• Are there any good gaming laptops under £500?
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If there are then I shall be doing as many odd jobs as possible.
i'm copy pasting this canned response and then ripping you a different response. so here's the lowdown: everyone, and i mean EVERYONE, wants a laptop. even if it's an incredibly rash and bad decision everyone gets fucking laptops. they're cool. and portable. it's like the fucking media has rammed it into your skull that desktops are for poor people and nerds so laptops are superior, and so tons of people buy them. it's really bad when people are greatly in need of the processing power of a desktop (im getting a new laptop for my first pc separate from the family computer i need one that can play games!!!!) and they get a laptop for the same price as a good gaming pc but sacrifice ALL of the processing power in the price tag for laptop 'portability.' so they play new games on medium/high and get burns on their thighs and then a year later they can't play the newest game at all because the mobility card sucks. not to mention gaming laptops are incredibly expensive and the pricing doesn't scale well at all. instead of blowing $1800 on a laptop, buy an $800 gaming rig and a $1000 laptop. A $1k laptop not centered around performance will weigh like two pounds and have a ridiculous battery and amazing build quality (have you ever used a macbook air? ye macs suck but jesus fucking christ if there's one i'd buy it's that one), and a $800 gaming rig will play everything on max/high. a $1800 gaming laptop will have a shit battery and shit build quality and shit performance and and it'll weigh 10 pounds and you won't be able to upgrade any of it in 4 years. i made the mistake (twice), my friends have, laptops are secondary computers. everyone regrets buying them as a primary computer. don't buy a brand new laptop for gaming, you will never use the portability except for like 3-4 isolated occasions, and "playing games on the couch" is not one of those. people that aren't nerds don't regret buying laptops because they use them for facebook and youtube and don't care that the battery/heat is shit because they leave it plugged in all the time, and lower-end laptops are about on-par with desktops in the same ultralow price range anyways. [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] so in summary, $800 gaming pc will play crysis 2 on the highest settings possible $800 laptop won't play crysis 2 at all
No mate, I realize Desktops are the better choice, it's just that, I can't really afford a decent PC, and there's no where to put it in the house.
[QUOTE=Dead Madman;31384240]No mate, I realize Desktops are the better choice, it's just that, I can't really afford a decent PC, and there's no where to put it in the house.[/QUOTE] I think what he is trying to say is, a £500 desktop will outclass a £500 laptop any day of the week, surely you could find space somewhere around the house,
[QUOTE=Dead Madman;31384240]No mate, I realize Desktops are the better choice, it's just that, I can't really afford a decent PC, and there's no where to put it in the house.[/QUOTE] uhm did you even read anything i typed [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] you do realize that you can build a gaming computer for 300 pounds right [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] and the cheapest gaming laptops are like $1300-$1500
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>gaming on laptops ohshitherewego.jpg >$800 budget Actually, laptops around this price can be decently capable even after a year or so. I've got plenty of desktops, but I often use a laptop more often because I move around the house way too much and tend to despise my desk. Even if it's not for a liberative aspect, a DTR setup is still perfectly fine to free up desk space and get some kind of mobility when you [i]do[/i] need it. And really, OP asked for [i]laptops[/i], not [b]lolol get a desktop theyr beter because upgrades[/b]. Helping is not difficult, /g/entlemen. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131116]Here's an example of what you'll find in the range.[/url] I don't know shit about UK-specific stores and laptops, so just use this link and any else I'll give you as a reference. It's even got a BD drive and a resolution slightly less shitty than 1366x768. Of course, just noticed the whole (was $1k) thing (fuck I can't read in the mornings), so just in case something like this would be $1k wherever you go here's some more links. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152264]Here's one[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230089]And another[/url] Again, don't know shit about UK stores, these are just examples. [b]And if you still can't find anything good, there's always the second-hand market with plenty of good offerings for much cheaper prices.[/b] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("This isn't 4chan. Stop acting like it is and giving terrible advice." - Seiteki))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31383170]-snip-[/QUOTE] This goes in every thread asking for a gaming laptop now. It makes so much sense.
[QUOTE=f1lm;31386800]>gaming on laptops ohshitherewego.jpg >$800 budget /g/entlemen [/QUOTE] please leave forever
[QUOTE=Dead Madman;31384240]No mate, I realize Desktops are the better choice, it's just that, I can't really afford a decent PC, and there's no where to put it in the house.[/QUOTE] Not sure if trolling or incredibly dumb.
[QUOTE=reapaninja;31387636]please leave forever[/QUOTE] Yes, let's just ignore all the valid points he made and tell him to leave. :downs:
[QUOTE=reapaninja;31387636]please leave forever[/QUOTE] Much obliged, goldfriend. I never said laptops were better than a desktop for this particular area (or any except mobility for that matter), but they can be decently capable if you know how to choose one. I don't know how the fuck OP can't fit a desktop in his place but what the fuck ever, I guess.
[QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31383170]-huge walltext-[/QUOTE] I have to agree that gaming laptops are hardly worth it, especially in the long run compared to a desktop. However, I have to disagree with you about multimedia laptops. A 700-800$ multimedia laptops can still play to Crysis 2, but with gamer settings on 720p, in order to have a correct framerate. A GT540M is a good graphic card to play most games with Medium/High settings on 720p
I said nothing about the points he made no one should refer to us as /g/, this is nowhere near enough of a shithole
[QUOTE=f1lm;31386800]>gaming on laptops ohshitherewego.jpg >$800 budget Actually, laptops around this price can be decently capable even after a year or so. I've got plenty of desktops, but I often use a laptop more often because I move around the house way too much and tend to despise my desk. Even if it's not for a liberative aspect, a DTR setup is still perfectly fine to free up desk space and get some kind of mobility when you [i]do[/i] need it. And really, OP asked for [i]laptops[/i], not [b]lolol get a desktop theyr beter because upgrades[/b]. Helping is not difficult, /g/entlemen. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131116]Here's an example of what you'll find in the range.[/url] I don't know shit about UK-specific stores and laptops, so just use this link and any else I'll give you as a reference. It's even got a BD drive and a resolution slightly less shitty than 1366x768. Of course, just noticed the whole (was $1k) thing (fuck I can't read in the mornings), so just in case something like this would be $1k wherever you go here's some more links. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152264]Here's one[/url] [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230089]And another[/url] Again, don't know shit about UK stores, these are just examples. [b]And if you still can't find anything good, there's always the second-hand market with plenty of good offerings for much cheaper prices.[/b][/QUOTE] hey why don't you read the post i made because i basically addressed and destroyed every point you made laptops as people's first computers are ALWAYS (i'm speaking from a shitload of personal experience here) and i mean ALWAYS regreted purchases. sure, it's going to play games but it's not going to play games very well or for very long. laptops are secondary computers, and if you're shopping for a secondary computer then i got no beef. but this guy isn't, which is why i'm telling him that he's going to regret it. we all have gaming rigs for a reason, and it's not because we want to look cool. it's because a gaming laptop of comparable performance to my $450 computer costs about $1500 also get out you 4chan scum, kill yourself etc.
[QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31391363]hey why don't you read the post i made because i basically addressed and destroyed every point you made[/QUOTE] Most likely, but I don't bother reading copypastas. :v: [QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31391363] laptops as people's first computers are ALWAYS (i'm speaking from a shitload of personal experience here) and i mean ALWAYS regreted purchases. sure, it's going to play games but it's not going to play games very well or for very long. laptops are secondary computers, and if you're shopping for a secondary computer then i got no beef. but this guy isn't, which is why i'm telling him that he's going to regret it.[/QUOTE] Been there done that since 1999. I can't say you're wrong, My secondary rig which is a laptop was beautiful for the first while but bad manufacturing causes it to overheat like fuck. But he wanted a gaming-capable laptop so I gave him some references. They're not /that/ bad if you take care of them. I always get laptops right when the tech in them is outdated, so I usually do end up regretting them on this front, but honestly, buying laptops retail is fucking retarded, and I had it coming. [QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31391363] we all have gaming rigs for a reason, and it's not because we want to look cool. it's because a gaming laptop of comparable performance to my $450 computer costs about $1500[/QUOTE] Never said a desktop wasn't better, broseph, but you've already made that point, I was giving him some links to make do with. [QUOTE=Cheesemonkeh;31391363] also get out you 4chan scum, kill yourself etc.[/QUOTE] Certainly, goldfriend. I enjoy the drama of /g/ but I find boards such as this a retreat for shit that actually matters. I use terms like /g/entlemen etc as blanket terms to describe tech-related boards, I'm merely used to it. Cheers.
I think it's a typo he must mean £5000. [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=f1lm;31395804]Most likely, but I don't bother reading copypastas. :v: Been there done that since 1999. I can't say you're wrong, My secondary rig which is a laptop was beautiful for the first while but bad manufacturing causes it to overheat like fuck. But he wanted a gaming-capable laptop so I gave him some references. They're not /that/ bad if you take care of them. I always get laptops right when the tech in them is outdated, so I usually do end up regretting them on this front, but honestly, buying laptops retail is fucking retarded, and I had it coming. Never said a desktop wasn't better, broseph, but you've already made that point, I was giving him some links to make do with. Certainly, goldfriend. I enjoy the drama of /g/ but I find boards such as this a retreat for shit that actually matters. I use terms like /g/entlemen etc as blanket terms to describe tech-related boards, I'm merely used to it. Cheers.[/QUOTE] I'm no /g/entleman nor a gentleman either. Get out
[QUOTE=moesislack;31398924]I think it's a typo he must mean £5000. [editline]28th July 2011[/editline] I'm no /g/entleman nor a gentleman either. Get out[/QUOTE] Obviously not, thanks for the tip! I've contributed my share, anyway. Have fun~
[quote=f1lm]They're not /that/ bad if you take care of them.[/quote] basically that. laptops are tolerable at playing games. tolerable. gaming desktops are buid for playing games and are therefore actually good at it
I'm sitting here on a Novatech X16 HD (laptop) that I bought a year ago for £525, without any OS. It was good at first, but now it struggles getting low settings, let alone the maximum I had hoped for. The processor performance is lackluster and the graphics card is already practically obsolete. Worst of all, for the UK, it's a very good laptop for the price. I am now in the process of saving for a better PC, hopefully for the release of BF3. This time I will build it myself. Laptops are horrible for gaming, especially at the prices you talk of. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] However, if you still want a laptop, this isn't bad for the price, but you'll need your own OS. [url=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/nspirepro2410.html]Link[/url]. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] These are benchmarks for the laptops graphics card: [img]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2818/screenshot2011072907561.png[/img]. As you can see, with even semi-demanding games you will be playing at low settings.
[QUOTE=Juggernog;31403173] [img]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2818/screenshot2011072907561.png[/img][/QUOTE] Just curious, where did you get those benchmarks?
[QUOTE=Juggernog;31403173]I'm sitting here on a Novatech X16 HD (laptop) that I bought a year ago for £525, without any OS. It was good at first, but now it struggles getting low settings, let alone the maximum I had hoped for. The processor performance is lackluster and the graphics card is already practically obsolete. Worst of all, for the UK, it's a very good laptop for the price. I am now in the process of saving for a better PC, hopefully for the release of BF3. This time I will build it myself. Laptops are horrible for gaming, especially at the prices you talk of. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] However, if you still want a laptop, this isn't bad for the price, but you'll need your own OS. [url=http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/nspirepro2410.html]Link[/url]. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] These are benchmarks for the laptops graphics card: [img]http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2818/screenshot2011072907561.png[/img]. As you can see, with even semi-demanding games you will be playing at low settings.[/QUOTE] yet a desktop for that price would be green under ultra on all of those edit: like you might think 'oh i dont really need to max it out' but if youre playing on low now youre not going to be playing at all next year. something that can play ultra now will be respectable for at least a year or two easily.
[QUOTE=demonguard;31403615]yet a desktop for that price would be green under ultra on all of those edit: like you might think 'oh i dont really need to max it out' but if youre playing on low now youre not going to be playing at all next year. something that can play ultra now will be respectable for at least a year or two easily.[/QUOTE] What you are saying is true, but he doesn't want a fucking desktop, he wants a Laptop. Yes, for the price he has given it's likely to be shit, but it's what he wants. I found this for almost exactly £500, but it looks like you'll be playing modern games on low. [url]http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-np-rc510-s03uk-15-6-laptop-black-silver-09785410-pdt.html[/url]
Christ, for £500 you could build yourself a really nice desktop computer, you would be able to max out just about any game. On a laptop... It's not going to happen.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;31403364]Just curious, where did you get those benchmarks?[/QUOTE] Benchmarks for laptops GPUs: [url]http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-6650M.43962.0.html[/url] Useful once in a while, but take the results with a grain of salt.
If OP is the kind of person to travel often, I don't see desktops being a good and useful solution. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Especially you have to take a monitor, a mice, a keyboard, some speakers, etc... if you want a desktop. Just saying that demonguard/cheesemonkeh completely forgot that point. [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] But I do agree that no matter how good/tolerable are laptops for gaming, desktops are always better for that kind of use.
I'm getting a laptop for $800 in a couple of weeks, 1GB graphics card, 2GB ram, i7 6-- something, 15inch something screen, can't remember what was in the catalog, I'll probably switch the processor for an i7920 and get some more RAM, decent gaming laptops still cost alot nowadays.
1GB graphic card mean nothing and lol only 2GB RAM ? Sounds like a rip-off
[QUOTE=ChaosUnleash;31404120]What you are saying is true, but he doesn't want a fucking desktop, he wants a Laptop. Yes, for the price he has given it's likely to be shit, but it's what he wants. I found this for almost exactly £500, but it looks like you'll be playing modern games on low. [url]http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/samsung-np-rc510-s03uk-15-6-laptop-black-silver-09785410-pdt.html[/url][/QUOTE] except i was in literally the exact same situation as the OP and if people told me that getting a laptop was stupid as shit then i would never have gotten one and saved myself shitloads of time, money, and would have gotten to actually enjoy the games i played instead of drudging through them at 15 FPS [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] people were like "sure these laptops can play shitty games at a low framerate here are some other shitty laptops" and if someone went "you are retarded get a desktop" i wouldn't have shot myself in the foot
My friend got one of those jet-engine like ASUS laptops for $1200. Still runs shittier than my like $700 desktop, and his is an i5 and I'm still on an Athlon dual-core.
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