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Staffitaxi · Jul 31, 2006, 11:40 AM // 11:40

Went to buy a laptop at the weekend and was told the only machine that would run Guildwars was over £1000.00 as it needed so much dedicated graphics memory.

Anyone on here already using a laptop and please can you give me info on what make / model and spec it is and whether it runs ok or would you prefer something faster?

Afraid to say I'm not really up on laptops but would prefer this option as it can be stored away easily without taking up too much room.

Think PC World may have just been trying to get more money out of me!!

Many thanks in advance for any replies.

Andrea

snomis79 · Jul 31, 2006, 02:31 PM // 14:31

This is what I play on when I'm on the road (or when my wife is playing on the desktop and I need my fix):

http://reviews.cnet.com/Acer_Aspire_1642WLMi_Pentium_M_740_1_73_GHz_15_4_T FT/4505-3121_7-31569676.html

It works fine, I play at 800X600 on medium settings I think.

_stu_ · Jul 31, 2006, 02:36 PM // 14:36

Me and the missus each have a laptop running these specs and have no issues with GW in either Tyria or Cantha and playing on med-high detail at the screens native res.

P4 3.06Ghz with HT
512Meg DDR
64Meg ATi Radeon 9600
60Gig HD
DVD-R/W
15" Widescreen TFT @ 1280 * 800
10/100 Integrated Lan
802.11g Integrated Wireless (54mbit)
Windows XP Home

Ali Borat · Jul 31, 2006, 05:36 PM // 17:36

I use a Toshiba tablet pc that is more meant for media than gaming. The specs are:

P4 3 Ghz
1 gig ram
Nvidia Geforce 4 series graphics card (not sure which, pretty old though)
Cable high speed internet/ wireless sometimes
Windows XP Home

With this setup, i can play the game on max settings at about 15 fps which doesnt look that bad really; its completely playable.

Staffitaxi · Aug 01, 2006, 09:19 AM // 09:19

Thanks for your replies.

It just gives me some ammunition when they say I have to spend loads of money to be able to play.

Thanks

Andrea

Stupid Shizno · Aug 01, 2006, 09:37 AM // 09:37

i have a amd fx 60 processor alienware laptop with 256mb of video memory and 2gb of ram, i think it plays guildwars ok.

Tachyon · Aug 01, 2006, 10:37 AM // 10:37

I play on my notebook when not at home on my main system, and that only cost £799! GW plays perfectly on it, along with many other games too.

Specs:-

Fuji-Siemens AMILO A3667G
17" WXGA+
Athlon64 3200+
2GB PC3200
Radeon X700 256MB

Mala · Aug 01, 2006, 10:43 AM // 10:43

i play it on my macbook pro, runs great @ 1440x900 (widescreen)

lord_shar · Aug 01, 2006, 10:43 AM // 10:43

Here's my gaming laptop:

Dell XPS M1710 (black case)
Intel Core Duo T2500 (2ghz, upgrading to Core2 Duo when available)
1 GIG DDR2 RAM
NVidia 7900GTX-512MB card
Dell 17" Ultrasharp wide-aspect screen 1920x1200
100 GIG 7200rpm SATA HD
8x NEC CD/DVD burner

Runs GW at 1920x1200 @60fps with maxed out settings. Runs UT2004 and Quake4 with similar results.

Regardless of what you get, try to go with a dual-core CPU. You will appreciate the decision long term. An Intel Core Duo will also increase your battery uptime by quite a bit, especially if you get a Core2 Duo (just released, outguns the rest of the CPU's presently out there).