Labtop v. Desktop

Splaetos · Post by **Splaetos** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 1:21 pm

In september I'm prolly buying a notebook(3.6ish - 2gig - Gf 6800 - or something like that)

Just wondering what people think of the divide between laptops and desktops...

The Laptop will be more of course... either 2400ish or 3kish depending on exact specs and screensize... but I really really really love the mobility issue( bear in mind im not really talking about 'battery powered' mobility, as I would rarely use that anyway.)

I know the majority will all say 'noooooo, get a desktop' just curious about opinions =)

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:13 pm

Keyboard is more difficult , harddrive is probably 5200 rpm not 7200 so it makes your computer seem slower unless you change it to a 7200 , not fully directx compatible so won't play some games like PA for example . If you are getting a new system get a 64 bit prossesor longhorn is suppose to be out next year so you may want to have it ( or is it called vista now ) . As a second computer it is a good idea but not for your main system .

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Mon Jul 25, 2005 7:39 pm

pretty much what bd said, not your main system. laptops are far better for the moblity and work options, but for a gaming machine you'd be better off using games before 1999

but it truly does depend on what you put into it, you could invest heavily enough to get a gamertop.

Splaetos · Post by **Splaetos** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 11:36 am

I didnt know laptops werent fully direct x compatible... why is that?

I couldnt care less about PA tho.. im not much of a 'gamer' really... I find one or two games I like and I play them alot. I never play single player games at all.

7200 HD are only a slight increase in price overall...

Pentium doesnt make 64 bit processors for notebooks yet I think, just amd

Post by **Rookie One.pl** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:12 pm

I personally couldn't care less about DX support. But it's true, finding working, up-to-date drivers for devices for notebooks can be a real pain in the a... erm... butt.

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 1:52 pm

The video is integrated into the mobo and I don't know why it is not fully directx compatable saves power maybe? You can play mohaa or cod on it but I think there are a lot of games you will not be able to play . At least that is true for my laptop it has ATI graphics built in . I don't have a 7200 rpm hd and when I had my 1400 mhz computer it seemed the same speed as the 2400 mhz laptop faster maybe even because of the slow hd on the laptop .

Splaetos · Post by **Splaetos** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:04 pm

im looking at a sager at the moment....

AMD athlon 64 3700
17" (1680x1050)
2 gig ram
Mobility Radeon 9700
60g HD (7200rpm)

The Amd model is limitted in HD if you want 7200, but for more pure storage I can always get an external HD. Anyway I dont need tons of space, just a couple games, and maybe 10-20 gigs in mp3's heh. I currently have 16 gig of mp3, only because I keep forgetting to delete a gig or so of redundant or unwanted junk.

I am far and away not an expert on the latest in computer technologies( cause for the most part I couldnt care less what makes them run, just what I can do on them). Other people havent heard of the directX thing though, and I ~think~ I know someone who played PA on thier notebook, but im not sure bout that.

Post by **Rookie One.pl** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 2:55 pm

bdbodger wrote:The video is integrated into the mobo and I don't know why it is not fully directx compatable saves power maybe?

It's not the device that isn't compatible, it's the driver. And these have always been rather unsupported.

bdbodger wrote:You can play mohaa or cod on it

Both of them use DX for player input (keyboard, joystick etc.) only, the graphics are done via OpenGL, which is a much more common technology (and is IMHO much more powerful and holds more potential than DX).

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:26 pm

that looks like a good setup Splae.. it'll perform well. better, in fact, than most commoner, er, normal peoples desktop comps.