Gaming Laptop - £1000

[Big.Wayne]

Hello, a friend of mine wants to buy a gaming laptop and has approx £1,000 budget!

What sorta spec can you get for this?

Here is what he has been offered:


PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (incl Operating System Re-Installation CD)

SUPPORT SERVICES - Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only

LCD - 17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT Display

MEMORY - 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

HARD DRIVE - 80GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive

OPTICAL DRIVE(S) - Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software

GRAPHICS CARD - 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™ graphics card

PRIMARY BATTERY - 6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

SOUND SOFTWARE - Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD™ Audio- Trial Version

That graphics card looks a bit weak, although to be fair he is a big fan of RTS games (i,e ROME:Total War etc). . . .


Any laptop experts care to comment?

 

[GazD]

Just a quick question, why does he want a laptop? You could get a kickass Conroe setup for that with a monitor chucked in and the option of future upgrades.

 

[Big.Wayne]

Lol, that's pretty much what I asked him a few hours ago

P.S: Where did the idea for getting a laptop come from? What are the main reasons you are wanting one? Because a gaming laptop is about the most expensive thing you could spend your money on!!!!

 

["andy"]

will an x1400 play new games decently ?


not been cheeky i just seriosuly dont know lol

 

[squiffy]

Buy a £300 laptop and spend the rest on a gaming rig. A gaming laptop is jack of all trades, master of none. But the two PC's are designed for the purpose at hand.

 

[Lolcb]

Hello, a friend of mine wants to buy a gaming laptop and has approx £1,000 budget!

What sorta spec can you get for this?

Here is what he has been offered:


PROCESSOR - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2.0 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache, 667 MHz FSB)

OPERATING SYSTEM - Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 (incl Operating System Re-Installation CD)

SUPPORT SERVICES - Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only

LCD - 17" Wide Screen WXGA (1440x900) TFT Display

MEMORY - 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

HARD DRIVE - 80GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive

OPTICAL DRIVE(S) - Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW with Software

GRAPHICS CARD - 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™ graphics card

PRIMARY BATTERY - 6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

SOUND SOFTWARE - Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy® ADVANCED HD™ Audio- Trial Version

That graphics card looks a bit weak, although to be fair he is a big fan of RTS games (i,e ROME:Total War etc). . . .


Any laptop experts care to comment?

*** a waste of money. knock some sense into him pls, tell him what he can get if he spent his money on a pc

 

[ChoÞÞer]

*** a waste of money. knock some sense into him pls, tell him what he can get if he spent his money on a pc

yeh... if he is only doing gaming on it? tell him to get a nice pc with a 19widescreen or what ever