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LAPTOP LOL
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:51 pm
by zole
Nobs
need to buy a laptop for AZIA, i posted a topic like this before, but is out of date now.
Want it for the usual things, including some light gaming. I don't expect it to be able to play the newest games etc but should be able to run uo/wow/AOK/Team fortress 2 etc. That kind of stuff.
My budget = as little as possible. I don't need a beastly machine, but i want one which wont make me tear out my hair because its slow opening skype or firefox.
HELP PLZ.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:45 pm
by Villa
DELL
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 5:17 pm
by Calix
Laptops are shit and slow in my experience unless you spend a lot of money, just get a second hand one for 50 quid or whatever. Basically ebay or fridayads or something.
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 7:29 pm
by Noxin
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:15 pm
by Zim Zum
What Calix said. I've stopped looking for fast game splaying laptops now, that involves paying £1,500 on crap like Alienware that weights 3 tonnes.
Now I just like the idea of portability. Can't beat the Asus EEE PC! £200, small and light.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:26 am
by zole
obviously laptops are shit, but i dont have a choice. Its laptop or internet cafe etc.
I reckon spending 6-700 should allow me to get a laptop which can play UO at least. I wont be playing wow cos i realised that MMO in japanese just wont work. Imagine that, trying to do a new instance and all i hear on vent is CHING CHONG CHING CHINON RICE SUSHI CHING
not racist.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:29 am
by King Cyric
dell vostro 1700, cost me 500 notes and plays css etc no worries with good fps.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:11 pm
by Superfast Oz
You can play uo with no lag, 32mb video card, 256 ram (192 in reality)
So basically any laptop will play uo. I'd suggest paying 400 at most.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:20 pm
by Benn
Those Dell Vostros are really pretty good
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:29 pm
by zole
seems pretty good from the reviews i've seen. what gfx card/ram did you get etc?
i will hold off buying anything until just before i leave, for the obvious reason of newer stuff getting released, prices dropping etc etc.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:38 pm
by zole
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2-cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English
17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display
3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (1x1024 + 1x2048 MB)
250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
256MB nVidia® GeForce® 8600M GT
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
£633.
Seems like it would be ok to me, input?
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:29 pm
by Angus
OH NO NO NO JOHNNYFIVE.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:49 pm
by Superfast Oz
remove windows vista and its a smart laptop
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:56 pm
by Noxin
What a complete waste of money...
Just buy something mediocre from Ebay for like 200 and it'll run everything you need it to, a dual core laptop?
Why? It's not needed, it's like buying a shroud of Ari in UO when you only need 5 phys not 10.
Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:00 pm
by Villa
Noxin wrote:What a complete waste of money...
Just buy something mediocre from Ebay for like 200 and it'll run everything you need it to, a dual core laptop?
Why? It's not needed, it's like buying a shroud of Ari in UO when you only need 5 phys not 10.
Why have bread&butter when you can have Caviar ?
