Laptop buying

hokie64 · August 27th, 2005, 11:11 PM

so have the "ratings" of the amd processors just gotten way out of accuracy? I see similarly priced laptops with "4000+" ratings with just over 2 ghz on the pentiums.

I am looking for a laptop that is as light as possible (5 pounds maybe) that would be able to play WoW at minimum settings. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations. I don't know anyone who plays wow on a laptop so i don't really know what specs are necessary.

blubomber · August 28th, 2005, 03:03 AM

what you need to do is look for a laptop with a good graphics chipset on it. Like the ati mobility line of graphics chips for laptops. but, you may find it hard to get one for under 5lbs. Acer has some that are around 6 pounds. nVidia also has a line of graphics processors for laptops.

try going to www.newegg.com to find what you are looking for. how much do you want to spend?

hokie64 · August 29th, 2005, 10:06 AM

I was looking to spend around 1000-1200 or so. I might possibly be able to go over 1200 if its rellly reallly worth it.

osprey4 · August 29th, 2005, 10:13 AM

Does the school have any standard requirements, like XP Pro or wireless?

**Whir** · August 29th, 2005, 10:36 AM

Dell's Inspiron 6000 can be set up with the ATi X300 mobile and has a 15.4" screen. It's a little over 5lbs, 5.6 I believe. Configured with 512MB of RAM, it should be able to handle WoW at low settings. With the 35% off coupon Dell has right now, you could get it for right around $1,000.

Heck my old IBM R41 could handle WoW at low settings.

Not _well_ mind you, but it worked.

hokie64 · August 30th, 2005, 04:03 PM

Does anyone have any hard data about the "intel extreme graphics 2" chipset?

erhan28 · August 30th, 2005, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by hokie64

Does anyone have any hard data about the "intel extreme graphics 2" chipset?

not bad at all.
It is intergrated but i played CS:Source on medium settings on a athlon xp 2600 desktop. Best graphics from intel imo. It should be able to play WOW. low setting.

EXreaction · August 30th, 2005, 04:16 PM

For the cpu, get a Pentium M...nothing can touch it.

hokie64 · August 31st, 2005, 11:00 AM

Went ahead and got this

Processor: Intel® Pentium® M 755 2.0GHz 2MB L2 Cache 400MHZ FSB
Motherboard: Intel® 855GME+ICH4M Chipset PC-2700 @ 333MHz
Wireless Network: Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 b/g Wireless Card
Memory: 1GB DDR PC-2700 at 333MHz - 1x1024 SO-DIMM
Hard Drive: 40GB 5400 RPM ATA100
Monitors: 12.1" Wide-XGA 1280x800 LCD Display
Video Card: Intel® Extreme Graphics 2

Lets hope for the best !

EXreaction · August 31st, 2005, 11:59 AM

Looks awsome!

Wish I had some money for a lappy...