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compact
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_ 		1. March 2005 @ 22:58 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can anyone advise on a good laptop for playing games on, or at least what to look for in a laptop graphics card.

As I travel alot I am looking for a good laptop, maybe 17inch, 1gb, 80gb etc.
I want it for usual office work, watching, burning dvds and playing games.

I know sony look good, but are expensive, has anyone come across a decent, not too heavy (i know with my specs it will be) laptop?

cheers
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ddp
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 05:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what kind of games & what is your budget
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 10:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Dell Inspiron XPS is fairly new but pricey. Check out this link:

http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,119807,pg,1,RSS,RSS,00.asp

Let us know what you decide. I have a 2 year old Dell Inspiron 8500 thatI use for Gaming and it is pretty awesome. I spent close to 2K for it, but it was worth it in my opinion.
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 13:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would say look at the what the included video is for gaming. Both ATI and nVidia make laptop video. I believe the current best is the ATI x800 Mobility or the nVidia 6800 To Go, with ATI probably winning based on the specs. Damn that was hard to say since I am a nVidia fan.

A friend just got one of the Alienware models and has had nothing but praise for it's gaming performance but you may need to take out a 2nd mortgage to afford one.
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I believe the current best is the ATI x800 Mobility or the nVidia 6800 To Go, with ATI probably winning based on the specs. Damn that was hard to say since I am a nVidia fan.
Read: http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2356

I'm waiting on my Alienware Area-51m 7700 and the nVidia cards are shipping out clocked at 450core/600memory.
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_ 		2. March 2005 @ 20:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Be careful with your nards though ;)

http://www.news-medical.net/?id=6832
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Be careful with your nards though ;)
Ya know that is an interesting thought. My wife had her tubes tied (they actually don't tie them anymore, they burn em' shut) ... but she was keeps telling me I have to use it on my lap since it's a "lap"top.
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_ 		3. March 2005 @ 01:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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what kind of games & what is your budget
about £1500 depending on what i can get
and games, well usual 3d quake things most likely
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Be careful with your nards though ;)
and there was me thinking it was your nads instead.. of well i quite like keeping them toasty on a cold winters night by tucking my external hd down there..


cheers for all the info guys, relavant and not so...
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_ 		7. March 2005 @ 14:12 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im guessing u want to play games on a laptop...don't ge wireless internet for online games..it sucks..
FOR A GOOD LAPTOP FOR GAMES
1.GEFORCE 2
2.512 MBRAM
3.HIGH WATTAGE POWER SUPPLY
4.60-80 gb> HD
5.2.0 GHZ OR OVER PROCCESSER
6.AMD ATHLON MOBILE
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