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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 11:41:41 AM

Title: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 11:41:41 AM: I know it's easy to get a laptop under $700, but I need something with some decent computing power, video processing that can handle games from 3 years ago (IE: HL2 engine), and won't break in 6 months. Battery life would be good, but isn't essential.

As always, the cheaper the better. :somb:
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kain on May 21, 2009, 11:55:16 AM: you wont. anything under 700 is going to have standard intel graphix cards. those suck and cant play halflife 2 very well at all.

get a desktop for that price. you can get a damn good beefy system for 700 bones.

actually, now that i looked at the non intel pc's, i found this.

http://www.directron.com/lxaw90x039.html (http://www.directron.com/lxaw90x039.html)

i would actually choose this one...

http://www.directron.com/ks151utaba.html (http://www.directron.com/ks151utaba.html)
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 11:58:43 AM: Hmmm, looks pretty decent. I am browsing Newegg and I came across this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834107024 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834107024)

As you mentioned, I am only looking for products without the the integrated intel video... not too many out there!
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kain on May 21, 2009, 12:02:12 PM: get this

http://www.directron.com/ks151utaba.html (http://www.directron.com/ks151utaba.html)
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 12:06:02 PM: 3600 mhz FSB :o... very nice. 2 complaints with that one... It's a compaq (HP) and it's almost $800.

I'm looking at this one for $599... damn good price for the capabilities I think -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107)
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: ratcityrex on May 21, 2009, 12:16:32 PM: Check out www.tigerdirect.com (http://) they have some good price's on laptops.
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 12:48:59 PM: Notebooks with HDMI output - If you can source a BluRay quality image and have a 1080p cabaple TV, will it look as good as playing directly off a BR player?
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kain on May 21, 2009, 01:04:49 PM: yes

Quote from: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 12:06:02 PM
3600 mhz FSB :o... very nice. 2 complaints with that one... It's a compaq (HP) and it's almost $800.

I'm looking at this one for $599... damn good price for the capabilities I think -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107)

that one looks legit.
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: g_shok on May 21, 2009, 01:09:26 PM: Quote from: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 12:06:02 PM
3600 mhz FSB :o... very nice. 2 complaints with that one... It's a compaq (HP) and it's almost $800.

I'm looking at this one for $599... damn good price for the capabilities I think -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107)

that's a nice one, imma look into that
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Kenny Rogers on May 21, 2009, 02:19:50 PM: Bought this one... it should do everything I need (I'm not an uber gamer anymore so no need for the latest & greatest).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152107)
Title: Re: Need a new laptop for less than $700
Post by: Colin on May 23, 2009, 01:23:59 PM: I have an Asus. 64 bit, 4 gb DDR2, 9800m GS video card with 1g dedicated video memory, HDMI output, etc. Cost me about 700 if I remember correctly.