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It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-19-2008
I've been thinking, it's the freaking new year and I'm sick of the laptop I have now...don't get me wrong it's in good condition(except for the fact I have lil outlines of where I rest my hands to type on it), but I can't play many games on it. Fable for one is playable but a bit blotchy at times, and I can't even enjoy my KOTR so that's a bit disappointing since I've been wanting to play it and not have it freeze up on me when I get to a certain point than have to start over and do the gawt damn thing again.
So I've been thinking, I've got until the fall to transfer and get my shit together(loans, financial aid bullcrap)...da plan: Get two jobs, don't care what it is as long as I'm making minimum wage and it's legal.
Dedicate one paycheck to a new laptop and the other to getting my car fixed(which I may not do I may just wait till I get a loan and put a downpayment on a new car).
Question is...what kinda freaking laptop should I get when the time comes? I've been looking at a XPS M1730 and after I finished 'building' it putting all the stuff I wanted on it, it came out to 2,920 bucks....they instantly knocked off seventeen bucks though(yay?) which cut it down to 2,903..yea.
But I don't want to get it and next week I see something better, basically I'm wanting windows vista because my cousin has a crappy ass HP laptop and it has vista which looks and operates very well on it...
Also my ass itches, can someone scratch it?
Edit: I'm serious about my ass itching and obtaining a new laptop so um yea, help a brotha out.
It's time for a upgrade! - Raditzu - 01-19-2008
http://alienware.com/product_pages/notebook_all_default.aspx
They have some great notebooks. They can get kinda pricey, but they'll definitely be able to play whatever you want.
Do you care how much it'll cost you? I just made one that's actually better than my desktop, but it was 3200-ish.
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-19-2008
To be truthful I don't care, that's basically what my check(s) (when I get a job, trying to get two) will be going to. As long as it's a laptop that can play games, do the work I'll need to do(which wont be anything larger than using the freaking powerpoint program and microsoft word) that's it.
The rest will be for personal enjoyment which is why I'm aiming for a gaming type notebook, thanks for the link too Rad, I was thinking of getting one from alienware but thought it would have more gaming features than what I want. But from the looks of it I may have another option other than dell...and if their call centers aren't based in India that's a BIG BIG BIG plus.
Edit: Just finished customizing it on alienware, came out to a cool 3087. Looks good, similar to what I was going to get on the dell laptop, I think I added a mouse or controller, can't recall which.
Anyway yea, both look pretty sweet. Now all I need is to decide which am I going to get...and to get those two darn jobs lol.
It's time for a upgrade! - Raditzu - 01-19-2008
I've heard good things about Alienware's customer support, though I don't have any personal experience on that end. I also like the "Respawn" feature you can add and their warranty package.
Anyway, glad I could help.
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-19-2008
Respawn feature? I must have overlooked that, I'll take another look at it. I'm sure my aunt will help me out on the cost so I'm not really worried about that, I just want something that'll stand up to my expectations.
And to be honest I was going to just buy a 360 but I said fuck it and decided to buy a laptop instead. But yea thanks again man.
It's time for a upgrade! - Waffuru - 01-20-2008
Also on the ultra highend for notebooks: http://www.voodoopc.com/sellpage/sellpage.aspx?spid=82
Alienware is owned by Dell, just as an fyi.
If I were you, I'd look at a notebook that is upgradable such as the Asus c90 (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=5&l2=141&l3=536&l4=0&model=1641&modelmenu=1) which should be available in May. It allows all of it's components to be replaced so that it stays top notch. Not sure on a price range but you could probably google around.
You have to be careful with the video card in notebooks, they're designed for low power consumption and so that often can mean lower performance. Some of that can be changed in the settings once you have the machine though. I would make sure to get lots of RAM (not more than 3gb if you're not getting a 64bit version of Windows) because it will share system memory with your graphics card.
And if you're just interested in the absolute best, I don't think you can beat Falcon NW (http://www.falcon-nw.com/) their FragBook DRX notebook can run two video cards in SLi configuration.
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-20-2008
I must admit, the last link you gave me has some pretty nice laptops visual wise and pretty fucking awesome hardware wise. I'm defintly going to consider the DRX, freaking pricey but it may be worth it. I have time before I buy anything, have to go job searching this week.
It's time for a upgrade! - Raditzu - 01-20-2008
Waffuru Wrote:And if you're just interested in the absolute best, I don't think you can beat Falcon NW (http://www.falcon-nw.com/) their FragBox DRX notebook can run two video cards in SLi configuration.
The Alienware notebooks also have the choice of Dual Nvidia cards. Probably not going to be as expensive, either.
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-20-2008
Another lil tidbit I didn't even take into consideration, thanks for looking out Rad.
It's time for a upgrade! - Waffuru - 01-20-2008
Ah, the one I clicked on didn't offer it. But yeah, you probably can get the same hardware in an Alienware box for a couple hundred less, I tried but Alienware doesn't offer the same Core2Duo (It's a desktop one) as in the Falcon. They're also more expensive because they're built by hand, no prebuilt configurations, only custom orders. I hear their support is unmatched, but since you're paying so much it should be. They have technicians do their support so you always get someone who knows what their talking about and if you have any problems they'll pay to overnight it to and from their shop.
Oooh, I like their paint too. http://www.falcon-nw.com/images/TLX_chromalusion_lid_hi.jpg
But you could even get a really nice machine from HP, Dell, Acer and probably for cheaper but it won't look nearly as cool as one of the custom builders. There's also sometimes better support from the little guys but you'll probably pay a bit more.
It's time for a upgrade! - Waffuru - 01-20-2008
One more thing, I know you need more options so I hear really good things about the notebooks made by Eurocom. They're not as well known as some of the others mentioned before (and the cases are definitely not as cool) but they offer good bang for your buck. Just one more to check out.
http://www.eurocom.ca/
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-20-2008
Wow, that paintjob is nice as hell. I've been searching for a skin or cover for my laptop but haven't come across any site that offers something besides the stupid stripes and plain old flames that go on the cover.
But I'm on the phone now sweet talking my aunt lol, haven't brought up the fact I want a new laptop but I'll work it in later on this week when I get back into her good graces.
I'll check out that eurocom link right now, I'm weighing all my options.
It's time for a upgrade! - Waffuru - 01-20-2008
When picking a video card make sure you get one that's either Radeon or GeForce, not FireGL or Quadro. The latter (FireGL & Quadro) are workstation cards and won't run games as well as their normal counterparts.
I think that covers everything. Good luck.
It's time for a upgrade! - Dehan - 01-20-2008
Thanks again.
My ass...it still itches.