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Laptop or desktop
Which the new Santa Rosa Laptops with the nice new 8600M from Nvidia coming out i was thinking of replacing my desktop for a desktop replacement laptop. I have heard mixed things about desktop replacements though, how they are too heavy, hard to fix/upgrade, and they just aren't powerful enough. And then there are people that say they work great and can play the latest games. What are your opinions. I have looked at a few laptops that are coming out soon like the Acer Gemstone and the Asus G2 and the HP Pavilion d9500t, would they really replace my desktop, would they last like 3-4 years and still play decent games, and whats more ideal 17" or 15.6"?
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Desktop. They are cheaper, more powerful and have fewer maintenance problems.
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If you don't want to carry it around or there's monitors and power cables at the place you want to carry it to always go desktop. There always faster, cheaper and more easy to customise. The advantage of laptops is that they're easy to carry around and don't take up as much desk space.
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Well heres a faq
1) What is your budget?
3000 less is always better
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
USA
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Personally i like Alienware, Falcon NW, Acer, Hp, Vigor looks good too
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Gaming, design, programing, movies (some hd)
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Mainly around the house. But i would like to be able to take it to lan parties or when I travel
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Yes, stuff like CSS, Warcraft, UT, new FPS
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
Not really an issue but like 3 hour would be nice
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
sure
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
Vista
Screen Specifics
11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Wide
12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
glossy
Build Quality and Design
14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
yes
15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
3 maby 4 years
Notebook Components
16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
at least 120 with 7200rpm
17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD only
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I see you guys are leaning towards desktop, what im really wondering is would a notebook last as long as a desktop or close. Basicly would i be able to get done what i want to be done with a desktop replacement and not need desktops and not have it get outdated after a year.
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Well, do you need to be able to carry it around (whether it's regularly or every once in a while)? Do you require more space in a specific room? Will you need it for school or something? If all three questions are a "no", then you should forget about getting a notebook.
For 15.4" solutions, consider an ASUS G1S, C90, or a Compal IFL90.
For the 17", look into getting a (or a Sager) notebook. They're supposed to be really awesome desktop replacements. You can also consider getting an ASUS G2S.
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I have used my el cheapo Dell Inspiron for 8 years(still running fine but getting old because of the limited memory I can put in and modern java/c# apps needs lots of memory) and the HD failed once(luckily within the first year).
Today's notebook is not that much slower than desktop(but much quieter and cheaper to run because of the reduced power usage) and I believe unless you are a hardcore gamer, notebook would meet one's need. The two most probable upgrade one is likely to do is memory and HD which most mainstream notebook allows you to change by yourself. And it seems that with a decent GPU, they play mainstream games well.
Just get one with DVI/HDMI output(if you are extremely picky about screen quality) and you get one of the very few things notebook don't have, choice of large display.
My current strategy is to a 14/15" notebook(they are almost as cheap as a desktop combination based on what I see on Dell) then a large LCD at the place I stay most of the time.
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a notebook will struggle to last 3 or 4 years if you want to play the latest games.
I suggest getting a desktop. with that sort of budget, you would be able to get a decent desktop for gaming as well as a cheapish laptop for any mobile use.
I will grab the link to a thread for a good desktop.
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Last question how is gaming on a 15.4" wide screen like? Is it enough or way too small?