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help me choose my gaming laptop
metro.:
I...what?
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on May 25, 2012, 02:43:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Saras on May 24, 2012, 07:33:57 PM ---That is no longer true. Due to integrated graphics, most modern 17 inch laptops can offer around or over 3 hours of functional work. If you intend to game it will go back down to 45 minutes.
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How modern is modern? My old 17" Core 2 Duo P8400 with Radeon graphics (i.e. not integrated), which I got shortly after the Penryn line was released, can last a little over three hours. I haven't used the battery for years though - it's sitting in my fridge.
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hes saying ones with switchable graphics or Nvidia Optimus.
Saras:
--- Quote from: Freedom Kira on May 25, 2012, 02:43:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Saras on May 24, 2012, 07:33:57 PM ---That is no longer true. Due to integrated graphics, most modern 17 inch laptops can offer around or over 3 hours of functional work. If you intend to game it will go back down to 45 minutes.
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How modern is modern? My old 17" Core 2 Duo P8400 with Radeon graphics (i.e. not integrated), which I got shortly after the Penryn line was released, can last a little over three hours. I haven't used the battery for years though - it's sitting in my fridge.
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Dunno, but the xps 17/hp envy seem to give roughly 5 and above hours for word work, if you kill the brightness and the wifi. Giving a ~3 hour life when you actually use stuff.
--- Quote from: metro. on May 24, 2012, 10:08:25 PM ---
--- Quote from: NeonFlame on May 24, 2012, 09:49:10 PM ---... you probably could get both of those things for cheaper than you'd be spending on a gaming laptop interestingly enough. And the desktop would play games better than the top of the line laptop ever could. And be way cheaper.
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My point.
Also, it's easier to add to a desktop, it's not cost effective to add to a laptop.
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If I lived in my hometown in my old house and didn't move around a lot, I'd be debating that a bit more. However, I do not and neither do I entertain the idea of leaving a 2k$ gaming rig in a dorm, while I go back home to visit my parents over an extended break.
I also enjoy working outside. It's not exactly uncommon for me to go out and do my coursework while sitting on a bench in the local park, in a train while going somewhere or the equivalent.
Considering that, I'm very well prepared to exchange an extra 500$ for a good instead of a superb gaming capability with the added bonus of joining a lan party while sitting a top my university's bell tower.
Nyking754:
battery life is not that big of a concern since when i game im usually at home
metro.:
Saras I guess it depends on what kind of dorms you have. I have a room to myself that locks. Hence, I don't mind.
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