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    Replace battery or buy a new laptop?

    If you're using the heck out of the computer, especially in an engineering background, invest in a new fast computer. My sister went to University studying biomechanical engineering. She used her ancient MacBook for the first 3 years. She bought a new MacBook Pro on her 4th year of...
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    Which of these laptops is the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK?

    OH NO!!!!!! I MISSED THE SALE!! It was $499, now it's $529 for the Acer! ARRRGGGGGG Another thing... the Acer is only DDR3-1333. The Lenovo is DDR3-1600
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    Which of these laptops is the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK?

    Darn. I have been researching the Lenovo G505s. Most reviewers say the same thing: "Looks good on paper, but poor on performance" or "poor performance when plugged in" or "problems with Lenovo G505s" or "flimsy quality". That's too bad because the Lenovo looked promising. I'll plan on the...
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    Which of these laptops is the BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK?

    I'm having anxiety on which laptop is a better deal. I need a computer hardware whiz to help me decide. I narrowed it down to two laptops. Note: This will be an all purpose AMD computer(office, school, internet, watch TV, gaming): Lenovo G505 (AMD A10 2.5MHz, Radeon 8650G, 6 GB Ram) @ $549...
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    Looking for laptop $500 max.

    Hello, I am looking for a powerful laptop that costs $500 max. I will be using this computer for internet, streaming videos HD, office applications. I bought an NBA Pass streaming so I can watch the Houston Rockets and San Antonio Spurs in HD. I've been using AMD for 15 years so I highly...