Sante needs a minecraft /PC person

cathy01

My daughter is 10 and loves Minecraft.Santa is going to get her a laptop, so she can play it.
I know I need a grapic card?
Can anyone pont me to a suitable laptop?Thanks Cathy

Serephucus

I had the exact same question posed to me yesturday, as chance would have it, also for a ten-year-old daughter that loves MC. Integrated graphics will be fine, so just look for anything with HD 4000 graphics.

Can't spec you any specifics now unfortunately, but someone will be along shortly. We've got a great turn-around time around here. :P

cathy01

Thanks a million.I have a old laptop that was a good one.I was going to get it donw up but I downloaded minecraft and it wouldnt run because of Grapic card.So now I know what to look for.
My Aunty is knitting her a creaper.
Your very good, Happy Christmas(Yes I know its October)
Cathy

marco_polo

As Serephucus says any i3 laptop with HD4000 graphics would do you just fine (Look for laptops i3-3xxxm CPUs). Not sure what your budget is but if you are are looking at an under 500 budget then even the previous generation i3-2xxxm processors would be adequate for minecraft as well. But you probably would get a bit more longevity out of the newer models.

Have a look at Saveonlaptops.co.uk they have a good range, fast delivery and some pretty decent prices.

Good few lads in the laptops forum swear by a custom built ones from pcspecialist.co.uk as well. The 15.6" Genesis IV configured with 4GB ram and the i3-3110m comes to about €550. If ordering for christmas just bear in mind that they do have a relatively waiting period, as the laptops are custom build so allow for roughly 10 days in addition to the delivery time. Haven't seen one in the flesh personally but the quality is supposedly very good indeed.

Although their PC parts are relatively expensive, Komplett aren't the worst for laptop prices either, and any given week they usually have a decent deal going on one or two models .

cathy01

Thanks,Ill have a look.

Dcully

Just incase you dont know its available on xbox 360 now, its not as feature packed as the PC version and has nothing like mods, texture packs etc but it did get creative mode very recently which pleased my kids.
My son normally plays on his PC but now since creative mode is on the 360 he plays that with his younger sister.
Just thought it was worth mentioning incase you have a 360,it might save you some money.

cathy01

Dcully wrote: »

Just incase you dont know its available on xbox 360 now, its not as feature packed as the PC version and has nothing like mods, texture packs etc but it did get creative mode very recently which pleased my kids.
My son normally plays on his PC but now since creative mode is on the 360 he plays that with his younger sister.
Just thought it was worth mentioning incase you have a 360,it might save you some money.

Thanks she has a ps3 so I'm not going to get her a Xbox. Your very good thanks cathy

ShadowHearth

Won't the new APU systems fit the bill? They got quite a good integrated solution which is better then hd4000. You could get one for under 550eu too?

Monotype

Yeah, the AMD APUs could be a good option alright. These would give you more graphics power than the i3s. For minecraft, it doesn't matter - but if you knew that she was going onto other games later.

Ultra-thin:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Series-NP535U3C-13-3-Notebook/dp/B008KGXMF6/

More powerful:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-NP355V5C-SuperMulti-Graphics-Premioum/dp/B008EJGJHC/

The Intel i3/i5 will give you more processing power, so the system will be snappier in non-graphics tasks.
Make sure that you are looking at the latest generation though, as it will make a significant difference to the performance. You can tell them as they are labelled as i3-3XXX or i5-3XXX. Last generation begins with a 2, as in, i3-2XXX.

cathy01

I hope to go window shopping today.Ill get back to yous with the specs when I know more.Thanks a million everone.

cathy01

Intel i3 2350M 2.3Ghz 3MB
•1366 x 768 WXGA Display 15.6"
•8 GB RAM
•500 GB HDD
•DVD-Writer
•Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics Card
•Bluetooth
•Webcam
•Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
•5.83 Hour Battery
•HDMI

what do yous think of this.€450??

Serephucus

Laptop with HD4000 graphics for slightly more:

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Fujitsu_AH532_I5-3210_4G_320_DVDRW_W7H_VFYAH532MR5A2GB/version.asp

17.3" with similar specs to the one you posted:

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Asus_Core_i3_2350M-320-4G-UK_______K73E-TY325V/version.asp

ShadowHearth

cathy01 wrote: »

Intel i3 2350M 2.3Ghz 3MB
•1366 x 768 WXGA Display 15.6"
•8 GB RAM
•500 GB HDD
•DVD-Writer
•Intel GMA HD 3000 Graphics Card
•Bluetooth
•Webcam
•Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
•5.83 Hour Battery
•HDMI

what do yous think of this.€450??

you need laptop with HD4000, that on is still old gen and will be same problem as your current one. your best bet is to order online.

cathy01

Packard Bell EasyNote TS11 Specifications



Processor

Intel® Core™ i3-2310M Dual Core (2.1GHz, Intel Sandy Bridge Architecture, 3MB Cache)



Screen

15.6" (Packard Bell Diamond View,1366 x 768 HD Resolution, LED Backlit)



Operating System

Windows 7 Home Premium Edition 64-bit



RAM

6GB (DDR3 1066MHZ)



Hard Drive

500GB



Optical Drive

DVD Rewriter (Records DVDs 8x & CDs 24x & Dual Layer Super Multi)



Graphics

Integrated (Intel HD Graphics 3000)



Wireless LAN

Wireless (802.11b/g/n Wireless)



Network Card

10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet



Integrated Webcam

Integrated 1.3MP Webcam with Microphone



Card Reader

3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC,MMC)



USB Ports

3x USB 2.0 ports



Speakers

Integrated Sound System



VGA Port

1 External VGA Port



Kensington Lock

Kensington lock slot



Charge Time

2.5 Hours



HDMI

1x HDMI Port



Warranty

1 Year Packard Bell Warranty



Battery Life

2-3 Hours (up to 3 hours with power management)



Weight

2-3 Kg (This Model 2.72kg)

This is €400
From one of the website recommended above.
My head is about to melt.

ShadowHearth

it should not melt, you got already recomended two laptops above which have the i3 and i 5 with 3XXX processors, the ones you looking for. you linked again the laptop with processor 2310M

just calm down. you better choose right now, instead of savinf 50eu and still buying an item which is not right for you.

cathy01

Thanks ShadowHewart.I was in Harvey N******* and they giy was selling me one.But I said I better check and went to this thread, and rang my friends son , and asked him to make sure everything was there and he said no.The salesman was lieing.:eek:

I am going to walk away and leave it for a day or so.And as you say calm down.
Thanks.;)

uncle_sam_ie

What's your budget on this?

cathy01

Well, I thought about €400 , but I think from feedback, this is to low for what I need.

uncle_sam_ie

Yeah €400 is low. My wife wanted a laptop for my son to play mincraft and other games like Skyrim but, looking into it I found that I was going to need to spend close to €900 and more for something decent. I ended up building a desktop for him for a lot less. Is a desktop an option? You'd get a better PC for less, a bigger screen and something that would be more upgradeable.

tuxy

A laptop is probably a better option, you need to buy a monitor for a desktop which will probably end up making it more expensive.
It's minecraft not any high end gaming. A 10 yr old girl will probably get better use out of a laptop anyway

If you can afford an extra €72 this laptop
Which was already recommended will easily play minecraft.

http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Fujitsu_AH532_I5-3210_4G_320_DVDRW_W7H_VFYAH532MR5A2GB/version.asp#maindesc

ShadowHearth

turns out a little bit below 500eu with free supersaver delivery:
i5 3210M 6gb ram hd4000 500gb hdd

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-NP350V5C-Integrated-Graphics-Windows/dp/B008EJGJKO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1351605575&sr=1-1

559eu dell.

i5 6gb ram hd4000 1tb hdd ( windows 8 )
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=n0015m31&model_id=inspiron-15-3520&c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1

cathy01

ShadowHearth wrote: »

turns out a little bit below 500eu with free supersaver delivery:
i5 3210M 6gb ram hd4000 500gb hdd

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-NP350V5C-Integrated-Graphics-Windows/dp/B008EJGJKO/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1351605575&sr=1-1

559eu dell.

i5 6gb ram hd4000 1tb hdd ( windows 8 )
http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=n0015m31&model_id=inspiron-15-3520&c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1

The top one was 561 euro.
My brother pointed out one in Harves for 400?HE LOOKED UP THE PROCESSER TYPE and said its good

Now all I have to do is find the link:o