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god this is hard to choose... laptop or desktop (PC)

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redccm

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Sep 1, 2008
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I really like laptops for portability, but thier specs and price are killin me.

this is a pretty nice affordable laptop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220346

but as for desktops... i put this beast together...


COOLER MASTER cosmos S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM

MSI RX3870X2-T2D1G OC Radeon HD 3870 X2 1GB 512-bit (256-bit x 2) GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card

Thermaltake Purepower RX W0144RU 600W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Retail

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound

OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P20002GK - Retail

MSI P45 Diamond LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

Thermaltake CL-P0310 120mm CPU Cooling Fan

LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray DVD ROM SATA Model DH-4O1S-09

the grand total price for this beastly rig is only $1,702.90

god idk which one to pick >.<
 
Why not buy a Dell studio laptop for $1000 and then build yourself a cheeper gaming desktop for $500?

And why the **** is this is a mac notebook forum? Try tomshardware or something for better PC based responces.
 
With all due respect, you're at a Mac forum. If you want PC advice, you're going to get a lot of "get a Mac" answers.
 
Since everyone else is like "this is a mac site" and "get a macbook pro" amongst others, I will actually attempt to answer the question. If you need portability, get a laptop, for gaming, a desktop is the best choice.
 
The numbers! the product names! Doc, make them go away!

As someone who used to build PCs, life with a mac is far simpler. I buy a mac laptop. 3 years later, I buy a new mac laptop. Sorted.

I don't *really* need to know what brand the internal fans are, or the model number of the power supply or the supplier of the thermal grease.

To the OP, macs (both laptops and desktops) run windows faster than many PC computers. That's a hint for you :D
 
SnowLeopard2008 said:
Since everyone else is like "this is a mac site" and "get a macbook pro" amongst others, I will actually attempt to answer the question. If you need portability, get a laptop, for gaming, a desktop is the best choice.
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Agree, but I'll add "think about getting a Mac". If price is a major consideration, think about the refurb models, as they have benefitted from Apple's rigorous testing, come with generous discounts, and also carry the warranty of the standard new models.
Cheers
 
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