University Computer

[.hack]

Ah, I wasn't thinkin laptop. Yea I would build or mod a laptop myself,, mainly becasue everything is integrated and thats a pretty small board to have to do alot of work so I wouldn't touch it, because once its broken Its broken.

Yea above I was thinkin PCs.

[Andy]

modding laptops is not advised

[recneps]

For a good, cheap computer you didnt make yourself (with warranty, etc) is MDG (www.mdg.ca) i know you've heard of em if you live in Canada.

[Andy]

mdg doesnt have best deals, tigerdirect does

[naoki]

tigerdirect is pretty good, though you have to read carefully since some of the products are re-furbished.

vibecomputers.com, canadacomputers.com and NCIX.com also have some pretty good deals. If you know how to build a computer (or know a friend who does), it's much cheaper to buy the parts yourself.

I mean, you know all those modding devices that they advertise in flyers? they're only like $6 - $25, depending on what you're cooling. and the alienware case is pretty nice, but unless you're trying to bed a hottie with a cool case i don't think a massive alien head on the front will really matter much in the long run

also, don't emachine computers use Celeron and underclocked AMD chips?

sadly, i only know all this because computer engineering forced me to

[Martin]

It's true. Well, not underclocked, but OEM parts...bleh.

www.hltechnology.com is another nice site

[Martin]

There's no way that'll cost over a thousand

Ram'll cost about 200, processor another 200, video card 150, hard drive 100, motherboard 150. Case & monitor and stuff'll add a few more hundred, haven't looked into it yet. Plus these prices are going to fall for the most part by the summer.

[Andy]

rite now u can get a 200 gig hdd for 159.99 at tigerdirect.ca o and martin, ur forgetting about cooling and power supply

[jonos]

and they also have the best looking case around . very powerful though, but the desktops are really expensive. i priced the one i built that i got parts from abacus computers (in guelph) at alienware, and it was about 1/3 more expensive, but who cares, they have cool cases.

[Martin]

most cases have PSU and cooling, plus another fan's like 10 bucks.

[naoki]

darkness is right most of the cases (usually the low end ones don't have one) have a power supply between 350W - 500W depending on the type of tower

i dunno if you mentioned it, but what kind of printer are you going to buy? some cheapo "essays only" one or something that can print out photos? because that can run you between $60 - $400

[recneps]

you should get a colour laser printer. They're ONLY 1k -20k+

[shorthair]

if you want a mans printer you need to get a 3d printer , thatwill cut and print on any material ( i think ) it makes 3d carvings aswell , there actually pretty cheap for what htey do there 9,800 $ ( USD ) a guy won one fro mtech tv , there s ocool , there called versa printers i think

[Maverick]

Ya thats way to cheap. I culd probly makre that in like 3 summers

[Martin]

Yeah. I actually didn't think about printers...I should look into that.
Now the new debate: laser printer, or a car...