can you guys reccomend a good laptop for me

ckfordy · 08-23-2005, 09:18 PM

and would this be a good videocard and does it play battlefield 2 on low settings perfectly

128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics

dragon-emperor · 08-23-2005, 09:55 PM

Would a 40gb HD at 5400 rpm be good for games though? also, what is that dell screen upgrade "with true life" is it worth it? Also, would I have to get Dells WIndows XP Pro or could Iuse the disk I use on my desktop PC now?

And.. Are these coupons only available to US customers and not Canadian?

alanuofm · 08-23-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by AMD64

k thanks alan and where do you get those coupon codes cause i configure your system and it is more expensive

?M1T$NG7GWRK2D $750 off purchase of Inspiron $1899+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)
28WR3BP9QMLT0F $600 off purchase of Inspiron $1499+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)
NKN5W3H8BS?RVB 35% off purchase of Inspiron $999+ (expires 8/24/2005 7:00:00 AM)

i used one of those dont remember which one. try them all and see which is cheapest.

kof2000 · 08-23-2005, 10:13 PM

as long as it is not one of those restore os cds. if it is a regular os cd then you dont need one from dell. most laptops comes with 4200rpm or 5400rpm rarely higher unless it is alienware or something. make sure not to get intergrated graphics with shared ram if you are going to play games.

dragon-emperor · 08-23-2005, 10:16 PM

Hmm alright, well i figure I can have this shipped to my grandparents in the US since its such a deal (got down to 1700 canadian!). but I am not sure on one thing - Should I get the screen with "true life" (+$200) or just stick with regular?

alanuofm · 08-23-2005, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by AMD64

and would this be a good videocard and does it play battlefield 2 on low settings perfectly

128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics

the desktop x300 is basically the pci version of the desktop radeon 9600. so the laptop version must be worst than that. i couldnt find any actual specs on the x300 about transistors, clock, and pixel pipelines, but from my experience they always have a lower count than the desktop. i havent played bf2 yet so if the radeon 9600 doesnt play it that well neither will the x300.

the geforce 6800 go is basically the desktop version the 6600gt and is the best laptop video card out. it has 12 pipes, five vertex shaders, 190M transitors, and supports shader model 3.0

Mithrus · 08-23-2005, 10:20 PM

Toshiba is all I have to say.

alanuofm · 08-23-2005, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dragon-emperor

Would a 40gb HD at 5400 rpm be good for games though? also, what is that dell screen upgrade "with true life" is it worth it? Also, would I have to get Dells WIndows XP Pro or could Iuse the disk I use on my desktop PC now?

And.. Are these coupons only available to US customers and not Canadian?

i'm not a fan of the oil-slick laptop screen. reflects too much light. and i imagine the native resolution to be much higher if you are talking about the wuxga which causes all objects to be smaller. not a fan of that.

yes the hard drive is fine.

if you already have a copy then you could use it assuming you are trashing the other computer and is carrying over the xp pro. otherwise its illegal.

alanuofm · 08-23-2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithrus

Toshiba is all I have to say.

for a higher price...sure.

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08-23-2005, 09:18 PM	#11 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	and would this be a good videocard and does it play battlefield 2 on low settings perfectly 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics

08-23-2005, 09:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
dragon-emperor New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 10	Would a 40gb HD at 5400 rpm be good for games though? also, what is that dell screen upgrade "with true life" is it worth it? Also, would I have to get Dells WIndows XP Pro or could Iuse the disk I use on my desktop PC now? And.. Are these coupons only available to US customers and not Canadian?

08-23-2005, 10:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
dragon-emperor New Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 10	Hmm alright, well i figure I can have this shipped to my grandparents in the US since its such a deal (got down to 1700 canadian!). but I am not sure on one thing - Should I get the screen with "true life" (+$200) or just stick with regular?

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Mithrus Bronze Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Canada Age: 20 Posts: 71	Toshiba is all I have to say.