Laptop

Can you break everything you said down Barney style? I didn't understand any of what was going on. I'm on a Naval base, I don't think there are custom shops anywhere in the area. Just a Wal-Mart and the NEX. Also, I saved up more money for the laptop than I thought, so it doesn't have to be a cheap piece of crap, or whatever.

Go for a Toshiba or a SONY if you want it to last or an Acer if you want powerful hardware for a cheap price. Full-stop.

PS: You might want to check the specs with somebody who is familiar with the latest trends though.

The acer is a good choice, you could get an acer with a good graphics card and good everything else for a relatively cheap price.

*Has an Acer laptop himself, on it now*

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Originally Posted by Raebus

The acer is a good choice, you could get an acer with a good graphics card and good everything else for a relatively cheap price.

*Has an Acer laptop himself, on it now*

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Yep, true. My only critique on them is that they're not terribly well built physically, i.e. the casing, the monitor tap and so forth. Question of preference though.

I also have an Acer. The only real problem I have is that the screen mounting design isn't fantastic, meaning the slightest bump causes the screen to rock back and forth. I can't type with a steady screen.

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Originally Posted by Discord

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Originally Posted by Raebus

The acer is a good choice, you could get an acer with a good graphics card and good everything else for a relatively cheap price.

*Has an Acer laptop himself, on it now*

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Yep, true. My only critique on them is that they're not terribly well built physically, i.e. the casing, the monitor tap and so forth. Question of preference though.

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To each his own, but I actually like the casing style and it's pretty light to carry around and use.

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Originally Posted by Raebus

To each his own, but I actually like the casing style and it's pretty light to carry around and use.

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Yep, absolutely. Acers do seem to be a bit lighter compared to their Toshiba/SONY counterparts for some reason.

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I also have an Acer. The only real problem I have is that the screen mounting design isn't fantastic, meaning the slightest bump causes the screen to rock back and forth. I can't type with a steady screen.

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Uhu... I had my laptop in repairs recently (usual problem with the vent getting dusted up) and received an Acer for the time being. It was alright spec-wise, but you couldn't really use it in a speed-train running a section of normal rails. It shakes back and forth to the level when you are virtually holding the screen with your hand, which is luckily not the case with my Toshiba.

There's a good chance that it is no longer the case with the newer Acers. You should just go to the store and open/close the lid of the different models a couple of times to get the feel for it. You'll know what I mean.