I want a real computer.
 

Back to work. Trump bux. And presumably more unemployment back pay coming. Minus a cable bill. Can I get a new laptop for 2-3 hundred bucks that I could download movies tv shows and sports if they ever come back and watch Hulu or Netflix maybe. If so which one?

Drop a grand and buy a cheap gaming laptop so you can play Call of Duty.

3 hundred is the absolute most I can spend

Check Amazon or Best Buy or whatever.

https://www.newegg.com/dell-optiplex...1VK-0001-53XV1

Just make sure you can hook it up to ur tv, since it doesnt come with a monitor, or buy a cheapo monitor.



For the search I did:
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100019...ange=100%20300 - Desktops
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=100006...ange=100%20300 - Laptops

Goddamn

I want a laptop but **** those prices

By the way thanks downy

Yeah but I don’t understand all the specs or whatever you call it

That’s why I’m reaching my geriatric hand out for help

Just by the best rated laptop in your price range on Amazon. It'll be all right for your old man needs.

Have you considered getting a tablet rather than a laptop?

I don’t even really know the difference

A tablet is smaller?

Yeah I hear ya but I just thought maybe someone would be like this is the dope ass deal right here

Screen size and plugins (# of USBs, aux, HDMI, etc) is probably the one you need to pay the most attention to depending on what you'll be using it for. Getting a computer with an i5 or higher processor will be good for speed (not too familiar with other CPUs).

A solid state drive (SSD) will have faster startup than a hard drive (HDD) and you'll want to get 256GB storage or higher. If you're getting something with HDD get 500gb storage or higher.

Some cheap computers come without a disk drive for CDs and such or number key area on the keyboard, so if those are important to you be sure to check for that.

There's my basic understanding. I would wait to see what Plank has to say if you want professional level advice though

It's like a big phone. No keyboard. ****in' boomer.

Thanks

Does it have the limitations of a phone like not being able to use soulseek and ****?

And half the price.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1RZWMC..._xigUEb0TE5B7B

Yeah, think so

Too bad blog piracy isn't what it was or you wouldn't need Soulseek as much.

newalbumreleases.net is what's up

Do you want a bunch of free apps or the freedom of a computer?

I think that'd be the biggest thing to consider because both can stream netflix/spotify. I have an old refurbed ipad, its slow af and i dont really enjoy it, but it sure is nice to lay down at night with a small screen and watch youtube or a show.

Seriously, it really was the best. Found so much music that way.

That price is ****ing dope

Can you download wordprocessing software on that because I’m finding what my phone can do is really limited

Yeah you just download an app

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0067RQYNW..._4pgUEbHQAJBAW

Yeah. I don’t like sitting up when I’m at home. I get horizontal as soon as possible. I don’t even own a chair.

If he buys that he's gonna make a thread asking us how to turn it on.

We’re almost there. Can I download torrents or whatever if I want to watch rick and morty or some movie and soulseek or whatever for bands that are to cheap to give their music away legally? And like people say you can watch sports live on these channels even like the nba finals or whatever -

Like I had to wait a ****ing year to listen to an art ensemble of Chicago record. Booooo

So what if I do

Absolutely terrible for a mod to post. Will be using in future though cheers.

& The Hawk discussing tech is adorable. Reminds me of those grandparents on Facebook.

Whatever fluff

:(

Maybe one day he'll also finally give up and switch from Betamax to VHS.

I have never tried, tbh, but I would guess that's difficult to do on a tablet.

It still might be my best choice

I mean that price is great

Laptop prices are insane

WTF???

idk - it doesn’t seem like the tablet can do anything much more than my phone after reading the Q&A

Toshiba is a good lower-cost brand. You can look into used or refurbished options, although I think unless you're getting something very old it'll still cost you more than $300

Preciate it

I’m starting to think a phone does plenty anyway

The only thing I really pay for is sports

and seriously

**** sports

You could always go for a Chromebook. They're not the best. They're basically a small laptop running Google Chrome. Can't do Soulseek cause the only thing you can install are Google apps. But they're better than a phone and go for around $300. You can do Torrents though. There's a Torrent app that's like a demo where you can only do 20 Torrents before you have to pay for an upgraded version but you can literally just uninstall it and reinstall it and get 20 more Torrents, rinse, repeat.

Every kid in our school had a chromebook

Every kid in my school had a marblebook.