Laptop

[lilobailey]

i am looking to buy a laptop and i was wonderimg what kind of graphics card it needs i am looking for something not real expensive can u please help

[HeliPilot]

Best I've seen so far is a Dell Inspiron 9300 with a 256mb nVidia card. Can be had for 1399.00

[GEO_Chris]

well for that kind of money i wud pay the little extra and get a Alienware Laptop, becuase with these laptops u can actually upgrade things etc gfx card, processor and so on

 

but when looking for a normal laptop make sure u get a decent size hard drive 60gb min if i was u, also make sure the Ram is ok 512DDR, also the GFX card is fairly gd 128mb min, and most important of all is the processor, try to get a Intel P4 (Centrino if u want Wi-Fi) but id prefer a AMD processor alot cheaper but also they run alot faster in my own personal experience.

 

id say the price with roughly the specs i listed above u will be payin around £700-£1200 fair price for a decent laptop

 

gd luck at finding one

 

[HeliPilot]

 

well for that kind of money i wud pay the little extra and get a Alienware Laptop, becuase with these laptops u can actually upgrade things etc gfx card, processor and so on

 

but when looking for a normal laptop make sure u get a decent size hard drive 60gb min if i was u, also make sure the Ram is ok 512DDR, also the GFX card is fairly gd 128mb min, and most important of all is the processor, try to get a Intel P4 (Centrino if u want Wi-Fi) but id prefer a AMD processor alot cheaper but also they run alot faster in my own personal experience.

 

id say the price with roughly the specs i listed above u will be payin around £700-£1200 fair price for a decent laptop

 

gd luck at finding one

While I agree on the Alienware, the price is rediculous for what you acctualy get. Alienware with the same specs as the 9300 starts at $2200.00

The Dell CAN be upgraded. Dell is the only other mfg of laptops that can be upgraded. Dell Inspiron laptops do not use intigrated parts.

 

I have an Inspiron 8100 that I have upgraded 3 times now, for pennies on the dollar compaired to buying new. Started life as an 866 p3 with a 16mb gforce2, now runs 1.4 p4 with a 64mb gforce3. There is a great site that sells Dell laptop parts and upgrades.

[GEO_Chris]

Thats ok then if i was to get a laptop then i wud wanna get a upgradable one because computers these days get upgraded regulary, and i wudnt wanna spend alot on a laptop that can not be upgraded when sumthin new comes out

 

if u cannot upgrade ur laptop will be top of the range one day and bottom of the range in a few months time to me thats waste of money

 

thats why i rather build desktops alot better and can be easily upgraded, but id get a laptop if i had the money and also if i had a decent desktop aswell

[HeliPilot]

Thats ok then if i was to get a laptop then i wud wanna get a upgradable one because computers these days get upgraded regulary, and i wudnt wanna spend alot on a laptop that can not be upgraded when sumthin new comes out

 

if u cannot upgrade ur laptop will be top of the range one day and bottom of the range in a few months time to me thats waste of money

 

thats why i rather build desktops alot better and can be easily upgraded, but id get a laptop if i had the money and also if i had a decent desktop aswell

Thats cool

 

I travel alot, and am also a rabid gamer. So a laptop is my only real choice. While I do have an uber desktop it doen't fit into a travel case very well.

 

I have done alot of research and found that Alinware and Dell make the best laptops on the market, period. Both upgradable and not too expensive for the Dell.

[GEO_Chris]

yeh i wud get the alienware but its abit too expensive, unless u got the money, go for the dell, i was looking at a laptop that i wudnt mind havin cos i go to me relatives houses at times and kind of get bored so i wudnt mind takin a laptop there and play gta

 

but go for the dell, if u was looking for a desktop p.c then build ur own lol u cud get a top of the rang AMD64 computer for around £500 or less, or just a basic computer for little as £200, trust me you can

 

my p.c was a HP Pavilion but ive upgraded it, better GFX, Motherbaord (upgradin it again), ram, added soundcard, new case, etc hopin to get a new hard drive, 120-160GB, cos only got a 80Gb samsung one and its abit on the slow side (5,200rpm)

 

anyway gd luck in lookin for ur laptop