Any thoughts on this??

Endurance Man

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314283&cks=PRL

What do you clever people think? For the price it seems like a decent setup, or could i get more for my money elsewhere? Im hoping that intel gfx card will be able to play CSS on really low settings , i read its similar to a 5200 which can play css.
Any advice would be great as usual .

Endurance Man

http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/shop/db.cgi?view=1&id=8983&type=6&path=14x164x433

Another one that i found, i like sony, would they be more reliable than acer?

Eddie Brennan

acer are the worlds 4th biggest laptop dealers after dell, toshiba and hp so im sure they are no problem. they do more business than sony in that area

Eddie Brennan

Endurance Man wrote:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=314283&cks=PRL

What do you clever people think? For the price it seems like a decent setup, or could i get more for my money elsewhere? Im hoping that intel gfx card will be able to play CSS on really low settings , i read its similar to a 5200 which can play css.
Any advice would be great as usual .

thats a good deal alright considering you'd only save possibly 20euro buying from acer @ http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/Acer_TravelMate_4152LCi_LX.T7606.077/version-1.asp

Endurance Man

Ye, i thought the acer was a good deal . The sony however is a fair bit cheaper, going through peats i do not pay vat so that would only work out at 900euro. The sony also has a PCI-express gfx card which must be a bit better - Sorry, complete noob when it comes to laptops .
Thanks for the comments.

Creamy Goodness

don't fall into the trap.

the sony one doesn't have a dedicated gfx card.

# Intel® 915GM PCI Express Chipset with Integrated Graphics with 128 MB memory max. shared with System Memory

it uses the system memory (RAM) as a graphics card.

Endurance Man

Cremo wrote:

don't fall into the trap.

the sony one doesn't have a dedicated gfx card.

# Intel® 915GM PCI Express Chipset with Integrated Graphics with 128 MB memory max. shared with System Memory

it uses the system memory (RAM) as a graphics card.

What is the biggest draw back of this? Lets say i was just going to use it for general stuff and no games would i notice any difference? Also would DVD playback be affected?
I would like a lappy that could jam CSS but its a luxury i could probably do without seen as im only gonna be playing for another 2 months .

Creamy Goodness

well considering i find xp needs an absolute minimum of 512mb ram to run and this graphics chipset takes 128mb of that, that doesn't leave a lot of physical ram in the laptop.

also why are you only going to be playing cs:s for another 2 months? you are one of the few who can play

Endurance Man

Cremo wrote:

well considering i find xp needs an absolute minimum of 512mb ram to run and this graphics chipset takes 128mb of that, that doesn't leave a lot of physical ram in the laptop.

also why are you only going to be playing cs:s for another 2 months? you are one of the few who can play

Ok, well that doesnt sound good, think i will stear clear . I have heard good things about acer so may just go for that, see if my dad can get the vat off.

I am heading back to South Africa in January so my CSS days will be ending . If i can get to an interent cafe that side with CSS i will try pop into IOA when i can, im gonna be a nervous wreck without my CS, just gotta power through .

Endurance Man

Also, im assuming then that the Acer graphics card uses its own video memory?

daywalker

no the intel gma 900 shares its memory with the system ram as well, i would go for the acer though as the sony one that you quoted has a celeron m which are ****e except for office or internet type work. if you want to attempt games on the shared graphics you need a decent cpu like the acer has.

have a look here to give you an idea of what games will work on an intel shared graphics card
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel915gm/sb/CS-020153.htm

Endurance Man

daywalker wrote:

no the intel gma 900 shares its memory with the system ram as well, i would go for the acer though as the sony one that you quoted has a celeron m which are ****e except for office or internet type work. if you want to attempt games on the shared graphics you need a decent cpu like the acer has.

have a look here to give you an idea of what games will work on an intel shared graphics card
http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel915gm/sb/CS-020153.htm

Wow, thanks, that link is great. It says HL2 will run so it should not have any problems with CSS. Does any1 no if komplett can use irish vat numbers?

Endurance Man

Ok, im just gonna use this thread and go a bit off topic .
You have 900-1100 to buy a laptop, what are YOU gonna go out and buy tommorow ?
Suggestions will earn you a noddy badge .

B00MSTICK

an inspiron 9300 from the dell factory shop in limerick.
Its big an heavy but has an overclocked 6800 in it

EDIT: I expect my noddy badge to arrive asap. You'll be able to get the VAT back off dell aswell

Endurance Man

B00MSTICK wrote:

an inspiron 9300 from the dell factory shop in limerick.
Its big an heavy but has an overclocked 6800 in it

EDIT: I expect my noddy badge to arrive asap. You'll be able to get the VAT back off dell aswell

Sounds expensive, and do you perhaps have a link? Does dell have different outlet stores for each region .

Oh and not to forget: http://www.onlyblyton.noddy.info/sale2/ba19.jpg

B00MSTICK

theres only one in limerick afaik. It should be within your budget, although the factory outlet only sells laptops which have been returned/or damaged but are in full working order. If you get a new one theres 15% off right now and free delivery (its the last day) You'll only get a 1 year guarantee for that money if you buy it new tho.

http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore/basket.aspx?c=ie&cs=iebsdt1&l=en&s=bsd&itemtype=CFG

€1002.16 excl VAT