laptops... everyone loves laptops... - Guild Wars Forums

Pr1nc355SaRa · Sep 09, 2005, 01:01 PM // 13:01

ok, so my laptop has been blue screening.. i guess it's ''on it's last legs'' or whatever. it's a Dell - Latitude D400 (i love that is so cute and small)... anyone got suggestions on what i should buy to replace it???

i have no room for a full on desk top so don't go there! **laughs**

also it has to good for gaming and web surfing, that's about all i do... **coughsaddocough**

Pr1nc355SaRa
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Kuku Monk · Sep 09, 2005, 01:04 PM // 13:04

Make sure your new laptop has one of those nice, new shiny screens, 512mb of RAM (more if available), some kind of Radeon Mobile graphics card (9200 or higher), and an AMD64 processor. The reason I say AMD is that I've always had much better performance with their chips. You can go either way though.

Pr1nc355SaRa · Sep 09, 2005, 01:06 PM // 13:06

thanks for that help.

my OTHER laptop hasn't got a good enough graphics card for GW and it's wireless card sticks out the side because it's a st00pid external one... that's why i use my ickle D400... but now that's dying! what will i do?!?!?! lol.

Katch · Sep 09, 2005, 01:21 PM // 13:21

Did your D400 run GWs ok?

Pr1nc355SaRa · Sep 09, 2005, 01:24 PM // 13:24

yeah, perfectly fine.

Katch · Sep 09, 2005, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Do me a favour and look at what graphics chipset it had and what graphics memory could you. My IBM T23 runs GW but jerky and slow with many missing textures

gonna have a look round for something else to use.

Algren Cole · Sep 09, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50

if you feel like paying out the ass you can get a laptop area 51-m...they come in fruity girly colors

I'd personally suggest this:
http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/high...x56700.asp?v=d

Deacon Brodie · Sep 09, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50

If you're not planning on traveling alot with it look for a DTR (Desktop Replacement) laptop. They're not the best for travel (more of a from here to there kinda laptop) but are usually packed with better hardware along the lines of a desktop. If $ is no object I think you should get a voodoo pc (http://www.voodoopc.com/showRoom.aspx?categoryID=2)

However, if you're like most of us then that's too expensive. I'd stick with Dell but look for something with dedicated video memory (something like the Insperion 9300 with the Geforce Go 6800)

Teklord · Sep 09, 2005, 02:33 PM // 14:33

Alienware Area 51m 7700.

Full desktop power, nice and portable. I just purchased one of these a month ago. Guild Wars looks absolutely sweet with max resolution, max graphic settings (including AA). They aren't cheap though, and to a comment above they no longer come in pretty colors.

As for wireless PCMCIA cards, you can get a much higher range with that little thing sticking out the side of your notebook as opposed to built in... just something to consider.

Pr1nc355SaRa · Sep 09, 2005, 04:52 PM // 16:52

oh so many choices!!! those voodoo ones look very sexy though... but everything's in dollors! aren't any of you guys from the UK...

sorry but i don't know what graphics chipset mine has and what graphics memory it has... i can ask my darling computer geekie bf to tell me when he gets home from work though.

it's probably the bare minimum, and yes, i don't always get full textures, but that's only when there's alot of other players around, only in big towns, and only on bridges for some reason...

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Sep 09, 2005, 01:01 PM // 13:01	#1
Pr1nc355SaRa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Guild: Here Be Dragons	laptops... everyone loves laptops... ok, so my laptop has been blue screening.. i guess it's ''on it's last legs'' or whatever. it's a Dell - Latitude D400 (i love that is so cute and small)... anyone got suggestions on what i should buy to replace it??? i have no room for a full on desk top so don't go there! laughs also it has to good for gaming and web surfing, that's about all i do... coughsaddocough Pr1nc355SaRa x X x

Sep 09, 2005, 01:04 PM // 13:04	#2
Kuku Monk Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: Me/E	Make sure your new laptop has one of those nice, new shiny screens, 512mb of RAM (more if available), some kind of Radeon Mobile graphics card (9200 or higher), and an AMD64 processor. The reason I say AMD is that I've always had much better performance with their chips. You can go either way though.

Sep 09, 2005, 01:06 PM // 13:06	#3
Pr1nc355SaRa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Guild: Here Be Dragons	thanks for that help. my OTHER laptop hasn't got a good enough graphics card for GW and it's wireless card sticks out the side because it's a st00pid external one... that's why i use my ickle D400... but now that's dying! what will i do?!?!?! lol.

Sep 09, 2005, 01:21 PM // 13:21	#4
Katch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005	Did your D400 run GWs ok?

Sep 09, 2005, 01:24 PM // 13:24	#5
Pr1nc355SaRa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Guild: Here Be Dragons	yeah, perfectly fine.

Sep 09, 2005, 01:46 PM // 13:46	#6
Katch Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2005	Do me a favour and look at what graphics chipset it had and what graphics memory could you. My IBM T23 runs GW but jerky and slow with many missing textures gonna have a look round for something else to use.

Sep 09, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50	#7
Algren Cole Banned Join Date: Jun 2005	if you feel like paying out the ass you can get a laptop area 51-m...they come in fruity girly colors I'd personally suggest this: http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/high...x56700.asp?v=d

Sep 09, 2005, 01:50 PM // 13:50	#8
Deacon Brodie Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: KoA Profession: Mo/E	If you're not planning on traveling alot with it look for a DTR (Desktop Replacement) laptop. They're not the best for travel (more of a from here to there kinda laptop) but are usually packed with better hardware along the lines of a desktop. If $ is no object I think you should get a voodoo pc (http://www.voodoopc.com/showRoom.aspx?categoryID=2) However, if you're like most of us then that's too expensive. I'd stick with Dell but look for something with dedicated video memory (something like the Insperion 9300 with the Geforce Go 6800)

Sep 09, 2005, 02:33 PM // 14:33	#9
Teklord Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lloyd.ab.ca Guild: Lords of All Profession: R/Mo	Alienware Area 51m 7700. Full desktop power, nice and portable. I just purchased one of these a month ago. Guild Wars looks absolutely sweet with max resolution, max graphic settings (including AA). They aren't cheap though, and to a comment above they no longer come in pretty colors. As for wireless PCMCIA cards, you can get a much higher range with that little thing sticking out the side of your notebook as opposed to built in... just something to consider.

Sep 09, 2005, 04:52 PM // 16:52	#10
Pr1nc355SaRa Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Guild: Here Be Dragons	oh so many choices!!! those voodoo ones look very sexy though... but everything's in dollors! aren't any of you guys from the UK... sorry but i don't know what graphics chipset mine has and what graphics memory it has... i can ask my darling computer geekie bf to tell me when he gets home from work though. it's probably the bare minimum, and yes, i don't always get full textures, but that's only when there's alot of other players around, only in big towns, and only on bridges for some reason... x X x