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Title: Need a laptop
Post by: Golfer on June 26, 2006, 02:18:01 PM

Posted this in SOB's thread...at the moment I'm probably just going to get another dell.  I had an inspiron 1100 that worked great for years but won't run AH2.  I require this so I can perform CM duties when I'm stuck in hotel rooms a couple nights a week for work.

I'm not going to build it

I'm poor thus need to finance it.

Saying Dell is crap does no good without references, proof, evidence or at least a notarized summary of a crystal ball reading.

Thanks!

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: DREDIOCK on June 26, 2006, 08:33:31 PM

Got essentially this Laptop for my kid but with a Gig of Ram.

and it plays AH

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7768784&type=product&productCategoryId=cat15107&id=1142288702850

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: JTs on June 26, 2006, 09:30:44 PM

golfer i'm still using my insprion 8000 5 years later. and you know how many hard miles i put on that.  its to old to play ah anymore but still does everything else alright.
jt

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: Golfer on June 26, 2006, 09:54:51 PM

JTs thanks.  I personally haven't had any problems with Dells.  Everybody else's problems have been something that happened to a friend or something they've heard.  Glad to hear yours is going strong.  

I still can't believe you made it to Phoneix from VT in 48 hrs.

I'm going to go with a dell that will run AH well.  Doesn't have to be as well as my desktop (as mentioned...i'm poor!) but I need to be able to do CM duties while stuck in a hotel room working.

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: mipoikel on June 27, 2006, 12:23:53 AM

I have HP NX9420. It is big but powerfull.

Quick specks (http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF06b/321957-64295-89315-321838-f1-1839153-1839212-1839781.html)


AH runs fine, Im using hi res textures and FPS is 60.

Title: Re: Need a laptop
Post by: x0847Marine on June 27, 2006, 10:59:53 AM

Quote

Originally posted by Golfer
Posted this in SOB's thread...at the moment I'm probably just going to get another dell.  I had an inspiron 1100 that worked great for years but won't run AH2.  I require this so I can perform CM duties when I'm stuck in hotel rooms a couple nights a week for work.

I'm not going to build it

I'm poor thus need to finance it.

Saying Dell is crap does no good without references, proof, evidence or at least a notarized summary of a crystal ball reading.

Thanks!

http://www.pcclub.com/product_system_details.cfm?itemno=ENP61104

$999 P-M 1.7 (up to 2.6), MXM 128M 6600go (upgradable), 15" WXGA (supposedly the real estate of a 19" crt)... I got mine 6 mos ago for $1500 w/1G RAM, the 6600go overclocks 450/750 no problem, plays AH with WMP or QCD running in the background.

You can oder just about any upgrade you want from PC Club, new MXM GPU, upgrade the cpu even add a duo core mobo or screen later down the line. These vanallia books are like Lego.

It came with zero bloatware, just a basic XP install.

If you plan on using it as an everything machine at home, I'd get a seperate sound card... the 2.1 sounds just fine, but its still 2.1. I added a Turtle Beach Roadie.

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: Kuhn on June 28, 2006, 06:55:38 AM

I have a 2 year old inspiron 1100 and it run AH fine. it has 1meg ram and a 2 gig prossesor. It does have some graphic issues and the vid card is integrated so that has to be lived with.

Title: Need a laptop
Post by: LePaul on June 28, 2006, 09:33:56 PM

Im loving the Inspiron 9400s here at the bank.

256mb video, SATA HDD, kinda getting used to widescreen displays....wish I could try a few games on this thing  :)