Need onpinions on lap top

[dubbsy]

97jeep wrote:
do you think this is a good deal? and id spend the extra for the warranty.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7889332&type=product&productCategoryId=cat01174&id=1149208759183

thank for opinions and comments

I think it's a decent system. I'm working on my Satellite that I bought from Best Buy right now...

[StangerBanger96]

99slowGSX wrote:
what other options do you really need?

Non-integrated graphics card and not XP Home Edition, other than that it's a great deal.

[PSiedTSi]

StangerBanger96 wrote:
Non-integrated graphics card and not XP Home Edition, other than that it's a great deal.

Don't pay for an upgrade to XP Pro. Just give me a PM(or a call) when you get it and I'll give you a legit copy of XP Pro with reciept, free of charge.

[KA-T_240]

sweet deal. the integrated graphics card is the only thing that i dont really like.

what even is the differances b.etween home and professional

[PSiedTSi]

97jeep wrote:
sweet deal. the integrated graphics card is the only thing that i dont really like.

what even is the differances b.etween home and professional

It's small, but when you find em, its annoying as hell. Home doesn't like to network etc. I'd be glad to give you a legit copy of Pro if you happen to get a computer with Home.

[Jim]

Home will do for almost everything you need it too...

[Jim]

That graphics card isn't bad, unless your a fairly hardcore gamer...

[PSiedTSi]

Jim wrote:
Home will do for almost everything you need it too...

If he's getting a laptop for school, he'll more than likely need Pro though.

[Jim]

Why? I highly doubt that.

Pro: Remote Desktop, Multi-Processor Support, Automated Recovery, Higher Encryption for Files, Network Domain Support...

The only thing I can think of is that you need to use the domain support, but I don't know of any college or university that will require that as 80% of the users are going to have home edition, while the other 20% consists of mac users... lol

I have Home on all of my computers right now and the only thing I miss is remote desktop, but I have Real VNC for that...

[KA-T_240]

not a hardcore gamer, do some gaming, not as much as a used to, lost product activation keys for most off them, anyone know where to get them?

any major problems with having a media center pc? it well be used at college

[PSiedTSi]

Well, at MSCTC they REQUIRE you to have Pro and they did at Brown too. We are all a member of a Domain.

[KA-T_240]

im going to msum for now. my mom and ya i do remember the msctc thingy cuase my moms laptop had to be updated