Arkan Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 My current laptop is over 4 years old, and is no longer working (I think it's a fan issue). So I'm thinking it's about time for a new one. I built one on Dell's website, as my last one was a Dell, got beat all to hell, and still lasted 4+ Years. Here's what the specs were and the price: Intel "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I would add 4 gigs if you plan on serious gaming on Vista. Then again how good is the 8600GT compared to the new 8800m? Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 I would add 4 gigs if you plan on serious gaming on Vista. Then again how good is the 8600GT compared to the new 8800m? Memory is always easy to add later, like whenever I do actually upgrade to Vista. As for the vid card, that's the highest Dell offers, but it will be good for the casual gaming that I do. I'm not as hardcore as I used to be. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 So they finally released the 8800m, I have a 8700m and that sure see's me fine. I'd say for the price, the spec is good, I know a few guys who have 8600m's and have yet to hear any complaints, stay away from the 8400m's though they're absolute trash. "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 What model do you have? I bought a Dell Latitude D610 Pentium M 1.7Ghz 1Gig Ram ATI X300 GPU 80Gig HD 5400rpm The only thing i regret is getting a smaller screen a 14.5 i think it is. Its kinda old i bought it used online, but it runs great. I can even run Unreal Tournament 2004 without a hiccup. Although i am too lazy to bring out a mouse, and i have a desktop for that anyway. I generally use this for school, internet, and point and click adventure games. I bought this on impulse for $375. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 26, 2007 Author Share Posted November 26, 2007 What model do you have?I bought a Dell Latitude D610 Pentium M 1.7Ghz 1Gig Ram ATI X300 GPU 80Gig HD 5400rpm The only thing i regret is getting a smaller screen a 14.5 i think it is. Its kinda old i bought it used online, but it runs great. I can even run Unreal Tournament 2004 without a hiccup. Although i am too lazy to bring out a mouse, and i have a desktop for that anyway. I generally use this for school, internet, and point and click adventure games. I bought this on impulse for $375. Me? My current lappy (non operable) specs: Dell Inspiron 8600 (what's the deal with the lower numbers for newer version? It's MADNESS!) PentiumM 1.3 Ghz 768M Ram 64M Geforce4 Go 40G hard drive It also ran UT2k4 flawlessly. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITHTEETH Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 So they finally released the 8800m, I have a 8700m and that sure see's me fine. I'd say for the price, the spec is good, I know a few guys who have 8600m's and have yet to hear any complaints, stay away from the 8400m's though they're absolute trash. It might have not released yet, but I've read the title hear and there that its been finished. It has the new die shrink just like the 8800gt does. still takes a lot of power though. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 I see two problems 1. 80gb hardrive is too small. Even if you have an external USB drive, you will still need enough room for programs and games. Not to mention that you wont always be able to bring your USB hd. I have two 160gb disks in my laptop and thats pretty sweet 2. A 15" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 is very bad for your eyesight. I would choose a 17" screen. I switched from a 15" laptop to a 17" a few months ago and it was a huge relief. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 I see two problems 1. 80gb hardrive is too small. Even if you have an external USB drive, you will still need enough room for programs and games. Not to mention that you wont always be able to bring your USB hd. I have two 160gb disks in my laptop and thats pretty sweet 2. A 15" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 is very bad for your eyesight. I would choose a 17" screen. I switched from a 15" laptop to a 17" a few months ago and it was a huge relief. 1. 80GB is plenty for me. My old 40 gig is enough to store any games I'm currently playing, plus any music, video, and pictures I may need. 2. My current laptop is the same resolution with a 15.4'' widescreen, just like the new one. It's never hurt my eyese before. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I see two problems 1. 80gb hardrive is too small. Even if you have an external USB drive, you will still need enough room for programs and games. Not to mention that you wont always be able to bring your USB hd. I have two 160gb disks in my laptop and thats pretty sweet That's overkill for a laptop, you only need that much space because of what you DO with it. 80gb is fine. 2. A 15" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 is very bad for your eyesight. I would choose a 17" screen. I switched from a 15" laptop to a 17" a few months ago and it was a huge relief. What's a 17'' screen like? I have a 19'' "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 I see two problems 1. 80gb hardrive is too small. Even if you have an external USB drive, you will still need enough room for programs and games. Not to mention that you wont always be able to bring your USB hd. I have two 160gb disks in my laptop and thats pretty sweet That's overkill for a laptop, you only need that much space because of what you DO with it. 80gb is fine. 2. A 15" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 is very bad for your eyesight. I would choose a 17" screen. I switched from a 15" laptop to a 17" a few months ago and it was a huge relief. What's a 17'' screen like? I have a 19'' A 19 inch laptop? "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 That's overkill for a laptop, you only need that much space because of what you DO with it. 80gb is fine. I have 700gb on my stationary and Im running out of space. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 This is a bit prying of me, but what the heck do you have on your PC that takes up 700 Gigs of space? That's a lot of pr0n. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 This is a bit prying of me, but what the heck do you have on your PC that takes up 700 Gigs of space? That's a lot of pr0n. A whole bunch of tutorial DVD's Some neat HD xvids Porn Texture Libraries 4-5 installed games TV-shows Comicbooks useful ISO's Work-related stuff Music Image library I did buy a 100 stack of DVDrs but my burner broke DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pidesco Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Of those things what takes up the most space? "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The tutorials and other educational material, over 100gb DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 I see two problems 1. 80gb hardrive is too small. Even if you have an external USB drive, you will still need enough room for programs and games. Not to mention that you wont always be able to bring your USB hd. I have two 160gb disks in my laptop and thats pretty sweet That's overkill for a laptop, you only need that much space because of what you DO with it. 80gb is fine. 2. A 15" monitor with a resolution of 1680x1050 is very bad for your eyesight. I would choose a 17" screen. I switched from a 15" laptop to a 17" a few months ago and it was a huge relief. What's a 17'' screen like? I have a 19'' A 19 inch laptop? I jest ... Can you imagine the size of that thing... I have a 17'' too, and I agree with what Kaftan 15 is too small... "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 This is how happy a new laptop will make you DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The tutorials and other educational material, over 100gb Ahhh see that's where we differ, I educate myself from books(Hate to actually read at length from a computer screen if I can help it), and programming tutorials are generally exceptionally small, I suppose some folk may consider MSDN to be large... I wouldn't though, I suppose the basic requirements come to about 10gb, to your 100gb... "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@\NightandtheShape/@ Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 (edited) This is how happy a new laptop will make you What it forces your face to go blurred and you walk around with an extremely expensive tea tray? Edit: Or does it just make you gay? I'm confused... Edited November 28, 2007 by @\NightandtheShape/@ "I'm a programmer at a games company... REET GOOD!" - Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taks Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 i got myself one of them little HP pavillion tablet PCs. 12.1" and only 3 lbs. or so. quite nice, actually, though i must admit i hate Vista with a passion. taks comrade taks... just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadly_Nightshade Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Intel Core 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1200x800) 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 160GB Hard Drive CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) Intel "Geez. It's like we lost some sort of bet and ended up saddled with a bunch of terrible new posters on this forum." -Hurlshot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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