New Laptop! comments and help is welcome

[despikable]

hello im thinking about getting a laptop for christmas my budget revolves around 2K and suggestions are welcome. Im planning on playing games too so please take that into consideration.

Note i dont care about brand as long as it!!

[despikable]

Processor Turion™64 MT-40 2.2 GHz processors
Chipset ATI® RX 480M + ATI® SB 400 Chipset
Graphics & Video Module PCI-express!
ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X700 graphics processing unit (GPU) with 128MB dedicated VRAM
Main Memory 1 GB OCZ High Performance CAS 2.5 DDR400 (on 1 chip)
Two SO-DIMM Sockets are available for MAX: 2GB
Display 15.4" WIDESCREEN Anti-Glare (Brite View/Glossy)
WXGA LCD (1280 x 800)
Screen is incredibly bright and glossy. Very nice.
PC Cards Slot PCMCIA 2.1 Compliant, Type II x 1
Card Reader MMC/SD/MS 3-in-1 Card Reader
Hard Disk Drive 80 GB 7,200 rpm Hitachi Travelstar
100 GB 5.400 rpm Seagate Momentus available no extra charge upon request.
Optical Drive 8x Dual-Layer DVD Burner
Reads and burns BOTH CD's and DVD's and Movies
LAN/Modem Built-in 10/100Mbps Ethernet LAN and Modem Module
Wireless LAN Newest Gigabyte Mini-PCI card
802.11 G+ 108 Mbps
Built in wireless with RANGEMAX EXTENDER!
I/O Ports
• VGA Port x 1 (D-Sub, 15-pin mini D-Sub)
• TV-out (S-Video) Port x 1
• USB2.0 Port x 4
• IEEE1394 Port x 1
• Mic-in Port x 1
• Headphone Out x 1
• Modem Port x 1
• LAN Port x 1
Audio AC'97 2.2, SoundBlaster™ Compatible
Hot Keys 5 instant launch keys for e-mail, internet, wireless, bluetooth and one user's define key
Battery Pack & Life Li-ion 8 cells battery (4400mHh)
AC Adapter 19V DC, 75W/Input: 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal
Dimension 13.98" (L) x 10.04" (D) x 1.18" (H)
Weight 6.39 Lbs

Will it be good to play games like fear and quake 4 and half life 2 and the sort. Note its very light and its decent size. How long do you think it will last.

[despikable]

Btw how much do you think its worth in us dollars.

sorry for tri postin:cry:

[abu_has_the_power]

that looks pretty nice

always put batt life into consideration

[lynx]

http://www.asus.com.tw/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=801&l1=5&l2=74&l3=0
About €1400 ($1660) in Germany for the MT34 version. Since the MT40 processor is only about $300 outright that should easily fit your budget. Now all you've got to do is find the MT40 version in the US.

I've seen a similar specification to the one you listed (don't know about the graphics card though) for about £800 including our high sales taxes, so even with better graphics I wouldn't pay more than £900 ($1600)

[despikable]

I was thinking should i go with a intel laptop or an amd laptop because i can get a nice 2.13ghz with a 256mb graphics card with a better resolution and more ram for about the same price. Though i want to take into consideration about upgrading to vista(64bit). Or do you think ill need a new computer for vista anyways.

[{I}{K}{E}]

hello im thinking about getting a laptop for christmas my budget revolves around 2K and suggestions are welcome. Im planning on playing games too so please take that into consideration.

Note i dont care about brand as long as it!!

why not buy a PC?

[despikable]

well im waiting till vista and so on comes out so then i can buy a pc well accomadated to that. The reason why im asking all this is because my mom recently wants a laptop for work purposes (powerpoint, medical videos) and every day use. So she said that she wants a new Laptop and she said for me to pick one out for her. SO i want her to get a good laptop so my gaming needs will be satisfied until i get my new desktop which will prolly get in a year or so a couple months after vista come out.

[zapjb]

Putting your gaming wants on top of your moms work needs. That will add at least $500 if not $1000 to the price of the laptop. And if you're going to play online games with the laptop that will be a security risk to her work medical data.:dry:

[despikable]

well she said i could use it too. Besides i just want her to buy a laptop that will last a while and besides im not going over the top with it.

[zapjb]

Still if it was just for her basic business needs. I don't why she couldn't save around $1000. That is if your gaming wants were not considered at all.

[despikable]

well its not really so much as strictly for buisness she just wants a new laptop because the one we have now crashes every now and then and she hates losin her data / stuff. Its not serious stuff just like bookmarks and stuff. Anyways im thinking we should wait till end of january when the new dual core laptops come out and then buy a cpu then so that the laptop will last a while but christmas is the best time for deals so i dunno.

[silent h3ro]

Heres an HP laptop I customised much under ur price range:

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2
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Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 740 (1.73 GHz)
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Display 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
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Graphics Card 128MB ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(R) X700
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Memory 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
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Hard Drive 80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
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Primary CD/DVD Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
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Networking Integrated 56K Modem + 10/100 Ethernet LAN
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Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
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Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money
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price $1,559.00 *
instant savings − $150.00
mail-in rebate − $50.00
price after rebate $1,359.00

Edit: Oh shit its a business laptop? So graphics don't matter - $150 from that... 1gb of DDR2 memory is awesome for multitasking. :01:

[despikable]

thanx alot gameguy and i actually wanted a graphics so what you customized works for me. Though im going to wait till elnd of january to get a new comp caz new chips are coming ou tthen and midterms will be over then. Otherwise ill be too distracted from studying:lol: