Looking to purchase a laptop

Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:06 pm

I see the DELL Inspirion 9100, looks damn nice.

Mainly this will be for single player RPGs, some work stuff and MMORPG playing.

Not much in the way of BF 1942/Vietnam etc.

Any recommendations?

Local stores too.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:34 pm

Hmmm... My dad is looking for a laptop for the real-estate work he is going to be doing soon...

I think his big thing is the ability to go to any Starbucks like place in town, sit down with a client, and search for houses wirelessly, etc. He is a big Mac guy (he needs a PC for the software hes gonna be using) so he doesnt know what to look for. Any ides?

Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:34 pm

What MMORPGS are you looking to play?

I know there are quite a few that push my system to the limit.

Anyway, nowadays it really depends on if you're going to go wireless or not. If so, look at the Centrino processors, and make sure if it isin't, that its a mobile processor. Both mobiles and the Centrino are easier on battery life than the rest.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:52 pm

wow, get a mac.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:54 pm

Originally posted by Drax
wow, get a mac.

Mac's are just plain crap compared to people who use windows everyday. Also a lot of games don't work on Macs.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 7:57 pm

Originally posted by Crypt
Mac's are just plain crap compared to people who use windows everyday. Also a lot of games don't work on Macs.

but he doesnt want it for games, and you should broden your horizions
:eek:

Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:05 pm

No way. Too expensive, and hardly any support for.. well.. anything.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:10 pm

Originally posted by Drax
but he doesnt want it for games, and you should broden your horizions

"Mainly this will be for single player RPGs, some work stuff and MMORPG playing. "

How does that mean he doesn't need it for games? A Mac is NOT the answer he was looking for judging by that.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:11 pm

Originally posted by Boisclair
is it possible to build a laptop on your own yet? i assume that if it is, it's nowhere near as easy as a desktop. any sign of that happening in the near future?

As far as I know, No. And not anytime soon either.

Tue Apr 27, 2004 8:13 pm

Oh and Buli, I like the IBM thinkpads. I have one (not for games really). It's a 1.8ghz p4(m), with 256 mb ram. I'm buying it from a friend for 800 since he's getting a new one. It has a build in wireless (b) card. Also has a 16x dvd rom. Not the power you probably want, but it's got loads of good software it came with. For wireless and such.

Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:16 pm

Lol... Theres a reason why Macs dont need support... My dad has had his desktop (a blue and white G3 tower) for like 5 years... and not a single component has failed. He has upgraded the HD and the processor (G4 now) but it runs great

Wed Apr 28, 2004 12:59 pm

Lol... Theres a reason why Macs dont need support... My dad has had his desktop (a blue and white G3 tower) for like 5 years... and not a single component has failed. He has upgraded the HD and the processor (G4 now) but it runs great

Yeps MAC's don't need much support and A LOT of companies don't support MAC's. Nice little turn of phrase there if I do say so myself.

Wed Apr 28, 2004 1:23 pm

Has anyone tried running BF42 on a laptop? If so, how's the performance/game play. I'm thinking about investing in a new one. I'm currently using an old Thinkpad 600x which serves me very well at work, but impossible to play any games except solitaire and pinball.

Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:20 pm

I just got a Dell latitude D800 laptop for work and it is great. It has a cd burner and a wireless option. It would probably play BF but would be laggy as heck. I have command and conquer generals on it right now and it plays fine.

Wed Apr 28, 2004 5:36 pm

compaq...emachines?