Cyber Power Gaming Laptop Decision

MatrixEVO · 10-20-2005, 03:59 PM

I'm gunna get a laptop from Cyber Power System's website. Gaming purposed Laptop.

Here are the specs:

-15.4" WXGA Screen
-Intel Pentium M 740 @1.73ghz
-512mb PC4200 DDR2-533 Ram
-MXM Type II nVidia GeForce Go 6600 256mb GPU (upgradeable

)
-40gb 5400 RPM SATA 150 HDD
-8x DVD Burner
-802.11G 54mbps MiniPCI card
-Integrated 4 in 1 media reader
-8 Cell Lithiom Ion
-3X USB 2.0, 1X FireWire
-Formatted HDD (I'm gunna put MCE 2005 on it)

TOTAL PRICE: $1,220 w/free shipping

That's it. What do you think? Anything to be changed? Thanks.

[-0MEGA-] · 10-20-2005, 07:26 PM

looks very good, i'd go with at least a 60GB hard drive though. (try to keep it at 5400rpm or better)

MatrixEVO · 10-20-2005, 07:30 PM

Ya, I was thinking that too. All they offer is 5400 RPM HDDs, so that's not a problem. And offer 512mb of Ram at the lowest, so I would get that and upgrade to 1gb later. Anyone ever bought a notebook from Cyber Power? If you have, tell me how they are.

EDIT: I just realized this: For an extra 512mb of Ram from them, it is only $45, so that's what I would do.

spamdos · 10-20-2005, 11:48 PM

nice graphics, it seems odd to be shipping with those specs though, if u want to game u will need a bigger hard drive and maybe even an extra 512 ram though.

MatrixEVO · 10-21-2005, 11:33 AM

I see you have a decent looking laptop in your sig Spamdos, how does it perform?

alanuofm · 10-21-2005, 09:20 PM

i found something a tad bit better.

Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription
Digital Music Musicmatch by Yahoo!˜ Music - Entry level music software
Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr)
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Digital Imaging Corel Photo Album™ 6 Starter Edition - Organize and Edit your photos
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial
Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec

TOTAL:$1,223.74

MatrixEVO · 10-21-2005, 09:56 PM

Looks good, the only real big difference is the screen size (17" vs 15.4"), and the video (Go 6800 vs Go 6800).

alanuofm · 10-21-2005, 09:58 PM

yeah the only real big difference is a pretty big difference haha

MatrixEVO · 10-21-2005, 10:02 PM

What about the 6 Cell battery in that Dell though? Would that last a long time or not?

EDIT: I just built that on Dell's website and it turned out to be alot more then what you said it was, what website did you find it on?

alanuofm · 10-21-2005, 10:11 PM

apply this coupon: HV7S$64G9XSNW2

you could upgrade to the 9 cell. the video card is a lot better on the 9300 though.

10-20-2005, 03:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	Cyber Power Gaming Laptop Decision I'm gunna get a laptop from Cyber Power System's website. Gaming purposed Laptop. Here are the specs: -15.4" WXGA Screen -Intel Pentium M 740 @1.73ghz -512mb PC4200 DDR2-533 Ram -MXM Type II nVidia GeForce Go 6600 256mb GPU (upgradeable ) -40gb 5400 RPM SATA 150 HDD -8x DVD Burner -802.11G 54mbps MiniPCI card -Integrated 4 in 1 media reader -8 Cell Lithiom Ion -3X USB 2.0, 1X FireWire -Formatted HDD (I'm gunna put MCE 2005 on it) TOTAL PRICE: $1,220 w/free shipping That's it. What do you think? Anything to be changed? Thanks. __________________ Git-R-Done!!!

10-20-2005, 07:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	looks very good, i'd go with at least a 60GB hard drive though. (try to keep it at 5400rpm or better) __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

10-20-2005, 07:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	Ya, I was thinking that too. All they offer is 5400 RPM HDDs, so that's not a problem. And offer 512mb of Ram at the lowest, so I would get that and upgrade to 1gb later. Anyone ever bought a notebook from Cyber Power? If you have, tell me how they are. EDIT: I just realized this: For an extra 512mb of Ram from them, it is only $45, so that's what I would do. __________________ Git-R-Done!!! Last edited by MatrixEVO; 10-20-2005 at 07:36 PM.

10-20-2005, 11:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 19 Posts: 1,107	nice graphics, it seems odd to be shipping with those specs though, if u want to game u will need a bigger hard drive and maybe even an extra 512 ram though. __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

10-21-2005, 11:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	I see you have a decent looking laptop in your sig Spamdos, how does it perform? __________________ Git-R-Done!!!

10-21-2005, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	i found something a tad bit better. Inspiron 9300 Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB) Operating System (Office software not included) Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Display 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA+ Display Memory 512MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm Video Card 256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800 Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 CD/DVD Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps) Office Software (not included in Windows XP) No productivity suite- Corel WordPerfect word processor only Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) No Security Subscription Digital Music Musicmatch by Yahoo!˜ Music - Entry level music software Primary Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (53 WHr) Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included Digital Imaging Corel Photo Album™ 6 Starter Edition - Organize and Edit your photos Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected - includes limited use trial Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec TOTAL:$1,223.74

10-21-2005, 09:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	Looks good, the only real big difference is the screen size (17" vs 15.4"), and the video (Go 6800 vs Go 6800). __________________ Git-R-Done!!!

10-21-2005, 09:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	yeah the only real big difference is a pretty big difference haha

10-21-2005, 10:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
MatrixEVO Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 1,365	What about the 6 Cell battery in that Dell though? Would that last a long time or not? EDIT: I just built that on Dell's website and it turned out to be alot more then what you said it was, what website did you find it on? __________________ Git-R-Done!!! Last edited by MatrixEVO; 10-21-2005 at 10:07 PM.

10-21-2005, 10:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
alanuofm Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,630	apply this coupon: HV7S$64G9XSNW2 you could upgrade to the 9 cell. the video card is a lot better on the 9300 though.

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