Topic: Laptops???

[|BUG| Shamu]

My Toshiba P-25 is in dire straights.

Internal CD/DVD drive working sporadically. Now I am going to a blue screen telling me about some fatal error and having to power off. Sometimes it starts back up somtimes not.....when it fails to boot it sits at a black sceen with only the power button lit, hard drive apparently not running.

Crashing sporadically.

The blue screen message asks about recently added hardware or programs and says to boot in safe mode to remove them. Well, nothing has been added......so much for that message.

So......I have been browsing laptops. My choice so far is the Dell Inspirion E1705.
http://www.dell.com/html/global/topics/gaming/en/us/us/dhs/systems-notebook.html

This is at the very limit of my pocketbook......any comments or suggestions?

SEVEN!!!!!!!!! DO NOT TELL ME A MAC

Also any comments on Vista vs XP?

[|BUG| The Original MacG]

Please do not even try to think about Vista if you want to stay out of problem...

That s about the only advice I can give you.

[|BUG| Seven]

ok my advises:

• AT LEAST 1GB of RAM if you can afford do it 2GB
• NO VISTA if you still wanna play MOH.
• The hard disk whatever capacity it has, it'sbetter to have 7200RPM speed. This is very crucial, it makes your system faster.
• 256MB VGA card. ANd a dedicated card, not something that is on the motherboard (intergaded card).
• if you have a choice and the money for a more power processor go for it.
• Also check the weight of your laptop. You have to carry it so maybe you prefer a smaller screen but something lighter in weight?

I like the DELL one, but only if I could buy without the VISTA. Maybe you should ask them if they sell with XP only.

I searched in newegg.com with some of my criteria: here are some of the results after a quick search (all with XP instead of Vista):

Fujitsu LifeBook N6420

TOSHIBA Qosmio G35-AV600

ASUS A8 Series A8JM-H019H-XP NoteBook

ASUS A8 Series A8JS-4S024P NoteBook

HP Compaq nc Series nc8430


S.

[|BUG| Shamu]

Okay, how about the following to which I should be able to add a Gig of Ram aftermarket?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147350

Finding ones with XP really limits choices.

What's the deal with Vista and MOH?

[|BUG| Desert Eagle]

Go with the Dell, and install both XP and Vista.  I have XP on my Dell and it works just fine.  I have XP and Vista on my home pc.

Vista runs great with no problems with any games, just have to make sure everything is update, drivers, etc...

Then again I also have Vista 64 and not the 32bit version.

[Bosibus]

I bought a Toshiba M55 and have been very happy with it for about a year now.

Also, check out www.notebookreview.com before buying anything.  Seem to have knowledgeable people on there.

To check out the M55, oh yeah it runs MoH like a champ!

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2444

[|BUG| Shamu]

Okay, I have been doing my home work and have checked the links provided. And browsed many laptops.

Right now I am leaning to the Asus G2S:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220185

I am still undecided on the Vista issue. Just what impact does it have if any? DE and some others have said it fine, some say it's a problem......what is the problem?

Anyone have anything beyond hearsay? Have latest updates resolved some previous issues?

I believe Ttjoum said in a post I have not found about running use nhancer 2.2.2. I also saw this in a forum.....just what the heck is it and what does it do? Apparently the Vista issue impacted only on Spearhead.

[|BUG| Shamu]

Still looking but like the wind, I have changed again. BAck to Dell if I can get XP installed as the operating system.

Inspirion 1705 with upgrades I am still below 2,000.

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DNDWGA3&s=dhs

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB

OPERATING SYSTEM FREE Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vistaâ„¢ Home Premium with 1GB of memory: Note: Trying to find out if I can get XP loaded and not Vista.LCD PANEL 17 inch UltraSharpâ„¢ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLifeâ„¢

MEMORY 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz

HARD DRIVE Speed: 80GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability

VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory

SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio

BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery

WIRELESS CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N

[|BUG| Seven]

having vista and xp installed in a machine is not a bad idea, however I dunno if Shamu  has the time or the skills (love ya whale!) to do it.

Shamu you could ask Dell if they could install XP professional instead of Vista (I guess with some cost).

The asus one looks good too.

S.

[|BUG| Shamu]

Spoke to Dell and you cannot get XP on the ones I looked at.

I can get XP on some Latitude models which are business type machines.

For now I have a headache and am going to forget about it.

[KC]

having vista and xp installed in a machine is not a bad idea, however I dunno if Shamu  has the time or the skills (love ya whale!) to do it.

Shamu you could ask Dell if they could install XP professional instead of Vista (I guess with some cost).

The asus one looks good too.

S.

Well Seven,
I guess you'll just have come here to the US to help Shamu out. 

[|BUG| Shamu]

having vista and xp installed in a machine is not a bad idea, however I dunno if Shamu  has the time or the skills (love ya whale!) to do it.

Shamu you could ask Dell if they could install XP professional instead of Vista (I guess with some cost).

The asus one looks good too.

S.

Well Seven,
I guess you'll just have come here to the US to help Shamu out. 

Best idea so far

[|BUG| Seven]

Latitude is not bad

Latitude D830
$1,651 Lease from $44/mo. (48 pmts)1


PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.20GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core edit

OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media edit

LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel edit

MEMORY 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS edit

HARD DRIVE 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM edit

OPTICAL DRIVE 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVDâ„¢ edit

VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 140M™ edit

WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wirelessâ„¢ 1390 802.11g Mini Card edit

BLUETOOTH WIRELESS Dell Wireless® 360 Bluetooth Module for Windows XP edit
FINGERPRINT READER OPTION Touchpad with UPEK® Fingerprint Reader edit

BATTERY Two 6 Cell Primary Batteries edit
PRIMARY POWER OPTIONS 90W A/C Adapter edit
DELL CARRYING CASE Dell Corporate Backpack edit
FLOPPY DRIVE  No Floppy Drive edit

BACKUP OS DRIVERS AND SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION No System Documenation edit
My Support & Services
WARRANTY & SERVICE 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year Mail-in Service edit
PURCHASE INTENT Purchase is not intended for resale. edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Ship Group US - System Documentation, Power Cord 
OS Labels Windows XP Label 
Miscellaneous Latitude D830 
Internal Keyboard Internal English Keyboard
 


Not bad! I would add a bigger HD and voila!
I started customizing it from  here

and buy one for me too please!!
S.

[|BUG| Trauma]

Vista does not support open gl say good bye to mohaa if you do vista solely. DE has a great idea there.

      |Bug| Trauma

[Dern]

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/ntbkx57500.asp?v=d

get website for gaming pcs and laptops alot cheaper than name brand computers. you can cutomize to how you like it and you can either get vista or xp in it