New Laptop?

[Jaffa Cakes!]

Hello,

Well... Im getting a new Desktop for Christmas and my Laptop just broke and for the price it would cost to repair the laptop (£350ish) we could buy a new one.

But, I was wondering, because I like to play games, I do go round my mates alot and like to take my laptop with me to have a good game of Counter-Strike: Source would this laptop be upto the job of playing the latest games?

I would like to dock it at home so it could use my 19" Dell Monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers etc...

Then just undock it to take it out somewhere:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)

Windows Vista Home Premium

Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish & 2.0mp camera

17.0" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT Display with TrueLife™

2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]

160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

nVidia® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory

Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software

Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)

AccessoriesIntel® Pro Wireless 3945 802.11a/b/g Mini-Card - Europe

Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English


Services & Software1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return

No Accidental Damage Support

No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English



Also Includes
List N0917206 - Inspiron 1720 (2)
Inspiron Order - UK
English Documentation with English/Irish Power Cord
Resource DVD - (Diagnostics & Drivers)
90W AC Adapter
56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - UK
Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return
DHS Promotion Flyer - September - UK
Dell Internet Order.
No Carry Case

Or should I just go with a very cheap laptop and an £800 Desktop?

Thanks
Tom

 

[jljhlhl]

Im using a Dell Laptop with a 1.6GHz C2D and the same gfx card and I play CS:S on highest settings and get around 100-150FPS on most maps.

 

[daisymtc]

The one you quote is nearly £1000...
why don't u just build mid-range gaming desktop + a cheap laptop for normal word processing + internet?

 

[Serious Chatter]

The one you quote is nearly £1000...
why don't u just build mid-range gaming desktop + a cheap laptop for normal word processing + internet?

Yes I think this is the best solution, I don't get why people spend so much on a gaming laptop, while they can get better Desktops for much cheaper.