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This 17" is 6.8 pounds. $1160 configured with, Intel Pyryn (44nm) 2.4 ghz chip, 200 gig SATA 7200 rpm hd, nvidia 8400 M, 2 gig memory, DVDR-W, bluetooth...
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17 inch is a bit big... that's what I have, and I only got the bigger size because of the options that Dell had in the 17 inch.mitch212k_2 wrote:
Is a 17" screen too big for carrying around at school? Or should I go for the extra Screen size?
fuck yeh. I have a read one and it is epic.FloppY_ wrote:
ftwavman633 wrote:
Yea, why not just get the m1330 like you were planning on?
I wouldnt get bigger than a 13", but that is just me.
17 inch isn't too much. I carry my HP nx9420 to university every day. Lifting those 3.5Kg is no problem. Most books I work with are heavier. Working on a big screen with a full keyboard + numpad easily outweighs the bigger size and weight IMO. I hate typing on craped keyboards. You will need a big bag for it though
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Well i have a 8600 GT not a 8600M GT.... but i can tell u that i run BF2/COD4/heaps of steam games and Crysis on High graphics (Not very high on crysis... i think my computer would melt... it struggles abit on high but i like the prettines )mitch212k_2 wrote:
Well that's what I planned on av but the more i think about my current P4 7900GS machine the more tempting it is to be able to use the laptop for gaming too .... plus I found myself a dell outlet flogging the 17's with powerful vid. cards for relatively cheap ..... anyone actually have a machine with an 8600M GT? How hi9gh can you bump the settings in stuff like COD4 etc? I've heard it's a very good card but have absolutely NO experience with laptops.avman633 wrote:
Yea, why not just get the m1330 like you were planning on?
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Size of the bag wouldn't be too much of a problem ... and tbh the 4 or so kg it will weigh doesn't seem to horrendous when i put weight discs of the same value in my bagmax wrote:
17 inch isn't too much. I carry my HP nx9420 to university every day. Lifting those 3.5Kg is no problem. Most books I work with are heavier. Working on a big screen with a full keyboard + numpad easily outweighs the bigger size and weight IMO. I hate typing on craped keyboards. You will need a big bag for it though
What crysis settings do you run jesus, and what are your cpu etc.?Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Well i have a 8600 GT not a 8600M GT.... but i can tell u that i run BF2/COD4/heaps of steam games and Crysis on High graphics (Not very high on crysis... i think my computer would melt... it struggles abit on high but i like the prettines )mitch212k_2 wrote:
Well that's what I planned on av but the more i think about my current P4 7900GS machine the more tempting it is to be able to use the laptop for gaming too .... plus I found myself a dell outlet flogging the 17's with powerful vid. cards for relatively cheap ..... anyone actually have a machine with an 8600M GT? How hi9gh can you bump the settings in stuff like COD4 etc? I've heard it's a very good card but have absolutely NO experience with laptops.avman633 wrote:
Yea, why not just get the m1330 like you were planning on?
^^ that's on an M1330 with an 128mb 8400M GS
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I run.mitch212k_2 wrote:
Size of the bag wouldn't be too much of a problem ... and tbh the 4 or so kg it will weigh doesn't seem to horrendous when i put weight discs of the same value in my bagmax wrote:
17 inch isn't too much. I carry my HP nx9420 to university every day. Lifting those 3.5Kg is no problem. Most books I work with are heavier. Working on a big screen with a full keyboard + numpad easily outweighs the bigger size and weight IMO. I hate typing on craped keyboards. You will need a big bag for it thoughWhat crysis settings do you run jesus, and what are your cpu etc.?Little BaBy JESUS wrote:
Well i have a 8600 GT not a 8600M GT.... but i can tell u that i run BF2/COD4/heaps of steam games and Crysis on High graphics (Not very high on crysis... i think my computer would melt... it struggles abit on high but i like the prettines )mitch212k_2 wrote:
Well that's what I planned on av but the more i think about my current P4 7900GS machine the more tempting it is to be able to use the laptop for gaming too .... plus I found myself a dell outlet flogging the 17's with powerful vid. cards for relatively cheap ..... anyone actually have a machine with an 8600M GT? How hi9gh can you bump the settings in stuff like COD4 etc? I've heard it's a very good card but have absolutely NO experience with laptops.
^^ that's on an M1330 with an 128mb 8400M GS
AMD athlon 64+ 2.66 Ghz Dual Core 5200+
1GB OC'd 8600 GT
4GB DDR2 RAM
360 GB HDD
and i run crysis everything high. with reasonable fps.
Seriously, don´t by a "gaming" laptop. They don´t come up to the prize. I bought an Asus G1 march last year and to be honest, it´s crap. It did cost me 1600€ and I can´t even run Battlefield 2142 on all details high. Although the specs sounded good: Core2Duo 2 Ghz, GeforceGo 7700, 2gigs RAM. The only plus is its battery runtime of about 3 hours. Office work of course, no gaming.mitch212k_2 wrote:
Well that's what I planned on av but the more i think about my current P4 7900GS machine the more tempting it is to be able to use the laptop for gaming too .... plus I found myself a dell outlet flogging the 17's with powerful vid. cards for relatively cheap ..... anyone actually have a machine with an 8600M GT? How hi9gh can you bump the settings in stuff like COD4 etc? I've heard it's a very good card but have absolutely NO experience with laptops.avman633 wrote:
Yea, why not just get the m1330 like you were planning on?
Laptop cards are usually castrated. The have lesser pixel pielines available, and 90% have a shared memory, meaning they come with 256 mb of their own and take the rest from your RAM.
If you want a notebook for school or studying, by a cheap one for around 300 bucks, that´s about 15" (lesser sizes come more expensive) that can run Office 2007 good and spent the rest of the money for a bad ass desktop machine for gaming. You do most of your gaming at home anyway. Or by a car. Or a fridge.
