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Old 11-22-2005, 03:15 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hey what do you think about the hp computer that is offered by walmart for $400..i mean is it worth it becouse iam thinking about buying one but i dont know if i should ..any thoughts?
* AMD Sempron 2800+ Processor
* 40GB 4200RPM Hard Drive
* 256MB RAM
* CDRW / DVD drive
* 15" LCD screen
* 2 USB 2.0 ports
* Price: $398

do you think it would be any good for 3d max or just for playing games like doom or fear(i mean would they run on this laptop)..what do you think..shouldi go camping in front of walmart or not..lol
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nothing..hmm
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It's a $400 dollar computer from Walmart, I think you can guess what the quality will be....
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but for a laptop i mean than doesnt sound bad...but is it crap?..i mean do you think its not worth it
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but for a laptop i mean than doesnt sound bad...but is it crap?..i mean do you think its not worth it
If you are just going to use it for Word Processing and Surfing the web, it will do the job. But don't expect too much else from it.
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That computer will NOT play fear or hl2, it probably has integrated graphics and those suxorz!!!
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nothing more than...let's say warcraft or cs 1.6
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will thank you for your replys
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Your not ment to have power out of a laptop that is what desktops are for. That will do fine the the basics.
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it wont run doom
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