I am looking for my new laptop, i need somthing that is cheap, it can run good games, browse the internet fast and is under say £500. If any one can help me.
I need a laptop
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Ok then stretching it a bit there sorry. What about a laptop under £1000 with all the needs i requested erlier. What would you say is the best choice?
Well, my laptop is pretty nice(runs Crysis Warhead max pretty smoothly), and cost $1300.
If you can get that much to spare I would say get this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8892825&type=product&id=1211587727985
The only thing I don't like about it is the processor is only 1.86 GHz, but it is easily upgradeable.
If you can get that much to spare I would say get this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8892825&type=product&id=1211587727985
The only thing I don't like about it is the processor is only 1.86 GHz, but it is easily upgradeable.
Thank you very much for this information i may be getting this for christmas know. If anyone else has any more sujestions please leave information and a link.Thank you very much.
Bottom-line: No matter how much you pay, laptop will be top of the line for only a few months, if even that long. Accept that the best games now will be nearing the top of the curve, it's virtually downhill from there.
Assuming you're wanting top-of-line versus cost comparison, you're looking at about (as of 2 PM, 10/5/08) £807- £891, lemme post the specs for you. (Mind you, these specs don't factor shipping, which I would but I wouldn't even know where to begin counting the foreign shipping.)
Hope that helped.
Assuming you're wanting top-of-line versus cost comparison, you're looking at about (as of 2 PM, 10/5/08) £807- £891, lemme post the specs for you. (Mind you, these specs don't factor shipping, which I would but I wouldn't even know where to begin counting the foreign shipping.)
DISPLAY LCD: 15.4" WXGA TFT Display 1280x800 Pixels
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.80GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
MOTHERBOARD: Intel® PM45 + ICH9M Chipset LGA775 16X PCI-E Platform Mainboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: Built-in ATI Mobile Radeon HD3470 256MB Video
HARD DRIVE: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD REWRITABLE DRIVE
SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
Buy XG's site [http://www.buyxg.com/system/XG_Action_3000_Notebook/]*
[sup]Since the site is designed around user specs, you'll have to build the one you like, prices vary based on parts.[/sup]
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.80GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
MOTHERBOARD: Intel® PM45 + ICH9M Chipset LGA775 16X PCI-E Platform Mainboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: Built-in ATI Mobile Radeon HD3470 256MB Video
HARD DRIVE: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
OPTICAL DRIVE: 8X DVD REWRITABLE DRIVE
SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
Buy XG's site [http://www.buyxg.com/system/XG_Action_3000_Notebook/]*
[sup]Since the site is designed around user specs, you'll have to build the one you like, prices vary based on parts.[/sup]
Brand ASUS
Series M70 Series
Model M70Vm-X1
General
Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type - Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53G
Screen - 17" WUXGA
Memory Size - 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk - 320GB
Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Video Memory - 512MB
Communication - Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot - 1 x Express Card
Dimensions - 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.52-1.55"
Weight - 8.4 lbs.
Other Features
Fingerprint reader
Bag & Mouse
CPU
CPU Type - Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed - T9400(2.53GHz)
CPU FSB - 1066MHz
CPU L2 Cache - 6MB
Display
Screen Size - 17.0"
Wide Screen Support - Yes
Display Type - Wide UXGA
Resolution - 1920 x 1200
Operating Systems
Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Video Memory - Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type - Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD - 320GB
HD RPM - 5400rpm
HD Interface - SATA
Memory
Memory Slots - 2 x SO-DIMM
Memory - 4GB
Max Memory Supported - 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type - DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface - Integrated
Power
Battery - 8-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions - 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.52-1.55"
Weight - 8.4 lbs.
Found here [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220346]
Series M70 Series
Model M70Vm-X1
General
Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type - Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53G
Screen - 17" WUXGA
Memory Size - 4GB DDR2
Hard Disk - 320GB
Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Video Memory - 512MB
Communication - Modem, Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot - 1 x Express Card
Dimensions - 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.52-1.55"
Weight - 8.4 lbs.
Other Features
Fingerprint reader
Bag & Mouse
CPU
CPU Type - Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed - T9400(2.53GHz)
CPU FSB - 1066MHz
CPU L2 Cache - 6MB
Display
Screen Size - 17.0"
Wide Screen Support - Yes
Display Type - Wide UXGA
Resolution - 1920 x 1200
Operating Systems
Operating System - Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics
GPU/VPU - NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Video Memory - Dedicated 512MB
Graphic Type - Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD - 320GB
HD RPM - 5400rpm
HD Interface - SATA
Memory
Memory Slots - 2 x SO-DIMM
Memory - 4GB
Max Memory Supported - 4GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type - DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface - Integrated
Power
Battery - 8-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions - 16.2" x 11.8" x 1.52-1.55"
Weight - 8.4 lbs.
Found here [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220346]
Hope that helped.
A laptop is not a gaming machine. It might be able to play games, but if you want a portable gaming rig, you're not going to get what you're looking for in a laptop. Laptops are about portability, not power. You need to consider what you're going to be using the computer for and whether you really need a laptop, or whether it might be better to get a desktop and an eeePC or something.
I suggest PMing mshcherbatskaya, who works for HP on the business side but may have a recommendation, or Aries_Split, whom I believe builds and sells computers (probably not laptops, but he probably knows something about them.)
Here is a link to Tom's Hardware chart for mobile CPUs.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/mobile-cpu-charts/benchmarks,19.html
Finally, seek out a November issue of PC Gamer, they have a long article on PC gaming. As other posters have pointed out, a decent gaming laptop costs 700 pounds or more. For $900 US or less, you can probably find a laptop with Intel X3100 GMA or an nvidia 8400M - the absolute minimum for gaming - and a decent Core 2 Duo dual core processor. Expect to be limited to older or non-cutting edge games at medium to low settings, but some things like COD 4 and WOW are said to scale fairly well. For $1,400 US you can get the Gateway P-7811FX with a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM (important since you'll be using Vista and sharing RAM), a 17" 1920x1200 screen, and an nvidia 9800M GTS Graphics array, a pretty good gaming platform that even plays Crysis - this is what PC Gamer says is the best deal today in gaming laptops. I don't have any personal experience on gaming laptops, so do your homework.
EDIT: That ASUS laptop NewClassic posted looks pretty damn sweet.
Here is a link to Tom's Hardware chart for mobile CPUs.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/mobile-cpu-charts/benchmarks,19.html
Finally, seek out a November issue of PC Gamer, they have a long article on PC gaming. As other posters have pointed out, a decent gaming laptop costs 700 pounds or more. For $900 US or less, you can probably find a laptop with Intel X3100 GMA or an nvidia 8400M - the absolute minimum for gaming - and a decent Core 2 Duo dual core processor. Expect to be limited to older or non-cutting edge games at medium to low settings, but some things like COD 4 and WOW are said to scale fairly well. For $1,400 US you can get the Gateway P-7811FX with a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM (important since you'll be using Vista and sharing RAM), a 17" 1920x1200 screen, and an nvidia 9800M GTS Graphics array, a pretty good gaming platform that even plays Crysis - this is what PC Gamer says is the best deal today in gaming laptops. I don't have any personal experience on gaming laptops, so do your homework.
EDIT: That ASUS laptop NewClassic posted looks pretty damn sweet.
Throw out your gaming option. Laptops suck for gaming, even gaming laptops, which are a complete waste of money and give you half the performance of a desktop computer for twice the money. Grab yourself a netbook like the Acer Aspire One or Asus Eee 900 or 1000 for the office software and Internet usage (other netbooks aren't really worth considering, and the Acer gives the best features and hardware for the price), and then build yourself a desktop computer for gaming. It's not worth spending a ton of money just for a shitty compromise.