Buying a Laptop, Graphic Help!!!!

nollaig

Which has better graphics?

128Mb Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

V

128 Mb ATi Radeon Xpress 200M Graphics

garthv

Radeon

Karoma

Radeon

TerrorFirmer

Although I'd nearly go for the Intel if it's anyway significantly cheaper, both are pretty poor so it makes little difference

nollaig

Well, ya see I have a budget of a mamium of 1000 euros. Theres 2 laptops in Pc world with those 2 graphics cards, would that be paying too much, do ye think? All the other requirements are met!!!

B00MSTICK

Yes they're both terrible, Im sure for €1k you'd be able to get an Radeon X300 at least. What are your other requirements?

glynf

if you could strech another 200, you could get This Travelmate w/128Mb X700, if graphics are important-much better than anything from Pc world(overpriced gangsters)

nollaig

Well, It will primarily be used for photoshop, illustrator etc. although I would like it to be comfortable to run games. PC World was the only place I looked cos its nearby where I live. Budget is very tight and for €949, they could offer me:

Toshiba L20-198

€949.00

Intel Celeron M 370 Processor 1.5GHz
400 MHz FSB
1 Mb Cache
512 Mb RAM
40 Gb Hard Drive
DVD SuperMulti Dual Layer Drives
15" TFT Display
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
128 Mb ATi Radeon Xpress 200M Graphics
1 Year FREE Warranty

Weight 2.7 kg
Height 332 mm
Width 270 mm
Depth 36.6 mm

OR

Compaq V4215

€949.00



Intel Celeron M 370 Processor 1.50GHz
400 MHz FSB
1 Mb Cache
512 Mb RAM
40 Gb Hard Drive
15.4" widescreen BrightView display
128Mb Intel Graphics Media Accelerator
1 year FREE warranty

Optical Drives DVD Writer Dual Format
CD-ROM Speed 16 x
CD-RW Speed. 16 x
DVD-ROM Speed 16 x
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 2
Other Interfaces VGA Port
Battery Type Li-ion
Battery life (up to) 4 hours
Weight 2.97 kg
Height 33.5 mm
Width 358.5 mm
Depth 258 mm


Im happy enough with the RAM and hard drive storage offered in both but im not sure about the graphics, ye reckon I could do better elsewhere???

Borderfox

Thats in the laptop shop in Stephens green for €849 the very same spec
www.thelaptopshop.ie/shop

Borderfox

Also with extra saved buy a 1gb stick of ddr2 ram. I can play half-life 2 on my Toshiba albeit at low detail....:) battery life is quite low though.

Tom Dunne

nollaig wrote:

Well, It will primarily be used for photoshop, illustrator etc. although I would like it to be comfortable to run games.

I don't really think games will run that well on a Celeron. Also, phototshop - don't you need some serious horsepower to run that (I don't know anything about it)? If so, I doubt a Celeron would do the job.

nollaig wrote:

ye reckon I could do better elsewhere???

PC World are for the uninitiated who are willing to pay quite a premium for the pleasure of walking into a shop and actually seeing what they are purchasing.

Try laptopsdirect.ie or Dell.ie. You will get more for your money.

KdjaCL

Dell and pick the cheap laptops and configure it with 1gb ram and a X300 128mb (important bit).

Yesterday i got FEAR running on one of them in 800x600 on mostly medium settings and it looked lovely and played at 50 FPS.

For a grand a laptopt that plays everything is a great choice, with burner and all the media center features.


Just make sure you knock off the 3 year warranty bit its 300 off.


kdjac

nollaig

Dell and pick the cheap laptops and configure it with 1gb ram and a X300 128mb (important bit).

Whats the X300???

Thanks so much to everyone helping me!!!

Tom Dunne

It's a graphics card.