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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
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I believe Acer has one right now that is in that range. Looks pretty good. I've had very bad experiences with gaming laptops. They just cant handle the continuous heat. I've gone through two, both of which have had their video cards melt down more than once even though they were propped up and fans forced to high (warranty 4tw I guess). I'd try to talk him into a portable desktop instead. IE: a shuttle barebones box :)
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I believe Acer has one right now that is in that range. Looks pretty good. I've had very bad experiences with gaming laptops. They just cant handle the continuous heat. I've gone through two, both of which have had their video cards melt down more than once even though they were propped up and fans forced to high (warranty 4tw I guess). I'd try to talk him into a portable desktop instead. IE: a shuttle barebones box :)
// Steve McLenithan
Steve McLenithan wrote:
They just cant handle the continuous heat. I've gone through two, both of which have had their video cards melt down more than once even though they were propped up and fans forced to high (warranty 4tw I guess).
i used a cooling pad to solve this. worked very well. something like this: http://www.eforcity.com/pothxxnbfan3.html?efprcnetadtf080812=pothxxnbfan3[^]
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg
Crysis3dMark2007) and is still affordable?Fixed that for you. And no, there's nothing on the market that will run it at max settings/max res even in desktop land. :doh:
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Show him this...http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/touchsmart/[^] May be he will change his mind for this one...gaming on 22 inch screen with awesome performance...and it's pretty cool with media stuff with its touchsmart feature...
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Show him this...http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/touchsmart/[^] May be he will change his mind for this one...gaming on 22 inch screen with awesome performance...and it's pretty cool with media stuff with its touchsmart feature...
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It's a touch screen. It's ultra glossy. :wtf: :wtf: It's the stupidest thing to come out of HP in decades. :doh:
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Can't he go for a desktop? I dont think we can get a decent gaming laptop for Crysis within 1.5k.
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I believe Acer has one right now that is in that range. Looks pretty good. I've had very bad experiences with gaming laptops. They just cant handle the continuous heat. I've gone through two, both of which have had their video cards melt down more than once even though they were propped up and fans forced to high (warranty 4tw I guess). I'd try to talk him into a portable desktop instead. IE: a shuttle barebones box :)
// Steve McLenithan
I have to second a Shuttle. I've had an xPC ( SD37P2 ) for about 18 months and it's great: quite, powerful and the size a computer should be. Just don't get a passive cooled GPU, cos it won't fit :|
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For $1,500.00 you could get quite a bit of good desktop hardware...does it have to be a laptop?
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does it have to be a laptop
Yup. A desktop is easy. ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
There are some guys here at my office that have Dell XPS laptops (Studio 17) and say they can run anything out there today. Dell XPS Laptops[^]
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
It was around 2k and I like the performance. At 17" widescreen it is massive and the battery life is around 90 minutes but I am happy.
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I don't think you really can. Gaming on a laptop is tough.
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I don't think you really can. Gaming on a laptop is tough.
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Oh, you can. But not for less than $2k.
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Sager[^] A few folks at my prev job did a lot of research into dev machines and found Sager. For the price you can't get more. I've had mine for 8 months. Great customer service. Love it..
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.
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My father, who's old enough to know better, is addicted to video games and wants a laptop. An Alienware is obviously first choice, but they are too expensive. Is there a unit around the 1-1.5K mark that would be suitable for playing the latest and greatest (eg Crysis) and is still affordable?
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I believe Acer has one right now that is in that range. Looks pretty good. I've had very bad experiences with gaming laptops. They just cant handle the continuous heat. I've gone through two, both of which have had their video cards melt down more than once even though they were propped up and fans forced to high (warranty 4tw I guess). I'd try to talk him into a portable desktop instead. IE: a shuttle barebones box :)
// Steve McLenithan
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The Gateway P-7811 FX just got reviewed on Anandtech here: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3373[^] Fast graphics chip & reasonable CPU. -- Ian
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Sager[^] A few folks at my prev job did a lot of research into dev machines and found Sager. For the price you can't get more. I've had mine for 8 months. Great customer service. Love it..
ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.