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Looking to get a new gaming laptop
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:15 am
by likegeiee
ok...so ive been looking around for a new laptop...a gaming one...and ive found 2 so far that i like...which ill link to....but i figure why not ask for some other peoples opinions...now i want a cool looking laptop....looks matter...with a NICE graphics card...no integrated or shared crap....price range...up to $1500...
heres the 2 ive found
Dell XPS One
http://www.dealstudio.com/viewtopic.php?t=37751&ru=290
Sony VAIO CR Series VGN-CR220E/R
this one
edited your VAIO link, adapted your LOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooong link~dosraider
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 7:34 am
by dosraider
[Stricty a personal opinion]
Gaming and laptop doesn't match.
Keyboard sucks.
Performance sucks.
Mouse sucks.
Need extra HD? -> external-> slow.
Mostly OEM OS with all kind of weird sysfiles.
Recovery CD -> sucks.
etcetera .....
[/strictly a personal opinion]
For $1500 you can get an really powerfull desktop PC.
But yeah, as I said, that's a personal opinion.
And I don't like laptops. I only use one of those if I really can't access a desktop PC. (Happens very rarely).
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:53 am
by emmzee
I mostly agree with dosraider ... do you plan to carry your laptop around with you a lot? If not, you'd be better off buying a desktop PC. And if you DO plan to carry around your laptop with you a lot you won't want to buy a gaming laptop either. Dell's current laptop in their "gaming laptops" line <i>starts</i> at 10.6 lbs (4.81 kg) ... which is about double the weight that's reasonable to carry with you.
As for the two options you've cited, the Dell One doesn't seem to be a laptop at all ... it looks like an integrated desktop PC ...
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-x ... 43745.html
The Sony CR is not a gaming laptop. It even says in the tech specs "Type of Use: Thin-and-light" and the graphics chip is "Mobile Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100" which isn't horrible but certainly isn't made for gaming.
You'd probably be better off going to the NotebookReview.com forums, they have a forum set up called "What Notebook Should I Buy?" where you post what you're looking for and people will respond with suggestions ...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=16
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