New To Laptops

GiGoMaN · 25th March 2006, 5:47 PM

Couple Of Questions..

I am looking at buying a laptop.

1. Is it possible to ake your own laptop (as is with desktops) or to change things like Ram, Hard drives and graphics cards.

2. What are some good laptops for gameing.. like CSS and F.E.A.R etc.

3. Laptop companies. other than dell and alienware who can i look for to make a "custom" laptop with user defined specs.. (yes i know Dell and alienware are merging)

THank You In Advance
GiGoMaN

Modafroman · 25th March 2006, 5:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GiGoMaN

Couple Of Questions..

I am looking at buying a laptop.

1. Is it possible to ake your own laptop (as is with desktops) or to change things like Ram, Hard drives and graphics cards.

2. What are some good laptops for gameing.. like CSS and F.E.A.R etc.

3. Laptop companies. other than dell and alienware who can i look for to make a "custom" laptop with user defined specs.. (yes i know Dell and alienware are merging)

THank You In Advance
GiGoMaN

1. Yes, but they are generic brands, that im not quite sure you can get in australia, and plus, dell, alienware etc brands are good enough with customizability anyway

2. Alienware, albeit overpriced, Dell, xps2 if you can find one. this thread might be useful: http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...8&page=1&pp=15

3. Dell, Alienware, and a couple of others mentioned in that thread. also, dell and alienware arent merging as such, alienware is still going to function as they are.

GiGoMaN · 25th March 2006, 6:22 PM

Wow really interesting thread (although it didnt help much) is there a cheaper site for ALL OUT customisation of laptops?

Rass · 25th March 2006, 6:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiGoMaN

Couple Of Questions..

I am looking at buying a laptop.

1. Is it possible to ake your own laptop (as is with desktops) or to change things like Ram, Hard drives and graphics cards.

2. What are some good laptops for gameing.. like CSS and F.E.A.R etc.

3. Laptop companies. other than dell and alienware who can i look for to make a "custom" laptop with user defined specs.. (yes i know Dell and alienware are merging)

THank You In Advance
GiGoMaN

1) I have an acer laptop and I can definately change the RAM (it's a SO-DIMM module, so different to PC's), the HDD and I don't think I can do the graphics as it's onboard.

2) Funnily enough, Acer do some good gaming laptops. I think most companies that produce laptops do. Bear in mind, you will pay a premium for them.

3) Good luck. A lot of them have integrated everything, so the specs won't change much. I think ASUS and BenQ may have highly configurable laptops.

GiGoMaN · 25th March 2006, 6:45 PM

Looking for the cheapest gaming laptop availiable w/ 1 gig ram (minimum) 60gb HDD minimum what u reccomend..

Ohh yeah and BenQ dont really have custom they have a wide range

Rass · 25th March 2006, 6:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GiGoMaN

Looking for the cheapest gaming laptop availiable w/ 1 gig ram (minimum) 60gb HDD minimum what u reccomend..

Ohh yeah and BenQ dont really have custom they have a wide range

Just remember most laptop HDD's are pretty slow - usualy 4800rpm vs the 7200rpm that most desktops have. this really irks me when loading BF2.

I don't know about the cheapest. Try this link for the ASUS ones
http://www.computeralliance.com.au/p...?qrySubCat=ASU

Tony · 25th March 2006, 7:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rass

Just remember most laptop HDD's are pretty slow - usualy 4800rpm vs the 7200rpm that most desktops have. this really irks me when loading BF2.

High performance 5,400 and 7,200 rpm drives are not that much slower than average desktop drives.

Rass · 25th March 2006, 7:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony

High performance 5,400 and 7,200 rpm drives are not that much slower than average desktop drives.

That's true. But how many laptops come with these as standard?

Moogar · 27th March 2006, 7:11 PM

check out ITC as well, they do rebadged clevo laptops which generally have reasonably powerful video cards.

maks · 27th March 2006, 7:40 PM

It's very easy to upgrade the cd/dvd drives, hard drive, ram and battery, but it's usually impossible to change the video card.

btw, Dell and Alienware aren't merging. It was just a rumour that Dell shot down pretty quickly.

delpieropadova · 27th March 2006, 8:11 PM

Try www.itbox.com.au. They assemble laptops based off barebones kits (so you can customize to your heart's content), have prices that are quite reasonable, and know what they're talking about (I was being very fussy with the sales guy over my build). Look forward to actually receiving it next week.

urbanvanilla · 27th March 2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by maks

It's very easy to upgrade the cd/dvd drives, hard drive, ram and battery, but it's usually impossible to change the video card.

btw, Dell and Alienware aren't merging. It was just a rumour that Dell shot down pretty quickly.

http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardwar.../1422235.shtml
dell acquired alienware recently.

finnigan001 · 28th March 2006, 9:28 PM

This thread might have some places that you havent seen.
http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=436570

i recent bought a laptop from pioneer computers. it was best value for money for the parts i got at the time. it's a PM 2gig, 1gig DDR2, 80gigs, 15.4widescreen, 6800go and wireless lan plus other bits for 2150$. so wasnt to bad. Also they are quick with the shipment for a custom spec lappy.

hope its helpful.

25th March 2006, 5:47 PM	#1
GiGoMaN Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland_Park@Brisbane Posts: 570	New To Laptops Couple Of Questions.. I am looking at buying a laptop. 1. Is it possible to ake your own laptop (as is with desktops) or to change things like Ram, Hard drives and graphics cards. 2. What are some good laptops for gameing.. like CSS and F.E.A.R etc. 3. Laptop companies. other than dell and alienware who can i look for to make a "custom" laptop with user defined specs.. (yes i know Dell and alienware are merging) THank You In Advance GiGoMaN

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delpieropadova Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,297	Try www.itbox.com.au. They assemble laptops based off barebones kits (so you can customize to your heart's content), have prices that are quite reasonable, and know what they're talking about (I was being very fussy with the sales guy over my build). Look forward to actually receiving it next week. __________________ AsRock 939 Dual SATA2 mobo \|\| Opty 165 CCBWE 0546 @ 2.2 GHz 1.225v \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 \|\| Galaxy 8800GT 512 \|\| Antec NEO HE 430w Dell Inspiron 1520: 2.2GHz T7500, 2 Gb DDR2667, 160 Gb SATA 7200, nVidia 8600MGT

28th March 2006, 9:28 PM	#13
finnigan001 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: perth Posts: 84	This thread might have some places that you havent seen. http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...d.php?t=436570 i recent bought a laptop from pioneer computers. it was best value for money for the parts i got at the time. it's a PM 2gig, 1gig DDR2, 80gigs, 15.4widescreen, 6800go and wireless lan plus other bits for 2150$. so wasnt to bad. Also they are quick with the shipment for a custom spec lappy. hope its helpful. __________________ SUCCESSFUL TRADES WITH: wolfy, alig123, THELTD, elephantman, coma, Quazza, Snagage, Hyrax, Zzapped, gdunkley84, Dr_Rock, Wazza, pete_pumpkin, Maka, Sir_Shelldrake, Chucky181, Fleshymidget, The1, Lukezen27, derb, Mr. Sparkle, olly, rickz0r, nutty, Yipya, _Hybrid_Theory_ , MY12NV, petezor, Havoc117, phantompisser, orF, Nerotic, lorres_the_one, 2QIK4U, bro, Neil, syxx, ysk, shalimar, breech, slimmy, kmeck0, ccwd, Shalimar, tgenesis, TerminalVeloCD, GreasyBear, houndog, ropable, Borgod

25th March 2006, 6:22 PM	#3
GiGoMaN Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland_Park@Brisbane Posts: 570	Wow really interesting thread (although it didnt help much) is there a cheaper site for ALL OUT customisation of laptops?

25th March 2006, 6:45 PM	#5
GiGoMaN Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Holland_Park@Brisbane Posts: 570	Looking for the cheapest gaming laptop availiable w/ 1 gig ram (minimum) 60gb HDD minimum what u reccomend.. Ohh yeah and BenQ dont really have custom they have a wide range