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#1 Prince Polaris

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Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:57 PM

Ok, I don't know for sure, but my Mom hinted that she might get me a laptop for Christmas if I can find one that is not too expensive.

What it needs:

1-Able to play Minecraft reasonably well

I'm not shooting for 120FPS on Far render. but I don't want to get 20FPS on Tiny either.

Maybe like 40FPS on Normal?

2-needs to have WIndows 7

I DO NOT like windows 8 at ALL.  It's just too confusing, and 7 works fine.

3- Needs to be big

I'm much too fat big to be using one of those little laptops that are the size of a DVD case.

4- Needs a full keyboard

I'm planning to buy a separate keyboard to go with the Laptop, but if it doesn't work out, I'll need the laptop to have a full keyboard.

 

I hope you all can find something!


Edited by Prince Polaris, 05 December 2013 - 09:29 PM.


#2 Seabreeze

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Posted 05 December 2013 - 08:59 PM

... You are not getting anything for $100. Graphing calculators cost about $100.



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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:12 PM

BEN10-25-function-new-learning-little-co

 

here's your 100 dollar computer



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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:18 PM

*snip*

 

here's your 100 dollar computer

Tude, thanks sweetie, but it's getting late and you should go home to Shenanigans.

 

If your limit is $100, you are definitely not getting a laptop. Invest it in something else or save up. That, or scour through eBay until you find a laptop scuzzy enough to cost you below $100.



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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:19 PM

Tude, thanks sweetie, but it's getting late and you should go home to Shenanigans.

 

If your limit is $100, you are definitely not getting a laptop. Invest it in something else or save up. That, or scour through eBay until you find a laptop scuzzy enough to cost you below $100.

I'm not joking that is literally a 100 dollar laptop



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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:28 PM

Yeah, I thought so....

Well, my last hope is that my friend gives me her old Virus-Ridden Laptop when she gets her new one, and I can fix it up...

Well, forget the money limit- what do I need?


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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:32 PM

I'm not so sure since I don't use dollars over here in the UK, but I guess you need about $400 if you want to get a laptop that can do games and stuff. If it's just for the web, you can get some cheapy thing. By the way, google is your friend.



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Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:38 PM

I think my phone might be faster than some laptops... And MCPE is catching up... You need a phone, my man :)

Just kidding. Save your money and buy a decent laptop.

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Posted 05 December 2013 - 11:02 PM

the cheapest laptop I have ever seen was 180 and it ran windows 8...


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Posted 06 December 2013 - 02:17 AM

I think my phone might be faster than some laptops... And MCPE is catching up... You need a phone, my man :)

Just kidding. Save your money and buy a decent laptop.

I had a kindle fire with Minecraft Portable Edition on it, but I lost it.  I'll find it one of these days.



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Posted 06 December 2013 - 05:00 AM

it's called a small macbook pro- runs minecraft like magic :D



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Posted 06 December 2013 - 05:16 AM

it's called a small macbook pro- runs minecraft like magic :D

I'm sorry, but you can't get any apple product for cheap.  And Black Friday already passed.



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Posted 06 December 2013 - 08:55 AM

sorry to say, almost any new laptop will run MC ok, hell even my netbook runs it at 30fps and its not even supposed to run games, and any machine with USB, (which is all now) can plug a usb full keyboard into to save the onboard

Edited by Captain Char, 06 December 2013 - 08:56 AM.


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Posted 06 December 2013 - 09:01 AM

Disclaimer:

By expanding spoiler, you accept that all info listed in this post is absolute poop and that I'm not held responsible for any buyers remorse of said poop.

 

Spoiler

Edited by waffels, 06 December 2013 - 09:06 AM.


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Posted 06 December 2013 - 02:46 PM

If you're going to be buying a new laptop anytime soon or in the future, make sure it can support an opengl version over 2.1. If you buy any type of older laptop from ebay or wherever, make sure you check this, or else you're wasting your time and you're not going to be able to play minecraft after they turn up the Ogl requirements and anything under 2.1 won't work anymore.

 

So post specs here before you buy so you can be assured by the people who know more about computers (which is definitely not me, but there are some others who can tell you your quality).

 

I wonder how many of the crappier computers aren't gonna be able to run minecraft after that update? Or run it at agonizing speeds.

 

https://help.mojang....em-requirements

https://help.mojang....-opengl-support


Edited by RunningWolf251, 06 December 2013 - 02:46 PM.


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Posted 06 December 2013 - 03:41 PM

Yeah, I thought so....

Well, my last hope is that my friend gives me her old Virus-Ridden Laptop when she gets her new one, and I can fix it up...

Well, forget the money limit- what do I need?

Regardless, I suggest you take the laptop and reload the operating system. This should address the virus issue.



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Posted 06 December 2013 - 08:53 PM

If you're going to be buying a new laptop anytime soon or in the future, make sure it can support an opengl version over 2.1. If you buy any type of older laptop from ebay or wherever, make sure you check this, or else you're wasting your time and you're not going to be able to play minecraft after they turn up the Ogl requirements and anything under 2.1 won't work anymore.

 

So post specs here before you buy so you can be assured by the people who know more about computers (which is definitely not me, but there are some others who can tell you your quality).

 

I wonder how many of the crappier computers aren't gonna be able to run minecraft after that update? Or run it at agonizing speeds.

 

https://help.mojang....em-requirements

https://help.mojang....-opengl-support

This is why I will be unfairly banned by my own computer once this update happens, because I don't think this computer has ANY opengl, or if it does, it's an Old one.

 

Regardless, I suggest you take the laptop and reload the operating system. This should address the virus issue.

And I doubt she has the CDs for that, but I'll ask.....


Disclaimer:

By expanding spoiler, you accept that all info listed in this post is absolute poop and that I'm not held responsible for any buyers remorse of said poop.

 

Spoiler

Those Ultra poop computers there are both better than this one, and they are also the ones my School uses xD

 

And the Bare minimum ones look like they might work pretty good, actually



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 05:14 AM

I can get you a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for free. I can zip the ISO and send it to you, but you will need a 64-bit PC.

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Posted 07 December 2013 - 05:52 AM

I can get you a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for free. I can zip the ISO and send it to you, but you will need a 64-bit PC.

That would be AWESOME, but this is a 32-bit and it's all I have.

Don't 64-bit OSs work on 32-bit computers...?

Nah, probably not.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 06:27 AM

That would be AWESOME, but this is a 32-bit and it's all I have.

Don't 64-bit OSs work on 32-bit computers...?

Nah, probably not.

 

In your case, 64-bit will not work.  AMD didn't create x64 capable cpus until socket 754.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 06:44 AM

I can get you a copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit for free. I can zip the ISO and send it to you, but you will need a 64-bit PC.

But you can get around that.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 06:53 AM

I'll see if I have a 32-bit ISO laying around.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 12:37 PM

I'm not joking that is literally a 100 dollar laptop

Really?! For that piece of crap?! Haha!



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 05:37 PM

Good news! I've got a 32-bit ISO for Windows 7! I'm a little busy right now, so I'll upload it in a while. I'll also convert it into a universal disc so you can choose which version you want to install. I'll go over installation in a PM if you need it.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 06:24 PM

Ok then.

I'm still hoping my Friend gives me her Win7 laptop, and Hopefully I can somehow upgrade it.

Is there any way to upgrade a laptop?

Are there Laptop Graphics cards?


 
 

Good news! I've got a 32-bit ISO for Windows 7! I'm a little busy right now, so I'll upload it in a while. I'll also convert it into a universal disc so you can choose which version you want to install. I'll go over installation in a PM if you need it.

Ohh, Really?

That means I can Save this old thing!!

I can stop worring about what I'll do after April 8th!!

THat would be GREAT!

I can keep this computer for a while longer, AND, I hear WIn7 is more Efficient than WInxp, so that's more CPU and RAM for Minecraft to use!



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 06:32 PM

Ok then.

I'm still hoping my Friend gives me her Win7 laptop, and Hopefully I can somehow upgrade it.

Is there any way to upgrade a laptop?

Are there Laptop Graphics cards?

Yes, but you might ask her what kind it is. Some laptops have integrated graphics cards, meaning they're not interchangeable. I bought a laptop and forgot to check, so I'm stuck with Intel HD 3k, which does run games a bit better than people say it does, but it's welded in, so I can't change it.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 07:06 PM

I'll see if I have a 32-bit ISO laying around.

You realize that tons of people have already done this, right?  All it takes is a little bit of searching.  I'm not going to link it as it's not technically legal, but its Piratebay torrent #9083389.



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 07:54 PM

You realize that tons of people have already done this, right?  All it takes is a little bit of searching.  I'm not going to link it as it's not technically legal, but its Piratebay torrent #9083389.

 

...and tell me, how many of those work without any headaches and are already universal images?



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Posted 07 December 2013 - 10:09 PM

Upload is done.

 

Windows 7

Universal ISO disc image

32-bit

https://www.mediafir...5r2dlygd7curg9e

 

You'll also need Windows Loader to activate Windows

http://forums.mydigi...ase-information

 

You'll also need this to make a bootable DVD/USB drive

http://www.microsoft..._usbdvd_dwnTool

 

message me if you need help.


Edited by Laser_Lens_4, 07 December 2013 - 10:18 PM.


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Posted 08 December 2013 - 02:47 AM

 
 

 

Upload is done.

 

Windows 7

Universal ISO disc image

32-bit

https://www.mediafir...5r2dlygd7curg9e

 

You'll also need Windows Loader to activate Windows

http://forums.mydigi...ase-information

 

You'll also need this to make a bootable DVD/USB drive

http://www.microsoft..._usbdvd_dwnTool

 

message me if you need help.

All right, I'll be doing this in a bit- and I probably will need help, having never done a thing like this before.



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Posted 08 December 2013 - 04:59 AM

lol. mac for life. laptops all have full sized keyboards.

 

 

 

take a look at a macbook pro.

 

 

macbook air stinks more than pumpkin cake.



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Posted 08 December 2013 - 05:05 AM

lol. mac for life. laptops all have full sized keyboards.

 

 

 

take a look at a macbook pro.

 

 

macbook air stinks more than pumpkin cake.

 

This thread has nothing to do with macs. Seeing as they aren't a viable option, this is useless, and you should stop.



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Posted 08 December 2013 - 10:49 PM

lol. mac for life. laptops all have full sized keyboards.

Do you even know what a full size keyboard is?

A full size keyboard has at least 104 keys and is setup like the white Rosewill in this picture.

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take a look at a macbook pro.

Suggesting a $1k+ laptop for someone with a low budget? Flawless logic.



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Posted 08 December 2013 - 11:12 PM

actually rarity you can get a full keyboard on most laptops here for cheap, but I never saw the point in having a full keyboard in a mobile platform

#35 RunningWolf251

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Posted 08 December 2013 - 11:17 PM

You'll likely never really use the number pad unless you're doing something apart from intense gaming. Even then, you can always rebind keys to something else, but then again you're probably playing something other than minecraft.



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Posted 09 December 2013 - 05:26 AM

By 'Full keyboard', I meant one with the 1-9 Numpad that some laptops don't have.



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Posted 12 December 2013 - 04:24 PM

You can always buy an external numpad if the model of laptop you want doesn't have a numpad.




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