Spec me a laptop

gorn · 28 Aug 2008 at 03:48

I'm looking for a portable (14.1") laptop around £500-750.
I'll be using it for games so it'll need a decent graphics card.
Any suggestions?

Energize · 28 Aug 2008 at 07:07

The words "portable" and "games" don't really go together. Playing games and powerful gpu's result in short battery life. I can't actually find a laptop under 15.4" with a decent graphics card.

AlexTrickle · 28 Aug 2008 at 10:34

The only vaguely suitable options are the Dell XPS M1330 or the ASUS Lamborghini series but these still won't play games like cod4 or crysis anywhere near high settings - tbh they'd be pushed to run them at low settings. Not to mention they aren't cheap.

gorn · 28 Aug 2008 at 14:03

Sorry... should have been more specific.
I'll be using it for games, but nothing like crysis,
I just meant that it had to have an alright graphics card,
I don't need a good one.

Aod · 28 Aug 2008 at 14:58

gorn said:
Sorry... should have been more specific.
I'll be using it for games, but nothing like crysis,
I just meant that it had to have an alright graphics card,
I don't need a good one.

which games SPECIFICALLY?

gorn · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:17

Command and conquer 3 would probably be the most demanding game, really.

Energize · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:37

Something equivilent to an x1600xt then.

Grimgoth · 28 Aug 2008 at 21:53

my gf has been looking at the hp artist designs for the pavillion dv2800 series. that fits your bill i think, from the store, £549 (not the artist version), 14.1 screen, 8400GS.

gorn · 28 Aug 2008 at 22:35

The HP dv2800, 2810, 2815, 2820 all have 1.86Ghz cpus.
I found a special edition laptop reduced in john lewis. I can't remember the model number but it's....
14.1", 2.1Ghz, 3GB RAM, geforce 8400M, plus it looks really nice and has a 2 year warranty. This one is £750.
Doesn't seem like a lot more for the extra £200, though...
Any advice?