Which Laptop?

[Louise]

Ive decided i would like a laptop, and get rid of the desktop.
I need a fastest laptop
That will play high spec games sometimes

What speed, hrz,GB, ram should I look for?

at mo I have 256 ram
80gb

erm thats all I know lol

Oh G force card,
dose me fine.. are the laptops kinda the same as a pc or do they need to be slightly higer in terms of ram ect

[_Will_]

Laptops are pretty cheap these days, 400 quid will get you a decent 1.6-2ghz laptop with at least a gig of ram, add the graphics yourself, it should be cheaper.


Processors tend to be measured in lower ghz than desktops but because of the architecture run as fast,look for celeron m at the low end and dual core for really fast performance.
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[Mary Jane]

One thing to keep in mind with laptops is that they aren't designed to be on for hours at a time: they get very hot, and sometimes will shut down on their own if the processor gets too hot.

For gaming, desktops are usually a better choice. You can get better hardware for cheaper, it's more upgradeable, and you wont have to play your games squinting at a tiny laptop screen, you could get a bigger monitor togo with it.

Get a laptop if you've got to move it around a lot, since they are infinitely more portable. But if all you'll be using it for is games at home on the desk, why not just a desktop?

[Rob]

[Louise]

Cheers guys
I have always liked the Alien stuff.
Yea I would like to keep the desk top. But I need to save space in my room as I have the little one with me.
Always touching it - on, off,on,off you know.
Plus a lap top, small corner desk would be ideal.

[_Will_]

[Mary Jane]

[woo]

Or you could get what i bought, very pricey but plays all the games i could ever want!

https://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&kc=N4XXPS03&l=en&oc=N02XPS5&rbc=N02XPS5&s=dhs&sbc=ukdhsftdppnotebook3
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[froggeh]

I'll second the Dell XPS M1710. Runs everything pretty decently.

2.0 GHz Centrino duo
Geforce 7900GS
1 GB

And the best laptop screen around IMO (1920x1200 resolution)

Its cheaper than the Alienware (who are owned by Dell also)

[Mr.Everready]

https://www.acernotebook.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=1545d46adb0ce4a/shopdata/0130_Notebooks/0033_Aspire/0180_Aspire+9300/product_details.shopscript?article=0007_Aspire%2B9301AWSMi%2B%3D28LX%3D252EAEF0J%3D252E070%3D29

This one was mentioned in a post a week or 2 ago.
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[Mal]

Ebuyer hyas some good deals on the Acer range, I got my 3020 series laptop from them a year ago.

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[nick.h]

I've recently received an Acer for my 18th bday present:

Its an aspire 5610Z

1.6 ghz Pentium Dual Core
120GB HDD
1GB RAM
Vista home premium
Windows media centre

Cost £440 with a free case, at a reputal high street store, shame they gave me the wrong model

Even got an extra 5% discount because it didnt have vista too

Nick
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[Silver]

Why do these threads always turn into a willing-waving, "look what I bought" competition?

[ColdInsomnia]

If you're planning on keeping the laptop for some time I'd highly recommend looking for at least 2 gig of RAM. Truth is that games are advancing at a spectacular rate and you're going to have to spend some big bucks to keep your machine up with the pace (Look at Crysis for an example of things to come this year).

A gig of RAM is the bare minimum for most games coming out nowadays - and anyone that plays games will tell you that the bare minimum requirements suck serious ass.
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[Mal]

[GodzGift]

as long as u have c2d with 1gb of ram its ok

a good GC is also recommended dont be fooled by the amount of ram on the GC, as the benchmark tests for some 128mb graphics cards are known to be better then 256mb ram ones.

so dont just buy a graphics card just cos it states 256, you need to look at the other factors
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[woo]

world of warcraft works perfectly and so smoothly with the dell XPX M1710 i would recommend it too anyone thats into pc gaming and can spare £1200 for a laptop

Just dont tell your parents how much it costs, i know i didnt, thats why im still alive!
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[MarkyPancake]

I'm really happy with my Dell Inspiron 6400 and have also bought two Inspiron 1300s for basic everyday use, both birthday presents. I can't comment on Dell's new line-up with Vista though.