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lnquisitor Cheater
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: Buying gaming laptot $1000-1500$ price range. |
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Hi, I'm buying a gaming laptop.
Right now I'm looking at Toshiba Qosmio X305 ($1399), Alienware 51 m17-x ($1499) and XPS M1730 ($????), Gateway P-7811FX ($1449)
Which would you reccomend? Maybe some others?
#Edit: After reading a few reviews on the interweb it comes clear that the P-7811FX and Alienware 51 m17-x are propably the best solutions. Obviously P-7811 doesn't have those fancy fingerprint scanners and blueray drives like Alienware, but does anyone have comprehensive benchmarks? Which one gets higher fps?
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| rockista80 wrote: |
its a good site for gaming comp and laptops |
Thanks! I'll compare it with Cnet.
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:41 pm Post subject: Re: Buying gaming laptot $1000-1500$ price range. |
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| lnquisitor wrote: | Hi, I'm buying a gaming laptop.
Right now I'm looking at Toshiba Qosmio X305 ($1399), Alienware 51 m17-x ($1499) and XPS M1730 ($????), Gateway P-7811FX ($1449)
Which would you reccomend? Maybe some others?
#Edit: After reading a few reviews on the interweb it comes clear that the P-7811FX and Alienware 51 m17-x are propably the best solutions. Obviously P-7811 doesn't have those fancy fingerprint scanners and blueray drives like Alienware, but does anyone have comprehensive benchmarks? Which one gets higher fps? |
I would get an ib power gamer if you are looking for graph-icky game play ness :X
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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You'd get way more bang for your buck, so to speak, if you were to build a desktop computer instead and, if you really need a laptop, get a netbook like an Eee pc or something. Gaming laptops fail in so many ways.
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If you're open to suggestions, you could try something like this:
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9984772
It includes a kick-ass gaming PC (with a monitor, that, if you don't need, could be removed allowing you to switch the 4850 for a 4870, the 3GB of ram for 6GB and the 500GB HDD for a 1TB HDD) and a netbook.
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Zarr just said everything I would have.
Laptops just aren't so great for gaming, both hardware-wise and interface-wise.
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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If money is not a matter then I say this will be your first choice.
specs:
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.8GHz
RAM:6GB DDR2
CHIPSET: Intel X38
HDD: 320GB HDD
VGA: Ati Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 (1GB)
OS: Vista HP 64bit
That machine did score over 20,000 on 3DMK 06
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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Doesn't ATI sucks?
(What i heard).
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kls85 I post too much
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Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Dauragon wrote: | Doesn't ATI sucks?
(What i heard). |
I say you are like a ostrich, when scared they dig their heads into soft ground as for you, it's concrete.
Get with the program...
ATi currently does not suck.
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| kls85 wrote: | If money is not a matter then I say this will be your first choice.
specs:
CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 @ 2.8GHz
RAM:6GB DDR2
CHIPSET: Intel X38
HDD: 320GB HDD
VGA: Ati Mobility Radeon HD 4870 X2 (1GB)
OS: Vista HP 64bit
That machine did score over 20,000 on 3DMK 06 |
Almost right there.
The correct gHz was 3,9 GHz.
http://www.sweclockers.com/imagebank/200902/Asus_stor001.gif
I wouldn't say this is so much a laptop tho.
The weight is 5kg.
But its the best shit you can get, atleast.
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Thanks for the info's. I already have a very powerfull desktop PC, usually used for 3d rendering. The reason I wanted a gaming laptop is because I could use it for both rendering on the way and gaming, which could be of some use to me. Weight doesn't really matter, as long as it fits in a backpack
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If you could pay that much, its would be the best.
But its $500 over your budget.
And it comes with an bag that it fits into.
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| Humper wrote: | If you could pay that much, its would be the best.
But its $500 over your budget.
And it comes with an bag that it fits into. |
Any idea if theres going to be discounts on it? I'm not sure I could afford it right now...
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| Save up $500 and get it a few months later. It's definitely worth it though. 4870X2 in a laptop is just hot.
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| Dauragon wrote: | Doesn't ATI sucks?
(What i heard). |
I'm guessing you haven't been on a computer for a while...
ATI has been doing great recently....
Is the GTX295 alot better then 4870x2? or just a lil bit?
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