Which to choose?

Jimi-Spandex · 15-04-2005 10:32AM #1

Hey, I'm getting a new laptop soon and I've narrowed it down to these two, I just have a few questions if anyone can help. I'll be using this laptop for work mostly but want to make sure it'll be able to take care of games like Half Life 2/ Doom 3 and the like.

Which laptop is better for games i.e. processor/gfx card?

Does anyone know if the Dell has a tv out port? The amilo does and i want to be able to rip my dvd's onto the laptop and watch them on a tv instead of just the laptop screen, I've found the restrictive viewing angle on most laptop screens limits more than a couple of people watching the screen comfortably. Also the thought of Doom 3 on a big tv and wireless keyboard/mouse in a dark smokey room appeals to me big style. I noticed that you can pay €43 for a firewire Multimedia Audio/Video Cable Kit? Does this have the same effect?

I might be able to squeeze a few hundred more euro out of somewhere, if someone can recommend something much better for my purposes. Wouldn't mind a bigger hd for one thing.

Does the extra 1.6 inches of a screen make much of a difference?

Inspiron 9300

Intel ®Pentium ®M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
17" UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TFT Display
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
128MB DDR ATI®MOBILITY™ RADEON®X300 graphics card, PCI-Express x16
80GB (5.400rpm) IDE Hard Drive
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
€ 1573

Amilo A 1630

AMD Athlon 64 3700+,
1024MB RAM,
80GB HDD,
128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700,
DVDRW
15.4ins Screen

€1,514.28 Incl. VAT

Apologies for lengthy postage, any advice is appreciated

ARGINITE · 15-04-2005 10:35AM

Amilo A 1630 for games.

WillieDH · 15-04-2005 01:29PM

Amilo is the one, AMD 64 rocks for games

sceptre · 15-04-2005 01:40PM

Jimi-Spandex wrote:

Does anyone know if the Dell has a tv out port?

Yeah, the 9300 does but as the lads say, the Amilo is rather nice.

WillieDH · 15-04-2005 07:26PM

where r u going to buy the amilo?

Nukem · 15-04-2005 07:43PM

9700 with a Gig

- only way to go. buddy has the 9700 and a Gig and it plays Doom III and Farcry no worries, The x300 is a weak card all be it PCI-Express and the other AGP but era sure.

Actually just noticed the processor:eek:,where the hell is that site. I wanna see.

kensutz · 17-04-2005 03:10PM

yeah I wanna know where you saw that

kensutz · 17-04-2005 03:15PM

http://www.jes-computer.de/product_info.php?pID=20135&language=en

I think this is it, and i'm gonna get it. Has anyone ordered from Www.Jes.de and if so how did they find them?

Nukem · 17-04-2005 03:36PM

They are quiet good. Cheap as you can see. The OS and the keyboard will be in German,slightly different and you can reset the OS language.

Sweet machine

Jimi-Spandex · 17-04-2005 03:42PM

Thanks for the replies, think I'll settle on the amilo.

Elara.ie are getting them in on the 20th apparently. With a regular keyboard I hope.

Amilo A 1630

Infini · 17-04-2005 04:22PM

Good Choice mate. AMD processors are a lot better for gaming than intel.

DingChavez · 17-04-2005 04:36PM

I'd go with the 9300 + the 6800go upgrade.

commited · 30-04-2005 10:18PM

the A1630 - I have one, a stunning laptop.

Mine is the same spec but has the 3400 instead.

jesus_thats_gre · 01-05-2005 11:24AM

The Amilo is the better of the 2 you listed..

However, you would be far far far better off sticking a 6800Go into the 9300 for a few extra quid. You would probably experience double the performance for very little cost.

The 9700 is now 2 generations behind in terms of laptop graphics processors. The 6800 is the most recent generation of cards.

Which to choose?

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