Laptops

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 22:44

Howdy, im thinking of getting a laptop. i have about 2k to spend. Was looking into alienware and dell. i know dell own alienware. just wanted to see what you guys suggest?

Cheers

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 22:46

Take it its for gaming? If so, there is Zepto and Rock Laptops.

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 22:51

well i want it to be for a lot of things. i do a lot of 3d work on my uni course.

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 22:56

gazo7000 said:
well i want it to be for a lot of things. i do a lot of 3d work on my uni course.

Rock do very high spec laptops.

Theres also a MBP.

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:08

any others?

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:14

gazo7000 said:
any others?

Not that make the price go through the roof.

I would only look at (myself) MBP, Rock, HP, Zepto - but thats just me.

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:20

the reason why i want to spend quite abit is because i dont want to be buying another in a year or two.

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:23

gazo7000 said:
the reason why i want to spend quite abit is because i dont want to be buying another in a year or two.

Wont be going wrong with any of the above.

All have solid specs.

Quick example of a Rock Laptop spec:

Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33GHz
NVIDIA GeForce 7950 Go GTX 512MB
WSXGA+ X-Glass rock logo
2GB DDR2 667MHz (1GB x 2)
100GB 7200rpm SATA
8x +/- Dual Layer DVD Writer
Windows Vista Home Premium

bobert50 · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:30

Seems lately all I do is reply to threads where people want to buy alienwares and try to put them off. My experience with them (and i know i'm not the only one) is that they have huge issues and run so hot, they (at least alienwares of the previous generation) last about a year before running into major problems. Also when something does go wrong sourcing parts is virtually impossible and very often massively expensive making it an enormous waste of money when its being sold as spares or repairs on ebay.

I'm never convinced about this big gaming laptop thing as compared to a desktop pc they're rubbish (mainly because the gfx cards are way behind).
Its fair to say you can build a £700 desktop pc that will absolutely wipe the floor with a 2k "gaming laptop" so unless you really need the mobility i'd really give this a lot of thought.

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:31

bobert50 said:
I'm never convinced about this big gaming laptop thing as compared to a desktop pc they're rubbish (mainly because the gfx cards are way behind).
Its fair to say you can build a £700 desktop pc that will absolutely wipe the floor with a 2k "gaming laptop" so unless you really need the mobility i'd really give this a lot of thought.

I was going to suggest that.

Perhaps spend £1300 on a laptop that has plenty of power, then £700 on a rig?

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:33

LoL spent about 2k on a new pc already

syke · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:34

gazo7000 said:
LoL spent about 2k on a new pc already

Fair play.

Have a look at Rock or id even recommend a MBP.

gazo7000 · 20 Jun 2007 at 23:43

pc spec:

3x17" dell monitors
ASUS motherboard
4 gb ram
2 x 7950 1gb cards
2 x 320gb HD
2x DVD RWs
water cooling system
2 lan connections
2 wireless connections
floppy drive
memory card reader
surround sound
professional wiring
900w power
blue cold cathodes

think thats it? LoL

pitchfork · 21 Jun 2007 at 10:31

A top spec extreme 770 comes in at about £2000

kkthxbye · 21 Jun 2007 at 10:50

I spent a few weeks looking into what gaming laptop to buy and I ended with Rock been the best for the price.

gazo7000 · 21 Jun 2007 at 12:05

been looking at the laptops. cheers for the links. just wondering which one you would choose? or maybe you know a better one?

Zepto Znote 6625WD £1,496.20

Keyboard Znote 6x15W Black UK
15,4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050 - 6625WD
6 Cell Battery
NVIDIA® Geforce 8600M GT
2.40 GHz Intel® Core™2 Duo T7700 800MHz
4 GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC5300 Original Zepto
250GB SATA 2,5" 5400PRM – SAMSUNG
Intel Pro/Wireless 4965AGN
SAMSUNG DVD-RW Slot-in

or

Xtreme 770 £2021.98

New Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT 512MB (DX10)
Hi-res WUXGA+ X-Glass rock logo
4GB DDR2 667MHz RAM
160GB 7200rpm S-ATA (no bigger)
8x +/- Dual Layer DVD Writer
Internal Digital DVB-T/Analogue Hybrid - non MCE
Windows Vista Home Premium (cant say none)
Interlink ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth
Standard Carry Case (comes free)

Which one? or something else?

syke · 21 Jun 2007 at 12:17

The graphics arent as good as the one mentioned earlier on them two.

gazo7000 · 21 Jun 2007 at 20:37

what would you guys recommend then?

kbc · 21 Jun 2007 at 21:51

Asus hasn't come into play here? Have you checked the Asus G series? Make sure you get one with the new Santa Rosa cores.

They're pretty well built and make a fair few gaming laptops and a decent price unlike Alienware.

gazo7000 · 22 Jun 2007 at 11:41

looked at the G series. not really that good.

which is the best gfx card out of these two? NVIDIA® Geforce 8600M GT or New Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT 512MB (DX10)? is it worth the extra 600 for that card?