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  • 02-12-2009 6:14pm
    #1
    shanous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭


    First of all, greetings to everybody here, just joined up today and will hopefully be pretty active here in the future, seems to be a friendly and helpful place!

    Secondly, I would like to ask for some recommendations for a new laptop.
    Recently my old Inspiron 9400 packed in and now I'm on the lookout for a replacement. This time I'm on the lookout for a gaming orientated rig.

    I'm not the most technically literate person in the world so I'm hoping the experts here can help me. I hope you can give me advice on gaming laptops that give the most bang for the buck. Preferably for under €850 if thats possible. If not i'm willing to stretch my pocket a little.

    Thanks in advance, hopefully you'll have some good suggestions!


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  • #2
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    "Gaming Laptop" is a euphamism. Unless you want to spend upwards of €1500. And If I was going to spend that much money I would get a desktop; the Price-Performance ratio is too poor on a laptop, and upgrading is almost always impossible. A €1500 desktop can take on a €3000 laptop any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.

    I'd put your money into a semi-decent Quad core rig; dont go crazy on ram; and a cheapish GPU. You can upgrade these components with more money later. You'll be much happier with a fast quad core that will last you many years than a fast GPU that you will just replace in a couple.


  • #3
    shanous
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58 ✭✭shanous


    what I probably should have said was a laptop that could play most new games on higher graphics levels maybe?

    I would consider a desktop only I'm in different towns at least twice a week so I'm looking for something mobile-ish. I do have hdtv that can be used as a monitor I suppose but I'm still gonna put a desktop down only as a last resort.

    Thanks for your speedy reply Overheal, much appreciated


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