Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I know I've posted this before but this is the last time because now I REALLY am getting a new laptop, and I need your help. My price range is 727 GBP (including tax) or under and I'm looking to order it over the internet. I want a good gaming laptop which is capable of running GTAIV and all the other great titles. I want at least: -Graphics card which is similar to the NVIDIA 9600 (9800 if it fits under the price range). -2 gigs of Ram. -Decent Processor (don't know much about this so I'm trusting you). -100GB or over of HD space. -Good resolution and battery life. Extras (only if these fit within the price range and still meet the above requirements: -Blu-Ray drive which can also read DVD discs. -HDMI slot. Please reply as soon as possible as I will be going to the UK on the 18th of February and I need to order it to my brothers house as soon as I can. I GREATLY appreciate any advice from anyone. Thanks in advance. Edited January 31, 2009 by Mpilk901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyde Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I don't think you'll find a laptop in your price range with a Blu Ray drive. http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=1-0-35-113.202.293.237-0 I don't really know good UK sites but This one seems close to what you need Edited January 31, 2009 by Slyde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Well when I was looking before I'm pretty sure I found one with a Blu-Ray drive, but I could be mistaken. Thanks for the site, I'll check it out now. That laptop you posted sounds really good but honestly, it looks kind of ugly. Thanks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarrem Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I customized my uncles from HP and got a really good deal. - HP Pavilion dv7t Entertainment PC- Onyx - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit) - Intel® Core2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz) - 17.0" diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Infinity Display (1680 x 1050) - FREE Upgrade to 3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) - 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - FREE Upgrade to 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive - [For BrightView Infinity Display] Webcam + Fingerprint Reader - HP Color Matching Keyboard - Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth - Integrated 56K Modem - LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support - No TV Tuner w/remote control - 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Microsoft® Works 9.0 - HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope Total: $1137.99 with Verizon Wireless employee discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'm doing the same at the moment and ended up with this: Components Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.10 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English 1Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support 2.0 mega pixel Camera & Tuxedo Black for CCFL Display 15.4" Widescreen™ WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display (220nits) with TrueLife™ 3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048+1x1024] 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr) All for 760 GBP. Including VAT and shipping. Only problem is, that extra 100 pounds from the VAT exceeds it over my budget. I can get a VAT refund if I buy it from a shop so I asked my brother to look in the local shops for something similiar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Shipping costs to the UK will be a nightmare, and most US retailers refuse to ship electronics outside the country. I will always advise against going with Dell, the only good thing about them is the customisation they offer. Apart from that they're incredibly unreliable, have shitty support, and are poorly built. HP (the UK site) might be a place to look. If you're fine with a stock model which fits your specs then use these popular and reputable sites: http://www.ebuyer.com http://www.scan.co.uk http://www.dabs.co.uk http://www.microdirect.co.uk http://www.overclockers.co.uk http://www.ebuyer.com/product/149035 - this one has everything you specified, even BluRay, though no HDMI port. £771.61 so slightly over your budget, but all the cheaper ones have integrated graphics so you'd have no chance of playing IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) Chris I'm only looking at the UK sites, the HP shipping only costed 20 Pounds so it wasn't that bad... Anything over 740 GBP including or excluding VAT is useless to me. The only one I like so far is this one: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=bsd Looking at the sites you posted now, thanks. EDIT: Found one which may be good but I don't know about ATI cards. Here are the specs: - Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.00GHz 2MB Cache (667MHz FSB) - Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 512MB - Memory: 3GB DDR2 RAM - Hard Drive: 250GB SATA (5400RPM) - Optical Drive: Blu-Ray - Screen: 16.0" WXGA CineBrite LCD Widescreen (1366x768) All for £716.44 inc VAT. Found another as well but it seems too good to be true for it's price: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/38792 Edited January 31, 2009 by Mpilk901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 I don't know anything about laptop graphics cards, wait until chris82 sees this thread, he'll know if it's any good or not. That processor might not hold up too well for IV though. Something a little faster might be needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slyde Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Your budget will only allow you to get the 8600M GT/9500GS (same card). Which btw won't be very good running GTA IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Well I'm not too bothered about GTAIV but what about say COD:WaW? I won't be gaming too much on my laptop as I have a PS3 anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) Well I'm not too bothered about GTAIV but what about say COD:WaW? I won't be gaming too much on my laptop as I have a PS3 anyway. I Recommend 3 gig of RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo T 9550 processor if it fits in your range. 6 MB L2 Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, Dual Core http://www.intel.com/products/processor/co...cifications.htm (Excellent computing power!) How big a screen do you need? You could save a TON of money with a smaller screen. Chris I'm only looking at the UK sites, the HP shipping only costed 20 Pounds so it wasn't that bad...Anything over 740 GBP including or excluding VAT is useless to me. The only one I like so far is this one: http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...;l=en&s=bsd Looking at the sites you posted now, thanks. EDIT: Found one which may be good but I don't know about ATI cards. Here are the specs: - Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium - Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 2.00GHz 2MB Cache (667MHz FSB) - Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 512MB - Memory: 3GB DDR2 RAM - Hard Drive: 250GB SATA (5400RPM) - Optical Drive: Blu-Ray - Screen: 16.0" WXGA CineBrite LCD Widescreen (1366x768) All for £716.44 inc VAT. Found another as well but it seems too good to be true for it's price: http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/38792 Yeah, that processor won't hold up well. Also, you could just buy a Desktop Computer with the same performance and half the price, buy a small monitor, big battery and power converter, then tape it all together with keyboard, etc. (Might be a little big and heavy ) Edited January 31, 2009 by raybob95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I'm looking for a laptop, not a desktop. I asked my brother to look in the shops around Edinburgh so if he doesn't get back to me with a good one I'll post back here. Thanks for your advice everyone. Edited January 31, 2009 by Mpilk901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ray Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) I'm looking for a laptop, not a desktop. I asked my brother to look in the shops around Edinburgh so if he doesn't get back to me with a good one I'll post back here.Thanks for your advice everyone. Did you not read my whole joke about the desktop computer?? And obviously I knew that, otherwise I wouldn't have put in a link to a mobile processor. Edited January 31, 2009 by raybob95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Obviously wasn't that good... Can someone please tell me some good ATI graphic cards? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpilk901 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 (edited) Bump. I might have found a good laptop but I'm not too sure on the processor and the graphics card. Here are the specs: Product Description Sony VAIO SZ71E/B - Core 2 Duo T7250 2 GHz - 13.3" TFT Platform Technology Intel Centrino Duo Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / 2 GHz ( Dual-Core ) Cache Memory 2 MB - L2 Cache RAM 2 GB (installed) Hard Drive 160 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Display 13.3" TFT 1280 x 768 ( WXGA ) - X-black Graphics Controller NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS/ Intel GMA X3100 Memory Allocation Technology Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 All for 723 GBP (including VAT). Here's the link http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139574/show_...#specifications Also I can get VAT refund with this which helps a lot, thats about 100 pounds less I think. EDIT: I'm not so bothered if this laptop can run GTAIV anymore, but can it run COD:WaW on good settings? This is the final laptop I'll post here, but please reply and tell me what you think. The Nvidia 8400M GS sounds like a decent graphics card for games. Nvm, I made up my mind on a Dell. This can be closed now. Thanks everyone for helping me. Edited February 4, 2009 by Mpilk901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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