Gaming Laptop

[fudgums]

Found this on Dell.com. Made a few changes and just wondering how it will do on AH.

SYSTEM COLOR   Obsidian Black   
PROCESSOR   Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800MHz FSB/1MB)   
OPERATING SYSTEM   Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit   
OFFICE SOFTWARE   Microsoft® Works 9   
WARRANTY AND SERVICE   1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service   
HD DISPLAY   17.3" HD+ WLED   
MEMORY   4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz   
HARD DRIVE   250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
VIDEO CARD   Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD   
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE   8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)   
BATTERY OPTIONS   Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)   
WIRELESS CARDS   Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 Wireless-N Mini Card   edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM   No Camera   
SOUND OPTIONS   Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled   

[eagl]

The video card will severely hamper how well AH plays.

For gaming of any type on a laptop you need to get pretty much anything other than the intel graphics.  Either AMD/ATI, or Nvidia graphics will work just fine.

[fudgums]

thanks, looks like I wont be getting that laptop. Won't be able to switch the video card. 

[gyrene81]

How about something like this?

http://www.factorgaming.com/sager_np9850.php#3

Or maybe:?

http://computershopper.com/laptops/gaming-laptops/top-5-gaming-laptops

http://laptoplogic.com/best-gaming-laptops/

[fudgums]

How about something like this?

http://www.factorgaming.com/sager_np9850.php#3

Cant afford that one at all but it looks verrrrrry nice. Looking at newegg.com to see what I can afford. I'll post the specs to see what yall think because I am very computer retarded and don't want to buy something that won't run well.

[fudgums]

Found this on Newegg, should it run well and will the wireless card do well? Again sorry for so many questions just making sure I'm getting something good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117938

[Kazaa]

There is no such thing as a gaming laptop.

[fudgums]

There is no such thing as a gaming laptop.

best compatilbility 

[gyrene81]

Found this on Newegg, should it run well and will the wireless card do well? Again sorry for so many questions just making sure I'm getting something good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117938

This is just my opinion but in most cases regarding heavy graphics gaming on laptops...run well and laptop doesn't usually mix. As you have probably seen through the past weeks onboard video chips do not perform at the same level as dedicated video cards in desktops and you cannot get an actual dedicated video card in a laptop. You can probably expect acceptable performance after making some adjustments.

That being said...that Sony looks like it has the capability to run AH decently assuming you don't go any higher than 512 textures and don't try to max out the video resolution.

You will have some "extra" software on there that you will want to get rid of...and absolutely get rid of whatever anti-virus program is preloaded and get something else.

The wireless card has the capability to use the "N" wifi standard and if you have an "N" class wireless access point or router...should be very fast...you should at least have "G" capabilities...and make sure you turn off all power management for that wireless card if that is going to be your connection for gaming.

1  point of concern on that video chip:

# DisplayPort™ output support
   * Integrated HD audio controller with up to 2 channel 48 kHz stereo or multi-channel (7.1) AC3 enabling a plug-and-play cable-less audio solution4 <---I've seen a couple of posts regarding possible issues with this thing enabled...but I defer to Skuzzy who has more info.

[fudgums]

Alienware?

http://www.alienware.com/products/area-51-m15x-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M15X-AI1&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

[1701E]

The Alienware Area-51m15x with:
 -Core 2 Duo
 -2 or 4GB of RAM
 -GeForce 512MB 9800M GT
 -500 or 320GB HDD

Would run the game at max (or close enough) settings with acceptable Framerates.  Lower end PCs have been seen to run it decently.

Really it depends on how much you're willing to spend, money and time.

[gyrene81]

Alienware?

http://www.alienware.com/products/area-51-m15x-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M15X-AI1&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT

If you're gonna jump...might as well jump hard...the M17 or M17x would do it...and since Dell owns them...you should be able to get "decent" service.

[fudgums]

geeze just realized the price didn't come with the Gforce 9800GT or 4GB Ram. 

Sigh...

[wrongwayric]

Look at my post on "new laptop ordered". I'll be getting that this weekend, should be at the house when i get home, so i'll let you know how it works for me. I almost went with the next model up but i chose this one for the large 18 plus inch screen. I'm not blind but i do like to see what i'm watching or playing without straining my eyes anymore than i have to.

[Reschke]

Here is what I posted in the thread where wrongwayric was looking for information on laptops to handle everything. My wife uses it every day and my oldest son has installed a few games on it including the Call of Duty 4 and it plays that just fine. It is an ASUS X83V.

"Well I can't say that about Intel and AH...AMD on the other hand was a pita with everything else when I had it...BUT to each his own. My wifes ASUS laptop will run EVERYTHING and I just bought it a little over 2 months ago for $701 @ Best Buy (out the door) and it wasn't pre-loaded with a bunch of crap other than Vista Home Premium 64 bit. She has 3GB of RAM with a Dual Core Intel with a 340GB HDD and a lightscribe DVD."