Gaming Laptops
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Yeah my old A50 is still bumbling along nicely. Never had issues with it. And i had a look at their new shiny ones at work. they look pretty good and all.Chibz said:
mALX said:Mikkelet said:lol :I Is not actually gonna buy it for him. Next month he gets a s**t load o' money, and I promised him to find good labtopmALX said:
Oh, I thought you got him one, I was searching adoption papers on the internet, lol.
(that was my attempt at a joke)
Looking for a gaming laptop myself recently, I've spent hours reading the notebookreview site, so I would highly recommend it.
You should give us a general price range so that we know what you're looking for also.
Now that I've said that, DO NOT buy Alienware. They are a boutique brand that sells overpriced laptops where you are essentially paying for looks and brand-recognition.
Also, falcon northwest laptops will cost you upwards of $4000 dollars for their basic models.
If you're looking for a high quality laptop I would recommend getting a Sager, www.sagernotebook.com ,
For desktop replacements there are two models that are well worth the price. (These are basic configurations)
Sager NP9262
17" Wide Viewing Angles WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680 x 1050)
Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor E8500 / 6MB L2 Cache, 3.16GHz, 1333MHz FSB
Single Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 1 X 2048MB Though you can get 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 X 2048MB for $45 more.
250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
$2399 subtotal, with possibility of adding 2 more hard drives with raid storage, having a quad processor, 2 GPU's with SLI, and getting a Blu-Ray drive. (This is basically the best gaming laptop you can buy, that uses Desktop Processors)
Sager NP5797
17" Wide Viewing Angles WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680 x 1050)
45nm Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor P8600 / 3MB L2 Cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
2GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 1 X 2048MB (Again upgradeable)
250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
Subtotal: $1799
Now compare what you get with those to any Alienware computer. Quickly customizing a M17X to be similar to the NP5797, it cost $2549 and thats without any of the bells and whistles like the illuminated keyboard.
You should give us a general price range so that we know what you're looking for also.
Now that I've said that, DO NOT buy Alienware. They are a boutique brand that sells overpriced laptops where you are essentially paying for looks and brand-recognition.
Also, falcon northwest laptops will cost you upwards of $4000 dollars for their basic models.
If you're looking for a high quality laptop I would recommend getting a Sager, www.sagernotebook.com ,
For desktop replacements there are two models that are well worth the price. (These are basic configurations)
Sager NP9262
17" Wide Viewing Angles WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680 x 1050)
Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor E8500 / 6MB L2 Cache, 3.16GHz, 1333MHz FSB
Single Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 1 X 2048MB Though you can get 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 2 X 2048MB for $45 more.
250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
$2399 subtotal, with possibility of adding 2 more hard drives with raid storage, having a quad processor, 2 GPU's with SLI, and getting a Blu-Ray drive. (This is basically the best gaming laptop you can buy, that uses Desktop Processors)
Sager NP5797
17" Wide Viewing Angles WSXGA+ LCD with Super Glossy Surface (1680 x 1050)
45nm Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor P8600 / 3MB L2 Cache, 2.40GHz, 1066MHz FSB
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition
2GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz - 1 X 2048MB (Again upgradeable)
250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
Subtotal: $1799
Now compare what you get with those to any Alienware computer. Quickly customizing a M17X to be similar to the NP5797, it cost $2549 and thats without any of the bells and whistles like the illuminated keyboard.
haha xD My brotherdn't know anything about PCs, so he's still grateful for that I found it for himmALX said:mALX said:Mikkelet said:lol :I Is not actually gonna buy it for him. Next month he gets a s**t load o' money, and I promised him to find good labtopmALX said:
Oh, I thought you got him one, I was searching adoption papers on the internet, lol.
(that was my attempt at a joke)
Mikkelet said:haha xD My brotherdn't know anything about PCs, so he's still grateful for that I found it for himmALX said:mALX said:Mikkelet said:lol :I Is not actually gonna buy it for him. Next month he gets a s**t load o' money, and I promised him to find good labtopmALX said:
Oh, I thought you got him one, I was searching adoption papers on the internet, lol.
(that was my attempt at a joke)
I appreciate your helping me too, I thought just getting the PC with the biggest Ram/Hard drive and popping a good graphics card and cooling fan on would do the trick, but it really doesn't. I have found out that you can't take a sow's ear (Hewlett Packard) and make a silk purse out of it (Alienware), lol.
For i while ago i read something about a laptop with an extern graphics card.
It was called amilo or something and if i recall right it was pretty good.
http://www.sweclockers.com/imagebank/plot/200901/FarCry2007.png
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Graphicbooster seems to be the full name. Don't know if it's released or what the price is.
It was called amilo or something and if i recall right it was pretty good.
http://www.sweclockers.com/imagebank/plot/200901/FarCry2007.png
Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Graphicbooster seems to be the full name. Don't know if it's released or what the price is.
