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HP Laptop - 15.6", Intel Core i3, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD
Graphics : Intel HD
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$500.00 on sale, 1,300.00$ retail retail price
would this laptop be good for gaming ? Only reason i'm picking this laptop because its pretty much the best laptop on sale for the price of $500.00 but the only downfall is that the graphics is the issue because its a intel hd graphics which no idea if its good
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that is kind of like my alienware m15x
my laptop is 3 years old though.
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| gogodr wrote: | that is kind of like my alienware m15x
my laptop is 3 years old though. |
Oh dam really? would you say u are able to play games on ur alienware m15x ? so I would be able to play some games smoothly on this laptop i buy like world of warcraft, LoL RS?
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| b004u wrote: | | gogodr wrote: | that is kind of like my alienware m15x
my laptop is 3 years old though. |
Oh dam really? would you say u are able to play games on ur alienware m15x ? so I would be able to play some games smoothly on this laptop i buy like world of warcraft, LoL RS? |
it runs Starcraft 2 fine.
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| This laptop is good for gaming, has good amount of RAM, how much Ghz is it ?
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| (dib1500) wrote: | | This laptop is good for gaming, has good amount of RAM, how much Ghz is it ? |
About 2.3 2.4 Ghz
It's going on sale for black friday but i'll be the first one to enter best buys since i'll be headin there at 9pm today. The only thing is that Idk where to go inside the store to rush and buy it 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| b004u wrote: | | (dib1500) wrote: | | This laptop is good for gaming, has good amount of RAM, how much Ghz is it ? |
About 2.3 2.4 Ghz
It's going on sale for black friday but i'll be the first one to enter best buys since i'll be headin there at 9pm today. The only thing is that Idk where to go inside the store to rush and buy it |
I see, I would say this laptop is good for gaming, you should get bro. 
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| Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| low/med/high graphics?
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HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
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This laptop is bad and you should feel bad.
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On-board graphics are terrible and will cause major issues down the road, they burn out fast and overheat extremely easy. In most cases, laptops with on-board video do not do much other then ventilate the area where the chip is at and at most have a small fan near them. This leads to overheating and if you do not continuously clean out the fan every so often, you will have issues.
The other issue is the battery life listed for that laptop is non-existent. It says it has not been tested. Granted you can go to another site and compare life spans, but keep in mind a shitty battery will last a year or so and die depending on how often it is plugged in. (Yes kids, keeping your laptop plugged in burns out the battery.) Laptop batteries are not cheap to replace either and will probably land up coasting 1/5th the total cost of the laptop itself. ($499.99 is the price of that laptop, the battery to replace it will probably cost $100 no joke.)
And to anyone that suggests you buy an Alienware, do not waste your money they are junk.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:22 am Post subject: |
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| Phox wrote: | HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
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This laptop is bad and you should feel bad. |
it is more than enough for WoW and LOL :/
Wiccaan:: they are no junk. you can't afford them. it is different
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
tl;dr
This laptop is bad and you should feel bad. |
it is more than enough for WoW and LOL :/
Wiccaan:: they are no junk. you can't afford them. it is different |
Nope, it's actually not, good game.
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gogodr
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Phox wrote: | | gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
tl;dr
This laptop is bad and you should feel bad. |
it is more than enough for WoW and LOL :/
Wiccaan:: they are no junk. you can't afford them. it is different |
Nope, it's actually not, good game. |
I could play WoW in my laptop with no problems
and sc2 (( which is more intensive than LOL ))
my m15x is:
2.4 core 2 duo
512MB 8800M nvidia graphics
5GB RAM
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Phox
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | | gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
tl;dr
This laptop is bad and you should feel bad. |
it is more than enough for WoW and LOL :/
Wiccaan:: they are no junk. you can't afford them. it is different |
Nope, it's actually not, good game. |
I could play WoW in my laptop with no problems
and sc2 (( which is more intensive than LOL )) |
I'm not really seeing the connection here. You're saying since your laptop can run WoW, all laptops can run WoW? There's a slight flaw in your logic there.
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gogodr
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| Phox wrote: | | gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | | gogodr wrote: | | Phox wrote: | HEY OP, THIS IS IMPORTANT AND YOU SHOULD READ THIS SO YOU DON'T GET RIPPED OFF.
Now that I have your attention, you can officially forget about what everyone in this thread has said, because they don't know what they are talking about.
Do not buy this computer with the intent of gaming. It has a weak dual core processor and some of the weakest integrated graphics ever made to date. Intel "HD" will slow down even the simplest of tasks. The 4 gigabytes of ram is basically useless because of what it's paired up with. You are not going to get a laptop that can do any sort of 3d anything for 500$. If they're telling you that list price is $1300, they're full of bullshit.
tl;dr
This laptop is bad and you should feel bad. |
it is more than enough for WoW and LOL :/
Wiccaan:: they are no junk. you can't afford them. it is different |
Nope, it's actually not, good game. |
I could play WoW in my laptop with no problems
and sc2 (( which is more intensive than LOL )) |
I'm not really seeing the connection here. You're saying since your laptop can run WoW, all laptops can run WoW? There's a slight flaw in your logic there. |
note my previous post
"that is kind of like my alienware m15x
my laptop is 3 years old though."
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