HELP Me Pick a new LAPTOP

My system crashed.
I rely on the mobility of laptop.
What can you recommend I get?
I'd like the greatest of ease when working on the laptop.

Sorry.
This:
Dual 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800M GT SLI Enabled
17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p)
Intel® Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz (6MB Cache 800MHz FSB)
Memory: 8GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz 2 x 4096MB
Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 500GB (250GB x 2) 7,200RPM (8MB Cache) w/ Free Fall Protection
Wireless: Internal Intel® Wireless 4965 a/b/g/Draft-N Mini-Card
Sound Card : Internal High-Definition Audio with surround sound
or
This:
Dual 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 - CrossFireX Enabled!
Intel® Core2 Quad Q9100 2.26GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)
17-Inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD (1200p) with Clearview Technology
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit Edition) with Service Pack 1
Extreme Performance (RAID 0) - 500GB (250GB x 2) 7,200RPM (8MB Cache)
4GB« Dual Channel DDR3 SO-DIMM at 1066MHz 2 x 2048MB
Internal High-Definition Audio with Surround Sound

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Help me pick a new powerbook

I got the go ahead from my boss to pick out a new laptop (the ibook G3 12.1 800 is broken and oudated. I know this is subjective but wanted some thoughts on what's important to have and what's not. I'm trying to keep it around $1200-1400
Some things I'm considering
1) really want a superdrive
2) With most specs being equal, is it that great advantage to get a powerbook over an ibook?
3) I've grown accustomed to 12 inch screen, but wouldn't a 15 be really nice? (I do all my computing on this screen)
4) Is the backlit keyboard that big of a deal?
5) Bundled software is not that important
6) What do you think about buying apple-refurbished and or slightly discounted models?
7) Any other suggestions in your experience, like, 'I wish I would've got this' or I paid more for this but didn't really use it, etc.
On this computer I will do some simple web design, word processing and brochures for my company, some but not a lot of video editing, and other general tasks. Thanks All

I've had 4 15's - all had the lines problem. Every 15" machine I've seen in an Apple Store has had it - the latest was last week. All 4 post Oct 05 15's and 2 Post Oct 05 17's that I've had have had the sound looping - including the machine I currently have.
I was actually prepared to live with the lines on the 15 - I was still impressed with the overall resolution and brightness, but then another, unrelated problem meant it had to be returned. I switched to the 17 and immediately noticed the "lineless" improvement.
Not everyone is bothered by the lines, believes they have them or cares if they do. Some people don't notice or mind, others swear that the lines are giving them headaches. As someone who was willing to put up with the lines while Apple worked out what to do about them, I can say that I saw them pretty clearly. They made things look like they had "texture" when they shouldn't have.
Seems to me that the debate over whether there are or are not lines has been played out in other posts. My advice which appears to have started all this is that there are issues (and it's an undeniable fact that there are for some people) and if considering a post Oct 05 15" it might be a good idea to take a look first. Doesn't seem to unreasonable to me and a bit more sensible than - "don't worry, they're all fine" or "don't do it everyone sees lines and hates them" - I'm not saying that anyone here is saying that, but can't we agree that a sufficient number of people have raised the point that a new user might be well advised to take a look at a machine before shelling out the $$$.
There are 2 tests for lines that I think work.
1) The first is to press F11 and look to see if there are any faint lines in the shadow at the top.
2) http://www.cameraid.com/art/quadrants.gif
The top two boxes should be the same shade as each other, and the bottom two should be the same shade as each other also. They are on this 17, they were on another 17, they were not on the 15's I had.
Anyway, I hope nobody minds the post, just trying to be constructive and helpful to the original poster, who at the end of the day will be the person who lives with his/her choice.
Best of luck.

Help me pick a new powerbook/ibook

I got the go ahead from my boss to pick out a new laptop (the ibook G3 12.1 800 is broken and oudated.) I know this is subjective but wanted some thoughts on what's important to have and what's not. I'm trying to keep it around $1200-1400
Some things I'm considering
1) really want a superdrive
2) With most specs being equal, is it that great advantage to get a powerbook over an ibook?
3) I've grown accustomed to 12 inch screen, but wouldn't a 15 be really nice? (I do all my computing on this screen)
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5) Bundled software is not that important
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7) Any other suggestions in your experience, like, 'I wish I would've got this' or I paid more for this but didn't really use it, etc.
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Hi Bruce,
Welcome to Apple Discussions
I can't tell you whether you should pick a iBook or not, but I can give you some of the facts. First of all, your price range ($1200 - $1400) is less then the cheapest Powerbook (new).
1) really want a superdrive
Well, for $1300 you can get the 14" 1.42Ghz iBook. The only thing I don't like about the 14" is that some people notice that the resolution isn't as good as the 12". Its very minute, but both models have the same pixels even though they have different screen sizes. It comes with a SuperDrive like you want and it has 60Gb hard drive, which should last some time.
ith most specs being equal, is it that great advantage to get a powerbook over an ibook?
I find that the 12" Powerbook is not that big of a step up from the 14" iBook, so I don't usually suggest it. I would get the 15" if I were to get a Powerbook. Anyways, the real differences is that it has a better display, better video and graphics support, FireWire 800, PC Slot, better SuperDrive, and a faster processor. Basically the display will be much clearer and the resolution is higher. The Powerbook lets you hook up external monitors like the Cinema Display without any "hacks". FireWire 800 transfers information at 800Mbs rather then FireWire 400 at 400Mbs (USB 2.0 has 480Mbs). The problem with FireWire 800 is that its not as common and the products are more expensive. The SuperDrive has the DL (Double Layer) feature.
I've grown accustomed to 12 inch screen, but wouldn't a 15 be really nice? (I do all my computing on this screen)
The 15" I think is a whole lot better if you are big into graphics and like to have multiple applications/windows open (don't forget watching movies too). The only problem to is that the 15" looses its portability feature depending on if size matters. A 15" is going to have bigger case and it is going to take up more room, for some people that is a negative.
Is the backlit keyboard that big of a deal?
I like the backlit keyboard because it is easier to see those buttons that one isn't used to typing when they are in the dark. It is hard to differentiate between F2 and F3 or F5 in the dark. I believe this also might make the battery loose its charge faster but I don't know.
Any other suggestions in your experience, like, 'I wish I would've got this' or I paid more for this but didn't really use it, etc.
I am big into media editing, programming, and things of that nature, which need a faster computer. I bought the iBook G3 1.33Ghz for school and for traveling. It has served me well for those purposes, but it is time for an upgrade. I am giving this to my dad so when he's traveling or sitting in bed he can go online to check his email and do his work. I suggest buying an external hard drive that is at least as big as the one that you buy in your computer. It is a good idea to back your computer up periodically. I have too many photos to fit on my 40Gb hard drive, so I put my iPhoto 6 Library on my SmartDisk CrossFire 160Gb. I also would recommend buying a Apple Wireless Mouse because it is so better then using the track pad. The only negative is that it doesn't have a scroll wheel.
I can't tell you which to buy, but you should think about what you are going to use your computer for now and in the future. If you are not going to use many "pro" applications (Aperture) then I don't personally see the need for a Powerbook. It really depends on how you think you are going to use it and your budget.
I hope that helps,
Jon
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Help in choosing a new laptop.

I am getting ready to go back to school and feel its time to get a new laptop since the majority of my classes will be online. Price is not an issue, I will be using my laptop for class work, watching movies, surfing the web, music, and some work with photos. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

My thoughts:
I think what xl posted about having a blu ray drive is good advice if you plan to watch movies of all kinds. BUT the only issue here is that the cheapest new computer I saw with a drive from my search was $1,347.I know you said no budget limit but as a former student as well...yeah...
I think you would be better off getting a usb hub/with a usb blu ray drive.
I would probably suggest something like this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-leap-motion-se-15-6-laptop-amd-a10-series-8gb-memory-750gb-hard-...
or something like this
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-touchsmart-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-6gb-memory...
I am not affiliated with Best Buy nor have I ever been employed by Best Buy. All of my thoughts and posts are of my own opinion and personal experience.
I may not always know the right answer, but I will always tell you what I do know. I also do free computer analysis and consultation via private message.

HELP!!! New laptop and need to connect to internet

I just bought a HP dv6t laptop. It has all the connections labelled very well but I am having a problem getting connected.
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Help me pick a new panel

Hello All,
I'm in the market for a new panel to go with my Openbox setup. Right now I'm using XFCE4-panel, mostly because it required no configuration and I was busy configuring Openbox, conky, the Arch install at the time. Plus, out of the DE's, I like XFCE the best.
Truthfully, xfce4-panel has served me very well and I don't really have any problem with it at all... I just want to fiddle.
There are three important things I "need" from a panel:
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Make sure to tell me why a particular panel is good!
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pogeymanz wrote:3. This one is really trivial and vain. I need the taskbar to not be filled when I only have one or two windows open. For some reason, this really bugs me. The default fluxbox taskbar does that and I hate it. It also looks like PyPanel does it. So, I need a panel that can at least be told to not behave this way.
Dang, is that annoying! I thought I was the only one having problems accepting that
Ever tried living without a panel ?
I've only used pypanel for a short while before ditching it and running openbox without a panel, so I can't speak from much experience about panels here.
Anyway, you might want to try tint, fbpanel or lxpanel....can't think of anything else off the top of my head now. Just do a pacman -Ss "panel"

Help me pick a new video recorder

I need a new video recorder. Please give me some suggestions in the $400-800 range. I have used a Hi-8 Sony, but the sound went, got old, etc.
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Hi! Purds,
You didn't say where you were from. I had to purchase a new camera last semester and having no job, I had no money. I went to the WALMART Website and was able to find a good camera at the lowest price. (About $50 cheaper than I could find the camera anywhere else!) They shipped it right to my house within three day.
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Always buy the best camera you can afford!
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Installing CS4/5 on new laptop without disks?

I am picking up a new PC laptop this afternoon, and I plan on deactivate and removing CS5 from my old laptop. I have the originial, registered, CS4 disks as well as the CS5 upgrade disks (both Design Premium, if that helps any), but the new laptop does not have a disk drive. What is the best way to install CS on the new laptop?
Additionally, would I have to first install CS4 and then follow with the upgrade? I can't recall exactly what, but I do remember running into some issues when I first did this about 3 years ago (and have had resulting error messages since then that I'd love to avoid on the new computer).
Many thanks in advance.

no, you only need to install cs5. you will be prompted for the serial numbers of both your cs4 and your cs5 upgrade.
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and activate with your serial number.
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I have a new laptop and have just downloaded itunes and want to add my music to it. It has only synced some of the music. Itunes prompted me for sync and erase or transfer purchase which i chose but it hasn't downloaded hardly any of my tunes.

Can anyone help i have a new laptop and want to transfer all my itunes music over to this. Have downloaded itunes tried to sync my music and transfer but not working. It prompted me to erase and sync or transfer purchases which is the option i went for. Am still missing most of my music purchases and no playlists are there. Can anyone help >

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Help to pick-out a new windows 8 touch screen laptop

I Don't need to most expensive or the cheapest. I guess I want the most bang for my buck. I am not up-to-date on my PCs so I need your help. Just reply with your thoughts and ideas. I've always had Hp but it has been 3 years since I have bought a new laptop. I have a few android tablets but no new laptop. The main one I use now is a 64 bit windows 7 with 2.2GHz duel core 17" screen and 4gb ram. It still works just fine but I'm thinking about a faster PC and want the touch screen like my tablets. No resistive touch screens if they even make them anymore.
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Please give me your opinion or advice. if you could buy anything at best buy, which ones and why? PS I game on the PS3 (soon on the PS4) but not on the PC and I don't like lag or buffering in any way.
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hmmm, from what you are telling me, I would suggest this laptop:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+15.6%22+Touch-Screen+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Bla...
I would suggest because I am an asus fan myself, I have always used them as my go to manufacturer with my motherboards on any custom built PC i put together. They are a very reputable name, and are very well made. It should meet all your needs, has 750 GBs of hard drive space (gives you enough room for all the HD pictures and videos!) as well as plenty of ram and an i7 Processor. The ONLY thing i see that might be slightly better is a couple of the sony vaios have solid state drives, and that is a nice plus. Faster boot times, faster read/write speeds. But as you said you didn't want something to make you spend more if it was not a big difference and while it would be a difference, I don't see it being THAT big of a difference for yourself. If you can find a local best buy that has that Asus, I would suggest going in to check it out if its on display. Get a feel for it and see if you like the keyboard. That is a big MUST on buying a laptop, making sure you like the keyboard!
I hope this helped! post any other questions if you like!
Even though I work for best buy, my posts and thoughts are that of my own and do NOT represent best buy in ANY WAY.

Installing i-tunes on a new laptop and my library has disappeared ... help!

... in installing i-tunes on my new laptop and taking all the the latest upgrades has resulted in my i-pod being wiped clean. I still have the music on an external drive (although I think I can kiss goodbye to the playlists).
I have copied the music files in their i-pod set up folders in to the right directory on the c:drive but the i-tunes software doesn't pick it up and still says the library is empty. I have also been to edit / preferences / advanced and tried changing the folder to recognise the external drive (which is how I had it set up on the old laptop as I ran out of hard disk capacity) but this hasn't worked either.
Can anyone out there help me find a way of getting I-tunes to recognise these files so I can see them in the library .. and then I assume I can re-synch the i-pod and get them back without having to reload 5000 songs. Even better is there anyway of recovering my original configuration and then I won't have to redo the playlists either
Look forward to hearing from you
many thanks
Simon G
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Well, unfortunately, the external hard drive only stores the music files. The playlists will have been on the old machine, easily recoverable, or on the iPod, possibly recoverable.
As it is, you may just have to rebuild your library, foregoing your playlists, ratings, etc.
To do this, go to edit\prefs\advanced, and make sure the following settings are selected:
DO NOT copy to iTunes folder when adding to library
DO NOT keep iTunes folder organized
Now, go to the external, and drag the entire music folder into iTunes.
Then, go back to edit\prefs\advanced, and change the folder back to the external.
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In the future, consider occasionally saving the two library files (.xml, .itl) from My Music\iTunes to the external.
hudgie

I have purchased actual ring tones, not songs or MP3s, RING TONES. They used to be on my Iphone but when I got a new laptop and downloaded new ITunes, they are showing up in Itunes in RINGTONES, but will not transfer to my iphone. They are checked. Help?

I have purchased actual ringtones from the ITunes store. They were working fine on my Iphone 3 before, but I got a new laptop and the new version of ITunes, and now even though they are listed as ring tones on my ITunes, they will not transfer to my Iphone. (Please do not tell me they are songs and not ring tones, they are definitely RING TONES!) Can anyone help me with this? Thanks.

Use the Transfer Purchases command in the File menu of iTunes.
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I can't get my ipod to sync with new laptop. I have tried to erase and sync, I have authorized new laptop, and still can't get new songs on ipod. Help

I had to purchase a new laptop, since my old one crased. I downloaded iTunes, and my library came up. I followed the directions given, synced ipod, authorized computer and was given a pop up that stated 25 of my songs could not be transferred.Go to Store, authorize computer and resync. Which I did. When I authorize computer another pop up appears and it states this computer is already authorized. I am getting really frustrated. I have gone to the Apple store several times, had to make appointments as they were to busy to help me then. I show up for appointments to either be told, no appointment appears in their schedule, or they are running over an hour late. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

Why can't the songs be transferred to the device? Is it because they are not authorized? Were these 25 tracks purchased/downloaded with the same account you have used to authorize the PC/new iTunes library?
Have you seen this article yet?
iTunes repeatedly prompts to authorize computer to play iTunes Store purchases
B-rock

Hi, I need help and advice. Basically me and my ex partner both had iphones and synced it with the same computer under the same ID. We split i have a new laptop and now it keeps asking for the old ID or it'll erase my apps bought on theold account.

Hi, I need help and advice. Basically me and my ex partner both had iphones and synced it with the same computer under the same ID. We split up and now im trying to get all my apps and info onto my new laptop with a new account but it keeps asking me for the old apple ID which she is still using and she changed the password. i tried backing it up but still nohing. When i try to back up purchased items being apps etc its keeps asking for the old one. help

See Recover your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device. But you'll still need the password.
Once you have the computer authorized to use the account she could change the password again to stop you buying apps on her card (assuming it's not on yours!). It would lock you out of upgrading them too but they should work unless she uses the deathorize all feature.
It depends on how amicable the split is...
tt2

My old laptop crashed, and took my iTunes account with it. I got a new laptop, and want to sync my iTouch to my new iTunes account. It gives me an error message stating that I can't sync to multiple iTunes accounts, but I can't access my old one! Help!

My old laptop crashed, and took my iTunes account with it. I got a new laptop, and want to sync my iTouch to iTunes. It gives me an error message stating that I can't sync to multiple iTunes accounts, but I can't access my old one!
How can I get my new iTunes account to allow me to Sync my iTouch? The only option it gives me is to "transfer purchases" from my iTouch to iTunes, but that is only about 25% of my iTunes library-most of it is CDs I have uploaded. How can I Sync without losing all my music from my iTouch???
Also, I have lectures and photos, etc. on my iTouch that I don't want to lose.
I've tried a few of the iPod copy programs-the free ones and the ones you have to pay for, but I can't find one that will work for ALL my content on an iTouch.
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The only thing I can see when I open my iTouch on my computer is my file with photos. I can't see videos, music, or anything else. What's going on?

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