<p>I have a Thinkpad T60 (now in its 3rd summer of use), runs great, but need to clean up the machine and fan. I’m looking into upgrading now & building a desktop on a budget ($600 for the system w/o monitors or peripherals). Looked into the Macbook Pro, but it’s out of my price range (price premium still too high for me) at this point in time (also, can’t afford to have to go through the learning curve for a Mac when I have so many projects to work on). </p>
<p>Getting a laptop really depends on what your budget is and what you’re comfortable with. </p>
<p>Don’t ever buy extra RAM from the manufacturer, it’s way expensive. Buy it online and install it yourself.</p>
<p>@Kickserve are you overlocking? And which which Phenom model is it? I’m on the forums @ forums.overclocking.com to help build my new machine.</p>