# I'm not really looking for a laptop, but..

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 6, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-really-looking-for-a-laptop-but/258562 "2004-08-06T02:45:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-really-looking-for-a-laptop-but/258562/1 "2004-08-06T02:45:34Z")

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I was reading pc mag back to school article and one of the editor’s choices was the Velocity Micro B50 Campus Edition

review: [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1625638,00.asp](http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1625638,00.asp)

manufactures site: [Custom Gaming Laptops & Workstations | Velocity Micro](http://www.velocitymicro.com/wizard.php?iid=21)

Two questions:  
Does anyone have an opinion about this laptop/company?  
what “name brand” laptop is closest to this in specifications?

Note that I’m not going back to school, and hardly go anywhere, which is why I’m not really looking for a laptop. But sometimes I like researching\* tech products (I looked at GPSes for years b4 buying one)

Interesting that when I 1st looked, the campus edition was unconfigurable, but now one can change a few of the options.

Brian  
\*Or having smart friends™ do some of the research. 😉