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thumpy
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11. August 2010 @ 15:39 |
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Is this a good gaming notebook?
Studio XPS 16
Intel® Core? i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
HD+ Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1600x900) W/2.0 MP, XPS 1647
Slot Load Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
4GB1 Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
500GB2 7200 RPM3 SATA Hard Drive
ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 5730 - 1GB4
High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound
Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
Intel® Core? i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
2 Year Basic Service Plan
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish
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12. August 2010 @ 05:52 |
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No...not unless your favorite game is sims3.
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12. August 2010 @ 06:51 |
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you would prob pick up a decent 2nd hand laptop for the price of that notebook!!
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thumpy
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12. August 2010 @ 10:32 |
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Xplorer4
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12. August 2010 @ 12:38 |
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Gaming Notebooks = Fail
Youd be better of spending about 1,000 for a gaming desktop that can be upgraded to meet the demands of newer games as time goes on. Then pick up a laptop or even a cheap netbook for your mobile needs. The more money saved on a laptop/notebook can be used towards the desktop.
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13. August 2010 @ 00:13 |
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There are certain scenarios where you want a gaming notebook; like if you fly a lot and have a lot of layovers...and there are laptops that will play most games well (not great, but similar graphics to a PS3 or 360). However, these laptops are VERY expensive...ans as Xplorer4 said, they are outdated and non-upgradable within a few months of purchase.
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thumpy
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13. August 2010 @ 02:47 |
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What do you all recommend. I just want to play my games ( bioshcok, boderlands, Starcraft 2, versus etc). I don't care if they look like 360 or ps3 graphics. Preferably with a good battery
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thumpy
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13. August 2010 @ 02:49 |
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Also does that asus notebook I posted the link for suck?
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13. August 2010 @ 05:39 |
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That Asus a great book. Obviously, it can't compete with a high-end desktop, but it should give you PS3 or better graphics with good framerates...and it should run everything you listed smoothly with a good resolution.
As for battery life, that is a whole other issue. Powerful components use a lot of power; so even a really good battery will last 2 hours or less while gaming. It should last a little longer while doing desktop-type stuff, but it is still going to use more power, even at idle. If you can afford a gaming book, then you can probably afford an extra battery or two...or five, it all depends on your average flight. As for layovers, there are usually free outlets in airports...and always in hotel rooms.
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13. August 2010 @ 13:24 |
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The Dell laptop is powerful enough to play any modern game to a certain degree. Problem is, as they point out, the battery of life of gaming laptops when gaming is typically 50-90 mins from new, and of course it will only degrade from there.
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thumpy
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13. August 2010 @ 13:40 |
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Wow so I might as well get a MacBook pro to game and for the battery. Or that's a big no no
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13. August 2010 @ 14:12 |
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Macbook pros will do the job, but their 8 hour rated battery life is for idle desktop usage. Games will cut it to 2 hours or less, they cost far more than equivalent windows laptops, and typically aren't very powerful (Macbooks that will compete with the HD5730 typically cost in excess of $2000). Also consider Macbooks still currently use mobile geforce graphics processors which have had a horrendous reputation for unreliability.
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13. August 2010 @ 14:23 |
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if you are only going to get 2hrs from your battery life of a laptop/notebook/macbook ect.. id reconsider on getting a PC
be much easier to update components.... aswell
but at the end of the day its going to be yours!!!
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thumpy
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13. August 2010 @ 16:33 |
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I already have a gaming rig. I just need a notebook for work and might as well game on it lollll. And also if I game on my notebook it wont suck up as much electricity compared to my pc so I can save some money
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13. August 2010 @ 16:41 |
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Actually if you buy a gaming laptop, there's not a huge difference. Laptop graphics cards versus the low-end PC cards they compare to, similar power usage. Laptop CPUs versus the low-end PC CPUs they compare to, not a huge different. Add that PC PSUs are more efficient than laptop power bricks, you're probably looking at maybe a 30-40% saving or so, on what will already be, unless you have a top-end gaming PC, a very small part of your energy costs.
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14. August 2010 @ 03:45 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Macbook pros will do the job, but their 8 hour rated battery life is for idle desktop usage. Games will cut it to 2 hours or less, they cost far more than equivalent windows laptops, and typically aren't very powerful (Macbooks that will compete with the HD5730 typically cost in excess of $2000). Also consider Macbooks still currently use mobile geforce graphics processors which have had a horrendous reputation for unreliability.
Macbooks also do not have removable batteries...so there is no way to use a second battery to double your unplugged time. Macbooks are fine for things that you can do with a netbook, but I would not expect them to do much more. Sure, you can dump thousands on getting a "high end" macbook...but it still won't be much more capable than a really nice netbook that costs 1/4 the price, takes up less space, and lasts longer on a charge to a replaceable battery.
Also the 5730 is a piece of trash; yes...it will play modern games with the settings turned down, but they are turned way down (a bit better than PS2 graphics). Yes, it is better than Intel "HD" graphics, but it is pathetic by gaming desktop standards.
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14. August 2010 @ 06:26 |
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Er, no it isn't? The HD5730 is one of the better notebook graphics chipsets out there that doesn't cost a fortune.
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thumpy
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15. August 2010 @ 09:19 |
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15. August 2010 @ 09:37 |
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Apple: use of an nvidia chip will limit the lifetime of the laptop to 1-2 years before it has to be replaced.
Buy.com: Decent spec, but use a brand other than Asus. Asus products are low quality and potentially unreliable
BestBuy: 404.
Dell studio: Not as high-spec as the Asus laptop, but an all-round decent buy. However, it won't perform anywhere near close to a decent desktop. You will need to upgrade the chip to a mobility HD5850 to do that (that is an option on the studio XPS)
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thumpy
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15. August 2010 @ 17:43 |
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This is the link to the best model
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?...tegories&ks=960
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So you recommend the dell studio if I can get the 5850? I can only chose Video Card ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 5730 - 1GB. Remember I already have a gaming rig. I need something to game and work when I travel and that will last me for years
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thumpy
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15. August 2010 @ 17:45 |
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Xplorer4
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15. August 2010 @ 18:04 |
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This is kind of going nowhere. As said, stay away from ASUS so the link in post 20 wasnt really needed anyways. The link to the Toshiba is as well. Apply the advice given. Look at the specs of the Toshiba, and notice it it uses Nvidia, so thats a no-go as well. With out a doubt the Dell is the only one worth mentioning.
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15. August 2010 @ 18:23 |
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My mistake, the HD5850 may have been an option in the european Dell or perhaps it was just the Alienware M15.
Either way you can't say 'I have a gaming PC at home so I don't need a gaming laptop' and say 'I need something to game and work'. No gaming laptop will keep playing the most up to date games for years, you just can't futureproof like that. Either settle for middleground with the HD5730 Studio XPS, or buy a high-end Alienware for twice the price with an HD5850 or HD5870 in it. Quite simple, really.
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thumpy
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15. August 2010 @ 19:19 |
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Thanks for all your help guys. Guess Dell is the way to go. I laugh how the Mac fan boys say their notebooks are supreme and they cant even game lol.
My home pc has an nvidia gtx8800 728 mb. What notebook videocard will be close to those graphics as I am very happy with it.
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15. August 2010 @ 19:51 |
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The Mobility HD5730 shouldn't be far off that actually, maybe 60-70% of its performance.
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