

go buy a decent laptop from MSI, Asus or iBuyPower.

Tedium and difficulty are not the same thing, if you don't realize this then STFU about game design.
Webvan
All Kill No Skill
#18 - 2012-08-13 23:56:07 UTC
LRRH: Oh Grandmaw! What big 720p High Definition Camera you have! 0_o
Grandmaw!: All the better to spy on you my little tasty midnight snack!

But srsly, macbook.
Or just sell it... get a plumbing job now and add to it to buy better. That way when you grad, you will have both a laptop and a career, plumbing...
You'll be better of than most your peers :(

I'm in it for the money

Ctrl+Alt+Shift+F12
Zera Kerrigan
The 420th Token
#19 - 2012-08-14 00:23:56 UTC
Close your eyes, point at the monitor and be happy!
Ptraci
3 R Corporation
#20 - 2012-08-14 00:50:09 UTC
Go to a store (online or otherwise). Look at laptops with features you like, that is within your budget. Buy it. There you go.
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