Quit yer bitching. Hold off on buying a car every 2 years to every 3 years
More than make up for the cost of your son’s proper preparation for college  Previous Message
College of Engineering:
Processor Intel Series 1 or higher (new line; comes after 14th Generation); 125 or better (e.g., 125H, 134L, 288V) OR AMD Ryzen 8000 Series or better, x500 or better (e.g., 8500, 9600)
Memory 32GB RAM
SSD 2 TB
Video Card QHD (2560 x 1440) or 4K (3840 x 2160); NVIDIA GeForce 4050 OR AMD Radeon RX 6600M
All of the machines I'm seeing with these specs are >$2,500. Am I doing something wrong?
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 Windows Laptop Buying Q: I'm clueless about Wintel laptops. Here are the spec requirements for UF - ATL April 28, 2026, 13:53:51
- Quit yer bitching. Hold off on buying a car every 2 years to every 3 years - timmer May 5, 2026, 15:26:54
- This seems like a good deal for these specs, no? - ATL May 5, 2026, 12:52:28
- Just let mini take care of it. He probably knows more than any of us* - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 16:01:29
- UF engineering requires a windows laptop? oof - ECEIllinois April 28, 2026, 15:04:30
- Related Q: I'm seeing a lot of NVIDIA graphics cards refered to as RTX with different numbering - ATL April 28, 2026, 14:38:24
- prices will drop when Hormuz opens up - bbonb April 28, 2026, 14:16:23
- 2 TB storage is the main cost driver. But such systems are often had for $2000-2200. - Stu April 28, 2026, 14:02:32
- They're demanding the most expensive versions of the most expensive parts, so I'm not surprised - complainant April 28, 2026, 14:01:19
- 32 GB of RAM is gonna be pricey at the moment* - Sammich April 28, 2026, 14:00:25
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