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Dell Inspiron 1520 and gaming
hey guys, trying to decide between the asus g1s and dell inspiron 1520, just wanted some owners opinion/observations about gaming with these two systems. I'm having a hard time justifying the cost of the Asus, the cheapest I have found it here in Canada is $1889+tax/shipping, is it really THAT much better than the dell spec'ed out with 2ghz processor and 8600mGT?
if there is somewhere else I should post this, let me know thanks.
-Krait
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where in canada are u from? toronto?
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Re: Dell Inspiron 1520 and gaming
hey guys, trying to decide between the asus g1s and dell inspiron 1520, just wanted some owners opinion/observations about gaming with these two systems. I'm having a hard time justifying the cost of the Asus, the cheapest I have found it here in Canada is $1889+tax/shipping, is it really THAT much better than the dell spec'ed out with 2ghz processor and 8600mGT?
if there is somewhere else I should post this, let me know thanks.
-Krait
Well, my dream laptop was actually the Asus G1S. The specs, the looks, the company that manufacturers it. Then I realized that, with all the Dell discounts, I TOO could not justify the cost of the G1S. I bought my 1520 for around $1500. This was before they were offering free 2GB RAM and 160GB HD.
Anyway, trust me. You will not regret purchasing the 1520 once you get your hands on it. None of the negative things I have read about the 1520 on this site.....are present in my 1520. I really though it was going to let me down and boy was I proven wrong. My games run flawless with the proper drivers on great settings.
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hey thanks, I appreciate owners opinions on this. Where am I from, well I move around alot and actually will be going to europe for a year next year, so the Asus's two year GLOBAL warantee is looking good. The Dell that I spec'ed out has 2ghz processor, 2gb ram, 8600mGT, 160gb5400rpm hdd, and I added some skullcandy GI headphones...all for $1689+tax/shipping. so the Asus isn't WAY above what the dell is, but both are already pushing the bank...
anyways I am getting off topic here, any more observations on the 1520 vs the G1s for gaming?
-Krait
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Well the G1s looks slightly better and has a GDDR3 memory for the graphics card as opposed to the DDR2 memory in the 1520.
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I have a dell 1520 and the games that i have played so far on it run fine
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the only real performance difference comes from the ddr2 vs ddr3, and you would pretty much be paying about $400 more for that single feature.
the 1520 can already run cs:s, bf2, hl2 at max settings with very smooth frame rates, and is a very nice machine. I've heard the 1520 is sturdier than the asus g1s, as well.
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If you plan on playing a on larger resolution than 1280x800, the DDR2 will let you down but otherwise it's fine.
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I would also like to add that the DDR2 in the 1520 can handle F.E.A.R. on near max settings with a very good frame rate....as well as Command and Conquer 3, Splinter Cell, and Condemned.
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but what resolution are you playing at?