BF2S Forums Couple of questions for you computer people....

Yep that is a dual core laptop (altho dont expect it to play games - the graphics is utter shite)

As for which processor is better - 6 of 1, half a doz of the other

512MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache™

DBBrinson1 wrote:

512MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 120M TurboCache™

You fail at making suggestions.

i would say go for the go 7600. Yes its a core 2 duo, much better then turion.

7600 is the best in that range.

So which of these do you guys think is the best bang for the buck for all around gaming, music, and videos... and survive college for 4 years.... and all of them will give me a Windows Vista Premium for free, also im not worried about the HD since i can always buy another external one or just burn everything on CD's
Only American companys... had bad customer experience with my Toshiba
they all come around $1200-13000

HP 15.4 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7400
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

HP 17 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T5200 (1.60 GHz)
512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
100 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

HP 14.1 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
128MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
2.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024MB)
80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Alienware Sentia™ m3450
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Windows® XP Media Center Edition
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
60GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
Intel® GMA 950 Extreme Graphics

Alienware Area-51® m5550
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 1.83GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
Windows® XP Media Center Edition
512MB Single Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz
80GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache
256MB Nvidia GeForce Go 6600

XPS  M1210
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5600 (1.86GHz/667MHz/2MB)
indows® XP Media Center Edition
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Driv
Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950

Dell Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7400 (4MB Cache/2.16GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIM
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
128MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1300 HyperMemory™

Dell Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™

+1 for all of you guys who responded

Last edited by Swimmerxc (2006-10-29 10:54:32)

majorassult wrote:

Go with one of the ones with 2gb

video card doesn't really matter?

unfortunately, all the ones there with 2 GB of ram have the worst video cards...i think a good video card > 1gb more ram. the best bet, imo, is the 2nd HP you listed...with the 17" screen....that video card is a beast, and 1gb ram wont kill you...thats what Christmas is for...upgrades.

nah you can get extra memory for them.  they come with a slot for another stick.

HP 17 inch
Windows XP Media Center
Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T5200 (1.60 GHz)
512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
100 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

The above laptop is the most rounded for games/mp3s etc
Dont worry about RAM or HDD size (they can be easily upgraded. Graphics however is generally MUCH harder)

The NVIDIA Quadro FX family features high-end graphics boards, designed for professional 3D applications such as: MCAD, DCC, NLE, and Visualization Applications.
so cyborg... you fail... lol  j/k

Check out reviews from as many sites as you can and you should start to see which laptops stand out....
and talk to people that own the laptop your interested in... they'll tell you if it sucks or not... lol

You can specify what you want at Dell... I played BF2 on a Dell laptop with core duo and it ran great...
i even checked fps and it was 50-70 fps... and there was no stuttering... this was singleplayer.... stock graphics settings...  and core duo is the way to go for now... although you can get some really great deals on AMD laptops(recent price drops due to dore duo coming out) and they are great procs also...

why do you want a laptop for gaming?

chefvolrath wrote:

why do you want a laptop for gaming?

Not really gonna use it for gaming, I only play games when I have nothing else to do or when my friends are all busy, but need a powerful enough laptop to handle engineering programs for college