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i want to buy a nice gaming laptop to play games like supreme commander or maybe halo 2 as well as for performance hungry apps like cad. i was wondering what you people think would be the best for around 1500 dollars (tight budget) ive been looking around myself and i had my eyes set on any one of 3 asus laptops . wondering if anyone had experience with their products also
i want to buy a nice gaming laptop to play games like supreme commander or maybe halo 2 as well as for performance hungry apps like cad. i was wondering what you people think would be the best for around 1500 dollars (tight budget) ive been looking around myself and i had my eyes set on any one of 3 asus laptops . wondering if anyone had experience with their products also
edit :
well i dont know ... about any of u ppls answers power book costs crazy to much
dell and alienware do too. i think u guys should look at the asus f3 and tell me what u think as well as the asus a8
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While Alienware may have been the gaming choice in past years, I would have to disagree these days. They haven't shown the ability to keep their cost down with the improving technology gamers crave. Their Aurora m9700 (starting at $1599) has only a Geforce 7900 utilizing only up to 512 mb video memory.
HP, on the other hand, has made great strides in improving their entertainment technology while continuing to keep the cost to the customer down. Check out the HP Pavilion Model dv9535nr (at Best Buy for $1399.99). It features the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphics with 256MB dedicated video memory and up to 1GB total video memory. You would be very hard pressed to find better mobile graphics technology than that, particularly for under $2k.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1180743304855&type=product&skuId=8404247
No matter which computer you prefer, as a gamer, I would recommend staying far, far away from anything with ATI video. Learn from my horrible experience and stay as far away from ATI as possible. I'm very pleased that HP figured it out and dropped ATI.
Toshiba used to be good for gaming, but they've fallen behind in the past few years, particularly when it comes to graphics. I take issue with Sony as a company - their customer support is lacking at best.
Acer is catching up as far as specs go, but I've had problems with them in the past and when I asked the guy at Best Buy today how their reliability has been he sounded just like I did years ago when I had one. They always claim it's a software problem. Odd how Acer computers seem to be the only ones with this "software" problem.
As for the Dell XPS, compare their specs with the HP I mentioned and then compare the price. Even their $2299 model only offers the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 with a measly 256MB video memory. Seriously, anybody who forks over that kind of money for something so subpar as far as gaming goes hasn't done their homework.
I haven't had personal experience with Asus laptops, but I believe even their top model is using only the Geforce 7700 with shared video ram (dedicated ram is better for graphics intense games). Asus tends to use ATI in many of their models and ATI simply does not favor gaming nearly as well as NVIDIA.
Stick with NVIDIA graphics and as much video ram as you can get. Go with a dual core processor (if you go with intell, I would recommend the 5250 or better). At about $1400, that HP I mentioned is the hottest thing in the price range.
Edit: The Sager 2090 is comparable to the HP I already mentioned except it has half the hard drive space, only a 15" monitor (active matrix - not HiDef), and still does not feature up to a full gig of video memory. It does feature the higher processor for the price range.
While Alienware may have been the gaming choice in past years, I would have to disagree these days. They haven't shown the ability to keep their cost down with the improving technology gamers crave. Their Aurora m9700 (starting at $1599) has only a Geforce 7900 utilizing only up to 512 mb video memory.
HP, on the other hand, has made great strides in improving their entertainment technology while continuing to keep the cost to the customer down. Check out the HP Pavilion Model dv9535nr (at Best Buy for $1399.99). It features the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS graphics with 256MB dedicated video memory and up to 1GB total video memory. You would be very hard pressed to find better mobile graphics technology than that, particularly for under $2k.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1180743304855&type=product&skuId=8404247
No matter which computer you prefer, as a gamer, I would recommend staying far, far away from anything with ATI video. Learn from my horrible experience and stay as far away from ATI as possible. I'm very pleased that HP figured it out and dropped ATI.
Toshiba used to be good for gaming, but they've fallen behind in the past few years, particularly when it comes to graphics. I take issue with Sony as a company - their customer support is lacking at best.
Acer is catching up as far as specs go, but I've had problems with them in the past and when I asked the guy at Best Buy today how their reliability has been he sounded just like I did years ago when I had one. They always claim it's a software problem. Odd how Acer computers seem to be the only ones with this "software" problem.
As for the Dell XPS, compare their specs with the HP I mentioned and then compare the price. Even their $2299 model only offers the NVIDIA GeForce 7900 with a measly 256MB video memory. Seriously, anybody who forks over that kind of money for something so subpar as far as gaming goes hasn't done their homework.
I haven't had personal experience with Asus laptops, but I believe even their top model is using only the Geforce 7700 with shared video ram (dedicated ram is better for graphics intense games). Asus tends to use ATI in many of their models and ATI simply does not favor gaming nearly as well as NVIDIA.
Stick with NVIDIA graphics and as much video ram as you can get. Go with a dual core processor (if you go with intell, I would recommend the 5250 or better). At about $1400, that HP I mentioned is the hottest thing in the price range.
Edit: The Sager 2090 is comparable to the HP I already mentioned except it has half the hard drive space, only a 15" monitor (active matrix - not HiDef), and still does not feature up to a full gig of video memory. It does feature the higher processor for the price range.
Which macbook should i buy? i need your advice please?
Francis
Hi! i'm looking forward to buying my first macbook for college but i can't decide what i should do. To make this easy i'll describe my usual activities: I usually use my computer for web surfing, emails, homeworks and reports. I also watch movies online, watch some movies and stuff. I don't play games but i'm really impatient when it comes to loading so i guess i need enough processing power for speed. I do very minimal video editing and photo editing. I don't have much need for storage because i already have an external for that (so i need just a clean 100gb i think) and i don't mind carying it around if i have to, i just consider it as a bonus if the computer has extra memory to spare. i'm planning to go to med school in 4 years (it might help)
So it boils down to these:
Macbook air 13 inch
Macbook pro 13 inch with retina display
Macbook pro 15 inch with retina display
for now, i'm in no hurry to buy a new computer but if i do decide to buy this year i'd like to maximize it to about 4-5 years before i replace it again.
Things to consider:
1. display (retina or normal? 15" or 13"?)
2. RAM (considering the things i do, and what i might do for the next four years: 4gb, 8gb, or 16gb)
3. processing power (greater processing power means it can keep up with me for the next 4 years or so, but it also means it'll be more expensive)
4. PRICE (the 15" is the best, but it is the most expensive. the 13" pro is better than the air, but is still quite expensive, the air is the cheapest, but would it be able to keep up with me for the next for years?)
5. longevity (i consider buying my next computer as an investment for the long run, but then the bigger the investment, the more expensive it is.)
6. memory. i know i've said i don't need much (at least a good 100gb of storage) but i'd like more if i can.
7. NOW? or should i wait for later models this year?
So what do you think should i choose? and please include your reasons :)
p.s. i don't really need to optical disc drive so... (hope this info helps)
Answer
Neither. Trust me. I know more about technology than anyone I have ever met throughout my lifetime, including computers, phones, and tablets. You should not get a Mac under any circumstances.I would say to get a Samsung series 7 or 9, a Dell Inspiron 17R, a Dell XPS 15, or (depending on how much you wish to spend) an alienware M17x R4.
Why you should not buy a Mac:
Just look at the specs (I just recently bought a $4500 laptop that would have cost $6000 if I got a macbook, and the macbook would have had worse specs even at $1500 more. It had a worse CPU, GPU, less ram, worse motherboard, worse audio, restricting OS, and a lower storage SSD
Neither. Trust me. I know more about technology than anyone I have ever met throughout my lifetime, including computers, phones, and tablets. You should not get a Mac under any circumstances.I would say to get a Samsung series 7 or 9, a Dell Inspiron 17R, a Dell XPS 15, or (depending on how much you wish to spend) an alienware M17x R4.
Why you should not buy a Mac:
Just look at the specs (I just recently bought a $4500 laptop that would have cost $6000 if I got a macbook, and the macbook would have had worse specs even at $1500 more. It had a worse CPU, GPU, less ram, worse motherboard, worse audio, restricting OS, and a lower storage SSD
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