# Need some computer tech help... **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 27, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569 "2008-08-27T08:38:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cossey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/1 "2008-08-27T08:38:17Z")
So I’m in the market for a new laptop. The HP I have right now is a three year old HP Pavilion dv4000. It has an Intel Centrino processor and I think it’s around 1.6Ghz. I believe it’s 512mb ram. I have about 9GB worth of music on it, a ton of pictures, some porn, the usual. It’s slow as fuck. Most internet pages load way to slowly, compared to a PC we have about equal distance from the wireless router except thet one goes through more walls and such. It won’t let me install programs as iTunes, Firefox, Yahoo IM, or update my current AIM, Windows Media Player, MSN messenger, and Internet Explorer (I think I’m on IE5). The computer works OK, but I need something more. The problem is I don’t know what to look for. I’ve had this HP for 3 years, and my desktop HP for roughly 7 years. I don’t know if I wanna stick w/ HP or move on to something else. I don’t want to spend more than $1k, but I want to get the most for my money as possible. I don’t play any games or have any intention to. I watch a lot of videos, listen to a lot of music, and upload a lot of pictures. Basically I want something that can handle that, and be very fast for the internet and such. Any ideas? Someone? ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/2 "2008-08-27T08:57:03Z")
Basic internet surfing/watching random videos/listening to music = just about anything new I am partial to ACER or anything on a budget for the laptops that basically are used for specific things. I was looking at an ACER with 3GB of RAM for like $500. NewEgg now has tax so consider that. CC is dying and has had good deals lately. Check out the internet forums such as [slickdeals.net](http://slickdeals.net) too ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/3 "2008-08-27T08:58:20Z")
If that laptop is in good shape, reformat it and sell it. Or consider reformatting it and re-trying it to see if it will run up to your expectations. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/4 "2008-08-27T08:59:47Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > NewEgg now has tax so consider that. no they don’t. ;D [http://shift518.gom-host.com/index.php?topic=3941.msg123330#msg123330](http://shift518.gom-host.com/index.php?topic=3941.msg123330#msg123330) ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/5 "2008-08-27T09:00:34Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > no they don’t. ;D Huh? NY passed that law for NewEgg/Amazon Am I missing something? EDIT: No shit. They eat 8% on every order? EDIT X 2: We are sheep. They will remark up 8%. ---
**Author:** ![GranMassaX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/granmassax/32/6299_2.png) [@GranMassaX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GranMassaX)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/6 "2008-08-27T09:03:52Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Huh? > > NY passed that law for NewEgg/Amazon > > Am I missing something? > > EDIT: No shit. They eat 8% on every order? > EDIT X 2: We are sheep. They will remark up 8%. possibly, but that markup would have to only apply to NY residents and they wont know your location until you checkout. right? ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/7 "2008-08-27T09:04:58Z")
> [@GranMassaX](#): > > possibly, but that markup would have to only apply to NY residents and they wont know your location until you checkout. right? Great post. I didn’t even think of that. Perhaps they just don’t have the same margins for NY residents. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/8 "2008-08-27T09:28:32Z")
I was always a fan of Toshiba laptops. But I rather have a very small laptop, I can’t stand carrying around a 10lb, 25" widescreen lappy with tons of speakers all built into it. ---
**Author:** ![Johawk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/johawk/32/6284_2.png) [@Johawk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johawk)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/9 "2008-08-27T09:33:02Z")
I had a small toshiba years ago… cant remember what I did with it :ponder ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 11:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/10 "2008-08-27T11:11:09Z")
Personaly, if you want something thats going to handle all of the above that you listed, and have a good customer service when and if something goes wrong, I would stick with HP. Dell’s customer service sucks, their customer service for buisness is getting much worse, i cant stand talking to dell at work. Acer is an awsome budget laptop, but customer service is still lacking… and from my experiance with their laptops the battery life sucks. HP’s laptops are decently priced, and their customer service is awsome. This one seems good for what you want… [http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer\_can\_series.do?storeName=computer\_store&category=notebooks&a1=From+price&v1=%24800-%241000&series\_name=dv9700t\_series](http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=From+price&v1=%24800-%241000&series_name=dv9700t_series) And steve, I agree im a small laptop fan, im looking at getting a Japanese sony vaio thats about the size of a day planner ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/11 "2008-08-27T11:34:32Z")
> [@Shawn96VR-4](#): > > Huh? > > NY passed that law for NewEgg/Amazon > > Am I missing something? > > EDIT: No shit. They eat 8% on every order? > EDIT X 2: We are sheep. They will remark up 8%. they started collecting tax on NY customers, starting AUG 31st they no longer collect NY tax 🙂 gooooooooooooooo newegg !! i was really pissed but now im happy they dont collect tax anymore 🙂 My suggestions, ACER is mad cheap, i seen some crazy cheap ones and my bro has one, really nice laptops for REALLY cheap, or like shady said HP if you REALLY are into customer support, but who the fuck calls customer support… seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/12 "2008-08-27T15:53:51Z")
> [@Singh](#): > > they started collecting tax on NY customers, starting AUG 31st they no longer collect NY tax 🙂 gooooooooooooooo newegg !! i was really pissed but now im happy they dont collect tax anymore 🙂 > > My suggestions, ACER is mad cheap, i seen some crazy cheap ones and my bro has one, really nice laptops for REALLY cheap, or like shady said HP if you REALLY are into customer support, but who the fuck calls customer support… seriously? Customer support is nice, becasue if something fucks up under warrenty you can get it replaced for free no hassle, where as dell pretty much writes a book asks you a million questions, some dot head asks you if they can remote in, double checks that you updated everything (if it even turns on) after you told them your not a retard and know more than them Seriously, I had a couple dead pixles in my 21inch widescreen ultrasharp… Was still under warrenty, called dell to get it replaced, told them it was all sorts of fucked up. They kept asking me what the service tag number was on my Dell computer, they could not grasp the concept that I had a dell monitor and not a dell computer (hmm I wonder why?) So after an hour of them dicking aroudn about the service tag my computer dident have, they finaly had me look for every serial number on the monitor so they could match it up. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/13 "2008-08-27T18:59:45Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > after you told them your not a retard and know more than them > > So after an hour of them dicking aroudn about the service tag my computer dident have hmm 🙂 like i said, what is the point in customer service, when u actually want to fix something? 🙂 lol ---
**Author:** ![Jimmerz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmerz/32/6370_2.png) [@Jimmerz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimmerz)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/14 "2008-08-27T19:43:27Z")
> [@Cossey](#): > > So I’m in the market for a new laptop. The HP I have right now is a three year old HP Pavilion dv4000. It has an Intel Centrino processor and I think it’s around 1.6Ghz. I believe it’s 512mb ram. I have about 9GB worth of music on it, a ton of pictures, some porn, the usual. > It’s slow as fuck. Most internet pages load way to slowly, compared to a PC we have about equal distance from the wireless router except thet one goes through more walls and such. It won’t let me install programs as iTunes, Firefox, Yahoo IM, or update my current AIM, Windows Media Player, MSN messenger, and Internet Explorer (I think I’m on IE5). The computer works OK, but I need something more. > The problem is I don’t know what to look for. I’ve had this HP for 3 years, and my desktop HP for roughly 7 years. I don’t know if I wanna stick w/ HP or move on to something else. I don’t want to spend more than $1k, but I want to get the most for my money as possible. I don’t play any games or have any intention to. I watch a lot of videos, listen to a lot of music, and upload a lot of pictures. Basically I want something that can handle that, and be very fast for the internet and such. > > Any ideas? Someone? you can buy a quad core laptop for under a grand. to save money get an acer with a amd chip and at least 3 gigs of ram. drive space can always be compinsated for with an external unit. as for customer service you dont need it… your going to get somone with a heavy acent from dirka dirkastan anyway… lol becides you got me, shawn and the rest of us geeks to help ya out. as far as battery life goes i agree with shady, the batterylife on acer laptops seems to suck nuts… but i have a compaq athlon 64x2 that also sucks when it comes to batterylife… dell is way fucking over priced…my sister got a dell and i was like wtf she payed 13k for a single core laptop with half the memory i got and i had a dual core… diffrence was i got mine at fucking walmart and its an acer and it cost me under 500, you might also look at some of the intel based acer models as well because the centrino core 2 duo is a decent chip in fact i was just reading this thing in the paper today about how intel shares technology with amd and amd pays royalty fees… so go with the cheaper one. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/15 "2008-08-27T19:45:38Z")
> [@Jimmerz](#): > > to save money get an acer with a amd chip and at least 3 gigs of ram. drive space can always be compinsated for with an external unit. That’s exactly what I did. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/16 "2008-08-27T19:46:37Z")
dont worry about hdd space , its not a big deal on laptops i have a prob with it on my pc’s cuz i have a million iso’s of games movies and apps etc but on a laptop u would have music probably and thats about it, i doubt ur gonna be gaming the hell out of it make sure you get 2gb of ram at least if your gonna have vista on it, and dual core cpu, quad core sounds cool but how is the battery life / performance ratio? ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/17 "2008-08-28T06:45:38Z")
lenovo is sweet ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/18 "2008-08-28T07:03:42Z")
> [@votblindub](#): > > lenovo is sweet Yes lenovos are very nice, I just implmented 2 of them here at work. A little on the pricey side, but you do get what you pay for! ---
**Author:** ![votblindub](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/votblindub/32/6280_2.png) [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/19 "2008-08-28T07:21:24Z")
> [@Shady](#): > > Yes lenovos are very nice, I just implmented 2 of them here at work. A little on the pricey side, but you do get what you pay for! absolutely! if i needed a laptop, thats what id go with. i never hear anything bad about em. theyre just properly made. it shows, ya know? ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2008, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569/20 "2008-08-28T07:59:30Z")
> [@votblindub](#): > > absolutely! if i needed a laptop, thats what id go with. i never hear anything bad about em. theyre just properly made. it shows, ya know? Yep, look at IBMS laptops, there industructable, but thats because Lenovo makes IBM’s laptops ;D [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/need-some-computer-tech-help/238569.md?page=2)