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    Laptop With Expandability, Reliability, and Game-Ability

    Hi guys, I've been away for a bit but thank you very much for the help olin9 and JD88, your input has been great! At this point I'm still figuring out the fine points as far as the configuration but I will definitely be going with this laptop. At this point the only things I'm weighing are...
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    Laptop With Expandability, Reliability, and Game-Ability

    Hi, I think I am going to make the plunge and switch form a Mac to a PC, but I'm not sure where to start.... I will be using it for basic web surfing, word processing, watching movies (DVDs and streaming) and playing a few games. Here is what I am looking for: Screen Size-13-15 inches...
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    Who Offers the Best Insurance/Protection Plan for a Laptop

    I have not yet decided what I am going to buy, but I am about to drop at least $1500 on a laptop which is a lot for me. The current laptop that I am typing this on is 7 years old and still running (relatively strong). I am debating which plan to buy. The three I am considering are; 1)Best...
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    Scared to leave Mac, but wanna game

    Thanks for your responses! So, to clarify. I am looking for a laptop that is 13-16 inches, and ideally I would not spend more than 1500, but might be willing to go up a few extra hundred dollars. I know that most of the games that I mentioned can be run on many computers, but for the Mac, the...
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    Scared to leave Mac, but wanna game

    I have no real tech knowledge or confidence to speak of. I have been using the same MacBook for the past 7 years. I want to do some light gaming (Minecraft, DOTA, Civ 5, Red Alert 3) and feel that I would need something more than the intel 4000 integrated video card, but can't afford to go...