hello, this is my 1st time buying laptop. so i want to avoid buying unreliable brands or models. could anyone point me in the right direction of what i should avoid.
i will be getting one purely for gaming and internet, so WIFI and 1GB RAM is essential. a decent HD size 60GB+ wih celeron processor.
looking to spend between £400 - £600 tops
this is a lot of money for me hence the request for advise.
look forward to hearing some answers.
thanks
matt
2007-02-12 21:10:13 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
first if you want one for 3D gaming STAY AWAY FROM CELERON, celeron is not made for gaming, and it will perform bad same thing with AMD Sempron (there is a reason they are cheaper). the 2 most important thing for gaming other then memory are processor and video card. you want to make sure you have intel centrino, or an AMD Turion processor, also you want to get a laptop with good ATI or Nvidia graphic chipset.
so here is the essentials you must to have:
Centrino or Turion processor
a good ATI or Nvidia Graphic chipset (most important thing for gaming)
1GB ram
you should be able to get a good laptop with these specs and your budget, and remeber once you buy the laptop you can easily upgrade the memory, but its very difficult and sometimes not possible to upgrade video card and processor.
brand wise HP and Toshiba's are both really good.
2007-02-12 21:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by frk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing you asked, because a normal laptop will not do what you need, even the average $2000USD laptop is not configured for games.
Laptops meant for gaming start around $1100USD.
The major component in a gaming laptop is the graphics card. The x1600 in my 5672wlmi is at least 6 times as powerful as the most powerful integrated graphics on a normal laptop.
If you want a good gaming laptop, you should go with Asus. They specialize in them.
I recommend this model asus, even though its a little more than what you want to pay, the performance leap is substantial for the extra 70 pounds:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220104
I dont believe Newegg ships to the UK, but Im sure asus has retailers over there, too.
Good hunting!
2007-02-12 23:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Doggzilla 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best advice is to get a good laptop with great support. Since most technology is standardized nowadays you need a company that will take care of you AFTER the sale.
The best laptop/support combo right now is Lenovo (IBM technology). Companies like HP and Dell make you pay for support and get your credit card before answering.
2007-02-12 21:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by TheMetallian 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋