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May 15th, 2010 at 9:04pm

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Hoping to get this laptop after basic. should have enough by then to atleast get payments started. or if all else fails i can get a loan from the good ole bank of mom and dad Tongue

First choice is this Alienware m15x With my custom choices below:
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel Core i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)

1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
15.6-inch WideFHD 1920x1080 (1080p) WLED
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz – 2 x 4096MB
500GB SATAII 7,200RPM
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Primary - 9-cell (85Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
Price: $3600

Second choice is the m17x with my specs below
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel® Core™ i7 920XM 2.0GHz (3.2GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5870
17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
500GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Burner (BR-R, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
Microsoft SideWinder X8 Mouse - Black
Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 6300 a/g/n 3x3 MIMO Technology

Price: $4000

may end up re shopping once i get out. i really want the New I7 With 6 cores coming out. and i know desktops are better but i will be moving around alot and dont want to try and pack up a desktop to take me were ever i go.  but let me know what you think  Grin
 
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Reply #1 - May 16th, 2010 at 4:17am
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I don't know a whole lot about laptops but.....

I think 8 gigabytes of RAM is overkill, 4 gigabytes might save you some money without any drop in performance. Wink

(Unless the programs you're running specifically need 8 gig?)
 
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Reply #2 - May 16th, 2010 at 5:10am

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$4,000..... Shocked...!

£2,750..... Shocked...!

By the cringe!.... Shocked....!

I could purchase two, top-of-the-range, Yamaha music keyboard Workstation/Synthesizers to add to my collection, for that sort of money!... Shocked...!

Do Laptops have to be that expensive?.... Roll Eyes...!

Paul....Desktop Case, with various bits and pieces in it...cost= next to nothing...and does the job!... Smiley... Grin...!

 
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Reply #3 - May 16th, 2010 at 11:23am
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You could get something faster but for 1/4th the price if you bought a desktop computer. Also make sure to look at laptops by other companies because apparently there are cheaper ones that have similar specs to the ones you posted.
 
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Reply #4 - May 16th, 2010 at 12:40pm

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You could get something faster but for 1/4th the price if you bought a desktop computer. Also make sure to look at laptops by other companies because apparently there are cheaper ones that have similar specs to the ones you posted.



I agree.
Other places will have specs that will be the same, maybe lower for a lot less.
Personally though, if you want, you can custom build yours.
I always recommend custom builds.
You get exactly what you want, to do what you want, for less.
Plus what I like about custom building is the fact you know what you can upgrade to from the start,
I.E if you buy a pre built, sometimes you do not know what motherboard they use, so you have to research it, then sometimes that motherboard only works with "their" parts.

But custom building has a downside too...
No customer support.
(By that I mean if a part breaks, you have to worry about getting an RMA, or if your having problems with the computer you have to learn how to fix it)

But just remember, the price tag you pay for prebuilts is higher because of the support and labor required to build it for you.
 
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Reply #5 - May 16th, 2010 at 3:52pm

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You could get something faster but for 1/4th the price if you bought a desktop computer. Also make sure to look at laptops by other companies because apparently there are cheaper ones that have similar specs to the ones you posted.

i'd love to get a desktop instead but i 'll be moving around ALOT in my first 2 years so i dont want the hassle of having to always take it with me
 
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Reply #6 - May 16th, 2010 at 3:56pm

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Tai-2 wrote on May 16th, 2010 at 12:40pm:
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You could get something faster but for 1/4th the price if you bought a desktop computer. Also make sure to look at laptops by other companies because apparently there are cheaper ones that have similar specs to the ones you posted.



I agree.
Other places will have specs that will be the same, maybe lower for a lot less.
Personally though, if you want, you can custom build yours.
I always recommend custom builds.
You get exactly what you want, to do what you want, for less.
Plus what I like about custom building is the fact you know what you can upgrade to from the start,
I.E if you buy a pre built, sometimes you do not know what motherboard they use, so you have to research it, then sometimes that motherboard only works with "their" parts.

But custom building has a downside too...
No customer support.
(By that I mean if a part breaks, you have to worry about getting an RMA, or if your having problems with the computer you have to learn how to fix it)

But just remember, the price tag you pay for prebuilts is higher because of the support and labor required to build it for you.

Im not sure about building my own laptop. built a few of my desktops though. and time is a big issue. i remember alot of trouble shooting and installing EVERYTHING building my desktops. dont think im gunna have as much time to build one right now.
 
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Reply #7 - May 16th, 2010 at 3:59pm

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Found this one instead. only thing i dont like is the speed of the processor, but i can OC that later

1.6GHz Intel Core i7-720QM; 8GB RAM; 1TB hard drive; DVD±RW drive; 17.3-inch display (1,920x1,080 native resolution); ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 graphics (1GB); 7.4 pounds; 2.2x16.3x12.6 inches (HWD); Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
And only $1549
 
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Reply #8 - May 16th, 2010 at 5:44pm

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Buy a ASUS G60JX-RBBX05 from BestBuy.  Look up the specs, pure awesomeness.  Awesome i5, GeForce 206M, 4Gb of RAM...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3...
 
Asus G71GX-RX05 from BestBuy.     2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (Very easily overclocked by 15%, 25% for xtreme live-or-die sessions),   
6GB of 800MHz DDR2 RAM       1GB GDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M     500GB 5400 RPM SATA-150 HDD, w/ 2nd drive bay.  All for only $1300!

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

...

Help stop this scum from infiltrating the games we know and love! 

http://www.glop.org/starforce/
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Reply #9 - May 17th, 2010 at 5:15am

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Tomcat5 wrote on May 16th, 2010 at 5:44pm:
Buy a ASUS G60JX-RBBX05 from BestBuy.  Look up the specs, pure awesomeness.  Awesome i5, GeForce 206M, 4Gb of RAM...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3...


If it came with an I7 and 8g ram i would get it in a heart beat  :p
 
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Reply #10 - May 17th, 2010 at 5:18am

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AHAHA i found what im getting!! thanks to tomcat for the asus link he lead me to what i really wanted.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174;+Core%26%23153;+i7...
Darn near the same as alienware just half the price of alienware
 
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Reply #11 - May 17th, 2010 at 10:24pm

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Just listen, my friend just got this PC for FREE because his broke under warranty.  This is not even a medium end, it's on the ULTRA-HIGH END!!  It runs FSX right out of the box at 50fps with very high settings.  I would die for one of these.  ASUS notebooks are virtually the same as Alienware, excpet they come with goodies and are half the price.  If you are in the market for it, you have to have the one I suggested.  Don't knock the i5, it's badass.  8 gigs of RAM will not make much of a difference than even 4.  I really suggest you save the $400 (I don't know the price, your link is broken.  The kind of notebooks you're looking for run about $1300 at BestBuy.).

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Any res higher than 1500 by 900 will destroy framerates.  The one I suggested has some odd 1300 by 800 (?) res, and it will run much better, even with an i5.  Unless you have experience that proves you need something better, this is the way to go.
 
Asus G71GX-RX05 from BestBuy.     2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (Very easily overclocked by 15%, 25% for xtreme live-or-die sessions),   
6GB of 800MHz DDR2 RAM       1GB GDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M     500GB 5400 RPM SATA-150 HDD, w/ 2nd drive bay.  All for only $1300!

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

...

Help stop this scum from infiltrating the games we know and love! 

http://www.glop.org/starforce/
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Reply #12 - May 18th, 2010 at 8:44am
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Higher resolutions decrease framerates because the computer has to draw more. Personally I think anything under 1920*1080 looks garbage.
 
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Reply #13 - May 18th, 2010 at 7:12pm

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Not on a 16-inch screen.  It looks beautiful.  Even 1440x900 on my 17-inch looks great.
 
Asus G71GX-RX05 from BestBuy.     2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (Very easily overclocked by 15%, 25% for xtreme live-or-die sessions),   
6GB of 800MHz DDR2 RAM       1GB GDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 260M     500GB 5400 RPM SATA-150 HDD, w/ 2nd drive bay.  All for only $1300!

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

...

Help stop this scum from infiltrating the games we know and love! 

http://www.glop.org/starforce/
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Reply #14 - May 20th, 2010 at 11:45pm

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Go the i7 asus laptop ordered!!. sad thing is it wont get here before i go to basic Sad. best part is its costing me nothing Cheesy. parents got it and called it an early graduation from basic present so i'll have to post some screenies when i get out of basic and get a chance to play with it
 
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