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Recommend a laptop

Last post 11-08-2009, 8:08 AM by amabhy. 5 replies.
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  •  11-05-2009, 10:58 AM 582270

    Recommend a laptop

    I am loking for a laptop and I am of course totally lost.  I have seen a couple models that I like but none of them seem to have the combination I want.  I am sort of leaning towards an ASUS because I used the P6T Deluxe V2 in my build and have the VK246H 24" monitor and I love both of them.  The main things I am looking for are a good graphics card, a 260 would be ideal but I can compromise.

     Screen size is not really critical but I would like a Blu-Ray player I can attach to my television with preferrably an HDMI.  I would also like to have decent battery life and this is a sticking point with some good ASUS models.  A couple I have been looking at have a portion of the features I am looking for but a 1.5 hour or less battery life and that sucks.  Of course I would like a decent processor but to keep the cost down a core 2 duo is acceptable.  Ram should of course be a minimum of 4G and I would ideally like Windows 7.

    So can anyone point me to something that might fill my needs, the 2 main things for me are Blu-Ray and battery life but the decent video card is VERY CLOSE.  OK lastly I would like to stay as close to a grand as possible, I know I can find all of this in some 2k+ Alienware or similar but I would like to stay below $1200

  •  11-07-2009, 2:03 PM 582746 in reply to 582270

    Re: Recommend a laptop

    Tough demands here lol!

    The thing is, Blu-ray and HDMI output still costs quite a lot. Also, anything like a GTX 260 mobile will cost even more. And having both of those pretty much necessitates a fast processor to keep up. And by then, its pretty much impossible to get good battery life or a price tag around a grand.

    If you're looking for a value gaming/multimedia desktop replacement, those are just some drawbacks. But the best manufacturers for those kinds of notebooks are still Asus, maybe Toshiba, and of course, the expensive Alienware.



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  •  11-07-2009, 3:30 PM 582760 in reply to 582746

    Re: Recommend a laptop

    Asus makes some good laptops that fits the bill with high prices and a lot of Sony laptops with Blu-ray DVD thus equipped with poor Intel GMA 4500 IGP. You will have to wait for a while for more laptops with Blu-ray Drives.
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  •  11-07-2009, 7:34 PM 582795 in reply to 582760

    Re: Recommend a laptop

    So can anyone recommend a specific model.  I currently play World At War on my desktop but could go back to UO while I am on my laptop so I can give a little on the graphics card.  I just thought having a Blu-Ray might be a little more justification so I can use it in place of a normal Blu-Ray player.  

  •  11-08-2009, 4:07 AM 582847 in reply to 582795

    Re: Recommend a laptop

    Per one review from the cnet, the Sony Vaio FW270J/W is highly rated blu-ray laptop for its modern configuration and a very reasonable price. you may want to read itSmile

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/sony-vgnfw270j-w/4505-3121_7-33309980.html

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  •  11-08-2009, 8:08 AM 582870 in reply to 582847

    Re: Recommend a laptop

    Yeah, Vaio FW's are great. One of my friends has one and she's really happy with it (although it is a bit on the big side). You'll get the nice Blu-ray drive and full 1080p monitor, but the graphics won't be GTX 260M level. Still a nice mid-high end Radeon though.


    HP Media Center machine
    MOBO: ASUS OEM board
    CPU: 2.6 GHz Socket AM2 Athlon X2 5000+
    RAM: 2 GB Qimonda PC2-4200 DDR2 RAM
    GFX: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850
    HDD: Seagate Barracuda 320 GB SATA 7200 RPM
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