Gaming Laptops ?

[nick69]

Quoting: 55starchief

I still hve my Toshiba T1000 purchased new by me back in 1987

So how old were you in '87???

[55starchief]

Quoting: nick69

So how old were you in '87???

12

[nick69]

So your parents bought that T1000

You aint that old yet dude!!!

[55starchief]

Quoting: nick69

So your parents bought that T1000

You aint that old yet dude!!!

Nope i purchased it with money left to me when my grandmother died

I think i bought it from gultronics

[Incursus]

Macs can't play games Graeme proved that at the weekend wouldn't even run BF2 (a very old game) properly and took a bunch of messing around.
I know you wouldn't wanna be doing that.

If you don't wanna play games and you have the money then fine get a Mac I doubt it would take you long to learn how to use it (pratice on sammy's) on the other hand if your just using it for porn and office stuff then you can get a decent lappy for less than £400.

If you want to play games on a lappy you really need a gaming laptop like phil's or Andrews. They are expensive Andrews Dell XPS would be about £1000!

He recommends a Rock (like Phil has) http://www.rockdirect.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.rockdirect.com/
its what I would go for if I had the money.

Tis still a lot of dosh though just to save space especially as your not much of a gamer. your PC could be upgraded for less than £500, considerably less if you skimp on the graphics card.

afaik a normal lappy, even one with a highendish gfx "card" might not cut it for games they are not tuned for games and sometimes share system memory.

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

Dell XPS would be about £1000!

I found a reasonable XPS for around £650 (and that's with upgraded GFX and HD).

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

Quoting: Incursus
Dell XPS would be about £1000!

I found a reasonable XPS for around £650 (and that's with upgraded GFX and HD).

bonus.


Edit: Just followed your link from earlier, should do the job

XPS  M1530
with the 3 gb ram,
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
and 250gb HDD
£649

nice.

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

with the 3 gb ram

?

I thought the options were 2 or 4 gig.

Also I don't need a huge HDD as I have a massive back-up drive.

I'd prefer to spend the extra on the upgraded battery.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5450
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
160GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)

That works out to be £659.

The other main options are :

CPU . . . I ain't spending more than another £100 so the only one that's cheaper is :

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache) an additional  £79.99

Is that CPU much better ?

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

I thought the options were 2 or 4 gig.

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1530?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~lt=popup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1530?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&~lt=popup

Third one in....

Quoting: Roadkill

I'd prefer to spend the extra on the upgraded battery.

Why?

Quoting: Roadkill

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache) an additional £79.99

Is that CPU much better ?

simple answer, yes it is.
but the extra gb of ram will probably be more noticeable.


Wouldn't worry about avoiding Vista either, neither Andrew or phil seemed to have had any problems with it.

[Kenny]

I agree with everything chris has just said.  I noticed though that the Dell M1530 deal runs out today.... granted, there is a high chance there will be another offer tomorrow but you never know.

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Roadkill

I thought the options were 2 or 4 gig.

Also I don't need a huge HDD as I have a massive back-up drive.

I'd prefer to spend the extra on the upgraded battery.

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5450
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
160GB (7200RPM) SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)

That works out to be £659.

The other main options are :

CPU . . . I ain't spending more than another £100 so the only one that's cheaper is :

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache) an additional £79.99

Is that CPU much better ?

Quite a nice spec....

I would say YES get the best CPU now as RAM is more easily upgradeable than CPU in say 4-6 monts time.....

[Incursus]

Quoting: ianjpage

I would say YES get the best CPU now as RAM is more easily upgradeable than CPU in say 4-6 monts time.....

Very good point

[Titsy]

Just ordered my new Lappy through work:

Vostro™ 1700 NB(N0217009)
Date & Time: Wednesday 27 February 2008 12:48 PM  
 
  SYSTEM COMPONENTS
  Vostro™ 1700 NB(N0217009)  Qty     1    
 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2-cache), Genuine Windows® XP Professional - English Unit Price    £774.00    
£100 Money Off
Expires 27 February 2008        
    - £100.00  

Catalog Number:   202 N0217009  
Module   Description  Show Details
Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 4 MB L2-cache)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® XP Professional - English
Memory 3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (1x1024 + 1x2048 MB)
Keyboard Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Video Card 256MB nVidia® GeForce® 8600M GT
Hard Drive 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - UK
Optical Devices  Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
Wireless Networking  Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card - Europe
Shipping Documents English Documentation with English/Irish Power Cord
Gedis Bundle Reference N0217009
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic - English
Standard Warranty 1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day
Enhanced Service Packs  1Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day Included - No Upgrade Selected
CompleteCare  Declined CompleteCare
Protect your new PC  No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English
Power Supply 90W AC Adapter
Bluetooth Dell™ Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3Mbps) with Enhanced Data Rate
Order Information Vostro Laptop Order - UK
Primary Battery Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)
Carrying Cases No Carry Case
Dell System Media Kit Resource CD - contains Diagnostics and Drivers
Colour Choice Matte Jet Black with 2.0 mega pixel camera
Promotions Hidden Option Class Free upgrade to Office Basic
Online Promotion Option for GEDIS Configs Dell Internet Order.
LCD 17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™

TOTAL :£674.00  

[EDGE]

that looks like a very good deal !

[Incursus]

Quoting: EDGE

that looks like a very good deal !

Similar spec to the xps I selected but with the faster CPU, bigger screen, better NIC....and a camera

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Incursus

....and a camera

The XPS has a 2 Megapixel camera.

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

Quoting: Incursus
....and a camera

The XPS has a 2 Megapixel camera.

didn't see that and interweb at works gone a bit squiffy (technical term) so couldn't compare properly



Plus if its anything like Andrew's it will lots of pretty lights

[Roadkill]

Gonna keep my eye on things.  I haven't imediately got the cash, anyway but will hold off an upgrade to my PC and re-assess in a couple of months.

I've moved my PC upstairs into the larger spare room now so I'm seeing how I get on with it up there . . . .

[ianjpage]

fair plays - hard drive sent off for replacement yesterday and they reckon a week max!!!

Quoting: Roadkill

I've moved my PC upstairs into the larger spare room now so I'm seeing how I get on with it up there . . . .

Cool - bet the lounge looks different now!!

[Roadkill]

Quoting: ianjpage

Cool - bet the lounge looks different now!!

Yup, gradually shuffling the old settees around to mimic the new settees' layout.

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Roadkill

Yup, gradually shuffling the old settees around to mimic the new settees' layout.

[Deadmeat]

I've been very happy with my dell xps laptop, and not just cos it was free, would definitely get another.  would also recommend vista over xp tbh, been using it for a long time now np and you may as well get the current OS.

[art b]

my dell lappy has been great as well tbh