looking to buy gaming laptop

muffinman · 15th March 2007, 10:56 PM

ok guy i am in need of a new pc and i whould like to get me self a new laptop
but i like it to be a gameing laptop i am looking around the 3k to 4 k mark so what is good is a good gameing laptop for that prices i here dell got good one and i hear hp got some good one and the tosh got some good oen so ??? is which one is good to plat game on so that why i need your help which will last me for next two year and which is the best for it buck could an yone let me knwo thank u

Coulsty · 16th March 2007, 2:55 PM

I am looking for a gaming laptop too... I was thinking Alienware, but they are out of my price reach. You might find something there you are looking for.

I live in Rockhampton too ^_^

mthien · 16th March 2007, 3:04 PM

My friend has an ASUS W2P;
http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1...14&modelmenu=1

Does a decent job for it's price;
http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/...cgi?q=asus+W2P

ZaK1 · 16th March 2007, 5:08 PM

I have a Dell 9400 with a 7900GS video card, pretty good bang for buck!

SSJX · 16th March 2007, 8:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ZaK1

I have a Dell 9400 with a 7900GS video card, pretty good bang for buck!

Second that; got one myself

Edit: predicting josh81 will come in soon raving about his M1210

muffinman · 16th March 2007, 9:43 PM

i want some think got a 512 vdeo car don it and 1 gig of ram or 2 gig

Wako · 16th March 2007, 10:01 PM

S-T-Ruggling on the old English, aye?

You would want to get 2gb RAM.

Phat Devil · 16th March 2007, 10:24 PM

Do you want a gaming "laptop" or a gaming "benchtop"????

There is no way anyone can categorise a 17in monster to be a laptop! A laptop must be at most a 15.1in screen. Weigh significantly less than 3 kg.

shift6 · 16th March 2007, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phat Devil

Do you want a gaming "laptop" or a gaming "benchtop"????

There is no way anyone can categorise a 17in monster to be a laptop! A laptop must be at most a 15.1in screen. Weigh significantly less than 3 kg.

Completely agree. Do you want a "portable" laptop which you can easily take and carry around, or do you want a "desktop replacement" laptop, which are usually bulky 17" things. You have to put up with the prospect of increased size, weight and inflated prices for higher levels of performance.

SLATYE · 17th March 2007, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by muffinman

i want some think got a 512 vdeo car don it and 1 gig of ram or 2 gig

It'd be a good idea to get some English lessons first. Spend $1k on that, then spend $3k on the laptop.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phat Devil

Do you want a gaming "laptop" or a gaming "benchtop"????

There is no way anyone can categorise a 17in monster to be a laptop! A laptop must be at most a 15.1in screen. Weigh significantly less than 3 kg.

I agree about 17" laptops. 15.4" ones aren't bad, even at around the 3kg mark (my current laptops is about that weight, and I carry it around Uni every day).

Unfortunately, 15.4" laptops tend not to have super-fast video cards. The quickest I remember seeing is a Geforce Go 7700 (or maybe a 7600GT. I can't remember which is quicker). There are 14.1" models with the same card.

For example, Asus's A8JS-4S019C-A has a 14.1" LCD, C2D T7200, and a Geforce Go 7700.

If you don't care about size, weight, or battery life then you can get a bigger laptop. P4Laptops currently offer a 17" C2D system with a Geforce Go 7950 GTX or a 20" model using a Turion64 CPU, but with SLI 7950 GTXs. Neither of those are really laptops - they're just portable desktops.

bennyg · 20th March 2007, 11:51 AM

gawd I'm sick of people whinging about 3kg+ lappys. It only hurts when you've got a narrow strap biting into your shoulder. Grow some forearms you people!!!

re vid cards: there are a quite a few 15.4" with Go 7600 and X1700 for reasonable prices. IMO 512Mb of VRAM is a bit of a gimmick with midrange cards, you won't notice if you only have 256Mb. The 128-bit bus is much more of a problem re memory access anyway.

www.notebookcheck.net has a list of various lappy gfx cards and relative benchy scores. (that site suggests X1700 beats out the Go 7600) It has CPUs too. Of course they are across different models and are in no way standardised, and are synthetic benches only, but a general idea is good.

and lay off the man for his engrish, he just needs to cut down on sugar and caffeine, and not write so rabidly, and perhaps take the three seconds it takes to edit before you hit the 'post' button.

ysablekid · 20th March 2007, 12:34 PM

Hi. I'm interested in purchasing a laptop which I think would fall in the gaming category. I'll be leaving the laptop on for 6-8 hours at a time primarily indoors. These are the specs that are important for me

Intel C2D T7200 2GHz CPU
GPU - Minimum 256mb. Direct3D compatible with DirectX 9.0c, Performance better than NVIDIA GeForce 6800 for desktops
1gig DDR2 667MHz Memory (1x1048) or 2gig if it falls within price range
80GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
14" or 15" Display
9 cell LIon battery
Minimum 2 year warranty
3 USB 2.0 ports
WLAN 802.11a/b/g (Preferably Atheros, Intel sucketh)
Bluetooth enabled
Weight - under 3 kilos

Any recommendations regarding:

>Brand - Build quality, overheating, customer service

>Vendor - Price and monthly payment scheme

Looking to spend under 3k on a monthly payment scheme if possible.

Thanks for your time.

Gierke · 20th March 2007, 9:23 PM

If I was going to buy another laptop it would probably be an Asus.

Try www.p4laptops.com.au, where you can configure any of the laptop exactly to what you want. The F3JP or A8JS fit the bill nicely once all specced out.

http://p4laptops.com.au/order-f3jp.htm
http://p4laptops.com.au/order-ITCa8js.htm

ysablekid · 20th March 2007, 10:24 PM

Thank you Gierke. Asus A8Js ftw!

Phat Devil · 21st March 2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by bennyg

gawd I'm sick of people whinging about 3kg+ lappys. It only hurts when you've got a narrow strap biting into your shoulder. Grow some forearms you people!!!

Pitty they are also usually stuck next to a power point.... My laptop gets 5 hours on battery life... And it still has a x1600 in it...

15th March 2007, 10:56 PM	#1
muffinman Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: rockhampton Posts: 29	looking to buy gaming laptop ok guy i am in need of a new pc and i whould like to get me self a new laptop but i like it to be a gameing laptop i am looking around the 3k to 4 k mark so what is good is a good gameing laptop for that prices i here dell got good one and i hear hp got some good one and the tosh got some good oen so ??? is which one is good to plat game on so that why i need your help which will last me for next two year and which is the best for it buck could an yone let me knwo thank u __________________ Do Yuo Know The Muffinman Who Lives ON Fairty Tale Lane

16th March 2007, 9:43 PM	#6
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20th March 2007, 11:51 AM	#11
bennyg Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Oztraya Posts: 684	gawd I'm sick of people whinging about 3kg+ lappys. It only hurts when you've got a narrow strap biting into your shoulder. Grow some forearms you people!!! re vid cards: there are a quite a few 15.4" with Go 7600 and X1700 for reasonable prices. IMO 512Mb of VRAM is a bit of a gimmick with midrange cards, you won't notice if you only have 256Mb. The 128-bit bus is much more of a problem re memory access anyway. www.notebookcheck.net has a list of various lappy gfx cards and relative benchy scores. (that site suggests X1700 beats out the Go 7600) It has CPUs too. Of course they are across different models and are in no way standardised, and are synthetic benches only, but a general idea is good. and lay off the man for his engrish, he just needs to cut down on sugar and caffeine, and not write so rabidly, and perhaps take the three seconds it takes to edit before you hit the 'post' button. __________________ Successful traders: 3/3: Brax, Zubrick, nvidiaXP Value: $125 Pending:- Coming soon: Asus G51J-A1, i7 720qm, 4Gb DDR3-1066, GTX260M@500/1250/800, 15.6" 1080p, 80Gb SSD, 320Gb HDD Soon-to-be-old lappy: Dell Vostro 1500, T9300/3Gb DDR667/8600GT@550/1200/475/320Gb/15.4" UWXGA \| Older lappy, Dell Latitude D620, T7200/2GbDDR2-667/GMA950/60Gb/14.1"

20th March 2007, 9:23 PM	#13
Gierke Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Barossa Valley Posts: 1,562	If I was going to buy another laptop it would probably be an Asus. Try www.p4laptops.com.au, where you can configure any of the laptop exactly to what you want. The F3JP or A8JS fit the bill nicely once all specced out. http://p4laptops.com.au/order-f3jp.htm http://p4laptops.com.au/order-ITCa8js.htm __________________ \| AMD X4 955 \| 4GB DDR2 \| 8800GTS 512MB \| WD 320GB AAKS \| Lian Li A03B \|

16th March 2007, 2:55 PM	#2
Coulsty (Banned or Deleted) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Banks of the Fitzroy Posts: 107	I am looking for a gaming laptop too... I was thinking Alienware, but they are out of my price reach. You might find something there you are looking for. I live in Rockhampton too ^_^

16th March 2007, 3:04 PM	#3
mthien Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 66	My friend has an ASUS W2P; http://au.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1...14&modelmenu=1 Does a decent job for it's price; http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/...cgi?q=asus+W2P

16th March 2007, 5:08 PM	#4
ZaK1 Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 259	I have a Dell 9400 with a 7900GS video card, pretty good bang for buck!

16th March 2007, 10:24 PM	#8
Phat Devil Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brissy Posts: 454	Do you want a gaming "laptop" or a gaming "benchtop"???? There is no way anyone can categorise a 17in monster to be a laptop! A laptop must be at most a 15.1in screen. Weigh significantly less than 3 kg.

20th March 2007, 12:34 PM	#12
ysablekid Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 9	Hi. I'm interested in purchasing a laptop which I think would fall in the gaming category. I'll be leaving the laptop on for 6-8 hours at a time primarily indoors. These are the specs that are important for me Intel C2D T7200 2GHz CPU GPU - Minimum 256mb. Direct3D compatible with DirectX 9.0c, Performance better than NVIDIA GeForce 6800 for desktops 1gig DDR2 667MHz Memory (1x1048) or 2gig if it falls within price range 80GB 7200rpm Hard Drive 14" or 15" Display 9 cell LIon battery Minimum 2 year warranty 3 USB 2.0 ports WLAN 802.11a/b/g (Preferably Atheros, Intel sucketh) Bluetooth enabled Weight - under 3 kilos Any recommendations regarding: >Brand - Build quality, overheating, customer service >Vendor - Price and monthly payment scheme Looking to spend under 3k on a monthly payment scheme if possible. Thanks for your time.

20th March 2007, 10:24 PM	#14
ysablekid Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 9	Thank you Gierke. Asus A8Js ftw!