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catclock

April 30, 2008, 08:26:45 PM
Well I'm currently looking for a laptop as I'm going to college/university soon and figure that it would be better to buy a good one now while I have money to blow then to be fucked later on.

Anyway I'm looking for one that's $2500 or less that is some what of a gaming laptop as well I'd like to be able to play recent games on it such as Team Fortress  2 and Bioshock that sort of thing, it doesn't even have to max out the graphics even medium would be nice but if it can max 'em out, all the better.

Now normally I'd look for something myself and I've done a bit of research as I'm not as tech savvy as I used to be with these PCI-Expresses and Dual Core thingamagjigs so I'm kind of left in the dark when it comes to dual cores, is having a 2.6 dual core processor better then having a 3.0 single core? I don't get it.

=Edit= Actually yeah fuck that this laptop is fugly

I took a gander at this and it seemed pretty neat but I have no idea if it's really that great or not.

Help me Clock Crew!

うんこ

buttplug

#1
April 30, 2008, 08:30:27 PM
Kind of ugly for $2000.

catclock

#2
April 30, 2008, 08:31:28 PM
Quote from: ButtplugClock;1296982Kind of ugly for $2000.

Yeah if it was completely white it would look totally better but still.

うんこ

FluxCapacitorClock

#3
April 30, 2008, 08:42:12 PM
I'd be very careful buying a laptop if you intend to game on it. Alot of times, laptops will have amazing specs, yet STILL won't be able to run games decently for whatever reason.

catclock

#4
April 30, 2008, 08:45:04 PM
Quote from: Flux;1296997I'd be very careful buying a laptop if you intend to game on it. Alot of times, laptops will have amazing specs, yet STILL won't be able to run games decently for whatever reason.

Ah thanks, if I can't find anything in the end I might just buy a desktop compie but I'd still really like a laptop.

うんこ

Solenoidclock

#5
April 30, 2008, 10:24:17 PM
Just shop out a surplus server and laptop. Moore's law will do you well, and you can take advantage of cloud computing.

Let me write up an example.

Surplus Powerhouse:

Server Board: Intel Server Board SE7501WV2
-Video: ATI Rage* XL Video Controller with 64 MB of memory
-Slots: 2-PCI I/O riser slot capable of supporting 1 full length & 1 low profile PCI add-in cards
-Network: Dual-channel Intel® 10/100/1000 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller
-SCSI Controller: Dual-channel SCSI with Zero Channel RAID (ZCR) and host RAID support
-External Ports: 2 USB, 1 Serial, 1 NIC, 1 SCSI
-CPU: 2 x Xeon 2.66GHz SL6VM (2666DP/512/533/1.50V)
-Memory: 4 x 1GB (Corsair/Samsung)(up to 12GB of DDR266 PC2100 ECC)
-Hard Drive: Fujitsu 4 x 36GB SCSI 15000 RPM
-Power: 350 watts, DC 12V, 100-240V
-Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.47” x 17.6” x 15.5”

Total Cost: $299.99

Portable Wonder:

-Model: Acer 5920-6864.
-Part Number: LX.AKV0X.379.
-Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz.
-Display: 15.4" WXGA.
-Memory: 3GB/2-DIMM.
-Storage: 160GB 5400rpm.
-Webcam: Yes.
-Graphics: INTEL-GMAX3100/358MB.
-Optical Drive Type: DVD+/-RW.
-LAN: 10/100/1000Mbps.
-WLAN: 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN.
-Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium.

Total Cost: $701.99

That's what ten minutes of research netted me. You'll be wanting that extra 1.5K, it's college. Plus running a server will get you secks.
Quote from: FlondermenKlok;1578925I wonder if I could get really obese and masturbate by jiggling my fat around.

joliet_jane

#6
April 30, 2008, 10:52:47 PM
I wish laptops were as easy to build and customize as desktops.  I've never heard of a barebones laptop or laptop cases.

catclock

#7
May 01, 2008, 06:17:25 AM
Cloud computing? Moore's law? What? Also that integrated graphics card makes me >w<. What would having a server give me anyhow? I don't have the internet to run one.

うんこ

BreadfruitClock

#8
May 01, 2008, 06:47:17 AM
get $500 more THEN WE WILL TALK

catclock

#9
May 01, 2008, 06:49:07 AM
Why what are you suggesting >w

うんこ

BreadfruitClock

#10
May 01, 2008, 06:55:58 AM
beautiful things that will bring you happiness

HeinekenClock

#11
May 01, 2008, 07:55:39 AM
Quote from: Flux;1296997I'd be very careful buying a laptop if you intend to game on it. Alot of times, laptops will have amazing specs, yet STILL won't be able to run games decently for whatever reason.

The videocard is under par in 90% of all cases, and in nearly 100% of cases not replacable by a new one.

This is what's wrong with my laptop.

DarkMatterClock

#12
May 01, 2008, 02:46:00 PM
it's true, the video cards are almost always crippled in laptops.  however there is also another significant issue, this being that laptops lack the proper means for heat dissipation and when trying to game various parts will likely overheat.  Overall though i've had some pretty good luck with HP laptops lately.....thinkpads are fugly as shit but reliable....dells suck..alienware is re-branded dell..gateway is a coaster...hmmm...uhh sony makes some beautiful computers that are good for nothing....in all honesty i don't have a good recommendation for you.  I'm sorry.

FluxCapacitorClock

#13
May 01, 2008, 03:52:40 PM
Quote from: DarkMatterClock;1297612...dells suck..

People can say what they want about Dell but my desktop has never failed me. I bought this for $700 in 2001 and I've never been forced to replace anything, and I can run some pretty recent games on it after a slight graphics card upgrade. Only a slight upgrade because I didn't have the money at the time. In fact, I still don't lol.

A friend of mine built his computer for $1000 in 2005 and it just died for the third time last week. By died I meant his motherboard failed. The first time, it overheated, the middle time I dunno what happened. Point is he's spent over an additional $1000 in forced repairs(new processors, hard drives, motherboards, etc.) and I've spent roughly $200 in additional upgrades(RAM, extra hard drive, graphics card) that I chose to do.


I rub this in his face on a daily basis.

catclock

#14
May 01, 2008, 04:31:13 PM
I've seen benchmark reports that say certain laptops can even play Bioshock on detail presets to high on 1280 by 1024.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Alienware-Area-51-m9750-Notebook.5535.0.html

Sad thing is it's a BEAST weighing at 4 kg so if you're going to get that you might aswell get a desktop computer

うんこ

DarkMatterClock

#15
May 01, 2008, 05:08:45 PM
Anything dell has made recently is shit.  I had a dell from 2000 that lasted for 5 years, and my family has gone through 3 since then.  anyway a lot of laptops can run the games, but will eventually overheat and crash out due to lack of cooling.

joliet_jane

#16
May 01, 2008, 06:51:56 PM
Quote from: Flux;1297658People can say what they want about Dell but my desktop has never failed me. I bought this for $700 in 2001 and I've never been forced to replace anything, and I can run some pretty recent games on it after a slight graphics card upgrade. Only a slight upgrade because I didn't have the money at the time. In fact, I still don't lol.
I just replaced my Dell desktop recently, and it was great.  It was a refurb, and the HD did go bad (IBM Deskstar!), but it was cool because I had already bought another drive was was able to move my files in time.  The BIOS was awesome too; it understood any drive I hooked up to it.  I never had to mess with master/slave jumpers or any of that shit.  My new BIOS bitches about everything.

The only real problem with the Dell Dimension design was that they were hulking land monsters.They weigh so much, and for no good reason!  I took every drive out of it, and it was still heavy.

RabidClock

#17
May 04, 2008, 12:20:14 AM
I would honestly suggest a macbook pro since they're lightweight, have a great battery life, look good, have pretty good specs, and if you want to game just throw Vista on it. It also comes with a lot of applications that would be useful for school projects, plus Apple offers cheaper rates for students.

Other than that I'd say look at Toshiba, but you're not going to find much for gaming that will also double for college since you'll need that battery life.

Solenoidclock

#18
May 04, 2008, 12:42:13 AM
Quote from: Konata Izumi;1297295Cloud computing?
That means you break up heavy processing jobs, like gaming, rendering, or general number crunching, and send them to a more powerful system so It can do the work for you. It's like mainframe computing in a way, but it's from the future.

Quote from: Konata Izumi;1297295Moore's law?
Processing speed, memory capacity, the resolution of digital cameras, any given technology will double in performance every eighteen months. That means halfway into your sophomore year your 2500 dollar laptop is now less than half as capable in any aspect as it's modern equivalent. At the start of your Junior year, one quarter. A few months out of college, and any PDA worth it's copper could outperform you. Blah.

By buying the best of the last cycle cheaply, you can save yourself a few thousand and afford to upgrade for years. Sure, it's the road less traveled, but it's cheap and it saves you the buyer's remorse.

 
Quote from: Konata Izumi;1297295Also that integrated graphics card makes me >w<. What would having a server give me anyhow? I don't have the internet to run one.
Graphic cards can be replaced. And a server nets you the ability to decentralize yourself. Remote storage, cloud processing, FTP, or your own personal proxy server will really open doors for you. If you're going to be at home, explore the campus. Most will collocate (put on the internet) a server for free or something close to it. If you're in a dorm, you have no internet worries. It's all yours.
Quote from: FlondermenKlok;1578925I wonder if I could get really obese and masturbate by jiggling my fat around.
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