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sksyen
United States359 Posts
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
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letian
Germany4221 Posts
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Crushgroove
United States793 Posts
On November 02 2010 17:18 sob3k wrote: First you have to tell us a really good reason why you want a gaming laptop. This guy should be listened to. Laptops have poorer performance, a worse performance to dollar ratio, are more expensive, and far less upgradable, than their desktop counterparts. The only question you should ask is: "is mobility absolutely essential to what im doing, so much so that i should sacrifice Performance, life expectancy, and affordability?". If the answer isnt yes, you're not thinking clearly. | ||
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sksyen
United States359 Posts
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sksyen
United States359 Posts
On November 02 2010 18:05 letian wrote: I think, any with dual core > 2.0Gz > 2Gb Ram and pretty solid video like >512 mb Nvidia will be able to run it. But these are the models that you can pick for yourself: ASUS G51J, Toshiba Qosmio X500(can be quite expensive), Dell Studio XPS 1640, Dell Alienware M15x(cocky design) Appreciate the response. | ||
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letian
Germany4221 Posts
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letian
Germany4221 Posts
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
My opinion? Quit trying to max out modern games on a huge 17" laptop and get a smaller, cheaper, and more portable machine. The advantage of a gaming laptop to me is gaming on the fly. It is not about maxing out games. If you don't travel much, then I would get a nice desktop. But if you really need the portability, learn to live with lower settings. | ||
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D1pstick
United States106 Posts
Good. Gaming. Laptop. Pick 2 of those Although don't get me wrong, gaming laptops exists but don't expect desktop level performance. | ||
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sksyen
United States359 Posts
Heres the specs - can you guy let me know what needs to be fixed? My guess is only the video card.. Dell Vostro 4.1.0 Intel core 2 duo E8400 @ 3.00 ghz 2.99 ghz , 3.25 GB of RAM ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro | ||
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Silentness
United States2821 Posts
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sksyen
United States359 Posts
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yrag89
Malaysia315 Posts
-Intel® Core™ i7-740QM Processor (1.73GHz, 4Core/8Threads, turbo boost up to 2.93Ghz, 6M cache) -1GB DDR3 ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 -4GB (2GBx2) 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM I can play on High settings. Ultra will get lower than 25 fps. Medium setting will give u 50+ fps. It suits my moving between home and college hostel. | ||
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Black Gun
Germany4482 Posts
what u should keep in mind is that mobility gpus with a certain name usually are much weaker than their desktop counterparts. for example, my asus g73 contains a mobility radeon 5870, which is comparable to a 5770 desktop gpu. the thing that needs upgrading by far the most is the graphics card. hd2400 wont nearly be enough for sc2 on good settings. | ||
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OutlaW-
Czech Republic5053 Posts
Alienware is the best one on the market but is also the most expensive one(if you remove all the bullshit ones) | ||
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ubersoph
United States56 Posts
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2337507 Should be a pretty solid gaming laptop, if you're looking for actual portability. Better build quality than the acer TimelineX that people are recommending, judging from reviews on notebookcheck and notebookreview. Otherwise just get/build a desktop  | ||
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GreEny K
Germany7312 Posts
On November 02 2010 18:14 Crushgroove wrote: This guy should be listened to. Laptops have poorer performance, a worse performance to dollar ratio, are more expensive, and far less upgradable, than their desktop counterparts. The only question you should ask is: "is mobility absolutely essential to what im doing, so much so that i should sacrifice Performance, life expectancy, and affordability?". If the answer isnt yes, you're not thinking clearly. I don't think it matters what you guys think, he wants a laptop so just help him out or don't post at all stop trying to make him change his mind. Personally I have a Y560, Lonovo laptop. Love it, but I'm sure you can get better for 2k, mine was $1500. The new MSI laptop looks sick, 6600 or something like that... Maybe a 666? | ||
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Schickysc
Canada380 Posts
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asdfTT123
United States989 Posts
Core i5 450M 2.4ghz 4GB DDR3-1333 Radeon HD 5850 1GB DDR5 500GB HD 7200RPM 15.6" 1680x1050 WSXGA+ (most laptops at or above this price-range use crappy 1366x768) All for $1099. The chassis is also pretty compact compared to many monstrous gaming laptops. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3766/msi-gx640-speedy-dx11-laptop | ||
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MrCon
France29748 Posts
But it's not cheap, 1500€so like 2000$.GT660 * Intel Core i7 processors * Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium. MSI recommends upgrade to Genuine Windows® 7 Ultimate. * 16' HD LED LCD * NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M with 1G GDDR3 VRAM * x2 Theater Class Speakers + subwoofer * Intel 802.11 a/b/g/draft n, Bluetooth V2.0EDR * Primary & 2nd 2.5' 500GB SATA; 2nd HDD optional * HD Webcam http://beatit.msi.com/productHome.php edit : I don't know if it's the best price/performance you can find edit 2 : I guess the 440 is very good too, i5 better price with very good performance, good ati gfx card and much cheaper. | ||
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Mazer
Canada1086 Posts
6 GB RAM 500 GB HDD i5 420M processor 310M graphics (Nvidia) Backlit keyboard (surprisingly hard to find this feature on most laptops) 14" non-reflective screen (huge plus imo) I wanted something relatively mobile (14" seemed right) and am content with just running SC2 at medium settings. You can swap from the 310M graphics to the integrated graphics super easy for when you're not gaming. I typically get ~5 hours of battery life if I'm just browsing the web or using an Office program with the screen brightness turned down pretty far. It was a bit of a switch going from my 19" monitor but I got used to it pretty quick and hardly use my desktop at all now. It's definitely not a gaming laptop, but it's worth a look and it was in the right price/performance area. As most people said, a gaming laptop will always have some shortcomings whether it's weight, the sound/heat it emits, bad battery life, etc. As for upgrading your old one, I have no idea how easy that is with a Dell. Do tell how that goes please. | ||
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Char711
United States862 Posts
On November 02 2010 19:04 writer22816 wrote: imo the point of a 'gaming laptop' should not be a powerhouse thats also a laptop. That's useless because its overpriced, will be heavy as fuck and will have a pathetic battery life. Instead a gaming laptop should be decently powered but still lightweight and portable with a nice battery life (probably need an IGP switch). A great example is Acer 4820TG. My opinion? Quit trying to max out modern games on a huge 17" laptop and get a smaller, cheaper, and more portable machine. The advantage of a gaming laptop to me is gaming on the fly. It is not about maxing out games. If you don't travel much, then I would get a nice desktop. But if you really need the portability, learn to live with lower settings. Listen to this man, he is wise. You should probably be aiming more for "medium" quality when you want portability. That and you'll want to stick to that ~15" screen size. It's all about the degree of portability you're aiming for. The guys talking about the MSI laptops are also giving a pretty great recommendation, too. I also watched the EG Masters and I remember their size being pretty decent. Looks like a solid machine. Another option for you would be getting a desktop and then getting a cheap netbook. If you just need to have some computing power on the go that's all you need. Mind you, if it's more of relocating from place to place or extended stays, you'll obviously want the "gaming laptop" so that you can actually play. I didn't seem to pick up from your posts whether you truly needed it. It's basically the distinction between someone like a college student who wants something for notes and such and can use a netbook and someone with other needs. | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On November 02 2010 19:04 writer22816 wrote: imo the point of a 'gaming laptop' should not be a powerhouse thats also a laptop. That's useless because its overpriced, will be heavy as fuck and will have a pathetic battery life. Instead a gaming laptop should be decently powered but still lightweight and portable with a nice battery life (probably need an IGP switch). A great example is Acer 4820TG. My opinion? Quit trying to max out modern games on a huge 17" laptop and get a smaller, cheaper, and more portable machine. The advantage of a gaming laptop to me is gaming on the fly. It is not about maxing out games. If you don't travel much, then I would get a nice desktop. But if you really need the portability, learn to live with lower settings. This is what I did with my Ideapad Y460 and I am more satisfied with it than I have ever been with any PC or my gaming laptop. | ||
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RaneStari
United States116 Posts
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zXk3
Mexico1178 Posts
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Zapperkhan
United States437 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114797 | ||
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eLiE
Canada1039 Posts
what i'd recommend most is avoiding the integrated graphics cards. even if every other spec is good, that's where they're gonna get you. mine is a bit old, has a geforce 9600gt, but has good specs otherwise and gets me mid settings for recent games. and just go for the 15.4 or whatever it is, i knew someone with an 18 inch widescreen and it was fucking HUGE. | ||
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TheGiftedApe
United States1243 Posts
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bakedace
United States672 Posts
On November 02 2010 19:22 D1pstick wrote: Words of wisdom from an old college professor of mine. Good. Gaming. Laptop. Pick 2 of those Although don't get me wrong, gaming laptops exists but don't expect desktop level performance. nice. gotta remember this. Makes perfect sense. | ||
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Enervate
United States1769 Posts
And normally it's kinda expensive, but there's a sweet deal right now. http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-envy-14-laptop/19987.aspx 850 bucks for a core i7, 1gb 5650, and 4gb ram And remember, this laptop looks nice too. | ||
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polarop
41 Posts
I already picked some favorites through all these threads, but would like to hear some more opinions. | ||
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mardi
United States1164 Posts
my recommendation is to go ahead and buy a good desktop that can play sc2 at ultra and then invest in a sturdy and well-built netbook. you'll save money. | ||
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CanucksJC
Canada1241 Posts
On November 03 2010 01:22 asdfTT123 wrote: I just got an MSI GX640 laptop, which is easily the best specs you can get in the price range: Core i5 450M 2.4ghz 4GB DDR3-1333 Radeon HD 5850 1GB DDR5 500GB HD 7200RPM 15.6" 1680x1050 WSXGA+ (most laptops at or above this price-range use crappy 1366x768) All for $1099. The chassis is also pretty compact compared to many monstrous gaming laptops. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3766/msi-gx640-speedy-dx11-laptop ditto on the GX640, it's awesome! | ||
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FinalForm
United States450 Posts
Unless you move a lot, or like to game in hotel rooms, buy a $500 laptop/netbook and a $750-$1000 PC, instead of buying a $2000 laptop. | ||
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ace246
Australia360 Posts
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