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Jul 29^th, 2009 at 8:39pm

MOUSY Offline
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Looking at a laptop to order in the next month. Would like you all's opinion and suggestions. Here is what I expect from it:
- Dedicated Video card (preferably over 512MB.)
- Fast memory (preferably over DDR2 800MHz and 4GB)
- CPU speed and HDD space are flexible (Just 2.0Ghz+ and 250GB+ are suitable for me)

-All on no more than $750 (started at $500 but decided to stretch it a bit).

Dont know much labout laptops but everything else is really all secondary.

I will be majoring in Mechanical Engineering, so the primary purpose will be to easily run any demanding programs I may have to... as well as play FS9 marvelously (and maybe even FSX decently).

This is what I have found to suit me nicely.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115592

Acer Aspire AS5739G-6132
Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 2.1GHz
15.6" Screen
Resolution - 1366 x 768
4GB DDR3 1066 - Cool

nice
1GB NVIDIA GeForece GT 130M Graphics - Cool

nice
250Gb SATA HDD
$749.99 - Cool

nice

19 reviews gave it a 90% 5 Egg rating.
If you think there is a better deal out there for please let me know.

Check out my PAYWARE quality, FREEWARE release of DominicaX.

HP HDX 16 | Centrino2 2.26Ghz | 4GB DDR2 | Nvidia GT130 1GB DDR2 | 500GB HDD

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Reply #1 - Jul 30^th, 2009 at 3:21pm

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Looks good!

You will run FS9 very good with that Wink

Core i5 2500k @ 3.8 - 8GB DDR3 - GTX 560 OC - 60GB SSD - 1TB HDD - Cyborg V.1 stick

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Reply #2 - Jul 31^st, 2009 at 1:30am

MOUSY Offline
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Nice! Thoughts on FSX or anything else... anyone?

Check out my PAYWARE quality, FREEWARE release of DominicaX.

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Reply #3 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 12:01am

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FSX?

the processor is 2.1 dual core... won't do much in FSX. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try though Wink

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Reply #4 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 6:13am

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MOUSY wrote on Jul 31^st, 2009 at 1:30am:

Nice! Thoughts on FSX or anything else... anyone?

I have a laptop nearly like that. Check my sig for specs.

But then again, I think the 9600 is better for gaming than the GT130 (correct me if i'm wrong)

Otherwise, it looks good. I only (well, most of the time) have stuttering and low FPS when i'm on/close to the ground or when I turn my view around really fast.

Specs Intel M C2D P8400 2.26 GhZ nVidia GeForce 9600M GT 4 GB DDR3 320 GB HD Windows Vista Home Premium SP2 (like that helps this OS ROFL) 32-bit

I WANT WINDOWS 7 RIGHT NOW! I'M SO SICK OF THIS TERRIBLE OS!
Especially since it BSOD'ed me once due to FS2004 crashing LMAO FAIL.

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Reply #5 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 1:49pm

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Did you read the review on the right, did you also google it to know people opinion.......if yes and still happy Huh

........GO FOR IT Lips Sealed

What about this???!!!! i know its new but....
http://www.tomsguide.com/us/msi-gaming-notebook-gx630,news-2947.html

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Reply #6 - Aug 4^th, 2009 at 8:37pm

MOUSY Offline
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OK guys... thanks for the reviews and opinions.

Looked at the MSI, 757200ba, but I think i'll stay with this one for a bit less.
Think I'm satisfied. Won't expect too much but it should get the job done.

Check out my PAYWARE quality, FREEWARE release of DominicaX.

HP HDX 16 | Centrino2 2.26Ghz | 4GB DDR2 | Nvidia GT130 1GB DDR2 | 500GB HDD

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