Well, if you can live with a desktop, that is probably a better. Generally, with a desktop and laptop of equal value, desktops perform better. Though, if the most you want to run is MW2, I bet you could get a laptop within that price range (if not less) to run it just fine. Recently I had been looking into building a computer (desktop) and after tax and everything, it was a little over $600 for a computer that could run Crysis well. This was ommitting an OS and I would have had to build it myself (easy though) with the parts. Sadly, my dad doesn't really ever buy me anything, but that's a different story.
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these are also decent, with nVidia again, just dont go looking at the Fujitsu. Youll be sorry.
Really tho, laptop buying can be easier parts wise than desktop for prebuilt stuff. Most companies have a set of x amount of laptops where the only thing that changes is the processor and the price.
I bought an Asus G60JX-RBBX05 about a month ago at Best Buy for 900$(before taxes). It's been fantastic for gaming, and has run everything I've thrown at it so far [Bad Company 2 @ 40FPS on High, 1x MSAA, Crysis @ 30FPS on high].
My only complaint with it is that my keyboard seems to drop random letters while I'm typing now and then, I've been working with the tech support at Asus back and forth trying to figure the problem, and it seems to do with the Synaptics TouchPad driver. Whenever I uninstall the Synaptics drivers(and use the default Windows ones) I lose the ability to turn off tapping and other nice mouse features, but the typing problem goes away. Also if you're going to be using it somewhat like a desktop replacement, then not having advanced touchpad features won't matter because you'll probably have an external mouse. I'm not sure if this is just my computer or not, but I haven't found any other forum posts online that describe the problem I'm having except for other older Asus laptops(and those problems were resolved by doing the same thing I did).
Besides that issue, like I said before, the computer is fantastic. It has an i5 430M processor (Dual core with hyperthreading - practically a quad core) with turboboost built in (stock overclocking technology built into the CPU). that will take the default 2.27 Ghz up to 2.685~ GHz. The screen is a 16" 1366 x 768 60hz widescreen display that looks great under most conditions. It has 4 GB of ram, a dedicated Nvidia 360M GTS 1GB graphics card, a back-lit keyboard, webcam, etc. It's been wonderful. It also gets kinda hot[80C GPU diode], but I haven't had any crashing problems with it even after a couple hours of gaming. The speakers are less than satisfactory but if you use headphones or external speakers you won't have any trouble.
And if you're looking for better than that, Best Buy also has a more powerful laptop with an i7( quad core with hyperthreading, essentially 8 cores) and many more upgraded features for around $1100. I believe the screen on that one is around 17".
If you live in the USA I'd definitely recommend stopping by Best Buy and checking them out.
darkning Wrote:i bought an asus g60jx-rbbx05 about a month ago at best buy for 900$(before taxes). It's been fantastic for gaming, and has run everything i've thrown at it so far [bad company 2 @ 40fps on high, 1x msaa, crysis @ 30fps on high].
My only complaint with it is that my keyboard seems to drop random letters while i'm typing now and then, i've been working with the tech support at asus back and forth trying to figure the problem, and it seems to do with the synaptics touchpad driver. Whenever i uninstall the synaptics drivers(and use the default windows ones) i lose the ability to turn off tapping and other nice mouse features, but the typing problem goes away. Also if you're going to be using it somewhat like a desktop replacement, then not having advanced touchpad features won't matter because you'll probably have an external mouse. I'm not sure if this is just my computer or not, but i haven't found any other forum posts online that describe the problem i'm having except for other older asus laptops(and those problems were resolved by doing the same thing i did).
Besides that issue, like i said before, the computer is fantastic. It has an i5 430m processor (dual core with hyperthreading - practically a quad core) with turboboost built in (stock overclocking technology built into the cpu). That will take the default 2.27 ghz up to 2.685~ ghz. The screen is a 16" 1366 x 768 60hz widescreen display that looks great under most conditions. It has 4 gb of ram, a dedicated nvidia 360m gts 1gb graphics card, a back-lit keyboard, webcam, etc. It's been wonderful. It also gets kinda hot[80c gpu diode], but i haven't had any crashing problems with it even after a couple hours of gaming. The speakers are less than satisfactory but if you use headphones or external speakers you won't have any trouble.
And if you're looking for better than that, best buy also has a more powerful laptop with an i7( quad core with hyperthreading, essentially 8 cores) and many more upgraded features for around $1100. I believe the screen on that one is around 17".
If you live in the usa i'd definitely recommend stopping by best buy and checking them out.
Dood I'm stuck between that laptop and this desktop a buddy of mine thought up for me. Sense they're all below the 1000$ price line, I can start doing optional stuff. I would build it, but I have no Idea how to build a Desktop and If I mess up I'll ing rage and it wouldn't be pleasant for my folk.
Desktop (my buddy came up with):
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Case ( NZXT Alpha Gaming Case - Black )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( None )
Case Lighting ( None )
Processor ( [== Quad Core ==] AMD Athlon II X4 620 Quad-Core CPU )
Processor Cooling ( [Free Upgrade] Liquid CPU Cooling System w/ 120mm Radiator [AMD] )
Memory ( 4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1600 Memory Module - A-DATA Gaming Series )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 - 1GB )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )
Free Stuff ( [Free Game Download] - S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Call of Pripyat - Free with Purchase of AMD Systems )
Free Stuff ( [Free Game/Application Download] - Street Fighter IV & PowerDirector 8 HE - Free with Purchase of NVIDIA Video Card )
Motherboard ( ASUS M4A78LT-M-LE -- AMD 760G/SB710 Chipset w/ Integrated ATI video, 8-channel, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, PCI-E MB )
Motherboard Add-on ( None )
Power Supply ( 500 Watt -- Power Supply )
Primary Hard Drive ( 500 GB HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive ** FREE Upgrade to 1TB Single Drive ** )
Data Hard Drive ( None )
Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - Black )
2nd Optical Drive ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Meter Display ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Speaker System ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Headset ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring )
Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service - Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
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Intel® Core i5-430M processor
Features a 1066MHz bus, 3MB L2 cache and 2.26GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 2.53GHz.
Intel® Core i5 processor
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4GB DDR3 memory
For multitasking power, expandable to 8GB.
Multiformat DVD±RW drive with double-layer support
Records up to 3.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media.
16" LED-backlit LCD widescreen display
With 1366 x 768 resolution delivers intense detail and clarity.
500GB Serial ATA hard drive (7200 rpm)
Offers spacious storage and fast read/write times.
Facial recognition technology
Protects sensitive information.
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M graphics
Feature up to 1GB GDDR5 memory for lush images and vivid detail. 3D audio with EAX advanced CPU performance to suit gaming needs. HDMI output for flexible connectivity options.
Built-in 1.3MP webcam and array microphone
Plus 2 Altec Lansing speakers make it easy to chat with family and friends.
8-in-1 media reader
Supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick Duo, SmartMedia and xD-Picture Card formats.
IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface and 4 high-speed USB 2.0 ports
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Built-in wireless LAN (802.11b/g/n)
Connect to the Internet without wires.
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN
With RJ-45 connector for quick and easy wired Web connection.
Weighs 7.5 lbs. and measures just 1.6" thin
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Fair battery life
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Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit operating system preinstalled
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That's a pretty good Desktop that your friend pointed out. I'm not too sure how the Nvidia 240 holds up - haven't really looked at those too much. You'd definitely get more CPU power through the AMD quad core though.
If you're not looking for mobility, then I'd probably go with the desktop personally.
You could also just setup a partition for Windows XP. To save ~$100 you could just install Win XP that you already own and then "acquire" Win 7. Not too difficult.
Cancambo Wrote:You could also just setup a partition for Windows XP. To save ~$100 you could just install Win XP that you already own and then "acquire" Win 7. Not too difficult.
True, my mum's business is upgrading to Windows 7 Business edition. :r
), so that's who I'm mostly looking for.o
ing rage and it wouldn't be pleasant for my folk.