Laptop!

by sock • 23 Dec 2007, 05:11 • Journals
Tell me, oh retard hordes, is this a deal not to be passed up:

Inspiron 1520 black
Core2duo 2.2ghz 4mb l2
Geforce 8600m GT 256mb DDR2
2gb 667mhz
160gb 5400rpm
15.4inch 1440 x 900

£640 incl delivery.

I haven't kept up with graphics cards etc for about 3 years, last time I checked a 9800 pro was the shit to have, so what are your thoughts!
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h8m3 23 Dec 2007, 05:26
asus g1s > *
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 05:34
Yeah but it costs a few hundred more and the only benefit is DDR3 over DDR2.
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Baggiez 23 Dec 2007, 06:02
You want to game on it? If so then I'd say you can afford to pass it up.
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 06:27
I'd probably want to a game every now and then, nothing hardcore though.
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Baggiez 23 Dec 2007, 06:35
If you want to game hardcore then I'd pass this up. With overheating problems that gaming laptops have, you basically have to degrade everything by 25% then look at what specs you've got.

The deal is good though, don't get me wrong. It's worth it if you just want a laptop that you can have the odd game of FM on.

But if you want something thats going to run Crysis then best look for something with a little more umph.
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 06:46
Yeah, my current laptop overheats if I play quake1, have to store it in the fridge between sessions =oP. I was hoping I might be able to play a bit of bioshock et al at a sane res, but it wouldn't crush me if I can't.

Was just wondering what this spec was like for the price.
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evan 23 Dec 2007, 06:32
Sounds good to be honest, where?
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 06:44
Dell website, the deal's kind of expired but I can still get it. £130 off inspiron laptops + 10% off coupon. I think they're still doing some deal atm.
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 07:33
Its good - I have a dell vostro which is sublime for everything, my specs are only stronger in the processor part. I know Baggiez is saying you wont be able to game on it, but we all know hes 'special'

I would consider that a good deal!
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 09:16
How's your vostro fair with games?
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 09:30
My vostro is simply amazing. This is my second desktop replacement laptop. I had a fjitsu siemens before which was ok'ish but it was clear that I had skimped alittle.

This one however, I got what I consider an XPS laptop for the price of an average laptop, and it plays EVERYTHING brilliantly. I play CoD4 on default config without a hitch, Quakewars a doddle and the oldschools games ofc without error.

Battery life depending on usage is up to 5 hours, which is the most impressive part and you MUST get the intelproset wireless (dell make it optional) its not only great on battery life but also has incredible range and stability, I shoutcasted the EC final off a crappy hotel wireless without buffer.

Last laptop I had overheating issues (mainly cause i cracked the case and fucked up the aerodynamics) this one is cool in every sense of the word.

TOSSPOT FIVE THUMBS UP (out of 2)

(I've since convinced 3 people to buy these and they're all satisfied customers)

If you've any questions about laptops or brands let me know, I've used nearly all the high end laptops on the market at gaming events
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 09:35
The vostro's the same as the inspiron right, just matte black and for business users?

I came to the same conclusion about the xps thing, the only difference between the inspiron and the 15 inch xps is the graphics memory; obviously it's thinner and looks nicer, but I couldn't give a shit. On the battery life, did you get the 9 cell or the 6 cell? 5 hours seems amazing for any laptop, was this wireless on + full brightness or were you power saving?

Did you get vista with yours or xp?
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 09:43
I had vista, put XP back on. Only reason was my antivirus didnt work in vista (i have a 'special' one) and I couldnt shoutcast in it.

Seeing as you likely wont have either of those problems, go Vista.

What the vostro is, is quite confusing. Its supposedly Dell's answer to the touchpad which is the most popular business laptop because you cannot break those things and this black case is supposedly reinforced with something, I have scratched mine yet and my old one was scratched to fuck.

However i read an article that said its built like an XPS they just wont certify that its good for games (logical if you look how much they charge for an XPS).

5 hours = without wireless, full brightness - just word processing or smth simple

4 hours = wireless, internet usage and nothing special

3 hours = film svideo outputting to tv and torrent going

Yes 9 cell
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 09:50
Guessing you mean thinkpad! Yeah I've heard those things are pretty indestructible.

Do you mean the vostro is built like an xps in terms of the components or in terms the chasis? I guess I'll go for the inspiron, £640 seems like too good a deal to pass up; looking around anyway, it seems like anything else with graphics on par is atleast a few hundred more, everything being equal.

I'll be plugged in most of the time, taking a laptop to lectures generally just makes you look like a twat in physics, no fast way to enter in equations =o/.

Isn't the main thing with the xps line is that it's premium,the support etc is better and the machines look nicer? It almost idiotic considering dell owns alienware too.
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 09:51
XPS = Chavtop imo in terms of appearence

They offer the 9 cell batt and pro wireless on inspiron, make sure u get um!
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 09:58
Any other brands worth checking out? Or would the inspiron/vostro be the best choice in terms of price / performance.
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 10:10
no - i'm generally of the opinion that dells are the best, only other with build quality is mac's but i dont like OSX
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 10:15
Guess I'll go for the inspiron then, cheers for the help!

Whatever I got would be an upgrade from the laptop I'm on at the minute, I dropped it so now not only does the fan sound like a hoover, it also runs idle at about 60 degrees. I tried to play teewars yesterday, instant reboot.

Oh, and how's cod4, competition wise?
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 10:18
Its great, you can do anything you want really, if you wanna be casual there are like 2500 ppl looking for a war or if you wanna go pro there are quite a few lans lined up for 08.

I've been away for 2 weeks so i'm super shit again :(
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 10:38
When's it ever been different :P!

I haven't played anything seriously in a long while, the nearest I came was playing 1v1 quakeworld on the uni LAN with a friend, but he doesn't know how to bunnyhop and kept asking "How r u hitting me!?" when we played midair =o/.

Is Cod4 similar to the previous ones or has the speed / aiming etc changed a lot?
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 10:40
For starters its on the Q3 engine still, so you dont feel like you weigh a tonne. Its faster, the maps are smaller its a bit more manic.

Its proven to be extremely popular, the concept is all the same something is just a bit funner, cant explain it
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 10:46
How'd they manage to sneak the quake3 engine past the console tards?
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TosspoT 23 Dec 2007, 10:50
They built a whole new graphics engine, and it looks stunning yet it feels like cod1/rtcw in terms of being light and free
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Baggiez 23 Dec 2007, 15:15
I hope you get coal for christmas
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InterFace 23 Dec 2007, 09:36
well it scores about 3200p in 3dmark06 and about 4000 when u oc it littlebit. so pretty nice for a laptop what weights less than 3kg.

tho , ofcourse , u cant play all the newest game @ maximum grafics - if u want that - buy a pc.

in ET u will never see less than 125fps with this laptop.
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 09:44
I have to take it on the train to uni a few times a year, so I can't really justify a pc, not unless I find a way to wear 1 pair of jeans for 3 months without being socially shunned.

Does anyone ever see the difference between medium and high on most games? I'm sure the perfomance hit is usually never worth it.
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nvc 23 Dec 2007, 10:43
basically

that laptop will run cod4 125fps no problem (not max gfx)... but then who uses max gfx in competition or atall? people try max gfx once then tone them down since it obstructs view in most games

but if you want to play games all day make sure you got a desktop pc for all the problems people mentioned :)
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INSECURE 23 Dec 2007, 10:52
Go for a 8600 GTS, it owns the 8600 GT.
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sock 23 Dec 2007, 10:59
The only choices are the 8400GS or 8600GT. And, although my logic is often flawed, I'm pretty confident that the bigger number is better.
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InterFace 23 Dec 2007, 11:19
theres no such thing as 8600GTS . there is 8600M-GT and 8600M-GS .

GT is the better one.

and 8400-series is pretty crap
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Bulld0g 23 Dec 2007, 11:49
I never play with high gfx on any game even on my pc. Medium gfx allow you to play and it looks half decent. Its a trade off between what looks nice and what plays nice. I find on med i get the best fps without losing the visual aspects.
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Quazz 23 Dec 2007, 13:27
There isnt a GTS for Laptops ;o

only GT (high-end) and GS (medium-end , mostly for companies , families)
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InterFace 23 Dec 2007, 15:34
gt is morelikely med and gs is low.
only 8800gtx can be classed as highend mobile gpu :)
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Quazz 23 Dec 2007, 15:59
I mean highend for laptop...

GTX is ultrahighend :)
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InterFace 23 Dec 2007, 20:07
ok. then 8700GT is high , 8600GT is still med :D and others are low
:)
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Quazz 24 Dec 2007, 11:19
I mean per XXXX the GT is high-end :)

GS mid-end

GTX ultra high end

And those with turbo cache only are low-end
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Ronner 23 Dec 2007, 12:08
all these longass explanations. It's fine, just buy it :P
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frozz. 23 Dec 2007, 13:26
Yep, its good enough...
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