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Jul 24, 2011, 01:04 AM // 01:04
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Mature Gaming Association
Profession: Me/E
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Llano laptop for GW 2?
I'm thinking of getting one of these things:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...=00-42662774-2 It's main task will be movie and Hulu-watching and browsing but I'd like it to be semi gaming capable. I'd probably upgrade the 5400 rpm hard drive to a hybrid Momentus XT. Any thoughts on how it would play GW2? |
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Jul 24, 2011, 09:09 AM // 09:09
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Academy Page
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Sweden
Profession: E/
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Going to work better then on intel based graphics can't say more then that for sure. Guessing gw2 will run fine on atleast low settings.
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Jul 24, 2011, 02:42 PM // 14:42
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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I agree with the above to some extent. It's going to run better than any equivalent Intel machine with on-chip graphics. I would think that it could run GW2 well enough to be enjoyable, provided the graphics settings are kept low enough to provide a good fps rate.
It's odd that they don't say what the screen rez is - just that it's 16:9. It looks exactly like an Acer - so much so that I'd say it's an Acer with a Gateway logo. I just recently bought an Acer 11.6" netbook with the AMD C-50 APU. It plays GW1 much better than I thought it would - medium graphics, 30fps - and is overall, a nice machine. It has no problem handling HD videos from YouTube, etc. (I don't expect to play GW2 on it, other than perhaps doing stuff like inventory management or trades, etc.) Also, a friend of mine just got a 15" Acer C-50 laptop for his daughter (he's so cheap, he made her pay for it.  ). It looks exactly like that Gateway - same layout, and same distinctive texture on the back of the display - which is why I say that the Gateway is either a Re-badged Acer, or they both get them from the same source.
Last edited by Quaker; Jul 24, 2011 at 02:54 PM // 14:54.. |
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Jul 24, 2011, 03:16 PM // 15:16
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jun 2005
Profession: Me/
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Resolution is what I'm thinking about, too. It seems like an A8-3500 + 6620G can handle 1366x768 gaming at medium detail, so I doubt you'll be able to run GW2 at that 17" screen's native resolution, even though they don't tell you what it is.
We can hope that GW2 scales well (GW1 always did), and that you'll be able to run it a little higher, though. And I think it's pretty safe (though never 100% certain, of course) to say that the laptop will be able to handle it at some playable resolution or other. (I'm going by Anandtech's review here. |
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Jul 24, 2011, 08:48 PM // 20:48
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Mature Gaming Association
Profession: Me/E
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Yeah the lack of screen res is annoying... Maybe I'll email Gateway.
Also from what I understand memory speed helps Llano graphics enormously. Wonder if it actually might be worth the upgrade from 4 GB 1066 to 8 GB of 1333... ---------- Quote:
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Jul 25, 2011, 02:29 PM // 14:29
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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Near as I can find, that laptop has a 1280x768 display (or possibly 1366x768), which is kinda coarse for a 17" display - although it will handle 720p HD natively. You might be happier with a 15" model. Edit - Gateway's US website lists the display as WSXGA which Wikipedia says is 1280x768, but it's more likely to actually be 1366x768. Last edited by Quaker; Jul 25, 2011 at 10:52 PM // 22:52.. |
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Jul 25, 2011, 06:21 PM // 18:21
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jun 2005
Profession: Me/
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Wow, if that's right, it's horrible. I think I'd go nuts with that resolution on a 17" laptop.
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Jul 25, 2011, 09:26 PM // 21:26
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Mature Gaming Association
Profession: Me/E
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http://www.frys.com/product/6670744?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG Also I'm thinking about upgrading the memory. Tom's Hardware's review of the Llano shows a HUGE benefit from having fast RAM (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...no,2975-6.html). This laptop comes with DDR3 1066. Apparently mobile Llano processors can handle up to DDR 1600, however Crucial's memory finder thing only wants to sell me up to DDR 1333. Corsair's website doesn't even recognize this model yet since it's so new. Anyone know if I can upgrade to DDR3 1600? Last edited by cebalrai; Jul 25, 2011 at 09:30 PM // 21:30.. |
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Jul 25, 2011, 11:02 PM // 23:02
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Hell's Protector
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Canada
Guild: Brothers Disgruntled
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Jul 26, 2011, 12:47 AM // 00:47
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Mature Gaming Association
Profession: Me/E
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It can definitely handle DDR3 1333, per Crucial's website. I'm expecting a crumby laptop BIOS though that doesn't have a memory speed option. I might just order dome DDR3 1600 and keep it if it works or at least downclocks to 1333. |
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Aug 02, 2011, 09:40 PM // 21:40
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Mature Gaming Association
Profession: Me/E
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Just wanted to say I got this laptop and I love it. The screen and case are gorgeous, possibly the best-looking presentation I've ever seen. It's also quite thin and light for a 17" laptop. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a media and light-ish gaming machine. |
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