help me find a gaming laptop

.crowbar. · 01-11-2008, 04:38 PM

i pretty much bought most of my high def stuff based on advice of this forum(very well pleased) and i was just curious as to what you all suggest for a laptop.

all i want to do really is enjoy wireless internet on the go, and i want to be able to run todays games without studdering.

17" or greater monitor and hdmi out are a few features i want

dont really care much about movies, cd's or hd drives

i looked at a few toshibas and a dell xps

thoughts..comments please
and thanks

.crowbar. · 01-15-2008, 07:35 PM

mmmkkayy....

any thoughts on the dell xps m1730

Bigloww · 01-15-2008, 10:14 PM

Well, if you want the best gamming laptop on the market, that would be the HP Voodoo Envy series. But if course it will cost you $$$$$.. The Dell XPS series is not a bad choice either.

http://www.voodoopc.com/?jumpid=re_r...oodooblackbird

If you are looking for a good gamming laptop for just under a $1000, I would recommend the HP dv9700 series:

Vista Premium
AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Tech TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache )
17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) BrightView improves color contrast images and video
2GB of DDR Ram (up to 4GB)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS (HDMI support is available with discrete graphics)
Microphone/Webcam
802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Free Deskjet printer or HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One upgrade for $29.99

Not a bad setup for around $979 + tax shipped... The Extreme series includes a 20.1'' widescreen

, better video card, processor and a HDTV tuner card ect.. But will run you about a G note more..

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...dv9700z_series

oleviarules · 01-15-2008, 11:20 PM

if you can, check out a local CompUSA. i was there last week and they were having 15% off sales due to them going out of business. don't know what kind of selection they had off the top of my head, obviously, but i do remember seeing a few 17 and 20 in. models.

.crowbar. · 01-18-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigloww

Well, if you want the best gamming laptop on the market, that would be the HP Voodoo Envy series. But if course it will cost you $$$$$.. The Dell XPS series is not a bad choice either.

http://www.voodoopc.com/?jumpid=re_r...oodooblackbird

If you are looking for a good gamming laptop for just under a $1000, I would recommend the HP dv9700 series:

Vista Premium
AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Tech TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache )
17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) BrightView improves color contrast images and video
2GB of DDR Ram (up to 4GB)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS (HDMI support is available with discrete graphics)
Microphone/Webcam
802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
Free Deskjet printer or HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One upgrade for $29.99

Not a bad setup for around $979 + tax shipped... The Extreme series includes a 20.1'' widescreen

, better video card, processor and a HDTV tuner card ect.. But will run you about a G note more..

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...dv9700z_series

i cant find the "extreme" series you speak of on that site could you give me a link, that sounds like it might be more of what im looking for....thanks

tipstir · 01-18-2008, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .crowbar.

i cant find the "extreme" series you speak of on that site could you give me a link, that sounds like it might be more of what im looking for....thanks

What's your budget.. You can get 4GB of DDR3?

tipstir · 01-18-2008, 06:32 PM

http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/2001/systems-mobile.asp

http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/EQ7/index.asp

Intel® Core 2 Duo ® Extreme Processor
Intel® P965 + ICH8-R
1066 MHz Front Side Bus

80MHz PC2-6400 SODIMMS
Supports up to 4GB DDR2 DRAM
Dual Channel Memory Architecture (Memory must be selected in pairs)

Dual nVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT in SLI
1024MB DDR SGRAM on board
16X PCI-Express Architecture
External VGA, DVI, HDMI, and TV Out Support
Microsoft DirectX® 10 Support

17.0" WXGA TFT Wide Screen (16:10)
1900x1200 Native Resolution

10/100/1000Mb Ethernet LAN built-in
Built-in 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN (Optional)
Bluetooth module (Optional)
Integrated Camera
56K Modem with V.90&V.92 compliant

1 x DVI
1 x VGA
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x Headphone, Mic & Line-in jack
1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000Mb LAN
1 x RJ11 Jack for 56K (V.92) Modem
1 x IEEE 1394b
1 x SP/DIF Jack
1 x S-Video jack for TV output
1 x ExpressCard Slot 34/54
1 x S-Video In (Optonal TV Tuner Module)
1 x S-Video Out
Bluetooth (Optional)

Built-in 8ch Azalia Sound System
3D Stereo enhanced sound system
S/PDIF Digital output (5.1CH)
Built-in 4 speakers

DVD-RW/CD-RW/Combo Drive DualLayer
3 x 2.5" HDD Bay Serial ATA (SATA), up to 250GB
Built-in 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC)

.crowbar. · 01-18-2008, 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tipstir

What's your budget.. ?

about 2500
also is sli gonna be the thing of the future or will i be ok with a regular nvidia card

Bigloww · 01-18-2008, 10:16 PM

Just go the hpshopping.com, go to laptops and then choose Extreme HDX series.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...eme+multimedia

You will get prett much the same as the laptop I listed above other than:

Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache)

20.1" WUXGA High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display(1920x1200) - "True HD" 1080p res. Industry`s first 20.1" true HD 1080p high-definition resolution

256MB ATI(TM) Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 2600 XT
They just recently offered 8600 GT mobile with 512mb so I would call and see if they can add it..

Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers +the HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer

Ultra Fast 240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2)

For around $2199..

ag9670 · 01-19-2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .crowbar.

mmmkkayy....

any thoughts on the dell xps m1730

The XPS rocks! The specs are pretty impressive and it's reasonably priced.

tipstir · 01-19-2008, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by .crowbar.

about 2500
also is sli gonna be the thing of the future or will i be ok with a regular nvidia card

oKAY found the one I was looking for SAGER this one ...
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product....php?pid=29175

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Duo E6850 (3.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)Intel® Core 2 Extreme Edition X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)

Internal TV-Tuner with Remote (Mini-PCI interface)
External USB ATSC HDTV / ANALOG TV-Tuner with Remote
External USB Floppy Drive

The unit includes an Unique Dual Programable Gaming Buttons - Two completely user definable buttons to allow ultimate control over your gaming experience.

RAID 0,1,5

.crowbar. · 01-20-2008, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tipstir

oKAY found the one I was looking for SAGER this one ...
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product....php?pid=29175

Intel® Core 2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Duo E6850 (3.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)
Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6700 (2.66GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)Intel® Core 2 Extreme Edition X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1066FSB)

Internal TV-Tuner with Remote (Mini-PCI interface)
External USB ATSC HDTV / ANALOG TV-Tuner with Remote
External USB Floppy Drive

damn that thing is a beast, how is that company ive never really heard of sager before, and thanks for the help everyone

bakatenchu · 03-16-2008, 04:59 AM

just find the quad processor, geforce 8800 and there you go..make sure the ram is at least 2gb though..

Benzodiazepine · 01-23-2009, 02:25 AM

If this is still on time , and the cost doesn't matter.
I'd say to go for the Dell M1730.
It has AGEIA .

JeffF · 05-18-2009, 10:33 AM

I would rather take the NP57092 which outperforms the M1730 and costs significantly less. There are better choices now though.

01-11-2008, 04:38 PM	#1
.crowbar. High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 111	help me find a gaming laptop i pretty much bought most of my high def stuff based on advice of this forum(very well pleased) and i was just curious as to what you all suggest for a laptop. all i want to do really is enjoy wireless internet on the go, and i want to be able to run todays games without studdering. 17" or greater monitor and hdmi out are a few features i want dont really care much about movies, cd's or hd drives i looked at a few toshibas and a dell xps thoughts..comments please and thanks __________________ Mitsubishi WD 65731 DLP Toshiba HDA35 Onkyo TSXR 705 Dish Network 622HD Polk CS2 Center Speaker Polk M50 Front Speakers Polk RM6750 Surround Speakers 7.1 Xbox 360 Elite 21 HD DVD Titles

01-15-2008, 07:35 PM	#2
.crowbar. High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 111	mmmkkayy.... any thoughts on the dell xps m1730 __________________ Mitsubishi WD 65731 DLP Toshiba HDA35 Onkyo TSXR 705 Dish Network 622HD Polk CS2 Center Speaker Polk M50 Front Speakers Polk RM6750 Surround Speakers 7.1 Xbox 360 Elite 21 HD DVD Titles

01-15-2008, 10:14 PM	#3
Bigloww Shitter was full. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 5,135	Well, if you want the best gamming laptop on the market, that would be the HP Voodoo Envy series. But if course it will cost you $$$$$.. The Dell XPS series is not a bad choice either. http://www.voodoopc.com/?jumpid=re_r...oodooblackbird If you are looking for a good gamming laptop for just under a $1000, I would recommend the HP dv9700 series: Vista Premium AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Tech TL-60 (2.0 GHz, 512KB+512KB L2 Cache ) 17.0" WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050) BrightView improves color contrast images and video 2GB of DDR Ram (up to 4GB) 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS (HDMI support is available with discrete graphics) Microphone/Webcam 802.11b/g WLAN and Bluetooth 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support Free Deskjet printer or HP Photosmart C4280 All-in-One upgrade for $29.99 Not a bad setup for around $979 + tax shipped... The Extreme series includes a 20.1'' widescreen , better video card, processor and a HDTV tuner card ect.. But will run you about a G note more.. http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...dv9700z_series Last edited by Bigloww; 01-15-2008 at 10:34 PM.

01-15-2008, 11:20 PM	#4
oleviarules High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 655	if you can, check out a local CompUSA. i was there last week and they were having 15% off sales due to them going out of business. don't know what kind of selection they had off the top of my head, obviously, but i do remember seeing a few 17 and 20 in. models. __________________ Olevia LT26HVX 26" LCD TV Xbox 360 Premium HD DVD add on Logitech Z-5500 5.1 surround Gamecube Currently Playing: Call of Duty 4, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (for the 5th time?). OoT ROM + PJ64 + 360 wired controller + Laptop hooked up to tv/speakers = awesome

01-18-2008, 06:32 PM	#7
tipstir Banned User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,665	Hypersonic - Aviator EQ7 http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/2001/systems-mobile.asp http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/EQ7/index.asp Intel® Core 2 Duo ® Extreme Processor Intel® P965 + ICH8-R 1066 MHz Front Side Bus 80MHz PC2-6400 SODIMMS Supports up to 4GB DDR2 DRAM Dual Channel Memory Architecture (Memory must be selected in pairs) Dual nVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT in SLI 1024MB DDR SGRAM on board 16X PCI-Express Architecture External VGA, DVI, HDMI, and TV Out Support Microsoft DirectX® 10 Support 17.0" WXGA TFT Wide Screen (16:10) 1900x1200 Native Resolution 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet LAN built-in Built-in 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN (Optional) Bluetooth module (Optional) Integrated Camera 56K Modem with V.90&V.92 compliant 1 x DVI 1 x VGA 4 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x Headphone, Mic & Line-in jack 1 x RJ45 for 10/100/1000Mb LAN 1 x RJ11 Jack for 56K (V.92) Modem 1 x IEEE 1394b 1 x SP/DIF Jack 1 x S-Video jack for TV output 1 x ExpressCard Slot 34/54 1 x S-Video In (Optonal TV Tuner Module) 1 x S-Video Out Bluetooth (Optional) Built-in 8ch Azalia Sound System 3D Stereo enhanced sound system S/PDIF Digital output (5.1CH) Built-in 4 speakers DVD-RW/CD-RW/Combo Drive DualLayer 3 x 2.5" HDD Bay Serial ATA (SATA), up to 250GB Built-in 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC)

01-18-2008, 10:16 PM	#9
Bigloww Shitter was full. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In a van, down by the river. Posts: 5,135	Just go the hpshopping.com, go to laptops and then choose Extreme HDX series. http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...eme+multimedia You will get prett much the same as the laptop I listed above other than: Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache) 20.1" WUXGA High-Definition HP Ultra Brightview Widescreen Display(1920x1200) - "True HD" 1080p res. Industry`s first 20.1" true HD 1080p high-definition resolution 256MB ATI(TM) Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 2600 XT They just recently offered 8600 GT mobile with 512mb so I would call and see if they can add it.. Integrated HP HDTV Hybrid TV Tuner and 4 Altec Lansing speakers +the HP Triple Bass Reflex subwoofer Ultra Fast 240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2) For around $2199.. Last edited by Bigloww; 01-18-2008 at 10:20 PM.

03-16-2008, 04:59 AM	#13
bakatenchu What is HD? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	just find the quad processor, geforce 8800 and there you go..make sure the ram is at least 2gb though..

01-23-2009, 02:25 AM	#14
Benzodiazepine High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 99	If this is still on time , and the cost doesn't matter. I'd say to go for the Dell M1730. It has AGEIA .

05-18-2009, 10:33 AM	#15
JeffF How can anyone watch standard def? Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17	I would rather take the NP57092 which outperforms the M1730 and costs significantly less. There are better choices now though. __________________

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