Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

new laptop

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [General] >> General Discussion >> new laptop Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
new laptop - 4/23/2008 4:36:01 AM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		ok, I never had a laptop. these two are the choices I have:

HP Pavilion dv681us
AMD Turion 64x
3gb ram
160 gb hd
nvidia go 7150m
$599.99

Toshiba a305-s6841
intel core 2 dupo pros. centrino
3gb ram
400 gb hd
ati mo radeon hd3470
999.99

Question I have is this . Which one would be better for mostly gaming(nothing graphically intensive except LOTRO and silent hunter IV.everything else stuff like FM, crusader kings, FOF2007, Forge of freedom ,Med II,CEAW ,future matrix games... etc etc..)


I would prefer an amd and ati combo, unfortunalty thats not an option. Thanks in advance for any help.


Post #: 1
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 4:45:43 AM   
V22 Osprey


Posts: 1593
Joined: 4/8/2008
From: Corona, CA
Status: offline 		I dont know...I would rather have a nvidia card than ATI but AMD is really good too.If you have the money get the 1000 dollar one.The cheaper one is on the low end side of HP laptops.

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 2
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 4:50:04 AM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		thanks.. was looking at the toshiba more and more. still trying to decide laptop or desktop...don't know if either of them will handle thye conan mmorp coming soon. 

(in reply to V22 Osprey)
Post #: 3
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 11:00:42 AM   
JudgeDredd


Posts: 8573
Joined: 11/14/2003
From: Scotland
Status: offline 		I would think desktop is always your best bet because, bang for buck, you'll get better performance from a desktop and it's upgradeable.

Laptops have come a long way...but they are still pretty "closed box" and for the euivelant cash, you'll get less performance.

As an example, I reckon I could build a half decent rig for £600 - £800. For the same performance on a laptop, I'd be looking at £1000+.

If I'm talking poo poo, please don't hesitate to tell me so.

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 4
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 12:46:00 PM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		No JD, you are correct, but I'm planning on getting a desktop  too. The laptop is going to be for gaming and business. I hate the idea of traveling and not being connected to anything. It's a long-ass haul from Buffalo to Dallas so having something "gamey" would be a godsend. Plus the company is paying for it, but max of $1000 not including tax.

(in reply to JudgeDredd)
Post #: 5
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 1:12:12 PM   
JudgeDredd


Posts: 8573
Joined: 11/14/2003
From: Scotland
Status: offline 		company is paying? Then get the $1000 

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 6
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 2:22:24 PM   
Grell

 

Posts: 1064
Joined: 4/1/2004
From: Canada
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JudgeDredd

company is paying? Then get the $1000


LOL! Yeah no hesitation there.

Regards,

Greg

_____________________________


(in reply to JudgeDredd)
Post #: 7
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 3:08:48 PM   
RedArgo


Posts: 524
Joined: 8/2/2004
From: Illinois
Status: offline 		I got a Toshiba Satellite in January, it is lower end that what you are looking at, but there seems to be a known problem with the gpu overheating and shutting down the computer. You can fix it by running the computer on no power saving mode so the fans always run, but if you are on battery it will cut in to the time you have on your computer.

I have been beta testing War Between the States which isn't a high end graphic game and it will shut my computer down if I am in power saver mode where the fans don't always run.

Then again, I can run Visual Studio 2005 until the battery runs down with no problem, so I guess it just depends on what you are doing.

Don't know if the Toshiba you're looking at has that issue, but you might check if you plan on running off battery a lot.

Bill

< Message edited by RedArgo -- 4/23/2008 3:09:54 PM >

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 8
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 5:36:07 PM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		Well, the financial officer will also pay for a "gamer" desktop for me too, but I only have a max of 2000 to spend for both. I want both a lap and desktop. The FO is a cheap SOB. I know......its me

(in reply to RedArgo)
Post #: 9
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 5:46:30 PM   
SemperAugustus

 

Posts: 257
Joined: 1/9/2005
Status: offline 		deleted

< Message edited by SemperAugustus -- 4/23/2008 5:51:49 PM >

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 10
RE: new laptop - 4/23/2008 7:38:08 PM   
Jeffrey H.


Posts: 3154
Joined: 4/13/2007
From: San Diego, Ca.
Status: offline 		Vista.........

(in reply to SemperAugustus)
Post #: 11
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 1:48:37 AM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Jeffrey H.

Vista.........


I know.......

(in reply to Jeffrey H.)
Post #: 12
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 2:31:16 AM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		Sorry, got another question but about desktops. My rig is dead. I don't do to much graphically intensive games. What would be better: getting a ibuypower "gamer" rig i saw that had a Intel quad 6600 with 2 gb ram and a 320 gb hd and a gt8600 for  800.00 or a HP "media" rig with athlon 64x2 5200+, 500gb hd,3gb ram and crap integrated geforce 6150se for 559.00......

I'd be upgrading the 6150 with a msi radeon hd 3650/w512mb.

Both would seem to be adequate for my needs..i think

Which one?

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 13
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 2:08:03 PM   
Grell

 

Posts: 1064
Joined: 4/1/2004
From: Canada
Status: offline 		Where would you get that from?

Regards,

Greg

_____________________________
Post #: 14
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 6:30:57 PM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline 		i went with the intel but with duo 2 core(3.0ghz). got it from newegg.700 bucks. more than adequate for me.  the laptop will get from office depot as I like the service they have always given me. No one at my local one ever lied to me. Never had a sales associate(every S.A. there on different products) tell me not to buy a certain product before. usually they extoll the virtues of crap just to get a sale.

cant remember where i saw that other intel(quad)

(in reply to Grell)
Post #: 15
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 9:38:18 PM   
Jeffrey H.


Posts: 3154
Joined: 4/13/2007
From: San Diego, Ca.
Status: offline 		FWIW I'm considering building my own laptop. I've built 2 desktops from parts so it's not all that difficult conceptually. The cool thing is you get to use whatever OS you want, native, without any extra bloatware stuck on it. I think they call them "white box" laptops or something. You add the processor and the various bits, (RAM, vid card, harddisc, optical drive etc.) and load up your OS.

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 16
RE: new laptop - 4/24/2008 11:49:51 PM   
uncc


Posts: 448
Joined: 6/1/2002
From: Virginia, USA
Status: offline 		I'd be very interested in your opinion on your new Ibuypower PC. I've been eyeballing this one at Costco. I'm very close to telling my wife what I want for my birthday . Thanks...


quote:

ORIGINAL: apathetic lurker

i went with the intel but with duo 2 core(3.0ghz). got it from newegg.700 bucks. more than adequate for me.  the laptop will get from office depot as I like the service they have always given me. No one at my local one ever lied to me. Never had a sales associate(every S.A. there on different products) tell me not to buy a certain product before. usually they extoll the virtues of crap just to get a sale.

cant remember where i saw that other intel(quad)



Ack. Just re-read your post. Did you go with an Ibuypower PC or another brand....

< Message edited by uncc -- 4/24/2008 11:54:00 PM >

_____________________________

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once -- David Hume, Scottish philosopher (1711 - 1776)

(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 17
RE: new laptop - 4/25/2008 10:34:25 PM   
sabre100

 

Posts: 393
Joined: 5/23/2004
Status: offline 		3GB Ram for Vista is not enough and especially a gamer system!   You need minimum 4GB of RAM to even have Vista Walk let alone play games.   It's a nice system for XP OS not Vista.

(in reply to uncc)
Post #: 18
RE: new laptop - 4/26/2008 12:07:17 AM   
uncc


Posts: 448
Joined: 6/1/2002
From: Virginia, USA
Status: offline 		yeah, I figured that. Theres no way I can re-configure the system Costco has, but I can always buy some more RAM after I have it...and who knows, I may end up putting XP on it anyway...

_____________________________

It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once -- David Hume, Scottish philosopher (1711 - 1776)

(in reply to sabre100)
Post #: 19
RE: new laptop - 4/26/2008 3:56:56 PM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: uncc

I'd be very interested in your opinion on your new Ibuypower PC. I've been eyeballing this one at Costco. I'm very close to telling my wife what I want for my birthday . Thanks...


quote:

ORIGINAL: apathetic lurker

i went with the intel but with duo 2 core(3.0ghz). got it from newegg.700 bucks. more than adequate for me. the laptop will get from office depot as I like the service they have always given me. No one at my local one ever lied to me. Never had a sales associate(every S.A. there on different products) tell me not to buy a certain product before. usually they extoll the virtues of crap just to get a sale.

cant remember where i saw that other intel(quad)



Ack. Just re-read your post. Did you go with an Ibuypower PC or another brand....


I went with a cyberpower one from newegg. Not too shabby for the price.Worked out of the box and has a cd full of XP drivers so if I ever find my xp I can set up dual boot. I probably could have put a better one together but it would have taken more time and energy. Since I didnt pay for it, it was worth it. Vista bothers me but not so much as I feared. If only I could figure out all that admin access stuff.ugh.

edit:I just might turn off uac.

< Message edited by apathetic lurker -- 4/26/2008 4:19:06 PM >

(in reply to uncc)
Post #: 20
RE: new laptop - 4/26/2008 7:43:50 PM   
Zap


Posts: 3639
Joined: 12/6/2004
From: LAS VEGAS TAKE A CHANCE
Status: offline 		Thats comforting to know (it has XP filters) I will be purchasing a laptop very soon(work required). Just the right timing for me this discussion on laptops. Thanks for the thread.

< Message edited by Zap -- 4/26/2008 7:45:48 PM >

_____________________________


(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 21
RE: new laptop - 4/26/2008 9:58:26 PM   
andym


Posts: 1117
Joined: 7/12/2006
From: Kings Lynn UK
Status: offline 		I think it might be time for a new puter as well,what do you think?




_____________________________

Press to Test...............Release to Detonate!

(in reply to Zap)
Post #: 22
RE: new laptop - 4/27/2008 12:31:08 AM   
Phatguy

 

Posts: 1348
Joined: 3/1/2006
From: Buffalo,ny
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: andym

I think it might be time for a new puter as well,what do you think?





damn, it looks just like the one that i got upgraded from. pity my daughter is getting the old one....heh heh

(in reply to andym)
Post #: 23
RE: new laptop - 5/1/2008 10:31:13 PM   
Zap


Posts: 3639
Joined: 12/6/2004
From: LAS VEGAS TAKE A CHANCE
Status: offline 		I recieved an offer from Dell for a note book computer. If I'm correct some here warned against Dell because of the unecessary little add on software that Dell. Is that the case? If so would I be better off going to Best Buy or Office Depot. I will be purchasing in the next few days.

_____________________________


(in reply to Phatguy)
Post #: 24
RE: new laptop - 5/2/2008 3:07:36 PM   
RedArgo


Posts: 524
Joined: 8/2/2004
From: Illinois
Status: offline 		I don't know how much extra stuff Dell puts on, but I bought my laptop from Best Buy in February and there was a ton of extra programs and shortcuts on there I deleted or uninstalled.

Bill

(in reply to Zap)
Post #: 25
RE: new laptop - 5/3/2008 1:34:20 AM   
Jeffrey H.


Posts: 3154
Joined: 4/13/2007
From: San Diego, Ca.
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: andym

I think it might be time for a new puter as well,what do you think?






Is that a potato next to the antacid ?

(in reply to andym)
Post #: 26
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [General] >> General Discussion >> new laptop Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

3.469