[Bond996]

My laptop lags in Vice City....
But I can get like 100fps in total max in Half Life.....One.

But hey, how many of you get 7-8 hours of battery life on one charge?

[DigitalD]

Cran, that thing must weigh a tonne. And you have a desktop CPU in a laptop? That's suicide for your testicles bro.

http://www.p4laptops.com.au/m7300-spec-full.htm

The mobility X800 is a very nice touch, I was looking for one but couldn't find one except in the ABS G3 Mayhem that guy pointed out, but that thing weighs 3* as much as my laptop weighs and is twice as thick. I don't need a brick, I need a laptop.

Yours is also 17".. too big for my taste. And it cost 3000$... wasn't willing to pay that much. So it's better, but it's too big for my tastes, needless to say you got top of the range technology all over it though.

[Datalord]

I've only gots a VAIO k315m, well since i have no access to a credit card and i live in engerland, i'm pretty much limited to PC world and Dixons since there are no other shops around near me. So yeah it's not the best but it's ok, needs tweaking anyone got any guides?

[Cran.]

QUOTE (DigitalD @ Apr 19 2005, 08:09)

Cran, that thing must weigh a tonne. And you have a desktop CPU in a laptop? That's suicide for your testicles bro. http://www.p4laptops.com.au/m7300-spec-full.htm The mobility X800 is a very nice touch, I was looking for one but couldn't find one except in the ABS G3 Mayhem that guy pointed out, but that thing weighs 3* as much as my laptop weighs and is twice as thick. I don't need a brick, I need a laptop. Yours is also 17".. too big for my taste. And it cost 3000$... wasn't willing to pay that much. So it's better, but it's too big for my tastes, needless to say you got top of the range technology all over it though.

XPS Gen2 is lighter and gets better battery life with teh 6800 Go Ultra, but the screen sucks, and I can't get one here in Australia. Besides the screen isn't true 17", it's a 17" widescreen, so it's smaller than a 17' LCD screen.

QUOTE (Bond996)

My laptop lags in Vice City.... But I can get like 100fps in total max in Half Life.....One. But hey, how many of you get 7-8 hours of battery life on one charge?

Not me, but I only get a 1-2 hours from this battery, it's a DTR (Desktop Replacement) the only reason I have it so it's easier to move, and my dad could only saralry sacrifice a laptop (So what if he saralry sacrificed a desktop last year . You know i'll get about a gagillion fps in half life Besides, it's a better package than a desktop, so what if it cost more. It comes with four speakers and a sub, 17" WSXGA+ glossy widescreen (Which i'm going to get on a desktop ). Come on, I can even upgrade the CPU, and the graphics card! So this beast will rock on for a while.

[Atomic]

4 speakers and a sub with a combined output of 30w....my headfones are like, 80w

[Cran.]

QUOTE (Atomic @ Apr 19 2005, 13:27)

4 speakers and a sub with a combined output of 30w....my headfones are like, 80w

I bet it sounds better than your headphones! Heh, I use my headphones most of the time anyway.

[Xcommunicated]

I really wish notebook graphics could be upgraded.

My tablet/notebook specs are

Pentium M 1.5GHz 400FSB
512MB RAM
60GB 5400RPM hdd
Geforce 5200 Go

The 5200 isn't too bad, but it sucks that I'm stuck with it.


At least I have a PM instead of a P4 though. Pentium Ms destroy Pentium 4s in terms of performance vs. power requirements.

[Cran.]

QUOTE (Xcommunicated @ Apr 19 2005, 19:16)

I really wish notebook graphics could be upgraded. My tablet/notebook specs are Pentium M 1.5GHz 400FSB 512MB RAM 60GB 5400RPM hdd Geforce 5200 Go The 5200 isn't too bad, but it sucks that I'm stuck with it. At least I have a PM instead of a P4 though. Pentium Ms destroy Pentium 4s in terms of performance vs. power requirements.

My 3.4 would still be better than that 5200 is a tad crap

[Xcommunicated]

QUOTE (Cran. @ Apr 19 2005, 04:45)

QUOTE (Xcommunicated @ Apr 19 2005, 19:16) I really wish notebook graphics could be upgraded. My tablet/notebook specs are Pentium M 1.5GHz 400FSB 512MB RAM 60GB 5400RPM hdd Geforce 5200 Go The 5200 isn't too bad, but it sucks that I'm stuck with it. At least I have a PM instead of a P4 though.  Pentium Ms destroy Pentium 4s in terms of performance vs. power requirements. My 3.4 would still be better than that 5200 is a tad crap

No sh*t. But I'm more interested in having a cpu that can still perform damn well AND give me at least 3-4 solid hours of battery use. I'm not aiming for any 3dmark records by any means.

The 5200 dektop parts are sh*t, but the mobile part isn't too bad, but not exactly good either.

[DigitalD]

Well Cran's is by no means a real notebook.. its a mini desktop if anything. With those specs you would be hard pressed to get any battery life or portability out of it.

[Cran.]

QUOTE (DigitalD @ Apr 20 2005, 14:33)

Well Cran's is by no means a real notebook.. its a mini desktop if anything. With those specs you would be hard pressed to get any battery life or portability out of it.

As a said, I only get about 1-2 hours, and it's not that heavy! Still a notebook

[Bond996]

QUOTE (Cran. @ Apr 19 2005, 06:45)

QUOTE (Xcommunicated @ Apr 19 2005, 19:16) I really wish notebook graphics could be upgraded. My tablet/notebook specs are Pentium M 1.5GHz 400FSB 512MB RAM 60GB 5400RPM hdd Geforce 5200 Go The 5200 isn't too bad, but it sucks that I'm stuck with it. At least I have a PM instead of a P4 though.  Pentium Ms destroy Pentium 4s in terms of performance vs. power requirements. My 3.4 would still be better than that 5200 is a tad crap

You'd be suprised at how the new PM's would perform against your chip. The 2MB L2 Cache versions, especsially the 2.1ghz model, likely slaughter your laptop, while saving your genitals from being fried.

Plus it gets more battery life.

[Cran.]

QUOTE (Bond996 @ Apr 23 2005, 01:54)

QUOTE (Cran. @ Apr 19 2005, 06:45) QUOTE (Xcommunicated @ Apr 19 2005, 19:16) I really wish notebook graphics could be upgraded. My tablet/notebook specs are Pentium M 1.5GHz 400FSB 512MB RAM 60GB 5400RPM hdd Geforce 5200 Go The 5200 isn't too bad, but it sucks that I'm stuck with it. At least I have a PM instead of a P4 though.  Pentium Ms destroy Pentium 4s in terms of performance vs. power requirements. My 3.4 would still be better than that 5200 is a tad crap You'd be suprised at how the new PM's would perform against your chip. The 2MB L2 Cache versions, especsially the 2.1ghz model, likely slaughter your laptop, while saving your genitals from being fried. Plus it gets more battery life.

2.13GHz PM is about the same a 3.8GHz 5 series P4. Plus I dont care about battery life, heh.