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Portable Gamer for Office & Home w/ Battery Life
Hey all,
Going to be letting go of my laptop as a hand-me-down soon and will need to replace it ASAP as it is my main computer. Any and all help is appreciated! Without further wait .... the FAQ ...
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General Questions
1) What is your budget?
Somewhat flexible ~ $2000 - $3000
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
Done.
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Currently have an Asus Z71V and have quite liked it and the company. The g/f has an HP 8440 tha I also have been very impressed by both machine and company.
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Office productivity during the day with gaming and other multimedia in the evening.
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
To and from the office everyday.
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
I will be playing a cross-section of current games and anticipate playing many that will be coming out soon and in the future.
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
3 hours plus.
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
Not a problem.
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
XP.
Screen Specifics
11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Widescreen only.
12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
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.
13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Not 100% sure, possibly 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?
Buying within the month and last 1-2 years.
Notebook Components
16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
Not important, performance > size - external ftw.
17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD-RW.
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Answer:
Re: Portable Gamer for Office & Home w/ Battery Life
I recommend the Compal IFL90 for your needs. Get the WSXGA+ version with the 8600mGT, it will have sufficient gaming power for your needs for quite some time. If you like HP, you could also look at their new 8510 line, which won't have quite the gaming power of the Compal, but which will have better build quality.
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I'd also recommend the Compal IFL90. It has the battery life you'll want, the gaming power with the 8600GT GPU and still look professional enough for the office. Its nice because you can order it with the OS you want. Most computers are coming with vista pre-installed.
The other option is to look at the ASUS V1J or wait for the Santa Rosa refit. Its a sharp looking machine and gets good reviews. The current V1J won't have the GPU power as the IFL90 and I don't think it has as good of battery life though and you'll probably only find it with Vista.
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Where do you get Compal IFL90 from Canada?
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If you can wait within the month, the ASUS V1s should be released...or at least I hope so.
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If you can wait within the month, the ASUS V1s should be released...or at least I hope so.
any more details on this notebook so far? i really want it! i start college in about a month and a half...............................
read the UK cnet... seems to have all the same parts as the g1s, with 1 gb of ram. hopefully it can be upgraded?
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I'm hurting to know too >_<
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why don't you look at the new Apple MacBook Pro?? it comes with a 256 mb nvidia geforce 8600m gt... it's 3d benchmark 06 value is 4674 which is very close to 512 mb of 7900gtx... you can always run Apple Bootcamp and install win xp on the macbook pro... this is only a suggestion
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If you are not going to think about even touching OSX, then ever bother with bootcamp XP. You'll have to deal with a lot of driver problems.
Just wait few more weeks - 1 month for the Compal IFL 90. It has the battery and gaming power.
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try XPS1710,well...for me it is cool..
and it has 7900GTX for you to ride on..:D