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[Jozi]

Now that school is going to begin on Tuesday (for me at-least), and that my computer doesn't have any MS programs to help with such work. I have decided to buy a brand spankin new laptop (for my month-late b-day present).

I myself have looked at Walmart, Staples, and a bunch of other sites for a nice, and cheap laptop. But the thing is that I have no idea on what to look for when buying said technology. It would be great if anybody could just point me into the direction of a product that:

• is built sturdy,
• has MS programs,
• can run games some-what nicely,
• has smooth internet functionality,
• can use gimp; along with downloaded features(brushes, etc),
• can also store a lot more,
• & is under 400$ (200-300$ preferably).

Thanks! blitzball

 

[Orion]

To cut costs on software, if you're not going to crack/pirate any version of Microsoft Office, go with OpenOffice.

In most cases, Ubuntu (and other Linux operating systems) have a variety of software equivalents to Windows programs. The software is free and reliable, and has a competent community to help you with any software or hardware issues. That, and the system in general uses less resources than Windows operating systems. To get a laptop that seamlessly runs - say - Windows 7 64-bit would cost more than one that can run Ubuntu 10 64-bit.

 

[Jozi]

Cool, I checked out the Ubuntu & it looks magnificent (and it being free makes it even better). So thanks a whole bunch & lot!

Though I still need somebody to help find a laptop :b

 

[Deleted member 36435]

Cool, I checked out the Ubuntu & it looks magnificent (and it being free makes it even better). So thanks a whole bunch & lot!

Though I still need somebody to help find a laptop :b

I would not recommend using a Linux OS without first reading into it a lot.

 

[TheMuffinMan]

Yeah, if you're not tech savvy and havent had marginal familiarity with programing, at least in command prompt, then Linux is kinda really difficult to get into

 

[Orion]

If you just make sure to pick up a Linux install that's got a bunch of programs preinstalled, like my Ubuntu 10 did, there's not really a whole lot of coding you have to do. Ubuntu Software Centre makes it easy to get programs so you no longer need to use the command prompt/terminal, and I never had any need to use commands of any type unless I wanted to add programs or change some default settings.