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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Green Man on March 14, 2011, 12:48:16 PM

Title: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Green Man on March 14, 2011, 12:48:16 PM
My sisters graduation is in June and I'm hoping to get her a laptop to congratulate her on doing really well this year and because she seems to need a computer of her own more and more everyday for school work. So Ive taken a bunch of terrible jobs from craigslist in order to buy one.

So basically I'm looking for one that

- Doesn't have a webcam built-in
- Can handle video editing well which is a hobby of my sisters
- Isn't a Compaq or HP. Same thing, I know both garbage


I don't really care about it's ability to play games but she does own almost all the sim games so I guess if it can handle Sims 3 that's a bonus. Oh and I don't really have a budget yet but I was thinking around $400-$500. Maybe more.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: ch1nchilla on March 14, 2011, 12:57:27 PM
why no webcam?

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Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 14, 2011, 01:23:39 PM
Just get the first laptop you see that comes in pink and put a drop of glue on the webcam part.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: demi on March 14, 2011, 02:58:15 PM
You wont find one for $500. I know you're not exactly moneybags but good luck finding one for $500. Maybe around Black Friday...
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Joe Molotov on March 14, 2011, 04:57:35 PM
She can use my lap top.  :drake :drake :drake
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on March 14, 2011, 05:25:03 PM
So why does she need a laptop again?

Also LOL at not having a webcam.  I think it is pretty much standard these days to have it included in the laptop.  Your mom will just have to trust her that she won't get naked on camera, which is most likely her concern.

Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: choco parfait on March 14, 2011, 06:50:27 PM
Quote from: Green Man on March 14, 2011, 05:23:32 PM
She's twelve. Don't make this weird, bro.
Twelve? Graduating? Sounds like a smart cookie.  8)

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Can handle video editing well.
That's pretty much the only problem with the search for a $500 laptop. I would advise a Dell whenever they go on sale, or a netbook even, but such configurations will definitely not be at the top of the pack. A machine capable of intense video editing will probably need lots of RAM and a strong CPU at minimum, which all equate to $$$, so be aware of that.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: chronovore on March 14, 2011, 09:34:00 PM
Webcams are pretty much de rigueur at this point, but you can permanently disable them in the Hardware Manager in Windows machines, can't you?

Also, LOL at having video editing as a hobby but not liking the Mac. There's not an easier platform in the world on which to edit video.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Powerslave on March 15, 2011, 12:26:35 AM
Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on March 14, 2011, 04:57:35 PM
She can use my lap top.  :drake :drake :drake

:rofl

Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Phoenix Dark on March 15, 2011, 10:47:44 PM
Quite an expensive gift for a 12 year old. She can't use a library computer or yours. I doubt a kid in a public school is getting slammed with lots of writing homework

Seems like a better gift for entering high school.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Smooth Groove on March 15, 2011, 10:52:52 PM
Laptops are too dangerous for her age.  You don't want her to be learning about BBC yet. 
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: Smooth Groove on March 15, 2011, 11:30:02 PM
Some of my posts are ignorant. I do it for shock value. Hate it or love it. I'm cool either way
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: drew on March 16, 2011, 12:45:26 AM
do they even make laptops without webcams anymore? i just put a small strip of electrical tape over mine.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: choco parfait on March 16, 2011, 01:19:02 AM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on March 15, 2011, 11:30:02 PM
Some of my posts are ignorant. I do it for shock value. Hate it or love it. I'm cool either way

You're nuts but what can anyone do about it.
Title: Re: Laptop-bore - Need to find a good laptop for my sister
Post by: chronovore on March 16, 2011, 08:48:50 AM
Quote from: drew on March 16, 2011, 12:45:26 AM
do they even make laptops without webcams anymore? i just put a small strip of electrical tape over mine.

That's what a lot of people do, yeah. If you're concerned about someone seeing you, it makes sense. If you're worried about the 12-year-old girl using it without your awareness, it's a different problem.