Hey forum-people! Please bear with me; I usually have a perfectly reasonable counter to anything you say.
I'm 14, I built my desktop last year, and I'm ready for a laptop.
I'm torn between a few Macs and a Sony, but I'm open to suggestions.
This will be my primary computer, and 13" seems to be the perfect size for me.
It will need to last about 3 years, and have SOME resale value then.
http/store.apple.com/us/product/FC374LL/A?mco=MjEwNzU2Nzc
If I got this one, I would replace the hard drive with something bigger.
http/store.apple.com/us/product/FC503LL/A?mco=MjEwNTg3NTg
This seems very plausible, as for about $200 I could get a wireless N bridge for my room and hook up a network drive so only I could access my 1TB of data. I would also have the portability, and enough space for everything except media.
http/www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666304162&categoryId=8198552921644768017
If I got this, I would have Sony build it with either the 750GB HDD and everything else stock,
OR
Upgrade that (750gb) to having a Blu-Ray PLAYER,
OR
Upgrade the processor to the i7 and the graphics to the 6630 and upgrade the hard drive to the 500gb (7200rpm).
http/store.apple.com/us/configure/MC700LL/A?mco=MjEyOTY3NTg
I would install my own hard drive in this case as well.
There's been some talk of loud fans due to high temperatures that the 2010 did not suffer from...
No matter what I buy, I will also be purchasing this.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236112&cm_re=asus_23.6-_-24-236-112-_-Product
I will also be buying this.
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Xbox+-+360+4GB+Refurbished+Console/1862575.p?id=1218297520082&skuId=1862575
Here is how I would have everything set up.
Laptop + XBox - both HDMI
into a 3 HDMI switcher
into the monitor's HDMI port (carrying audio)
with the monitor's headphone jack sending audio to my stereo system
That seems to be pretty ideal, as I use full HD for the XBox's picture (and no VGA adapter (with blurred text) and separate audio cable (to have to switch everything manually)).
Right now, I use my desktop (built for gaming) for everything. I have no XBox or game console, no laptop, etc.
I will use the laptop for general schoolwork, some games I already own on steam (TF2, HL2, Portal, etc.), watching videos, syncing my iPod, etc.
The XBox will be my main source of gaming, and if I opt for the network hard drive, I will be able to watch video right from there.
I will be using my own $70 wireless N bridge since my family only has 3 (THREE) mbps DSL and a wireless G router. I will have the family router send the signal to my router, then have my router hooked up to my xbox, hard drive, and laptop (for optimal streaming).
Router:
http/www.amazon.com/D-Link-DAP-1522-GigaBit-Selectable-Wireless/dp/B001769K3O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302206305&sr=8-1
Hard Drive (network):
http/www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B00429N16A/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
Hard Drive (internal):
http/www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-Inch-Internal-WD7500BPKT/dp/B004I9J5OG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206465&sr=1-1
HDMI Switcher 1:
http/www.amazon.com/Ultra-High-Performance-Switcher-Switch/dp/B0015YWKYY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206496&sr=1-1
HDMI Switcher 2:
http/www.amazon.com/HDMI-1-Out-Auto-Switch-Cable/dp/B0018DQYQ2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206496&sr=1-2
Sorry for the tremendous post, but I'm not the average teenager.
Thanks everybody in advance!
I'm 14, I built my desktop last year, and I'm ready for a laptop.
I'm torn between a few Macs and a Sony, but I'm open to suggestions.
This will be my primary computer, and 13" seems to be the perfect size for me.
It will need to last about 3 years, and have SOME resale value then.
http/store.apple.com/us/product/FC374LL/A?mco=MjEwNzU2Nzc
If I got this one, I would replace the hard drive with something bigger.
http/store.apple.com/us/product/FC503LL/A?mco=MjEwNTg3NTg
This seems very plausible, as for about $200 I could get a wireless N bridge for my room and hook up a network drive so only I could access my 1TB of data. I would also have the portability, and enough space for everything except media.
http/www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666304162&categoryId=8198552921644768017
If I got this, I would have Sony build it with either the 750GB HDD and everything else stock,
OR
Upgrade that (750gb) to having a Blu-Ray PLAYER,
OR
Upgrade the processor to the i7 and the graphics to the 6630 and upgrade the hard drive to the 500gb (7200rpm).
http/store.apple.com/us/configure/MC700LL/A?mco=MjEyOTY3NTg
I would install my own hard drive in this case as well.
There's been some talk of loud fans due to high temperatures that the 2010 did not suffer from...
No matter what I buy, I will also be purchasing this.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236112&cm_re=asus_23.6-_-24-236-112-_-Product
I will also be buying this.
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Xbox+-+360+4GB+Refurbished+Console/1862575.p?id=1218297520082&skuId=1862575
Here is how I would have everything set up.
Laptop + XBox - both HDMI
into a 3 HDMI switcher
into the monitor's HDMI port (carrying audio)
with the monitor's headphone jack sending audio to my stereo system
That seems to be pretty ideal, as I use full HD for the XBox's picture (and no VGA adapter (with blurred text) and separate audio cable (to have to switch everything manually)).
Right now, I use my desktop (built for gaming) for everything. I have no XBox or game console, no laptop, etc.
I will use the laptop for general schoolwork, some games I already own on steam (TF2, HL2, Portal, etc.), watching videos, syncing my iPod, etc.
The XBox will be my main source of gaming, and if I opt for the network hard drive, I will be able to watch video right from there.
I will be using my own $70 wireless N bridge since my family only has 3 (THREE) mbps DSL and a wireless G router. I will have the family router send the signal to my router, then have my router hooked up to my xbox, hard drive, and laptop (for optimal streaming).
Router:
http/www.amazon.com/D-Link-DAP-1522-GigaBit-Selectable-Wireless/dp/B001769K3O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302206305&sr=8-1
Hard Drive (network):
http/www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Network-Attached-Storage/dp/B00429N16A/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
Hard Drive (internal):
http/www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-2-5-Inch-Internal-WD7500BPKT/dp/B004I9J5OG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206465&sr=1-1
HDMI Switcher 1:
http/www.amazon.com/Ultra-High-Performance-Switcher-Switch/dp/B0015YWKYY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206496&sr=1-1
HDMI Switcher 2:
http/www.amazon.com/HDMI-1-Out-Auto-Switch-Cable/dp/B0018DQYQ2/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1302206496&sr=1-2
Sorry for the tremendous post, but I'm not the average teenager.
Thanks everybody in advance!