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I am going to college soon and I'm really not sure what sort of computer I should get. I've thought about these two options:
-Build a custom PC for around 1200-1300 (monitor, system, everything)
-Get an apple ibook 14in.
The thing is, I can't easily move a PC around, and I don't really want a roaring pc box full of cooling fans in the room annoying everyone, but an Ibook I could tote everywhere. But I can make a realllly powerful PC for 1400, whereas an already aging Ibook G4 with enough storage for all my music (30 gigs of music or so) would run me around 1500......and I need to make this purchase soon. I do like to game a bit, but I really focus on music recording/editing and basic writing/web/email stuff too.
Any comments/Ideas?
What have you guys brought to college?
 
If you're concerned about noise, I would do my best to try to make a silent PC. Even then, however, PCs aren't so noisy that I would concern myself about annoying other people when taking it into a dorm environment. Ceiling fans and air purifiers are much more noisy than PCs are. Dorms are some of the loudest places on Earth anyway.

My suggestion: make that PC for $1400. Get a passively cooled video card if you're especially worried about noise. But don't go for the ibook just because you want something quiet...
 
Id say get a decent ~1500 lappy, and you can do minimal gaming on that, yet it's still quiet and portable.
 
well, I wouldn't just get the iBook becuase its quiet, I do like the idea of portability and the sleekness of it :)
 
what about this for a relatively inexpensive PC? Im not sure about the PSU in the case....will it work good with an X2 and possible a 7800gt?

--MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard
--AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
--eVGA 256-P2-N386-AX Geforce 6800GS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card
--SAMSUNG Black IDE Combo Drive Model SH-M522C/BEBN
--HITACHI Deskstar T7K250 HDT722516DLAT80 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133
--Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory
--ViewSonic VA902b Black 19" 8ms LCD Monitor
--Antec LifeStyle SONATA II Piano Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 450Watt SmartPower 2.0 ATX 12V V2.0 for AMD & Intel systems Power Supply​
TOTAL $1117.2 from newegg...
 
If you don't want to have to tote around a full size pc how about a Small Form Factor System ? Build a SFF box, stuff it with as much storage as you need, and a flat panel monitor. Should be easy enough to move when you need to.


 
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