Maxdoggy
08-09-2012, 10:22 PM
Hey FC! I need your help and opinions once again.
As many of you may know, I am heading off to the University of Michigan this Fall (I am leaving August 22nd) and I need to have some sort of computing device there. Below I shall list two different solutions to my problem and I am looking for your honest opinions - especially because some of you are college students/graduates.
OPTION ONE: ORIGIN PC
This option involves me customizing and ordering an Origin EON17-S with the following specifications:
EON17-S
Matte Black
1920 x 1080 17.3" FHD LED Backlit Glossy Display
Customizable Backlit Keyboard Software with Three Lighting Zones and Seven Color options
Single 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (1.5GB of Total GFX)
Intel Core i7 3720QM Quad-Core Processor (2.60GHz), 6MB Cache
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz (4 X 4GB)
Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
6X Blu-ray Reader/8X DVD+/-R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (No Blu-ray Playback Software Included)
FREE 256GB Samsung 830 Series - Solid State Drive
320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD
Integrated High-Definition Audio with THX TruStudio Pro and up to 7.1 Channel support
Wi-Fi Link 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module with Bluetooth - Up to 300 Mbps
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
Media Card Reader
Integrated Biometric Fingerprint Reader
Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Video Camera
1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with DVD image and Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
45 Day No Dead Pixel Guarantee Free
ORIGIN PC T-shirt Large
TOTAL PRICE (Before Shipping And Handling): $1,956 (I would pay for $500 of it, parents would cover the rest)
OPTION TWO: DESKTOP + Basic Laptop
This option involves me taking my current desktop to school for my dorm and using my dad's old laptop to take to classes and my job (as a Computer Consultant).
My current desktop's specs are as follows:
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
16.0 GB of RAM
120GB SSD
1 TB 5400 RPM HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Standard DVD Read/Write Drive
Dual 21" Monitors
Bluetooth 4.0
Windows 7 Professional
An Awesome Case
My dad's old laptop specs are as follows:
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800
4GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
60GB SSD
320GB External HDD (at 5400RPM)
512MB Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS
Windows 8 Preview
If I go with the latter route, I'll have money ($500) to upgrade my desktop to a third gen i7 with a better graphics card and/or buy a cheap ultrabook during the holidays (most likely gifted by my parents).
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks!!
As many of you may know, I am heading off to the University of Michigan this Fall (I am leaving August 22nd) and I need to have some sort of computing device there. Below I shall list two different solutions to my problem and I am looking for your honest opinions - especially because some of you are college students/graduates.
OPTION ONE: ORIGIN PC
This option involves me customizing and ordering an Origin EON17-S with the following specifications:
EON17-S
Matte Black
1920 x 1080 17.3" FHD LED Backlit Glossy Display
Customizable Backlit Keyboard Software with Three Lighting Zones and Seven Color options
Single 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (1.5GB of Total GFX)
Intel Core i7 3720QM Quad-Core Processor (2.60GHz), 6MB Cache
16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz (4 X 4GB)
Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
6X Blu-ray Reader/8X DVD+/-R/2.4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (No Blu-ray Playback Software Included)
FREE 256GB Samsung 830 Series - Solid State Drive
320GB SATA 3.0Gb/s, 7200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD
Integrated High-Definition Audio with THX TruStudio Pro and up to 7.1 Channel support
Wi-Fi Link 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module with Bluetooth - Up to 300 Mbps
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Ports
Media Card Reader
Integrated Biometric Fingerprint Reader
Built-in 2.0 Megapixel Video Camera
1 Year Part Replacement and 45 Day Free Shipping Warranty with DVD image and Lifetime Labor/24-7 Support
45 Day No Dead Pixel Guarantee Free
ORIGIN PC T-shirt Large
TOTAL PRICE (Before Shipping And Handling): $1,956 (I would pay for $500 of it, parents would cover the rest)
OPTION TWO: DESKTOP + Basic Laptop
This option involves me taking my current desktop to school for my dorm and using my dad's old laptop to take to classes and my job (as a Computer Consultant).
My current desktop's specs are as follows:
Intel Core i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
16.0 GB of RAM
120GB SSD
1 TB 5400 RPM HDD
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX
Standard DVD Read/Write Drive
Dual 21" Monitors
Bluetooth 4.0
Windows 7 Professional
An Awesome Case
My dad's old laptop specs are as follows:
2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800
4GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
60GB SSD
320GB External HDD (at 5400RPM)
512MB Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS
Windows 8 Preview
If I go with the latter route, I'll have money ($500) to upgrade my desktop to a third gen i7 with a better graphics card and/or buy a cheap ultrabook during the holidays (most likely gifted by my parents).
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks!!