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[Vox-Pop]

My Macbook Pro's screen got damaged a few weeks ago. Half my screen is broken and it's impossible to get any work done like this. In addition, my MBP's battery no longer works and some of my keyboard's buttons no longer work. It's an old laptop (4years+) and I need to replace it, even though the it still runs. Since I don't have enough money to buy a Macbook Pro, I'm going to switch back to Windows. It has been years since I have looked at a Windows PC or laptop and I have no idea where to start. I've looked at some computers on Amazon but I'm not sure what to pick. I do want to buy it from Amazon, since I have Prime and don't want to pay taxes. Unless another site has a killer deal? All I know is that I want a laptop for around $700-800, or less if possible. I also want it to last a while since I'm in no position to buy a new computer for a long time.

What are good brands/models?

I'm looking for something small, 13-14 inch screen. I would prefer something with a large hard drive. I have a lot of music and videos on external drives I want to put in my laptop. Something more than 80gbs I have now. :lol I will using the laptop for mostly internet use, music, online video streaming, pictures editing, and slight gaming (older games).

Thanks for the help.

I know it's a stupid question, but is it possible to switch a copy for Mac Office for a Windows' copy? I assume the answer is no.

 

[BertramCooper]

I'm not going to help you cyberstalk little girls.

Sorry.

 

[clav]

Forget saving money. You're a Mac user. Just buy another Mac since you're committed.

No, you can't use your Mac copy on Windows.

How did you break your Mac Book Pro screen?

I like to buy from Dell Depot since I like their prices, and if you can catch a good sale, you can stack coupons for really cheap discounts. Dell's business line of Latitudes have been really good in terms of build quality.

 

[thesoapster]

Dell's business line of Latitudes have been really good in terms of build quality.

I'm going to give a complete opposite account. Latitude E series is one of the most annoying things in my job. So much wrong with them.

 

[delirium]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003UNHGFQ/?tag=neogaf0e-20

This review seemed to like it: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=26380&page=1

 

[Juice]

Forget saving money. You're a Mac user. Just buy another Mac since you're committed.

No, you can't use your Mac copy on Windows.

How did you break your Mac Book Pro screen?

I like to buy from Dell Depot since I like their prices, and if you can catch a good sale, you can stack coupons for really cheap discounts. Dell's business line of Latitudes have been really good in terms of build quality.

I knew one of he first replies would be an exhortation to buck up. Heh.

Assuming you need it to be mobile, I'd get the abolute cheapest thing you can find for $200-300. Pocket the rest of the money and work your ass off in the meantime to rejoin he club of people who take joy in computing.

Also, have you considered plugging your MBP into a display and using it headless as a desktop? That + an iPad or net book might be enough for you.

 

[Vanillalite]

If you don't need to game on it get the best deal you can find on a Windows 7 latop that's got 64 bit Win with 4 gigs of ram and a core i3. You can find deals on those as cheap as $500 now a days, and they run everything perfectly fine. You can step up to a core i5 for a slightly better proc, but that's gonna cost you around 700. That's really not worth it IMO unless you're also gonna get a discreet GPU with it as well.

Don't settle for anything less than an i3 though.

 

[Vox-Pop]

I like to buy from Dell Depot since I like their prices, and if you can catch a good sale, you can stack coupons for really cheap discounts. Dell's business line of Latitudes have been really good in terms of build quality.

There some good deals on there. The dell studio looks sweet.

Also, have you considered plugging your MBP into a display and using it headless as a desktop? That + an iPad or net book might be enough for you.

I was thinking about that but I would still need to buy a monitor. Might be the cheapest option though.

I dropped my MBP in the library while it was open. It still works but it's annoying using it with a cracked screen.

 

[HiResDes]

This thing is pretty nice:

Specs:

* Intel Core i3-370M Processor 2.4GHz
* 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM (2x2GB, 2 slots
* 500GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM); No optical drive
* 13.3" HD LED Display; Nvidia 310M 1G DDR3 + Intel GMA HD (Optimus Technology)NVIDIA® GeForce® 310M
* Windows 7 Home Premium Operating System (64 bit); 802.11 b/g/n HDMI port; up to 10 hours of battery life


$815

 

[grumble]

Information you'll want to know:

I have a five year old toshiba laptop and it still runs like a dream. These things are unkillable.

 

[grumble]

I knew one of he first replies would be an exhortation to buck up. Heh.

Assuming you need it to be mobile, I'd get the abolute cheapest thing you can find for $200-300. Pocket the rest of the money and work your ass off in the meantime to rejoin he club of people who take joy in computing.

Also, have you considered plugging your MBP into a display and using it headless as a desktop? That + an iPad or net book might be enough for you.

You know it's people like you who are the reason that so many people have a bad impression of mac users?

 

[HiResDes]

This thing is pretty good too, but the battery life life is a little shaky...But you could always upgrade to a larger cell.

Toshiba Satellite L645D-S4058 14-Inch Laptop LED

Technical Details

* AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processor N850 2.2 GHz, 1.5MB L2 Cache
* Configured with 4GB DDR3 1066MHz (max 8GB)
* 500GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive with TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor), DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash supporting 11 formats
* 14.0" diagonal widescreen TruBrite TFT display at 1366 x 768 native resolution (HD) with native support for 720p content and LED backlit, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 Graphics with 256MB-1789MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with a 6 cell/48Wh Lithium Ion battery pack; Battery Life (measured by MobileMark 2007): 3 hours, 51 minutes

$699

I would definitely consider going with an AMD Phenom processor to give you the most bang for your buck.