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Re: New Laptop
Then I wouldn't suggest a 17" That would be a PITA to carry around all day at school. You get better deals with the ATI cards and DX11 support. However you dont get the CUDA support of Nvidia. Here are some ideas (and you dont have to buy here, just examples). If you swallow the pill of ATI:… -
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Bump. Going to use this so we can have one thread on laptops versus 20. Really tired of current PC. Want a lappy so can work on patio this summer. Want to be able to render as well with some decency. Eventually get a new desktop for power usage and modern games at high settings but waiting on USB 3.0 and Sata 3 to be… -
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They are. At the same level (like ghz to ghz and cores to cores). But you pay much more for the Intel stamp. The Phenom I linked is slightly better than the I5 540 on this benchmark. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Phenom+II+N930+Quad-Core -
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Have you looked at some of the newer PCs that have Phenom IIs in them? I think Acer offers one (I dont know what options are available to you but since you have Gateway I assume Acer as well). I mention the Phenom as then you can get a quad core. And a much better video card than the ones you listed above. Possibly even a… -
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i really liked these 2 and couldn't decide on a 15"(16" in this case) or 17" lappy. ASUS N61Jv-X2: Optimus GT325M 16.0" LED Glossy 16:9 768p (1366x768) -Intel Core i5-430M (2x2.26GHz + HTT, 32nm, 3MB L3, Turbo to 2.53GHz, 35W) ASUS N71JV-X1: NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus 17.3" 1600 x 900 -Intel Core i3… -
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Just a heads up, you linked to a "AMD Phenom II Triple-Core" not a quad. -
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How is it on games? I understand the GFX isn't so great but I'm more of a casual then hard-core. Have you tried things like TF2 etc? Thanks alot man. -
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899 $ isn't this just awesome ? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174;+Core%26%23153;+i5+Processor+-+Blue/Black/9736955.p?id=1218164036446&skuId=9736955 -
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What the .... specs here :http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/asus-g60jx-rbbx05-core/4507-3121_7-34024579.html?tag=rnav and link to bestbuy on the right.. Edit: how the .. shitballs do you paste a link form bestbuy.. ? Anyway its the only assus for 899$ if you check the below $899 it will be the only one.. -
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Something like this should be great, http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo+Processor+-+Black/9556125.p?skuId=9556125&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9556125&ref=06&loc=01&id=1218124208054
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