Opinions, please

hogarth27

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(I hope this fits the board's title; General.)

You, i.e., this group, have given much advice which has helped, and once in a while I found there was nothing I could do about a problem.
I bought my HP Pavilion November of 2007. It has enough problems to fill another few pages here.
I'm thinking - is it time to buy a new computer, which I assume will have Windows 7, which from what I've seen might turn out to be closer to what I"d like.
Also: some time in the near future I will probably be moving from my roomy apartment to a much smaller one.
I've never owned a laptop. Will a good laptop type keep me from missing a desktop?
Thanks
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    hp pavillion a1720n
    Memory
    2 g
Using a laptop hasn't prevented me from attaching a desktop keyboard to it. My laptop is too narrow. Hurts my shoulders to type on it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire X1700
    Motherboard
    ASUS
    Memory
    3 gigs
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 1 gig GeForce 210
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Vizio 21" tv
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080 resolution
    Hard Drives
    1 terabyte sata in 1 partition
    Cooling
    fans that came with it
    Keyboard
    basic USB
    Mouse
    basic USB
    Internet Speed
    3 megabits on a cable modem, wired
(I hope this fits the board's title; General.)

You, i.e., this group, have given much advice which has helped, and once in a while I found there was nothing I could do about a problem.
I bought my HP Pavilion November of 2007. It has enough problems to fill another few pages here.
I'm thinking - is it time to buy a new computer, which I assume will have Windows 7, which from what I've seen might turn out to be closer to what I"d like.
Also: some time in the near future I will probably be moving from my roomy apartment to a much smaller one.
I've never owned a laptop. Will a good laptop type keep me from missing a desktop?
Thanks

You will get a ton of responses, but the answer is ... it depends.

If you need both a notebook and a desktop, you could get a notebook with a docking station. Notebooks are always a tradeoff. Smaller notebooks generally are more cramped, have less power, heat, but are easy to tote around. Larger can have nice screens, faster processors, but weigh a ton and might have shorter battery life. Bottom line is - go to your nearest computer store and test them. Only you will know what is best for you.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    AMD AM2 6000+
    Motherboard
    Nvidia M2N-E SLI
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 7600GT
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024
    Hard Drives
    WD
    Case
    Cooler Master
    Cooling
    Three fans
    Keyboard
    Dell Quietkey
    Mouse
    Dell Optical
    Internet Speed
    10 MBPS
lemur's right, of course, there are several pros and cons to both.

I recently bought an HP dv5t (15") laptop in addition to my desktop, thinking I would only use the laptop for travel. Turns out I use my laptop 100% of the time now -- and love it. The only problem is, that it does tend to get warm or actually overheat, with extended use --- (and I'm not a gamer) -- but there are a number of different ways to deal with the heating problem.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavillion dv5t (Gen. 1)
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53 GHz)
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Graphics Card(s)
    512 MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.4" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    Keyboard
    built in - HP
    Mouse
    built in - Synaptics TouchPad V6.5 on PS/2 Port
    Internet Speed
    max
    Other Info
    ~ Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card w/Bluetooth ~ Blu-Ray ROM DVD+/-R/RW ~ Integ. HDTV Hybrid Tuner ~ 12 Cell Battery ~ MS Office (Home Premium) 2007 ~
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