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    build your own laptop

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Fittersman, Dec 14, 2006.

  1. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    Is building your own laptop really cheaper and is there a site that will help you out with compatabliity issues and help you put one together?
     
    Fittersman, Dec 14, 2006
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    Gautam election 2008 NBR Reviewer

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    Budding Notebook Virtuoso

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    Good luck finding a laptop motherboard.
     
    Budding, Dec 14, 2006
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Well you can buy from a barebones reseller and specify the components you want like I did with my S96J and it usually comes out cheaper than if you buy from HP/DELL/Toshiba with the same specs.

    Most resellers will put the parts together for you if you buy the parts from them.
     
    usapatriot, Dec 14, 2006
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  5. hmmmmm

    hmmmmm Notebook Deity

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    building your own notebook is cheaper

    +you get the parts you want

    at least that is currently the case in canada
     
    hmmmmm, Dec 14, 2006
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    It may be quite hard to find a case that would fit all the components you want however.
     
    Lil Mayz, Dec 15, 2006
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    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    ahem....

    I built my high-end notebook, I saved $400-600.

    I would not recommend building a notebook unless if its going to be a high-end one. Low & Mid-range notebooks are very well priced with fully configs.

    High-end notebooks usually have markups and margin... which can help you to calculate the cost benefits by getting your own barebones (from RJtech.com or ISTNC.com.. and then going to Newegg.com to buy the standardized parts like CPU, RAM, HDD.

    As for warranty, those sites selling the barebones have some of the best resellerratings.com scores and Better Business Bureau ratings then most other OEMs.
     
    Gophn, Dec 15, 2006
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  8. Fittersman

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    what do you classify as high-end? because im lookin at about 1000 but will go higher if i gotta
     
    Fittersman, Dec 15, 2006
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    Qhs Notebook Evangelist

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    High end as it the best parts available. 7900 or up GPU, T7x00 CPU, etc. Especially the GPU as they are the hardest to obtain. If you are doing a DIY notebook, might as well get the best available GPU.
     
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    High-end is usually with mid-range and above videocard (Nvidia 7600+ & ATI X1600+)
     
    Gophn, Dec 15, 2006
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    High end usually means notebooks with a GO7800/X1800 or above.
     
    jetstar, Dec 16, 2006
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    For $1000, don't worry about building. A high-end machine, even building it yourself, won't usually come in at less than $1500. You can get good deals on e1505 because Dell buys so much hardware, a lot of the money saved is passed on to you. Especially since they've seen so much competition lately from HP/Compaq, etc.
     
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    Pitabred:

    how much did you pay for that laptop and where did you get it? that is pretty close to what i want.
     
    Fittersman, Dec 16, 2006
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