CLUELESS

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 04:06 AM

Hi, I recently purchase the dell inspiron duo netbook...boy was I stupid...I thought it would be neat to finally make it into the 21st century with this cute little netbook that I could turn into a tablet...I was wrong...I hate it! I can barely even run farmville on facebook..Internet explorer is constantly telling me oops. Are you kidding me? I know some of you might think Im stupid but I like to play sims games and I purchased and downloaded directly from ea.com the simcity society game and this would not even open the game so...after a week of frustration with this netbook I have decided to purchase a better LAPTOP cause Im sending this netbook back...What would be a good PC fit for someone who plays games occasionally but mostly normal everyday use. Tons of pics and movies tho...Thanks in advance for any suggestion...I know Im clueless when it comes to picking out a pc.

**HeavyG** · 02-18-11, 04:34 AM

What is your budget?

Dell and HP are some of the most popular. The good thing with Dell and HP is that you can typically find some decent coupon codes to really bring down the prices. As for any gaming machine, you need to get something with a decent graphics processor. Most of the "budget" notebooks and netbooks typically have a generic Intel brand graphics card that will not run most mainstream games.

Give us a budget and I am sure we can give you some recommendations.

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 04:58 AM

Budget is somewhere between 700-900...i have been looking at the dell and hp with i3/i5 core processors but its the graffics card i need to be concerned with correct? I dont want to spend a fortune...I just really want something that is gonna surf multiple windows fast and run my sims games and let me play around on fb...lol...Im not a huge online gamer and i dont really get into the whole role play wwc games...just the sims really the rest of my junk i play on the ps3...and as far as the netbook goes its got 320GB HD and I thought that was good it came with a 4GB flash drive and it has atom proc...I thought it would be really handy but its turned out to be more hassle.

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 05:02 AM

Also been looking at gateways how who ya'll rate one of them? They seem to be cheaper! Doesnt matter tho budet still up to 900. Really just prefer quality.

**Warprosper** · 02-18-11, 07:31 AM

Newegg.com - ASUS UL80 Series UL80JT-A1 NoteBook Intel Core i3 330UM(1.20GHz) 14" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 310M+Intel GMA HD

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 10:41 AM

Are asus good quality computers? I want thats going to last me a long time...well as laptops go...

**~~I3lackJaguar~~** · 02-18-11, 10:45 AM

I bought a ASUS Motherboard and came back to me Broke... I tried to do customer service and they made me go through this serial process, and they never got back to me .. I bought a 100 dollar broke board.

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 10:59 AM

Ouch! Thanks! I have heard both ways but seems more bad then good about the asus pc products!

**neighbrhdhtmom** · 02-18-11, 01:47 PM

Found two laptops i like one is a dell and one is an hp

will these play sims and simcity? Which one is better? I like the first one cause I can get it in pink...but i know thats not important!

1st choice...
Dell 17.3" Intel Corei3 6GB RAM 500GB HD,Office2010,4Yr McAfee

2.4GHz Intel Core i3-370M processor
17.3" diagonal HD WLED glossy TrueLife display with 1600x900 resolution
500GB 5400 RPM SATA hard drive
6GB dual-channel DDR3 memory
8X DVD+/-RW optical drive with dual-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell 1501 802.11g/n wireless card
Intel HD Graphics
Integrated audio
Two 2W HD 2.0 speakers
SRS Audio Enhancement
3W sub woofer
Built-in 1.3 megapixel Web cam with facial recognition
Dedicated numeric keyboard
10/100 Ethernet
7-in-1 memory card reader: SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC+, MS, MS Pro, xD
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI; Combo eSATA/USB 2.0; VGA; RJ-45 ports
Headphone/line-out, mcrophone/line-in jacks
Half mini card slot
Security lock slot
AC adapter connector
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010, preinstalled
Measures approximately 16-5/8"L x 11-1/4"D x 1-3/8"H; weighs 6.76 lbs
UL listed adapter; 1-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
Made in China

2nd choice...

HP 17.3", 6GB RAM, 640GB HD Blu-ray, 9-cell 4-YrMcAfee

VISION technology from AMD with 2.9GHz AMD Phenom II dual-core mobile processor N640
17.3" diagonal high-def+ HP BrightView LED display, 1600x900 resolution
6GB DDR3 RAM
640GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive with ProtectSmart hard drive protection
LightScribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive, 2-layer support
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth technology
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 switchable graphics with 512MB DDR3 RAM, up to 3197MB total memory
Beats Audio and HP triple bass-reflex subwoofer
Webcam, digital mic
HP SimplePass, integrated fingerprint reader
HP Clickpad
5-in-1 digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Battery life up to 7.5 hours
3 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, eSATA/USB, VGA, RJ-45 ports
Headphone/mic jacks
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
Cannot deliver to P.O. boxes
Measures approximately 16-3/8" x 10-3/4" x 1-1/2", weighs 8-1/4 lbs
UL listed adapter; 1-year LMW
Made in China