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I would go for one of two options. excalibur - 10/04/2004 08:42:07 PM

Dell or Alienware. Dell is obviously the big name and I have personal experience with them. Alienware I have heard good things about but no personal experience. If you want a general purpose laptop that is going to be good with anything go for Dell. If you want one specifically optimised for gaming then Alienware may be your best option (primarily because you can change the graphics chip on them I believe). I know you are into games so Alienware may be worth considering. Having said that a Dell is more than adequate for running games too, the Alienware may be more future proof.

Having had a quick scan of the Dell site (they currently have 10% off online orders by the way), this looks like a pretty good deal:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&kc=6V601&l=en&oc=5150FS&s=dhs

On the options I would go for the 64Mb Graphics Card (you really need to get the best you can with laptops), the DVD and CD-RW option (or the DVD burner if you are feeling really flush ), 512Mb RAM, and then the best processor screen combo you have with the money left though try and get a processor with Hyperthreading (HT). Bear in mind you can mess around with all the other options to optimise your setup.

Looking at the Alienware site their laptops are slightly more (http://www.alienware.com) than your budget (at least the gaming systems), but I still recommend you check them out.

In short though if you go with Dell you can't really go wrong.

As you want a laptop custom building from somewhere like New Egg really isn't an option. I don't think its possible for a start, and even if it was I wouldn't recommend it.

Hope that helps. Noteboard me if you want anymore advice.


Excalibur
Aviendha's Englishman




This message last edited by excalibur on 4/10/2004 at 9:08:19 PM.




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Looking to buy a laptop, looking for some help. Points offered. Aemon - 10/04/2004 02:56:29 PM 223 Views
*Doesn't help* *NM* Manusho - 10/04/2004 02:59:22 PM 8 Views
Dude, you're getting a Dell. Trigger - 10/04/2004 03:05:37 PM 47 Views
Yeah, try going to Dell.com and picking one of the notebooks... Manusho - 10/04/2004 03:17:03 PM 32 Views
Yeah, I tried that. Aemon - 10/04/2004 03:37:58 PM 34 Views
Does that mean that if you get a Dell, Aviendha - 10/04/2004 04:29:28 PM 29 Views
Trigger - 11/04/2004 08:01:14 PM 14 Views
DON'T GET DELL - edited to include sources §ol - 10/04/2004 06:04:26 PM 55 Views
hmm.... KaitLynn - 10/04/2004 06:18:35 PM 33 Views
Well ... excalibur - 10/04/2004 08:29:21 PM 27 Views
I see. Trigger - 11/04/2004 08:03:26 PM 16 Views
17in G4 Powerbook. globug0822 - 10/04/2004 03:08:16 PM 29 Views
Erm. . .powerbook. That's like, a Mac, isn't it? *NM* Aemon - 10/04/2004 03:27:20 PM 8 Views
Ummm yeah... why? globug0822 - 10/04/2004 04:24:46 PM 27 Views
Yes. Several as a matter of fact. Aemon - 10/04/2004 04:47:40 PM 33 Views
globug0822 - 10/04/2004 05:27:53 PM 26 Views
Hmmph. Aemon - 10/04/2004 05:46:05 PM 21 Views
Re: redushab - 11/04/2004 11:29:06 AM 10 Views
Couple things §ol - 10/04/2004 06:07:12 PM 22 Views
Actually, I do realize that. I read about that once. Aemon - 10/04/2004 09:00:24 PM 17 Views
lol... aerocontrols - 10/04/2004 04:44:40 PM 29 Views
Oh well... globug0822 - 10/04/2004 05:24:12 PM 17 Views
Go Dell. Now gimme points *NM* nightdawn - 10/04/2004 03:18:49 PM 12 Views
I concur with the Dell votes... [edit] KaitLynn - 10/04/2004 03:48:20 PM 18 Views
I have a Dell. Excalibur has a Dell. Aviendha - 10/04/2004 03:51:09 PM 27 Views
I have an HP laptop. [smacks all the hissers] Taardad Maiden - 10/04/2004 07:03:56 PM 24 Views
I would go for one of two options. excalibur - 10/04/2004 08:42:07 PM 34 Views
Dell is a bug name? Aviendha - 10/04/2004 08:50:32 PM 21 Views
Ooops excalibur - 10/04/2004 09:09:00 PM 18 Views
As someone with experience with Alienware §ol - 11/04/2004 10:50:52 AM 13 Views
tigerdirect.com *NM* §ol - 11/04/2004 06:55:03 PM 8 Views
Get one with a screen and some wiring inside. Balwer - 12/04/2004 12:43:15 AM 12 Views
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Toshiba's are very solid excalibur - 12/04/2004 11:18:05 AM 12 Views
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