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    Should I wait for new hardware?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by WTFD4VID, Feb 10, 2007.

  1. WTFD4VID

    WTFD4VID Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, right now I'm looking at laptops like this. Is 1GB good enough with the 288MB shared or should I get more? I'm thinking about playing games like Warcraft 3 and Counter-Strike. My friend said WoW runs pretty well on his which is almost exactly the same laptop but just a little older. I'm in no rush to buy a laptop so I'm wondering if there is new hardware coming out for laptops between now and the end of summer when I will go off to college.
     
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    If your needs are not very demanding, new hardware won't matter. Also, taking out one of the RAM and added a 1GB (a total of 1.5 GB) would be a good idea.
     
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    Circa69 Notebook Evangelist

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    If you are in no rush then wait. There is always new hardware coming out, but it seldom causes rapid changes at the price range you are looking. I do suggest waiting because even if a step up in harware doesn't actually come into your price range, the price of notebooks with the features you are looking at will drop. Wait 6 months and then you will not only go to college with a brand spanking new notebook but with some extra $$$$ also. Thats something every college student needs.

    Delayed gratification, if only I had practiced that 10 years earlier. I might be driving a BMW instead of a pontiac.
     
    Circa69, Feb 10, 2007
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