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I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 28 Mar 2011, 14:34
by ~[FGS]SaSQuATcH~
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it's going to cost me around 500euros with three years of warrancy.. anyone know a better deal for same price?

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 00:29
by ShadowRunner
will get back to you on that.

My gf has a mini-inspiron. You could fry eggs on it tbh. I used to have a mini-inspiron also, but not so hot.

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 02:54
by ~DJ~
dont buy mini

this looks good though

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 03:19
by Tidus
Laptop?
Okay, i find the Crysis image very funny haha.
The Laptop can´t handle Crysis at all, i think xD...
But ok, do it x)

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 07:01
by ~[FGS]SaSQuATcH~
Tidus wrote: The Laptop can´t handle Crysis at all, i think xD...
But ok, do it x)
normally I wouldn't care as I've been playing old games forever.. what specs does that game require?

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 12:06
by Mastakilla
I'm sure that laptop CAN run Crysis.

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 12:23
by ~[FGS]SaSQuATcH~
I'm pretty sure too, probably not highest details but I really don't care.

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 13:21
by Mastakilla
Crysis is metabolic end product anyway :-D

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 14:46
by chin.democ.
My laptop can't even handle Deus Ex, it's alot of money but this laptop does have a decent gfx card...

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 19:21
by Tidus
yeah, but when a pc ore laptop uses a picture of a game, the machine can handle it normally in max details.
And the laptop cant handle it, im pretty sure, cause high end pc´s cant handle it eighter :3

well, but you cant expect much from a laptop anyway :D

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 20:12
by Mastakilla
I ran Crysis on a nvidia 8800gts videocard, 1gb ram and an intel core2duo processor with about 2,66ghz

on medium.
im pretty sure this videocard can do just aswell as an 8800gts?

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 20:56
by Tidus
Well sure it can, but when a company uses a picture from a game, the machine can normaly handle it with maximal details =)
know what i mean?

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 29 Mar 2011, 21:05
by Mastakilla
I guess I do. But in this case it's just used to lure certain Hungarians into buying the product. Like Chris!

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 00:15
by Kuchcik
Crysis is lowspec lol, I got it running smoothly @ 40fps on a PDC T4400 @ 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM and a 1GB GT220M, 1600x900, medium specs

Dells are metabolic end product, when it comes to gaming:
Alienware > ASUS > Acer > IBM Lenovo series > others

I'd get something with a better CPU, most i7's are currently the best price/power choice. You'd have to write up for what are you going to use your laptop. Also buy online, not in those large electronics stores (each country has different ones), they often have higher prices because of operating costs (large building, power, lots of employees) than smaller online-only stores, which are companies as well and have to respect your customer rights (which depend on the country).

Warranties aren't worth metabolic end product. That's the last thing you should look at. You can get most software-related stuff fixed yourself. In most cases the warranty doesn't cover the most typical hardware failures - spilling liquids on keyboards, displays broken/smashed by quick lid closing, because they are your own fault, not the manufacturer's (like overheating, or low-capacity batteries, which are very rare) and you'll have to pay to get it fixed, and they add their own additional charges, not just the new hardware.

Also save cash by buying a laptop without an operating system, install your own Windows (or maybe learn a little Linux?).

Re: I'm buying a laptop

Posted: 30 Mar 2011, 22:35
by ~[FGS]SaSQuATcH~
I'm sure the Crysis picture has nothing to do with the machine being capable of running it maxed, it's just marketing. I'm not interested in Crysis anyway. Ore am I? :-D

I'm not planning to buy a laptop with a better configuration since I'm not intending to spend any more money on it either. There will always be better computers, technology never stops.

My current desktop machine is 4 years old which means I haven't played too many hardcore games lately, am not a hardcore gamer either. I'd probably go for a console if I wanted to try the latest shít.

I think this laptop will perfectly meet my needs for gaming and studying, originally my question was whether you can come up with a better offer for the same price.

I'm not buying this from a mall, it's in fact from an online store.