Help needed spec'ing gaming shuttle & TFT

Teknobry · 6 May 2007 at 19:57

Hello!

Having a problem deciding whether to buy a gaming laptop, or save some cash and get a shuttle & TFT monitor. I'll be spending mon-fri in nottingham, and weekends in manchester. Will be travelling by car, so won't be needing to use the system on the move, only when at my destinations.

Just wondering how much I can pick up a decent spec shuttle with monitor, if its a big saving over the laptop then I'll probably use that, if not then the laptop it is!

Spec wise I'm after..
Core 2 duo (E6600 or something?)
2GB DDR2 RAM
Decent Graphics card
H/D size, not that important.
Wireless
CD/DVDr
Power
Peripherals - keyboard & mouse.

Budget... Well the laptop is going to cost £1,000. So If I can price this up somewhere around £600 ish, then I'd be sold, although can stretch to a bit more for quality gear

Teknobry · 12 May 2007 at 00:23

Email sent!

Wozzer, thanks for the spec, something along them lines is definately what I'm after.

Aaazza, glad you found it easy to carry around, thats exactly what I was hoping for if I get it!

Teknobry · 12 May 2007 at 10:56

Bane said:
Might be worth considering two monitors, keyboards, etc. So it's only the barebones chassis just got to lug around.

I'll be staying in a hotel, so can't leave personal items there during weekends, so will have to bring monitor/keyboard with me

Teknobry · 12 May 2007 at 15:56

lsg1r said:
I know this is going to seem silly, but why not get a more gaming orientated laptop if you have to take everything with you.

Thats a fair point, and one I've considered a lot. The problem is, to get a laptop of similiar spec to what I want, I'd have to spend £1200 at least to get a dell m1710 with 2gb ram and decent graphics card - thats off ebay! Dell themselves want about £1500. I can't justify spending that much cash, when for about half that money I can get the system I want, although it won't be as easily portable.

Teknobry · 12 May 2007 at 17:51

Bane said:
Also what happens during the day when you leave the hotel and the maid service have access to your room? If this situation is applicable.

Not considered that to be honest. The hotel is owned by the company I'll be working for, so only its employees will ever stay there. I'd assume that it would be safe to leave valuables in the room, however thats a good point, I'll check with them on Monday to see what they say!

At worse case scenario I'd be hiding the TFT under the bed and putting the base unit in the back of the car, lol.