Notebook Finding
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:36 am
I posted a topic in H2V discussion earlier, asking if anyone knew of a notebook with the specs I posted or higher (or just under... whatever.) Someone pointed me to a really good one, the asus G1, which I was sure was my new computer. Well, yesterday when I was leaving Costco, I saw a 17-inch on display, and I guess I'm getting picky but now I want a notebook with a 17-inch screen.
So if somebody knows where I can get a 17-inch screened notebook with around these specs, that'd be great. If there aren't any good ones below $2000, I guess I'll just stick with the G1, seeing as it's a great machine as it is.
So if somebody knows where I can get a 17-inch screened notebook with around these specs, that'd be great. If there aren't any good ones below $2000, I guess I'll just stick with the G1, seeing as it's a great machine as it is.
I wrote:I need a laptop. A good priced gaming one. Every singe website I go to doesn't have good enough, really good but too expensive, or just I don't like it, specs. For example you can search for a computer by its specs, but either some things are not included in the search function (ie. you can choose a processor brand but not speed), or you'll have to choose EXACT specs, not just the minimun specs AND HIGHER.
So I'll need the help of actual people with brains, not limited search functions. Here are my prefs for a notebook:
-I don't give a **** what it looks like. It would be cool if it was like reflective blue or something but it barely matters
-I don't care what brand it is. As long as it works good, I have no bias to what brand it is.
-It has to have:
-At least a 17" display. More than a 1280x800 res would be super uber, but if I must have that res, then so be it
-At least 2.0GHz processor--I don't really care what brand it is. IT MUST BE DUAL CORE (so the total speed is 4.0GHz or higher)
-At least 160GB of HD space. It's ok if 2 HD's add up to this amount or higher, but I'd prefer 1 HD to lower weight and HD switching hassles &stuff.
-Vista Home Premium (or Ultimate, but Premium costs less).
-At least 2GB of RAM. Vista is memory hungry so more would be great but 2GB is fine for me.
-512MB GRAPHICS CARD!!!!! I REALLY want to run H2V good, so I'll need a power-packed graphics card. Discrete/dedicated graphics would rock. nVidia is preferred (infact I REALLY would love nvidia) but it's not... completely... required.
-Webcam would be cool
-Must have 802.11 "g" internet
-At least 8X DVD+/-R/RW drive (must be at least 8x and must be able to read/write DVDs) (label burning capability is a plus if it's not more than like $50)
-High battery life (cuz of the graphics card and CPU) so it must be at the very least, MORE than 6 cell. So like 12 cell or high capacity 8 cell is cool.
It must also be less than around 11 pounds. For anyone who knows computers of these specs, please post em. I haven't found one computer yet than can fulfill all of these needs. Thanks!