Getting a Laptop!

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:41 pm

Anyone got good advice on where to get a good deal on a laptop for around $1000. Just needs to be able to download music and surf p0rn.

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:17 pm

Go to a computer swap meet. Get there early, and they have plenty of bargains on refurbished laptops.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:23 pm

I heard they has topped those swap meets for some legal reasons?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:53 pm

Legal reasons?

Do tell...

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:00 pm

ACS - Australian computer sales.

All refurbished ex government and school PC's.

http://www.acsdirect.com.au/welcome/page1.php

Dont know if they deal with public but if they dont call me and i'll get one off them for you, my work has brought heaps off them.

edit - Phone: 1300 550 571

Post by **huge** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:07 pm

yeah swap meets no more.

ebay is good too.

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:16 pm

dont want to hijack but can someone recommend a laptop between 2-2.5k max with a screen smaller than 15"?

must have better than 'on board graphics'

been looking at sony vaio 13.3" looks good but need a patch to run xp apparently? (dun want vista) would this be right?

any other options?

LuKo · Post by **LuKo** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:25 pm

^^ for that price get yourselrf a little mac

nic · Post by **nic** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:34 pm

on board graphics though....

and not sure i can be assed doing bootcamp parraleeels wotsitcalled etc.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:42 pm

Etch-a-sketch

Post by **system** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 5:47 pm

toshiba make some good small laptops.

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:01 pm

Ohhh shit that's right. Yeah the swap meets got done recently because loads of stalls were selling pirated software.

Seriously, I can't believe that didn't happen sooner. It's a damn shame though, because you used to be able to get some really cheap hardware there. I'm astounded that whoever was organising those swap meets allowed vendors to sell cracked software like that. It was only a handful of stalls though that were doing it, and now we all have to suffer.

I'm sure they had a policy of "we take no responsibility for it blah blah blah", but still, considering it was being sold to the public, and because of the risk of litigation, you'd think they'd bother to occasionally wander around and say "Hey, you're not allowed to sell that. Get out."

Sad panda.

*catalyst · Post by *catalyst » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:03 pm

If something needs a patch to run XP then its safe to say its some non-standardised wackery which roughly translates to 'don't buy me, i'll turn on you later...' in my language.

Also its best not to buy Sony products; because according to them you're a criminal.

Toshiba notebooks are a good thing.

My uncle does graphics stuff and has a HP with a Quaddro iinit but its got a big screen.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:13 pm

Stop being posh and just buy the first thing you see when you type "sweet laptop site:.au" into google.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:14 pm

See, Easy.

A Three screened laptop.

Sorted.