Need laptop advice

SIK_L_CELL · Feb 6, 2009, 01:22 AM

Hey guys, I have been "away" for a while and I am way out of the loop. I need a laptop and have about 700 to spend. So far I have been looking at bestbuy etc.

SIK_L_CELL · Feb 8, 2009, 02:12 PM

C'mon guys. No help? I have it narrowed down to these three.

Acer-MSI-Asus

wahdangun · Feb 8, 2009, 02:45 PM

i think you should go for acer,

BloodTotal · Feb 8, 2009, 02:48 PM

don't go for acer, acers tend to overheat

let me just tell you what I got for $700 CAD

HP DV67xx t8100, 4gb ram, 8400 GS, 250gb HDD, remote control(comes out of the laptop), blu-ray player drive, very nice design

SIK_L_CELL · Feb 8, 2009, 02:53 PM

I think the ASUS looks good. But I never liked Nvidia(I used to overclock a little) How do the cards stack up against each other?

BloodTotal · Feb 8, 2009, 02:55 PM

I remember when I was searching for laptops, I saw that all core 2 duos were better then the amds

thoughtdisorder · Feb 8, 2009, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BloodTotal

I remember when I was searching for laptops, I saw that all core 2 duos were better then the amds

+1 on that. I have a laptop with the core 2 duo, and for a lappy it's amazing what I can do with it. Also, I really suggest at least 2gb of ram minimum.

wahdangun · Feb 8, 2009, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BloodTotal

don't go for acer, acers tend to overheat

let me just tell you what I got for $700 CAD

HP DV67xx t8100, 4gb ram, 8400 GS, 250gb HDD, remote control(comes out of the laptop), blu-ray player drive, very nice design

no, acer doesn't overheat becouse i own one, infact it's same model except for the video card,

BloodTotal · Feb 8, 2009, 03:05 PM

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Also, I really suggest at least 2gb of ram minimum.

+1 to having at least 2gb or ram, I would suggest having at least 4gb for the future though

Mine uses almost 2gb 24/7 because of vistas caching, and everything works instantly, imagine games on top of that, or a antivirus full scan

Quote:

no, acer doesn't overheat becouse i own one, infact it's same model except for the video card,

my old acer aspire 5670 overheats like mad, it was so hot that it would literally burn my hand if I held it to the bottom of of the laptop

my friends old acer was so hot that when he closed the lid once, it overheated his monitor, and his monitor is completely fu#$^d, its grey and black in places

I don't know about the new ones, but make sure you read a lot of reviews

SIK_L_CELL · Feb 10, 2009, 02:54 AM

I pulled the trigger on this one today.

Asus

mlee49 · Feb 10, 2009, 03:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIK_L_CELL

I pulled the trigger on this one today.

Asus

Not bad, the card should be decent for mid settings for last year's games. Here's some benchmarks for that 3650:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mob...50.8839.0.html

ktr · Feb 10, 2009, 04:17 AM

Get these instead: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at150700050002

A little out of budget, but they do go on sale time to time...perhaps wait from president day sale.

The G50Vt-X1 is an outlet item, you could be able to pick one up at store for much cheaper.

mlee49 · Feb 10, 2009, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ktr

Get these instead: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at150700050002

Not bad, those are good cpu/gpu combos.

SIK_L_CELL · Feb 13, 2009, 01:15 AM

It just arrived. So far its a screamer!

ShogoXT · Feb 13, 2009, 01:35 AM

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I was going to recommend one... Im too late...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152086
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152095

One with 9600GT and 9800GS.... awesomeness..... I failed and was too late to recommend.

EDIT: Ok not faster than the G50 asus, but there are a couple negative things about it.

ktr · Feb 13, 2009, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShogoXT

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I was going to recommend one.... a better one... Im too late...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152086
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152095

So much faster, and metal finish.... awesomeness..... I failed and was too late to recommend.

The asus ones I posted earlier have equal specs for less...

ShogoXT · Feb 13, 2009, 02:18 AM

The G50 asus is really thick around the screen so im told its feels more like a 17 inch. Also Im not a fan of the 16:9 screen. Personal preference though, its a nice machine.

thoughtdisorder · Feb 13, 2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SIK_L_CELL

It just arrived. So far its a screamer!

So give us the scoop! How is it working so far? Are you happy with your purchase?

Triprift · Feb 13, 2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIK_L_CELL

I pulled the trigger on this one today.

Asus

Looks like a good buy like td said whats ya thoughts so far??

Feb 6, 2009, 01:22 AM	#1
SIK_L_CELL Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need laptop advice Hey guys, I have been "away" for a while and I am way out of the loop. I need a laptop and have about 700 to spend. So far I have been looking at bestbuy etc.

Feb 8, 2009, 02:12 PM	#2
SIK_L_CELL Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	C'mon guys. No help? I have it narrowed down to these three. Acer-MSI-Asus Last edited by SIK_L_CELL; Feb 8, 2009 at 02:52 PM.

System Name:	blacky
Processor:	amd 5000+ BE @ 3.0 ghz
Motherboard:	MSI K9NGM
Cooling:	artic colling frezzer 64
Memory:	V-GEN 1,5 GB
Video Card:	ati radeon hd 3850
Hard Disk:	seagate 250gb
CRT/LCD Model:	compaq 7500
Case:	simbada sim-x (cheapo chasis)
Sound Card:	creative x-fi extreme music
PSU:	antec earth watt series
Benchmarks:	hohoho

System Name:	Blood
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q PRO @ stock settings
Cooling:	Antec Case fans (max) OCZ Vandetta 2 CPU cooler with a Kaze Jyuni 120mm fan 1200RPM+-100RPM 67.5CFM
Memory:	Patriot Viper Series 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Video Card:	BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB PCIe 2.0 Core 216 @ stock settings
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-H62L Super Multi DVD Writer LiteScribe Dual Layer
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL2616Wd 25.5" 1920x1200 800:1 178degrees viewing angle 5ms S-IPS Panel
Case:	Antec Nine Hundred
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 with a coaxial cable connected to a Logitech z5500
PSU:	BFG ES-800 800W
Software:	Windows Vista (soon to be Windows Xp, Vista, and Windows 7 triple boot)

System Name:	Blood
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q PRO @ stock settings
Cooling:	Antec Case fans (max) OCZ Vandetta 2 CPU cooler with a Kaze Jyuni 120mm fan 1200RPM+-100RPM 67.5CFM
Memory:	Patriot Viper Series 4GB 2x2GB DDR2 800Mhz 5-5-5-15
Video Card:	BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE 896MB PCIe 2.0 Core 216 @ stock settings
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-H62L Super Multi DVD Writer LiteScribe Dual Layer
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer AL2616Wd 25.5" 1920x1200 800:1 178degrees viewing angle 5ms S-IPS Panel
Case:	Antec Nine Hundred
Sound Card:	Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 with a coaxial cable connected to a Logitech z5500
PSU:	BFG ES-800 800W
Software:	Windows Vista (soon to be Windows Xp, Vista, and Windows 7 triple boot)

Feb 8, 2009, 02:45 PM	#3
wahdangun Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: indonesia ku tercinta Posts: 1,465 (0.85/day) Thanks: 231 Thanked 116 Times in 94 Posts System Specs	i think you should go for acer,

Feb 8, 2009, 02:48 PM	#4
BloodTotal Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canadia Posts: 670 (0.33/day) Thanks: 556 Thanked 49 Times in 48 Posts System Specs	don't go for acer, acers tend to overheat let me just tell you what I got for $700 CAD HP DV67xx t8100, 4gb ram, 8400 GS, 250gb HDD, remote control(comes out of the laptop), blu-ray player drive, very nice design

Feb 8, 2009, 02:53 PM	#5
SIK_L_CELL Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think the ASUS looks good. But I never liked Nvidia(I used to overclock a little) How do the cards stack up against each other?

Feb 8, 2009, 02:55 PM	#6
BloodTotal Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canadia Posts: 670 (0.33/day) Thanks: 556 Thanked 49 Times in 48 Posts System Specs	I remember when I was searching for laptops, I saw that all core 2 duos were better then the amds

Feb 10, 2009, 02:54 AM	#10
SIK_L_CELL Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I pulled the trigger on this one today. Asus

System Name:	The Dove Box
Processor:	Core i7 970 @ 4.4Ghz(Watercooled)
Motherboard:	Gigabyte UD5 Rev2.0
Cooling:	Custom water loop
Memory:	3x2GB 2000MHz GSkill Perfect Storm
Video Card:	2xEvga Classified 560 Ti 448 Core in SLI
Hard Disk:	1x256GB Samsung 830 SSD, 1.2TB NAS
Optical Drive:	Samsung sata 22x dvd
CRT/LCD Model:	26" Asus 1920x1200
Case:	Enermax Fulmo GT
Sound Card:	Custom 700W system
PSU:	Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
Software:	Win7 64x

Feb 10, 2009, 04:17 AM	#12
ktr Eligible for custom title Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area, California, USA, Earth Posts: 6,158 (2.34/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 708 Times in 595 Posts System Specs	Get these instead: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....at150700050002 A little out of budget, but they do go on sale time to time...perhaps wait from president day sale. The G50Vt-X1 is an outlet item, you could be able to pick one up at store for much cheaper. Last edited by ktr; Feb 10, 2009 at 04:32 AM.

System Name:	Gateway P7811FX (laptop)
Processor:	Intel Centrino2 C2D T9600 sktP 2.8Ghz 6mb Cache
Motherboard:	Foxconn made systemboard w/ Intel PM45 "Montevina" Chipset
Cooling:	Two Laptop Fans (one for GPU, other for CPU)
Memory:	SuperTalent Micron 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-8500 DDR3
Video Card:	Nvidia 9800M GTS 512MB discrete (1750mb shared) PCI-E
Hard Disk:	WD Scorpio Black 500GB Sata2 16MB 7200 & Samsung 830 series 128GB SSD
Optical Drive:	Optiarc 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRAM
CRT/LCD Model:	17.0" AUO WUXGA Ultrabright 1920x1200 Wide Screen Glossy
Case:	Laptop Chassis Orange and Black w/ Brushed Metal
Sound Card:	Creative X-FI Notebook ExpressCard
PSU:	120watt AC Adapter & 9cell Battery 86WHr
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64Bit

Feb 13, 2009, 01:15 AM	#14
SIK_L_CELL Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13 (0.00/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It just arrived. So far its a screamer!

Feb 13, 2009, 01:35 AM	#15
ShogoXT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 935 (0.48/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 92 Times in 72 Posts System Specs	NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I was going to recommend one... Im too late... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152086 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152095 One with 9600GT and 9800GS.... awesomeness..... I failed and was too late to recommend. EDIT: Ok not faster than the G50 asus, but there are a couple negative things about it. Last edited by ShogoXT; Feb 13, 2009 at 02:19 AM.

System Name:	Main System!
Processor:	Core i7 920 Stock
Motherboard:	Gigabyte EX58-UD5
Cooling:	2x 120MM Fans and Xigmatek Dark Knight
Memory:	6GB DDR3 Triple Chan 1336 7-7-7-16!
Video Card:	Asus EAH5870
Hard Disk:	300GB Raptor + 1.5tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	Blue ray and HD-DVD rom reader
CRT/LCD Model:	Asus PA247Q P-IPS 24in Display (RIP SOLID BLACKS)
Case:	Lian-Li PC-7
Sound Card:	Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality (so much trouble)
PSU:	PC Power and Cooling 750W
Software:	Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit

Feb 13, 2009, 02:18 AM	#17
ShogoXT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 935 (0.48/day) Thanks: 38 Thanked 92 Times in 72 Posts System Specs	The G50 asus is really thick around the screen so im told its feels more like a 17 inch. Also Im not a fan of the 16:9 screen. Personal preference though, its a nice machine.

System Name:	Becca 2
Processor:	AMD A10 4600m quad core @ 2.3 ghz
Motherboard:	dunno
Cooling:	Logitech alto connect
Memory:	16 Gig ddr3 1600mhz
Video Card:	Ati HD 7660G + & 7470M
Hard Disk:	1 TB
Optical Drive:	6x Blue ray
Sound Card:	onboard crap
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit with sp1

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