Question:
A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
General Questions
1) What is your budget?
1000$ - 2000$
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
d. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
any
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Gaming, playing movies
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
I tend to just stay home playing games, maybe now I can get my social life back again if I can play outdoors.
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
[Oblivion], WoW, NVN2 and any upcoming pc rpgs
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
I'm looking at clevo and sager. also asus and alienware.
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
at least 1 to 2 I guess
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
not really.
9) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in?
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
any
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Standard
a. XGA -1024x768 - Large and easy to read text + graphics icons, but you fit less stuff on the screen.
b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA.
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e. WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
any as long as it's good
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
a little
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
next week! about 2 to 4 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 160GB?
60-100 will do
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD-CD/RW
A few rants before I begin, the prices here in RP are so ridiculous like
238,000 pesos(about 4300$) for this:
Dell XPS M170
Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
Intel® Pentium® M 780 (2.26GHz, 2Mb, 533MHz)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center
1024Mb DDR2-533MHz
100Gb Mobile HDD
nVidia® GeForce™ Go 7800GTX 256Mb Dedicated VRAM
Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW
17inches widescreen - 1920 x 1200 - WIDE !!!
Networking - Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
Interface Provided - 6 Hi-Speed USB Hi-Speed USB, 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire) RJ-11, 1 Modem RJ-45, 1 Ethernet VGA, 1 S-Video, 1 Display / video, 1 DVI
System Weight: 8.6lbs. :mad:
http://www.pccorner.com.ph/products....productid=2664
The notebooks here are so expensive the only thing worth looking for are the asus s96j and a8j but still I want a good video card that will last for a while. Do you also guys recommend to buy at an onlinestore and if yes any good online notebook shops that you recommend that can ship to the philippines and maybe to the uk also?Thanks guys! Sorry for my bad english! :o
Answer:
Re: A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
How about the Dell e1705?
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Re: A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
Yeah It's great but I don't think dell US can ship items to philippines. :( and if I were to buy an e1705 here it's gonna be pricey! (and I mean pricey) more expensive than the shipping price that online shops will cost me :(
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Re: A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
Great I found a good dealer of dell e1705 here in the philippines selling it for 98880 pesos about (1950$) with this specs
Intel Dual Core T7200(2.0Ghz/4MB/667Mhz) MEROM processor
- 1000mb DDR2 RAM Technology... upgradeable tp 4Gb Max
- Fast 80Gb 5400RPM Serial ATA HardDrive... upgradeable tp 120Gb
- Ultra-High Resolution 17"Wide TRUELIFE UXGA+ Display (1920 x 1200)
- 256mb NVIDIA Geforce Go 7900GS Dedicated Video Graphics
- Internal Multi-Format DvD+/-Writer Dual Layer Combo Drive
- Internal Bluetooth (PAN) + WiFi Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
- Internal Subwoofers for that realistic Multi-media Experience
- Licensed Media Center 2005 Edition... with FREE VISTA Upgrade
was reading reviews and pretty much made up my mind but just another question. What the Normal FPS I can get with 7900gs? thanks so much and to you too ZaZ
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Re: A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
Yep. The E1705 is usually good deal...
At 1920x1200 you'll have problems with some of the latest games but that's normal even for the Go 7900GTX.
At 1440x900, all games will be playable at max settings. You'll be able to play many games at 1680x1050 without a problem either.
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Re: A guy from the philippines looking for a good gaming laptop
Thanks that's very much a nail in the coffin! Thank you so much!!!