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in the next year or so i plan to buy a new laptop to finish high school and take to collage, any suggestions? SSD required, id like it to be atleast 256GB but not a must, 8GB of ram is always good, and MUST BE LIGHT.

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MacBook Air. Or the new MacBook.

 

Either will last you forever.

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http://www.amazon.com/Newest-Model-Dell-Touchscreen-Ultrabook/dp/B00TIWQYNI/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1430013790&sr=1-2&keywords=Dell+xps+13

 

*Admiral Palpatine voice* Apparently, Don't do it.

 

No, don't do it. I had a Broadwell i7 laptop. Could hardly check my email with reasonable load speeds. Froze up a lot. I just returned it today, actually. A quad core is the only thing that is useful and I doubt that that dual core will last more than a year.

 

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Buy yourself a $500 netbook. You literally do not need more. You are taking notes in word or notepad. bruh

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No they really won't.

You're right, they're garbage and will barely last 6 months.

 

Better go with a plastic laptop that has only two hinge connection points!

 

I still use my MacBook from 2006 on a daily basis, and it's still running like a champ after 2 coffee spills and countless drops.

 

That's a plastic MacBook, by the way.

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microsoft surface pro, light, thin, touchscreen, it also has a keyboard that is an extra accesory

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You're right, they're garbage and will barely last 6 months.

 

Better go with a plastic laptop that has only two hinge connection points!

 

I still use my MacBook from 2006 on a daily basis, and it's still running like a champ after 2 coffee spills and countless drops.

 

That's a plastic MacBook, by the way.

lol shots fired 

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lol shots fired 

Tired of the same 'apple sucks!' mentality.

 

You can hate Apple with all your might, but that doesn't change their impressive products.

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Tired of the same 'apple sucks!' mentality.

 

You can hate Apple with all your might, but that doesn't change their impressive products.

"new macbook" is stupid though

 

I mean srsly...  

 

call me a hater, I spent 2.2k on a MBP...

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microsoft surface pro, light, thin, touchscreen, it also has a keyboard that is an extra accesory

surface pro is horrid.

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lol shots fired 

 

I actually own two of those MacBooks, they both are the top of the line spec one. Can't even load YouTube. And replaced the battery 3 times on both, I get about 20 mins today. 

I guess it works, but not actually usable for online tasks, photoshop from 2006 does not even work on it properly, and did not then either because of fucking PowerPC.

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I actually own two of those MacBooks, they both are the top of the line spec one. Can't even load YouTube. And replaced the battery 3 times on both, I get about 20 mins today. 

I guess it works, but not actually usable for online tasks, photoshop from 2006 does not even work on it properly, and did not then either because of fucking PowerPC.

lol wot

 

what mac?

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"new macbook" is stupid though

 

I mean srsly...  

 

call me a hater, I spent 2.2k on a MBP...

I would kill for it.

 

The one port is off-putting, but buy a usb-c to usb converter and it's fine. The battery lasts like 12+ hours, so it's not like you'll constantly need to charge it.

 

In two years, all laptops will have minimal ports. Bookmark this page and come back in 2017 :P

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surface pro is horrid.

 

Surface Pro 3 is one of the best ultraportables (Considering reviews and sales). Horrid is subjective.

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lol wot

 

what mac?

 

The one that you replied with "Shots fired" on. The 2006 MacBook that was said to be "Usable" and I was just saying that it is not usable for modern tasks.

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I actually own two of those MacBooks, they both are the top of the line spec one. Can't even load YouTube. And replaced the battery 3 times on both, I get about 20 mins today. 

I guess it works, but not actually usable for online tasks, photoshop from 2006 does not even work on it properly, and did not then either because of fucking PowerPC.

You mean the '06? I have the late 2006, which is the second MacBook to have Intel. I have the higher-end 2GHz Core 2 Duo model with 'maxed' 3GB of RAM :P

 

720p YT is the highest the poor GMA 950 can go.

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No, don't do it. I had a Broadwell i7 laptop. Could hardly check my email with reasonable load speeds. Froze up a lot. I just returned it today, actually. A quad core is the only thing that is useful and I doubt that that dual core will last more than a year.

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The one that you replied with "Shots fired" on. The 2006 MacBook that was said to be "Usable" and I was just saying that it is not usable for modern tasks.

I'm not GAMING on it.

 

Any site works fine other than heavy flash things, and it runs OS X lion, which still has enough app support.

 

Mainly I love the keyboard, and use it for schoolwork and essays.

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I would kill for it.

 

The one port is off-putting, but buy a usb-c to usb converter and it's fine. The battery lasts like 12+ hours, so it's not like you'll constantly need to charge it.

 

In two years, all laptops will have minimal ports. Bookmark this page and come back in 2017 :P

yeah but dat CPU...

 

unless all peripherals become wireless, no one will want to carry all those splitters

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You mean the '06? I have the late 2006, which is the second MacBook to have Intel. I have the higher-end 2GHz Core 2 Duo model with 'maxed' 3GB of RAM :P

 

720p YT is the highest the poor GMA 950 can go.

 

I have the late 2005 PowerPC G4 @ 1.4GHz. And a late 2005 1.3GHz PowerPC. Both with 1GB RAM. 

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I'm not GAMING on it.

 

Any site works fine other than heavy flash things, and it runs OS X lion, which still has enough app support.

 

Mainly I love the keyboard, and use it for schoolwork and essays.

 

I said modern tasks. Not gaming. 

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IMO the best school laptops are Macbooks

 

basically what im saying is, get the macbook

(take this with a grain of salt, coming from someone who uses a MBA as their daily driver for high school)

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