Bah, just look at how Alienware likes to milk money out of their customers, 1920x1200 Display with a 7600 GPU! A 7600 won't hold 16x12 res, imagine 19x12!
Here's the Dell notebook I just did so rate it. PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition MEMORY 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability VIDEO CARD 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7950 GTX SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition BATTERY OPTIONS 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery CARRYING CASES XPS Notebook Backpack WIRELESS CARDS Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g WIRELESS ROUTER Netgear WGR614 54mbps Wireless-G Firewall and McAfee Security bundle ESSENTIAL BUNDLES Core Bundle: 2-outlet surge, 1GB flash drive, wireless optical mouse PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months LCD PANEL 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card and Modem XPS M1710 Black - $3,208
Personally I am regretting getting a laptop for uni that I bought to amalgamate games and portability. If I could do it again, I would get pretty much the cheapest laptop you could, for Word, email and the internet, and then spend the rest of my money on a nice gaming desktop. I could have got a desktop with better performance than my laptop, AND a cheap laptop for the same price as I spent.
Personally I am regretting getting a laptop for uni that I bought to amalgamate games and portability. If I could do it again, I would get pretty much the cheapest laptop you could, for Word, email and the internet, and then spend the rest of my money on a nice gaming desktop. I could have got a desktop with better performance than my laptop, AND a cheap laptop for the same price as I spent.manic111
I agree. To me laptops should be strictly for desktop apps and movies. No games at all. If you want games get a cheap laptop for desktop apps and a 360 and/or PS3. You will end up with $1,000 extra in your pocket and a much better gamming experience.
blackknight, go to dell.com and click on the base model of a inspiron e1705 and configure it with a Core 2 duo 7200 cpu, 2 gibs of ram, and a 7900 GS card. It should run you about $1500, much cheaper then any other site and you still get a great machine
You can get a computer almost as good (7900gs instead of 7950GTX) from Gateway for less than $2000
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why would a computer as powerful as that laptop cost less than 2000 dollars? you can get a much more powerful PC for, oh I'd say depending on where you live, 1300 to 1500 dollars, and that includes a 19 inch widescreen monitor, and maybe a 320 MB 8800 GTS
You can get a computer almost as good (7900gs instead of 7950GTX) from Gateway for less than $2000
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why would a computer as powerful as that laptop cost less than 2000 dollars? you can get a much more powerful PC for, oh I'd say depending on where you live, 1300 to 1500 dollars, and that includes a 19 inch widescreen monitor, and maybe a 320 MB 8800 GTS
Like I said, there are many people out there who don't stay home 24/7
Especialyl university students who spends up to 6-10 hours on campus and then go to work
Well I decided there really wasn't any point in getting a gaming PC sense I plan on getting a Xbox 360 so I tuned down the hardware so it's still good enough for me to fit my programming and web designing needs. Dell Inspiron E1705 PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition LCD PANEL: 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ MEMORY: 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz HARD DRIVE: 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive OPTICAL DRIVE: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability VIDEO CARD: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS SOUND OPTIONS: Integrated Audio BATTERY OPTIONS: 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery ESSENTIAL BUNDLES: Wireless Bundle: Surge, 1GB flash drive, wireless optical mouse, 54Mbps rou CARRYING CASES: Large Backpack Carrying Case WIRELESS CARDS: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945a/g PRODUCTIVITY: Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY: No security subscription (McAfee 30-day trial) WARRANTY AND SERVICE: 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service $2,129.00
Is there any rush for this purchase? Its kinda funny because I got the exact laptop above, sans the Core 2 (just a Core duo) with 2 Gigs of Ram, a cheaper battery, and a smaller HD for 1600....last June.
If there is not rush, wait until Dell unleases some of their summer deals. Otherwise, I believe that I saw a nice Acer (maybe, saw it a few months ago, memory hazy) with a 7600GTX 15' screen for around 1500.
Some last questions yet: 1. Should I get a 256 or 512 GPU? It would be the 7900 series. If the price drops this summer I'll definitly get the nVidia 7950 512. 2. Should I stick with the Integrated Sound or get a HD Sound card?
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