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ZerofluxCal -> Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 9:06:53 AM)
I need another computer but I wanted a laptop so I can take it places...I also want it to be able to run the latest games and not be out of date in 2 months... I found this from Dell...what do you think?? PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache) OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition, English SYSTEM COLOURCrimson Red MEMORY4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz HARD DRIVERAID Performance: 400GB (2x200GB) 7200RPM GRAPHICS CARDNVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory OPTICAL DRIVEBlu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM) WIRELESS CARDIntel Next-Gen Wireless-N BLUETOOTHBuilt-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) BATTERY OPTIONS80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Prim SOUND OPTIONSHigh Definition Audio 2.0 PHYSICS ACCELERATORAGEIA™ PhysX™ Physics Acceleratoredit btw it is $3299.00 + GST

Jugador -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 9:09:07 AM)
i think thats a lot of cash, but it should be outdated in 3 or 4 months.

sarNz -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 11:49:56 AM)
i bought an alienware back in the day, stupidest **ing thing ever. 3000 dollar pile of crap. had a defective hard drive from the start. thing got so hot the paint wore off it within a month. eventually it got so hot it would turn itself off. DO NOT BUY A GAMING LAPTOP! I built the desktop I'm on for 1700 bucks, including price of a 22" screen and everything. Runs cooler, quieter, and its much faster. DO NOT BUY A GAMING LAPTOP! The battery in a gaming laptop pretty much lasts long enough for you to boot up the game, but thats about it. Remember, all that ** takes a lot of power. It's totally not worth it. DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT!

redass02gt -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 12:35:41 PM)
gaming laptop sounds like an oxymoron to me.

99GTvert -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 12:37:23 PM)
...yeah.... why not a regular desktop?

Commander Bubbles -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 12:42:04 PM)
two words that are just not meant to be. Laptops are only useful for transportational needs (work). Gaming might seem like a cool idea, but trust me...just get a desktop. Laptops generally run worse than desktops anyway (hd rpm's, cpu's, ram, etc..) Just get a 1500$ gaming PC and a 1000 laptop. Another few points... -Your laptop will not run @ full performance when running from the battery=1/2 the fps compared to if the A/C adapter was plugged in. -Refresh/response rates are generally poorer than pc monitors.=mouse lag... -Generally slower than PCs, no matter what -No/little upgradability. -Overheating issues (surfaces) -If something goes bad (usb port, etc)...you can't just swap it out...live with it. You could get a hub or something, but... Seriously, the idea may seem good, until you get the laptop and want to throw it out. Not only new games are bad to play, but older ones (quake 2/3, ut99, ut2k4 are examples). The idea of playing new games on the go is retarded too...just do what I said a paragraph above.

Commander Bubbles -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 12:43:05 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: redass02gt gaming laptop sounds like an oxymoron to me. That sums it up[:D]

drhoward -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 1:15:36 PM)
do you really need to play wow while you are driving to work in the morning?[8D]

ZerofluxCal -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 1:16:35 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: drhoward do you really need to play wow while you are driving to work in the morning?[8D] Yes [:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(][:(] [:@][:@][:@]

KTownGT -> RE: Gaming Laptop (5/6/2008 1:59:02 PM)
Sager all the way if you want a good gaming laptop. But, Bubs is right, Laptops make poor gaming computers unless you dump cash into them! http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=551 This guys has an 8800M GTX, E8400(desktop CPU), etc. for $2500. http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4391 Review about the Sager computer. Awesome tech support so I have heard. You should have posted this before the 30th. Dell had some awesome deals on their XPS lineup, I ended up getting about $1200 off my computer and free shipping! - T9300 - 8600M GT - 1440x900 LED backlit screen. - 4 Gigs of RAM - 320 Gig HDD - Fully loaded - $1400ish shipped...

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