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1. How do I rip the hard drive out of it and get all my shit back?

2. What laptop should I buy?
I'm either looking for a cheap and portable laptop, AND a desktop that is good for performance, OR a laptop that is nice and light and portable and good on performance.
My budget is about $1.5k and I can add a few hundred to that over a few weeks.
Also, I can't get a MacBook because my beautiful laser printer doesn't have a driver for macs. But I could possibly get an iMac and then dual boot for printing or get a small netbook for work during uni hours + printing.
Also, my mum is a TAFE teacher and I'm a uni student so I can get whichever one of those has a better discount for Apple stuff, and then go to dicksmith, etc. and get a better discount.

Yay!

Thanks nerds. :)
 
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I built my current one

16gb ram

i7 3.4 ghz

2tb drive

All for just over 1k

Just gotta be smart and shop around for parts
 

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1. to pull the hard drive out you would need to open it up ( unscrewing it all) and then pulling it out, and the HD will not be like something you can just plug into another computer, Best to take it to someone who can do that, they might even buy the laptop ( after you take the HD,) although im not sure.

2. Look at dick smith, they always have specials on laptops at this time.

good luck!!
 

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1. to pull the hard drive out you would need to open it up ( unscrewing it all) and then pulling it out, and the HD will not be like something you can just plug into another computer, Best to take it to someone who can do that, they might even buy the laptop ( after you take the HD,) although im not sure.

2. Look at dick smith, they always have specials on laptops at this time.

good luck!!
hehe.

Doesnt cost much for a SATA cable, or a mate with a 2.5in HD dock.

*hint hint*
 

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Is that the one moey built with the 5 year warranty? :p
I built that one bro

Took me like 4 months


that computer that moey gave me, its remains are at the bottom of the fire place

it like screwed up

and I remember him saying "5 years warranty cuzz 5 years cuzzie"

Go to his shop 4 months later and he closed down
 

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I built that one bro

Took me like 4 months


that computer that moey gave me, its remains are at the bottom of the fire place

it like screwed up

and I remember him saying "5 years warranty cuzz 5 years cuzzie"

Go to his shop 4 months later and he closed down
bahahaha
 

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Removing the HDD is really easy. On the back of the laptop there is likely a HDD cover, unscrew those 4 screws etc and you can just unplug one cable to get the hard drive out.
 

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I built that one bro

Took me like 4 months


that computer that moey gave me, its remains are at the bottom of the fire place

it like screwed up

and I remember him saying "5 years warranty cuzz 5 years cuzzie"

Go to his shop 4 months later and he closed down
lmaoo
 

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This seems alright, but nothing compared to their series 9 laptops (but that's out of your budget)
13.3inch Performance Notebook (530U3B-A01AU) $1.5k
try finding other 'ultrabooks'
 

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Not the most useful post as the deal is over but I was extremely happy with the XPS17 I got on an end of financial year deal recently...something like 1200 for a 17.3" FHD screen, 1.5Tb HD, 8G ram, decent 3gig video card etc. The speakers on this thing are amazing too.
 

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Not the most useful post as the deal is over but I was extremely happy with the XPS17 I got on an end of financial year deal recently...something like 1200 for a 17.3" FHD screen, 1.5Tb HD, 8G ram, decent 3gig video card etc. The speakers on this thing are amazing too.
Jesus Christ, how long is your battery life?
 

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Jesus Christ, how long is your battery life?
6-8 hours on average when doing normal things. when playing games or anything that require the graphics card it would probably be closer to 2. Very few things require the use of the graphics card though so I am very pleasantly surprsed at how long it lasts.

So happy with the purchase.
 

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dude you can get a mbp for $1250 with a student discount

13" base model

You can go even cheaper and hook yourself up with a mba for like $1000 or less

Just print shit out at uni (I get super mega fri printing at uni so eat shit and die)
 

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