<p>i was just curious, how many of you are bringing laptops and how many are bringing desktops to berkeley?</p>
<p>i for one will be haulin up my inspiron 6000 :) you gotta love those dell coupons.</p>
<p>Bringing my powerbook to Berk :)</p>
<p>I just got meself one of 'dem tablet pc's.. it's yet to arrive, but I'm hoping for the best... so.. LAPTOP.</p>
<p>I'm trying to decide. I've been using PC desktops my entire life, but i'll probably try a lap top that has more power than portability and try to get used to the smaller, more annoying keyboards.</p>
<p>Bringing my new laptop with it's lovely built-in wireless :)</p>
<p>In the process of building my own desktop... the price/performance ratio of laptops sucks. Granted you get the portability, but it's a price I'm willing to pay.</p>
<p>Bringin my new laptop with wireless (so I can connect into Cal's wireless network the first day without the In-Room Connection hassle)...though it does mean going to the 3rd, 5th, or 7th floor in Unit 2.</p>
<p>Just purchased a cheap dell pc, for the price it cant be beat.</p>
<p>laptop or desktop waglo, and what kind?</p>
<p>its a desktop, here are the specs:</p>
<p>Dimension 4700
2.8ghz p4
512mb ddr2 mem
80gb hd
48x cd-rom
17 in dell lcd
free printer included
integrated audio+video</p>
<p>it was 419$ but after tax and shipping it was 489$, I only plan on using it for typing up reports and the internet so those specs are all I need.</p>
<p>i have to choose laptop before my mom gets mad at me again for avoiding the topic all summer long.. theres just so many damn choices!</p>
<p>get a dell using one of those coupons, you can get $750 off of a $1500 laptop, it's a pretty sweet deal.</p>
<p>yeah, but can you add on great specs and is there any quality?</p>
<p>yeah of course, you just have to be patient and wait for the good deals to come around</p>
<p>he's right, paying full price for a dell = big mistake</p>
<p>Well, some people say paying anything for a dell is one.</p>
<p>Dell laptops have that cheap plastic feel. That's just my opinion. Apple laptops have better build quality and a sturdier feel overall. Of course, that is also reflected on the price, but if that isn't a factor then a mac is the way to go (at least it was for me).</p>
<p>Am I the only one bring both? lol</p>
<p>self-build PC and a Dell 700m</p>
<p>A few months ago my dad got me a dell 600m, what a bust. It sucked so it was returned for a cool Fujistu I saw at Fry's. It was 2x more in price, but much, much lighter and didn't come with all the junk software on the hard drive.</p>
<p>Yeah, the junk software will kill you. They suck out so much memory that the performance of these pre-installed machines are actually significantly weaker than what they say on the box.</p>