AlienWare is pissing me off help me

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09-25-2003, 10:22 PM
Recon

AlienWare is pissing me off help me

They offer a centrino Proc without a 3d card

and a P4 desktop proc with a 3d card

problem is I know the p4 proc's eat batteries like kiddies eat candy!

k now I need help people I have 2.3 k to spend, I want a 15 in screen a decent proc that wont eat my battery.

A place that has a warrenty like Alienware does (solid basically)

and a decent video card nothing HL2 ready or any crazyness like that but something that can handle todays games at a decent rate (read 30 fps)

so all you guys sitting in your cubicals at work give me a hand would ya? i dont have access or time at work/school to shop for this thing so try to give me ideas!

BTW this basic rig was what I was looking at but Ive heard the battery time is really short!
http://www.alienware.com/Configurato...KU-PERFORMANCE
09-26-2003, 04:43 AM
Sid6pnt7

I was planning on getting that exact laptop for christmas, but then i read (on this forum) that the p4 will use the entire battery in 30 minutes while gaming, which is absurd. www.voodoopc.com has a centrino laptop for sale with an ATI Mobility 9000 64MB DDR. so you might want to go check that out. I plan on going with the centrino.

Direct link to the Voodoo ENVY M:355
09-26-2003, 08:29 AM
Daywalker

I have the Dell 8500, it plays games great. I took it to QuakeCon this year and left the desktop on the desk. I've played Wolfenstein: ET for about 2 hours on battery life before, longer if I had my second battery in instead of the CD-ROM.

Anyway, it had the 4200 Go and it handles today's games pretty well. If I dumb down HL2 and D3 it should play those not too badly when I'm away from home.
09-27-2003, 04:19 AM
VoiceOfReason

Very nice laptop though you might want to bump up the memory a bit.
Especially for playing BF1942 ;) I wouldn't worry about battery life, just try to be near a wall jack and also get a universal adapter for car rides and flights.
09-27-2003, 04:38 AM
Colossus

I would say go with a Dell laptop... The alienware looks nice, but who wants a laptop that will need to be plugged in before Windows XP had completely finish loading :D

Centrino laptops look real nice :)

EDIT:
I personally like IBM laptops to most others.. But they are not really gaming machines, but more business professional... It is also hard to find a laptop maker that supports the stick mouse instead of the track pad.. I really hate that pad!
09-27-2003, 09:39 AM
melee

If you can get a 8200 with a nice P4M and a 9000 cheap thats the sweet spot.
Llke I have said my 8100 with P3 1.1ghz and 9000 runs bf42 like a champ. Get 40-50 fps on 1024 settings maxed.

Only thing is be sure to get alot of ram, the 8200 has ddr 2100, which I am sure is great stuff.
10-16-2003, 02:34 PM
reefer

Intel Pentium 166 MMX | Intel Marl Motherboard | 64MB EDO | Seagate 3.4GB ATA33 | Diamond Stealth 64 3200 | SoundBlaster AWE32 | AOpen Tower | Acer 14" 34T CRT | Windows 95

I installed a 56k modem in that computer for someone yesterday :p
10-16-2003, 04:01 PM
melee

Quote:

Originally posted by reefer
Intel Pentium 166 MMX | Intel Marl Motherboard | 64MB EDO | Seagate 3.4GB ATA33 | Diamond Stealth 64 3200 | SoundBlaster AWE32 | AOpen Tower | Acer 14" 34T CRT | Windows 95

I installed a 56k modem in that computer for someone yesterday :p

He really has a system with a P4C 2.8ghz and a 9800 I believe.

Look at the sharky O/C club site.
10-18-2003, 01:14 AM
KegCanMan

Re: AlienWare is pissing me off help me

Quote:

Originally posted by Recon
They offer a centrino Proc without a 3d card

and a P4 desktop proc with a 3d card

problem is I know the p4 proc's eat batteries like kiddies eat candy!

k now I need help people I have 2.3 k to spend, I want a 15 in screen a decent proc that wont eat my battery.

A place that has a warrenty like Alienware does (solid basically)

and a decent video card nothing HL2 ready or any crazyness like that but something that can handle todays games at a decent rate (read 30 fps)

so all you guys sitting in your cubicals at work give me a hand would ya? i dont have access or time at work/school to shop for this thing so try to give me ideas!

BTW this basic rig was what I was looking at but Ive heard the battery time is really short!
http://www.alienware.com/Configurato...KU-PERFORMANCE

DELL 8600. Thats your best bet.
10-19-2003, 03:58 AM
PinchyCM

Quote:

Originally posted by Colossus
I would say go with a Dell laptop... The alienware looks nice, but who wants a laptop that will need to be plugged in before Windows XP had completely finish loading :D

Centrino laptops look real nice :)

EDIT:
I personally like IBM laptops to most others.. But they are not really gaming machines, but more business professional... It is also hard to find a laptop maker that supports the stick mouse instead of the track pad.. I really hate that pad!

dell uses both. i have the 4150 (the model before the 600M), and I love it.