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What kind of computer does everyone have?

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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
I searchbarred but the searchbar is broken or something.

I currently have a macbook pro 13.3'' 2.26 GHz

I've had it for six months and love it.

And I don't want this thread turning into a mac vs. PC thread, I'm just curious as to see what everyones got.
Aug 22 2010 8:37PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
Posts: 426 - Karma: 51
hp pavillion dv6
Aug 23 2010 12:00AM
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MicroMix
Posts: 297 - Karma: 48
I have this as well, I love it.
Aug 23 2010 1:46AM
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garrets
Posts: 1447 - Karma: 60
imac
Aug 23 2010 1:53AM
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afterbang_me
Posts: 385 - Karma: 152
dell
Aug 23 2010 2:22AM
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Kangbang
Posts: 14211 - Karma: 423
jealous.
i have a dell computer and a hp laptop which is my moms which is shit
Aug 27 2010 6:35PM
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assface
Posts: 4319 - Karma: 2,031
im gonna make a custom, and its gonna be the tits.

8gb ram, athlon duo2 or something like that. undecided at this point as to what components im gonna get
Aug 27 2010 6:38PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
macbook, going on 3rd year with it, a and only problem with it is cosmetics, case is cracking
Aug 27 2010 6:42PM
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B1kessk1s
Posts: 953 - Karma: 691
seriously 6gb is max you will need. well what i did, i bought 4gb of ram but the fastest you can get on the market. it really makes a differences. and i have the new 6 cores OC to 3.8 each with 2 ati radeon hd 5850 omg i can run everything to the top and i paid like 1600 for it. custom build is the way to go !
Aug 27 2010 6:49PM
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assface
Posts: 4319 - Karma: 2,031
8g is almost nessesscary for editing hd video...

and here is my full components list, gonna cost me about 800:
AMD Phenom x2 3.2ghz
gigabyte 770t atx motherboard
g.skull ripjaws 8gb ram(2 4gb)
standard dvd burner
Raedon HD 5830 1gb videocard
750w rosewill power supply, mid tower atx rosewill case
1.5TB seagate barracuda 7200rpm hard drive
Aug 27 2010 10:27PM
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icantskiiFILM
Posts: 2113 - Karma: 140
imac 2.8 with 4 GB ram and duel monitors. perfect for editing
Aug 27 2010 11:03PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
unibody macbook 2.4ghz 4gb ram
Aug 27 2010 11:06PM
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gus555
Posts: 4170 - Karma: 34
shitty mac from like 1812. it fucking sucks, cant play videos and takes forever to load anything and is responsible to countless headaches
Aug 27 2010 11:19PM
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styley.
Posts: 393 - Karma: 20
definately get a quad core before you get 1gb of memory on your video card... or 6gb of ram

not that you need any of that anyway...
Aug 28 2010 1:22AM
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Carly.
Posts: 13 - Karma: 20
a pc is all i know..
Aug 28 2010 2:52AM
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DERS.
Posts: 6299 - Karma: 1,293
sony vaio sr series running on windows 7 64 bit possessor.. straight thugggin
Aug 28 2010 2:55AM
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Bukkakeskitrip
Posts: 5677 - Karma: 95
let the women jokes ensue
Aug 28 2010 6:26AM
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B1kessk1s
Posts: 953 - Karma: 691

go for a radeion HD 5850 instead. it will be like another processor that will help you render btw. i set mine so when i do editing, it will be use for ram and the processor in it will act like my 7th core :) it speeds up a bit.

on another note buy the HAF 922 casing for good ventilation. mine is working like a charm :)

ps: sorry for my bad english skills, im mainly french frome quebec. just trying to help you to make a good choice:)

Aug 28 2010 7:34AM
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Benjo
Posts: 709 - Karma: 23
giev!
Aug 28 2010 7:44AM
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maximiliaan
Posts: 7711 - Karma: 2,857
a black samsung laptop....
Aug 28 2010 7:47AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
HP pavillion DV7
Intel core i5 CPU M430@ 2.27 Ghz
4.0GB RAM
Nvidia Geforce 230M
500Gig harddrive

^^My main working laptop, with its 17 inch screen it's perfect for @ home or @ college

and a Dell E6500
Intel Core 2 DUO processor CPU p8400@ 2.26 GHZ
4.0GB RAM
And an Nvidia Quadro NVS 160M Graphics card
150gig harddrive

^^My travelling laptop, handles everything quite ok, is rigged out with an extra battery pack that enables me to use it almost 4 hours on highest performance and almost 12hours on energy saving

also got a small portable external usb harddrive from 250gig i use for data transferring and storage when i'm abroad....
Aug 28 2010 7:48AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
^^both aren't really big shot laptops, but they can both handle my HD footage from my GoPro, both 1080 30fps and 720 60fps perfectly fine, my dell got a bit of a cooling problem so after some time he gets overheated when he stands on a flat surface, so i need to put a book or something underneath it and 5 minutes later he's back and working fine :)
Aug 28 2010 7:50AM
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Tablespoon
Posts: 923 - Karma: 14
I have an Acer Laptop for school.
Gaming PC at home:
Antec 900 case
Intel i7-920, currently running stock. Probably going to overclock it a bit soon.
Dfi LanParty DK X58-T3eH6
XFX GeForce GTX 285 1gi, looking to upgrade soon. I want me some DX11 support
6Gigs ram, also looking to upgrade soon.
1tb Samsung HD, almost full now.
Asus Xonar D1 Soundcard
Cost me around $2200 when it was new, about one and a half years ago.
Aug 28 2010 8:36AM
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,296
I just know it's shit
Aug 28 2010 10:15AM
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assface
Posts: 4319 - Karma: 2,031
i would but im trying to keep this comp cheap, and the 5850 is an extra 100. but i was def. looking at it. same goes for the case. its like twice as expensive as the one i have and mine should cool fine
Aug 28 2010 5:02PM
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k.thompson
Posts: 239 - Karma: 1,258

toshiba satellite t130

wish i had a mac though....

Aug 28 2010 5:11PM
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shane.
Posts: 145 - Karma: 933
hp desktop

3.33 ghz
12 gb ram
1 tb raid 0 hard drive
500 gb external hard drive
25" screen
Aug 28 2010 5:21PM
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eheath
Posts: 61780 - Karma: 124,904
24" 2.93ghz imac and hopefully soon a 13" 2.4ghz mbp
Aug 28 2010 5:22PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799

I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 that's about to die.  I got it before college, so now it's about four and half years old.  The battery only lasts for 15 minutes on a full charge, and that's only if the power cord charges it at all.  There's a piece of plastic broken off next to the keyboard and one of the hinges is broken so it doesn't really close right.  Oh, and it decides to freeze on me all the time for no reason, and if I get disconnected from the internet, my internal wireless card decides to shut off and not come back on until I restart my computer! It's great.

Any suggestions for a new laptop? Not a huge fan of Macs, so let's stick with Windows based PCs.  All I really need it for is the word processor, internet, music, and some basic video editing.

Aug 28 2010 5:23PM
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Sklar
Posts: 8864 - Karma: 31,612
powerbook g4 1.25ghz 2gb ram
i want to upgrade but i have no money
Aug 28 2010 5:24PM
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hella.sick.skier
Posts: 934 - Karma: 70
MBP 15"
i love it
Aug 28 2010 5:27PM
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Freshbakedbread
Posts: 949 - Karma: 483
12 core mac pro

32GB (8x4GB)

2TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard drive (4)

Two 2.93GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon “Westmere” (12 cores)

Grand total $20,000

(i had to skimp on the solid state memmory, too expensive)
Aug 28 2010 5:34PM
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chapz
Posts: 10182 - Karma: 66
sony vaio fw-450j
2.1 ghz
250gb (7200 rpm)
4gb ram
ati radeon hd 4650 (512mb dedicated)
Aug 28 2010 5:38PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,464
are you serious...? im guessing thats total overkill, xeons are a total waste for what you spend, they're meant for running a server. even then, the fact that its a mac boosts the price even more.
Aug 28 2010 5:39PM
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assface
Posts: 4319 - Karma: 2,031
i only have one question.... why?
Aug 28 2010 8:29PM
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Oh_So_Hyphy
Posts: 870 - Karma: 15

i have this is my room

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and this downstairs

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Aug 28 2010 8:38PM
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Dwight_Schrute
Posts: 579 - Karma: 18
HP G71 laptop

16.9 or 17.3" screen (BIG)
Aug 28 2010 8:48PM
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alvy.
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 377
hp envy just got it today in the mail. fucking love it
Aug 28 2010 8:51PM
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B1kessk1s
Posts: 953 - Karma: 691
pics or it didn't happen, and im sure it didnt because these computers are not for home but for design companies,etc......
Aug 28 2010 9:48PM
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AntifreezeSteeze
Posts: 1643 - Karma: 53
currently. a dying compaq.
near future. a macbook peter ryan olenick. PROOOOOOOOOOO
Aug 28 2010 9:51PM
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rudager
Posts: 11336 - Karma: 4,642
just got in today.

dell insprion 15.
its just what i need. don't know much about computers except internets and the basics.
Aug 28 2010 10:26PM
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exstreamtv
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Mac book Pro 17"  Final cut pro installed for editing our content
Use Mac wireless keyboard, logitech wireless mouse, samsung 21 " hdmi screen/tv, logitec speakers with bass box
love the lot

previously worked on a hp pavilion laptop

once you have a mac you won't go back !

with all the video files we have on exstreamtv the mac is seriously the best computer for me.check some of the edits on
http://www.exstreamtv.co.nz
sb
Aug 28 2010 10:32PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
for what?
Aug 28 2010 10:37PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
Dell Studio XPS 16
Aug 29 2010 9:43AM
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scormier2
Posts: 124 - Karma: 14
Gateway MT6821. Getting kind of old now. Going to get a Mac before college next summer.
Aug 29 2010 5:07PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
i dont know i think its an inspiron from 6 years ago piece of shit
Aug 29 2010 5:09PM
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EH_DUBS
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a bit outdated now...upgrading the specs. its about as good as your silly little mac book pro's atm though.
Aug 29 2010 5:10PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
you're gonna bottleneck.
Aug 29 2010 5:14PM
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J-Mel
Posts: 402 - Karma: 1,413
alright.
acer travelmate 290. last century possibly
1.5ghz, and almost 1GB of ram! fuck yea.
something like 32GB hard drive. killing it.
Somehow gets the job done, impresses me every day
Aug 29 2010 5:17PM
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rickety_cricket
Posts: 909 - Karma: 34
Dell Sudio XPS I love it
Aug 29 2010 5:45PM
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BIG-DUMPS
Posts: 587 - Karma: 26
The kind that computes.
Aug 29 2010 5:48PM
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