New computer

Posted by Kaz on Nov. 24, 2006, 10:21 p.m.

No, I didn't get a new one. I'm getting a new one for Christmas, a laptop. I'm going to use it for school but I would also like to be able to play future games on it. Since I don't know a whole alot about computer specs I thought someone could help me here.

I made a computer on the Dell site(my parents want me to get a dell), and heres the specs:

<li>Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)

<li>XP Media 2005 with Vista upgrade

<li>1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm

<li>80GB hard drive(don't need much more)

<li>256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™

With all this it comes to $987, I had to be under $1,000.

Will this system last a few years or more? I'm pretty sure my next computer I'm going to have to buy so I'd like this one to last for a while [:P]

<b>Other stuff</b><hr>

For some reason I got reminded of an old computer game I had with the first computer I had way back in 1998. It was called Carnivores, you killed dinosaurs for sport. After waiting for hours(the download speed was at 6kbs and it was 80mb) I finally played it. I got eaten by a Velociraptor [:(]

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Just in case someone didn't see it yesterday [;)]

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Comments

AthamX 18 years, 3 months ago

Read my blog in ten mins. for some intense computer specs

flashback 18 years, 3 months ago

Well, your computer isn't going to run future games (or even a large number of current ones) that well with your low-speed processor.

NeutralReiddHotel 18 years, 3 months ago

I wish I had a new computer. [:(]

Kaz 18 years, 3 months ago

Ugh…what do you recommend FB?

AthamX 18 years, 3 months ago

^^AMD. anything at all will be good as long as its a 3500+ or higher

Kaz 18 years, 3 months ago

Man, lower end desktops have a better processor then a high end laptop[:(]

Is it even worth getting a laptop? Sure the mobility is nice but you can't do much with it.

AthamX 18 years, 3 months ago

Its worth it if you can pay good money for a proscessor

Kaz 18 years, 3 months ago

And it looks like I can't with $1,000…

AthamX 18 years, 3 months ago

Hmm… I should check. As I recall I saw some pretty damn good laptops for under $750

EDIT: Ah here we are: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_10220,00.html

ApexInc 18 years, 3 months ago

dude its a core 2 duo..two processors..they may not be all that fast individually but together it's a lot different.