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6/21/09 6:20:59 PM#21
Originally posted by Phelcher
LOL ^^ .... As if Dell sells crap. Whatever issues arise, Dell will take care of them. Laptops are a different breed, you don't fix or repair them yourselves. So ALWAYS chose from a company that backs up their products. ie: Dell
Yeah i think so too. Ive never had any problems with my Dell desktop. But i know of three companies right off hand that use them just for the reason you gave....service. Im not a fan of laptops but if i were to get one it would be a Dell or Alienware. |
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Originally posted by NegativeJoe
I understand desktops are king of the hill as far as gaming machines....I did mention I had a kick ass desktop, I just need a laptop for work, mainly because of travel. If I could travel with my desktop, then laptop would be out of the question. I'm just looking for an alternative for traveling, hence the need for a laptop In my research on what to get, I keep coming across what seems to be something new in recent history; desktop replacements. It seems a lot of people are getting gaming laptops to replace their desktops because it takes up less space. I would never go this route, I can't see myself replacing a desktop for a laptop. I enjoy building my own desktops too much, especially upgrading them with the newest technology I can afford at the time. Laptops are not cheap though, I built an i7 with SLI EVGA-GTX285's and tons of bells and whistles. for roughly $1,500 and I'm looking at laptops in $1,500 range. For the same price I'm probably going to get a third less power with a laptop, but even at a third less power it looks like it's going to be a beast still. That is pretty impressive for a laptop, not like the old days where laptops could barely run Word or Excel. My bigger worry now is how long will my new laptop stay relevent as far as gaming is concerned. MMOs, once released, change very little so I should be ok there, but outside MMOs I might have to replace the laptop with a new machine in probably two or three years. Unlike a desktop where I could update every four years or so, as long as I could keep up with updating component like RAM, CPU, etc...
Edit: Typos...haha, I'm typing on a crappy work Mac...this is why I need a laptop for work! I Reject your Reality and Substitute it with My Own! |
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6/22/09 3:25:09 AM#23
The Gateway P-7805u that tvalentine linked is still a great deal btw.. It's $100 more than it was a couple months ago but I like the price/performance you get. It's basically a $1500 or $1600 laptop with a lower resolution screen (1440x900) to cut back price but to me the 1440x900 screen is actually a good thing.. this means your native resolution is actually low enough to run games very well. You need a beast of a laptop to run at a native resolution of 1920x1200 and running at below native resolution loses all of your image quality. |
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6/23/09 5:55:03 AM#24
Ok, just saw these ASUS laptops on Newegg that seem like really good deals, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220543.. looks like a really good system for the price. The next step up from it is on sale for $1300 too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220529, with a slightly faster CPU larger HD and Blu-Ray, and the $800 model http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220520 if you're still looking. |
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tvalentine
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Joined: 4/01/06
“The things you own end up owning you.” -Tyler Durden |
6/23/09 5:59:25 AM#25
Originally posted by noquarter
err my laptop (the one i linked) has a 1920x1200 resolution not 1440x900. I think you misread it EDIT: went back to double check and the site shows 1440x900...... thats really wierd because the one i have goes up to 1920x1200 ..... i must have a different version .... with the same specs lol, i dunno i'm confused.
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6/23/09 6:13:13 AM#26
Yea when the Gateway P-7805U first came out it had a 1920x1200 screen and was an AMAZING deal but that only lasted a couple months before they had to cut back to the 1440x900 screen. There was no way to sustain that price point with 1920x1200 screens so I think they just rushed to fill in a market gap before they had the 1440x900 screens ready, so you ended up with a great laptop by buying it at the right time :) |
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6/23/09 11:49:25 AM#27
if $1500 is your target price the price starts at $1350, upgrade the cpu if you want(base is core2 2.53), and put in 4gb of ddr3 and still not over $1500 it will crush any game out now, its upgradable, and will run games for years to come, and easily more powerful than most of the desktops browsing this forum. i know in fact it would tear my desktop a new ahole but..then again i been putting off upgrading my desktop until a game comes along and makes me, which one hasn't yet.
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6/23/09 11:14:15 PM#28
Originally posted by NegativeJoe
I'm sorry, what was your point..? To let him think that $700 will buy him a gaming laptop..?
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6/24/09 1:12:21 AM#29
since you asked, my point was that YOU are that know-nothing tool in this particular thread. grats. and back to the point, every laptop in my post above, including the sub-$1000 ones are gaming laptops and can run any game out there very well. its not my immagination, its facts. why does that upset you? i think you spent too much cash on a crappy one instead of doing your research.
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