The Admiral
Well-Known Member
Looking for a laptop for uni. Current cost limit is $1,600. I want something I can play games on too though, as I'd rather use my laptop for LAN's than my desktop.
Liked the studio 15 lots but just read somewhere that it isn't particularly mobile.
What I basically want:
-mobile enough for uni classes so not a 16" screen. Is 15.6" too big for uni? I do realise they're practically the same, but eh. (probably an engineering course, but either computer engineering or software engineering, so frequent use)
-triple boot Win 7, OS X, Linux flavour of the month - therefore must have hardware that works well when I turn it into a hackintosh
-good enough specs for some gamez. 3GB or more RAM, 2.2 GHz or greater dual core CPU, 256 MB graphics or greater - probably 512 MB though, as my 7300 LE on my desktop isn't quite good enough for most games, though it's an old machine.
-Within budget
-Don't care if Intel or AMD or NVidia or ATI.
-Don't care what brand it is unless it is made of terrible parts and looks terrible. I'm looking for something that'll last me a significant amount of my 5.5 year degree.
-Not too heavy. I lied. I don't really play football. Weight affects mobility too.
-Semi-decent battery life. 3 hours+
Idk. Any suggestions you guys could throw at me would be awesome. Preferably not a mac though. I hate their keyboard and lack of two mouse buttons. I only like their software.
*EDIT*
Oh, hard drive size isn't too big a deal either. 250 or 320 is fine. Ideally though, I'd just like to know what you cool kids are using and what you've seen your friends use that are even better for uni.
Liked the studio 15 lots but just read somewhere that it isn't particularly mobile.
What I basically want:
-mobile enough for uni classes so not a 16" screen. Is 15.6" too big for uni? I do realise they're practically the same, but eh. (probably an engineering course, but either computer engineering or software engineering, so frequent use)
-triple boot Win 7, OS X, Linux flavour of the month - therefore must have hardware that works well when I turn it into a hackintosh
-good enough specs for some gamez. 3GB or more RAM, 2.2 GHz or greater dual core CPU, 256 MB graphics or greater - probably 512 MB though, as my 7300 LE on my desktop isn't quite good enough for most games, though it's an old machine.
-Within budget
-Don't care if Intel or AMD or NVidia or ATI.
-Don't care what brand it is unless it is made of terrible parts and looks terrible. I'm looking for something that'll last me a significant amount of my 5.5 year degree.
-Not too heavy. I lied. I don't really play football. Weight affects mobility too.
-Semi-decent battery life. 3 hours+
Idk. Any suggestions you guys could throw at me would be awesome. Preferably not a mac though. I hate their keyboard and lack of two mouse buttons. I only like their software.
*EDIT*
Oh, hard drive size isn't too big a deal either. 250 or 320 is fine. Ideally though, I'd just like to know what you cool kids are using and what you've seen your friends use that are even better for uni.