Vostro 3450 or HP DV6

2011-08-04 15:57:17

#1

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5866|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

I need a new laptop for school, and I'd like it to be able to at least play TF2 at medium-ish settings. It will be my primary computer until probably sometime between October and February, when I'd like to build a new gaming desktop. I don't really do anything else demanding, or at least don't plan on it... It's a plus if it can run TF2, L4D, and L4D2 at 1440 x 900 on my desktop monitor, which I think either should be able to do at at least low-ish settings. I had a bad experience with an HP machine from something like 2005 that we used to have, but I've heard few complaints from people I know who've bought HP laptops in the last two years, so I think they are getting better hopefully. My friend's dad swears by the Vostro his work issued him a couple years ago, he suggested looking at those.

I've also been looking at the XPS 15 and 15z, if you guys think either of those would be better. I know none of these will have spectacular battery life, but I'd like to think that I could get at least three hours of web browsing or word processing on battery.

I like the idea of having a lot of storage, since my iTunes has about 80GB of music and podcasts and shit, but I'm not a huge fan of 5400rpm drives, they're a bit slow for my taste.

Specs

Vostro 3450 $839 from Dell.com
*i5 2410
*6GB DDR3
*500GB 7200rpm HDD
*HD6630M 1GB
*14" Matte 1366 x 768 Display

HP DV6 $899 on sale at Sam's Club
*i7 2630QM
*8GB DDR3
*1TB 5400rpm HDD
*HD6770M 1GB
*15.6" Glossy 1366 x 768 Display

What should I get?

2011-08-04 16:11:35

#2

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5223|Dundee, Scotland.

aren't you the guy who always says you'll buy something then says your mum won't let you?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-08-04 16:38:33

#3

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5866|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

Camm wrote:
aren't you the guy who always says you'll buy something then says your mum won't let you?

I actually haz money now. It's been a while. My old laptop got stolen, I need to get one for school, and we sold my grandma's house now, so we have funds readily available.

Mom's still a pain when it comes to having a chat about tech stuff, but realizes that this is something that needs purchasing.

2011-08-04 16:51:30

#4

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5223|Dundee, Scotland.

Just tell her to stop being a fucking arse and put it in black and White and say this is what you need and tell her to fuck off if she tries to buy you something woefully inadequate.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-08-04 16:52:27

#5

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5223|Dundee, Scotland.

Also I say get the hp.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-08-04 16:53:08

#6

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|6997|London

no don't say that

she brought you into this world and she can take you out of it!

2011-08-04 16:56:29

#7

Toilet Sex: one love, one pig; +1,775|6827

Dauntless wrote:
no don't say that

she brought you into this world and she can take you out of it!

i hope it's his own money if he's talking like that, isn't it nick

♥

2011-08-04 18:26:14

#8

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6752

Toilet Sex wrote:
Dauntless wrote:
no don't say that

she brought you into this world and she can take you out of it!
i hope it's his own money if he's talking like that, isn't it nick

which nick are you addressing?

2011-08-04 18:28:55

#9

Toilet Sex: one love, one pig; +1,775|6827

the ginger one

♥

2011-08-05 20:14:17

#10

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5866|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

got the HP, haven't opened yet

edit: Opened it, I'm liking it alright so far, got the crapware uninstalled, and my stem games are downloading as I type this

The arrow keys are a little cramped, but I rarely use those, so it's not a huge issue. I'll probably try some games tomorrow, it's going to take some time to download games and it's almost 10 PM here.

Last edited by nickb64 (2011-08-07 21:50:13)

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