I dunno if this request is appropriate to this forum but...
I just graduated from college this spring and got a great job a a software engineering firm. A couple days ago they informed me that I would be going on some of their upcoming business trips which was great. However, I realized I needed a laptop to do all my computer stuff (email, programming, games) while I was away.
So now I find myself thinking of buying a laptop in the next couple weeks. This will be my first laptop, and Im not really sure what to go with. I've always built my own pc's but I cant do that with a laptop, so Im having trouble finding a system that fits what I need at a fair price; I was hoping to get advice from you.
I need a laptop in the $1200-1800 range that:
Can play games well (mostly WoW and HL2)
Has decent power for workstation style applications (MS studio 2005, WinDbg, lots of apps open at the same time)
Operating system/softeware isnt too important (My work can provide me with any OS and office/programming software I need)
I could go higher then $1800 but Im trying to avoid it.
Any advice for where to buy my laptop from or specific brands/models? Most places I looked either have only $500 "value" systems or seem to want WAY more money then the system is worth.
Where do you guys buy your laptops?
What brands do you buy?
I just graduated from college this spring and got a great job a a software engineering firm. A couple days ago they informed me that I would be going on some of their upcoming business trips which was great. However, I realized I needed a laptop to do all my computer stuff (email, programming, games) while I was away.
So now I find myself thinking of buying a laptop in the next couple weeks. This will be my first laptop, and Im not really sure what to go with. I've always built my own pc's but I cant do that with a laptop, so Im having trouble finding a system that fits what I need at a fair price; I was hoping to get advice from you.
I need a laptop in the $1200-1800 range that:
Can play games well (mostly WoW and HL2)
Has decent power for workstation style applications (MS studio 2005, WinDbg, lots of apps open at the same time)
Operating system/softeware isnt too important (My work can provide me with any OS and office/programming software I need)
I could go higher then $1800 but Im trying to avoid it.
Any advice for where to buy my laptop from or specific brands/models? Most places I looked either have only $500 "value" systems or seem to want WAY more money then the system is worth.
Where do you guys buy your laptops?
What brands do you buy?