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Blitzy
10-03-2009, 09:27 AM
Hi all laptop experts :P

I'm looking to getting a decent laptop (dun need really top ends one) for gaming this coming IT show.

As I dun have any experience getting a laptop b4, is there any suggestions of brands/models that I should look out for?

Budget hopefully doesn't exceeds 2k, game played is mainly World Of Warcraft and just some normal PC usage like web surfing and Photoshop....

Thanks for any assistance :)
cathy.
10-03-2009, 10:28 AM
Who wants to take bets about how many more hours it'd take before Jacky comes along and corrects him about the whole 'Gaming Laptop' bit? =:p
Vassago
10-03-2009, 10:53 AM
Just remember to buy a notebook with decent graphics card like Nvidia 9600 GS with 256MB
abrownbox
10-03-2009, 11:42 AM
Hi all laptop experts :P

I'm looking to getting a decent laptop (dun need really top ends one) for gaming this coming IT show.

As I dun have any experience getting a laptop b4, is there any suggestions of brands/models that I should look out for?

Budget hopefully doesn't exceeds 2k, game played is mainly World Of Warcraft and just some normal PC usage like web surfing and Photoshop....

Thanks for any assistance :)

Hello. At 2k, u can get a decent laptop for gaming. As for brands, different people will stick by different brands they like. But generally, the mainstream ones are like HP, Dell, Acer, Asus, Gateway, NEC etc. More ex will be Sony, Fujitsu, Thinkpad and the likes. There are more niche brands also like Sager and Alienware.

Just to get u started, u shd prob try to get these basic specs
Processor : Core 2 Duo
RAM : 3 or 4GB DDR2
HDD: 250 - 320GB

Next u should prob consider the weight factor. Generally, bigger screens = heavier laptops and vice versa. So pick a model that gives u a comfortable screen size and an agreeable weight for urself. :s13:

Below are some model for ur considerations. :) All strictly within ur budget.

Acer Aspire 4935G-874G32Mn
Processor : 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
Memory : 4GB DDR2
Harddisk : 320GB
Graphics : NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS (512MB DDR2 RAM)
Screen : 14"
Battery : 6-Cell
OS : Vista Home Premium
Retail : S$1898.00

Acer Aspire 6935G-743G32Mn
Processor : 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450
Memory : 3GB DDR3
Harddisk : 320GB
Graphics : NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (512MB GDDR2 RAM)
Screen : 16"
Battery : 8-Cell
OS : Vista Home Premium
Retail : S$1998.00

ASUS F6V
Processor : 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Memory : 4GB DDR2
Harddisk : 320GB (5400 RPM)
Graphics : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 (256MB RAM)
Screen : 13.3"
Battery : 6-Cell
OS : Vista Home Premium
Retail : S$1898.00

HP Pavilion dv4-1035tx
Processor : 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8400
Memory : 3GB DDR2
Harddisk : 250GB (5400 RPM)
Graphics : NVIDIA GeForce 9200M GS (256MB RAM)
Screen : 14.1"
Battery : 6-Cell
OS : Vista Home Premium
Retail : S$1999.00
Blitzy
10-03-2009, 01:07 PM
Wow thanks a lot for the detailed list abrownbox, that will be very useful for my laptop hunting this coming IT show :)

I suppose that nowadays they don't offered Windows XP for OS anymore? :(
abrownbox
10-03-2009, 01:57 PM
Wow thanks a lot for the detailed list abrownbox, that will be very useful for my laptop hunting this coming IT show :)

I suppose that nowadays they don't offered Windows XP for OS anymore? :(

For Win XP, I know of 2 ways to get it without paying extra.

1) Most netbooks comes with Win XP. But netbooks serves a slightly different category compared to laptops. So if a netbook fits ur criteria, which I doubt, u can consider it

2) Get a laptop with Vista Business or Vista Ultimate OS. Both OS gives u the right to "downgrade" to Win XP Pro. But u'll need to have a WinXP CD/DVD.
I wrote a brief info on this. Check it out post #7 at this thread
http://deluxeforums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2245312&page=2

Last resort is perhaps to buy off the shelf if u really want XP badly. :)
frankman
10-03-2009, 02:57 PM
One more here,

Benq Joybook S42
Processor : 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600
Memory : 4GB DDR2
Harddisk : 320GB (5400 RPM)
Graphics : Intel VGA iGPU & NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT (DDR3 256MB RAM) (Hybrid Feature)
Screen : 14.1" UltraVivid widescreen display
Response Time: 8ms
Battery : 6-Cell
OS : Vista Home Premium
Dimensions : 337 x 248 x 26.6 (front) ~ 38.7 (rear) mm(LxWxH)
Weight : 2.05kg (without battery)*
*Weight may vary depending on the particular hardware configuration
Retail : S$1699.00 with 3 years warranty & free gift (last PC Show Offer)

Hopefully they are on sale this coming PC Show at Suntec.
hwsinn
10-03-2009, 03:04 PM
u can also choose the dell xps 1530 or 1330...hdd runs at 7200rpm which is quite critical
frankman
10-03-2009, 03:10 PM
Yes, can always upgrade to gaming ram at 800mhz and hdd to 7200rpm for gaming.
Blitzy
10-03-2009, 10:51 PM
That's really a lot of useful info, guys, appreciate all the responses :)

Guess I'm more "armed" for the IT show now heh heh
Gaddy23
11-03-2009, 02:31 AM
hdd 7200rpm critical for gaming? since when? it will only improve load times.
frankman
11-03-2009, 08:41 AM
Since 7200rpm hdd is produced, you have say the Golden Words "Load Times".
MrJacky
11-03-2009, 09:32 AM
Who wants to take bets about how many more hours it'd take before Jacky comes along and corrects him about the whole 'Gaming Laptop' bit? =:p
It's just pathetic that people are looking to buy a Ferrari or a Lamborghini to fetch their 3-year-old brother to the nearby hawker centre.