i want to buy a laptop pls help?

Q. i want to buy a new laptop and i usually just play video games and watch movies and surf the net so i want this laptop pretty much for fun and i dont wanna spend much for it:D so anybody got any idea whats better for me?
btw i heared toshiba laptops are good in everything

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Before you buy - check this.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/

best gaming laptop? Largest screen? Price?

dilutke

Looking for a fast graphics large screen dependable laptop

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READ THE REVIEWS HERE .........

http://www.bestlaptopz.com/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/06/ask-engadget-best-laptop-for-multimedia-editing/

http://www.laptopadvisor.com/gaming-laptops.html

http://www.bizwaremagic.com/best_gaming_notebooks.htm

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10166_7-5588598-1.html

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Rate these desktops for gaming(1 laptop also)?

My last laptop broke but i wanted to get something new. These desktops and that one laptop are in my budget. Games i play are team fortress 2, apb reloaded, counter strike:source, garry's mod and grand theft auto iv

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4959030&Sku=C477-G1411

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8145210&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8145210&Sku=T71-C1301

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7497457&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7847200&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2546170&CatId=114

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4990118&CatId=114

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=8010571

Thanks for anyone that answer

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With gaming computers, in-game performance depends approximately 70% upon the graphics card model. The CPU has much less impact overall- it just needs to be fast enough to avoid bottlenecking your GPU.

Here's the best of the bunch:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4990118&CatId=114

This is 2nd-best:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7497457&CatId=114

The rest are MUCH slower, not worth considering. The GeForce GT 610 is just a renamed GT 520, and the GT 620 is just a renamed GT 530 (which was itself an updated GT 430)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/20/nvidia-outs-budget-geforce-gt-610-gt-620-and-gt-630-no-kepler/

Here's how the various graphics cards compare:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Zotac/GeForce_GT_520/9.html

For reference the Radeon HD 6670 is about 10% faster than the 5670. The Radeon HD 7750 is somewhat better than a GTS 450, approximately equal to the Radeon HD 5770.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/GTX_650_Power_Edition/8.html

Good gaming laptop for $2500-$3000 - Alienware m5550?

Q. I'm looking for a good laptop in the $2500-$3000 range for 65% gaming and 35% normal internet use. Right now I'm thinking about the Alienware m5550 notebook. Can anyone give me suggestions on what I should also look into?

The games I play right now are World of Warcraft, Battlefield 2 and other up to date FPSs and want something to run them all smoothly as in 40+ fps. Thank you :)
thanks for your 2 responses, but if I was to get a gaming laptop, what do you think would be a good idea to do?

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Build a desktop gaming system for under $2000 and then buy a nice, non gaming laptop for about $750.
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$80 Case
$319 Power supply SLI certified for Nvidia 8800ultra
$180 Motherboard ATX; LGA 775 ; 2 PCI expess x16 slots;
onboard sound 7.1 CH HD Audio
$280 Core 2 Quad Q6600
$80 2GB Dual Channel 800Mhz RAM
$249 Nvidia 8800GTS (1 ea,)
$35 CD/DVD 20x Burner
$120 500 GB SATA II Hard Drive
$180 Vista Ultimate OEM
$45 Logitech MX518 or Logitech G5
$58 Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
$83 Logitech THX Z-5300e 280 Watts RMS 5.1 Speaker
$270 SAMSUNG 226BW Black 22" 2 ms
Widescreen LCD Monitor
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$1979 USD

Prices per
http://www.newegg.com


Core 2 Duo E6550 2333 MHz $175.99
Rendering time = 1:27
Core 2 Duo E6850 3000 MHz $299.99
Rendering time = 1:09
Core 2 Quad Q6600 $279.99
Rendering time = 0:47
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 $299.99 $1199.99
Rendering time = 0:39

Rendering time, lower number is faster

CPU gaming performance charts: Rendering time
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html

Graphics card gaming performance charts:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html

Graphics card gaming performance charts:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphics.html
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=399&type=expert&pid=1
http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1595&Itemid=40&limit=1&limitstart=2

Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html

The Mobile Graphics Card Info Page
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=39568
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An Nvidia SLI Certified Power Supply for an 8800Ultra should work with anything.

How to Buy a Power Supply
http://www.wikihow.com/Buy-a-Power-Supply

Nvidia SLI Certified Power Supplies
http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_psu.html

ATI Radeon Crossfire Certified Power Supplies
http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/buildyourown2.html

Diamond Video Cards Certified Power Supplies
http://www.diamondmm.com/certified.php
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This November 2007 PCI Express 2.0 will be released.
The buss will be twice as fast as the PCI Express used in todays computers.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/244487-28-express-standard-ready
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/17/pci-express-goes-2-0-transfer-rate-doubles/
PCI Express 16x 8000 MB/s
PCI Express 2.0 16x 16000 MB/s

This November Nvidia will release 9800 Series
http://www.hypedhardware.com/2007/08/14/nvidia-to-launch-9800-series-gpus-in-november/

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Nvidia-9800-Series-Coming-Soon-62786.shtml
9800 is expected to be twice as fast a 8800 ULTRA

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Can the Intel Pentium Processor Run WoW At 60 FPS?

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Daniel G

Im planning to buy the Alienware M11X laptop, and by default it comes with the
Intel Pentium Processor
-Overclockable Intel® Pentium⢠SU4100 1.3GHz (2MB Cache)
can it run world of warcraft at 60 frames per second on high settings With the exeption of being in dalaran/bigass 40man raids?

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Yeah, sure because of its powerful Nvidia graphics. M11X easily plays more graphics intensive games like Portal, TF2 and HL2 maxed at >60FPS.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/06/review-alienware-m11x/

It can do >100FPS in Bioshock and manage to play Crysis (most graphics intensive game) at medium settings but low resolution.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/alienware-m11x-review/

The M11X should have an easy time with WoW. And you would enjoy a lot with many other exciting games on that laptop.

What would be the specs I would need for these things I would like to do on a laptop?

Dan

I want a laptop that will be reliable and will not slow over me running several applications. Im buying a new laptop because I want to use editing programs and watch HD videos. So I want it to run these things with ease. I don't want to play games on it because I figured that would add a whole lot more money on to the price.

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"reliable and will slow over me running several applications"
so you want a reliable brand, with good RAM and a decent processor.

Toshiba, Sony, and Dell make the most reliable laptops, HP makes the most unreliable (there was a study, i'll post a link)

you will want a Core 2 Duo (specifically that type, they are built for performance) with the speed of at least 2.0GHz (2.1 or 2.2GHz are available for about 20 bucks more expensive)

you will also want 3GB of RAM at a minimum, 4GB+ is better.

here's the link to the study i was talking about:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/

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