which laptop is the best at supporting computer games?
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Well, It depends on your budget actually. Look, I'll give you the clear picture. I had a Compaq 1.6 Ghz Centrino laptop.\nWhen I tried to run NFS Underground, i mean, it worked normally. Not too fast. And in addition to that, even the normal speed was low and it used to hang much frequently. \nThen, I bought an HP Compaq AMD Turion laptop 1.6 Ghz, the same speed, but with different processors. As you must be knowing AMD Turion comes with 64 bit technology, which I feel, provides nearly the double speed. Being just 1.6 Ghz, my Turion laptop works extremely fast..i mean, there's no problem. For the games, like, I installed NFS Most wanted, and it was running normally too.\nSo, concluding, I'd like to tell you that, either go for an AMD Turion 64 or you can have your second option as Intel Core Duo Processor.\nThen, you maybe thinking of a good laptop company. Well, I think that HP/Compaq is the best in providing after sale services and support. And maybe, you can also for dell.\nIf you want looks and portabilty, go for Sony vaio. But, i don't recommend vaio as they lay more emphasis on looks than perfomance.
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I use my laptop primarily for gaming.  It's not as comfortable as a desktop, but I enjoy being able to take my games with me.  If you're playing anything more sophisticated than internet chess, a good graphics card isn't just important.  It's a neccessity.  Laptops generally have slower processors and less RAM than desktops, which means they need the extra boost even more.  Otherwise, graphics processing sucks up all of your system resources, making your games slow down, lag, freeze, or just not run at all.\n\nOn the other hand, if you don't intend to play high end games on your laptop, you probably have no need for a graphics card.  The integrated video processing on modern motherboards is sufficient for most applications.   Unless you're using it for rendering or engineering applications, you'll just be paying for a component that you'll never use.\n\nEDIT:\nYes, if you want to play Halo at anything resembling a decent framerate, you need some decent graphics equipment.  I'm not saying it wouldn't run on a machine without a vid card.  It might.  It would definitely look horrible and probably lag a good deal.  First person shooters have a notoriously high graphics demand.  My laptop has an ATI 200 card and high-midrange specs, but still lags sometimes when I play Battlefield 2 with all video settings set to minimum.  If you want serious gaming, you need serious gear.  Sorry to say, that comes at a price.
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It all really depends on what performance you need in a computer. Do you need one for mainly e-mail purposes, or for heavy-duty gaming? I would recommend going to http://www.dell.com and viewing some of their systems. They provide thorough information about the computers. I love my dell computer!
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no best one. with laptops all depends on ur budget. first think what u need to do with it a long time. say 3-5 years, then ur budget. because with laptops it doesnt make sense to upgrade and they are all pretty much fixed with the hardware u buy in the beginning. so get whatever u need for the next 3-5 years in the laptop now. the newer processors are more energy efficient and fster so consider that. but doesnt have to be the latest depending on what tasks u need to perform.\nget wireless now also. it'll be worth it i think. graphics ard nowadays are much better and can cater for games too if u are inclined.\nrest are generally optional. dont worry too much about dvd/cd burners, as the solid state memories, like USB stick are large enough to stick a lot in and are more mobile, than heaving cd/dvds around...\ncheck for ventilation and the location of the HDD/batteries. they may be located where your hand rests while using the keyboard. this can get hot and uncomfortable for some...
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I know the dell gaming laptop is good it's called like the x factor or something/ or try ibuypower.com/ i just bought my gaming computer from them/ they are almost a good as alienware, but ibuypower has top of the line gaming stuff. For games you want to get at least a 256 MB video card and try to at least get a good dual core proccesor-3.0 ghz or up... but other than those companies i know/ i cant give you ten!
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i would say it depends simply on your budget. i would suggest to look at the following notebooks (order is from cheapest to most expensive)\n- Dell Inspiron B130\n- Apple MacBook\n- Dell Inspiron E1505 (with the graphics card ATI X1400 it's also possible to play games)\n- Apple MacBook Pro
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Seems liek your buying aPc instead of a laptop....well u defintly need at least 1 Gb of Ram in  it...other than that i would personally advice you to go for an intel dual core processor they are the latest processors and the most effective. if you store or download a lot of media files you would need at least 160 gb of memory . Dell computers are one of the best  i think. they have reallygud monitors too.. if you get a dell it will mostly come with a monitor so that shouldnt be a problem. other than that  windows media centre home edition is a gud operating system,  if you are  gamer u SHOULD give very much importance to graphiv card. i would advice you to get a Nvidia Geforce card they come in different prices  depends on how much you would really use them. i have listed below the site to dell & a few other brands. how this would help you. Best of Luck..!!! :D
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get an alienware.\n\nhttp://www.alienware.com/product_pages/desktop_all_default.aspx\n\nany of their systems will be suitable for your gaming needs
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Definitely make sure you get one with a TON of RAM and a killer video card.  You'll also want to make sure that you have a super fast processor.  Maybe even one of those dual core ones they have out now.  We sometimes play WoW on the laptop via an external HD, but only because the laptop happens to be an older model, and installing it directly seems to slow the refresh rate down a bit.  Right now we've got a pretty slick setup involving RAID on SATA drives which optimizes game and PC performance.  Email me for more information.  At any rate, the external - that might be an option for you to consider as well, if money is an issue.
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All laptops can play some games and virtually all new laptops can play the common games like SIMS.\n\nLook on the box of the games you want to play.  It will tell you the computer specs you need for smooth play (cpu clock speed, amount of RAM, hard-drive space required, peripheals, etc).  It will all be written there very clearly.\n\nThen make sure each laptop you consider has the required stuff.  Sometimes the game will list the "minimum" requirements as well as the "recommended" requirements.  Often, the minimum not allow smooth, full featured play.
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I would go with a Dell laptop.  They have a large selection of laptops from the most basic user to the ultimate gamer.  If you are not looking to spend a lot of money on a laptop then I recommend the Dell Inspiron B120.  Very nice laptop that starts around $578. After taxes, shipping & handling the price will be $667.46.   This laptop has a 40 gigabyte harddrive,  512 megabytes of ram, 1.4 gigahertz processor, CD Burner/DVD burner combo drive with Windows XP.  Hope this helps
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Try ubid.com if you are lucky, you should get a mid-end laptop under 1000.  Otherwise, try Fry's Electronics.  You're better off with 2 operating system for gamings, make 2 partitions and install 2 O/S on each of them.  98 is best for games, in my opinion.
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Best thing to do is ask yourself what you intend to use your computer for?\n\nTheres a few things where you will need extra computing power, Games, Video Editing and number crunching\n\nNow if youre one of those people that love the finer things than go for that duo core with all the trimmings.  Or beteryet get yourself an alienware which would alow you to do pretty much anything out there.\n\nI you dont plan on playing gmaes now, but might, then get one with a decent video chipset.\nWith upgrade-ability on RAM and unlimitied on external memory, the budget minded buyer could in fact get away with something like a 700 investment from any of the big computer companies - Dell, HP, etc.\n\nIf you need that DVD-RW and that huge screen, well those extras will cost you.\nIf you need something to do work, homework on, access internet, watch movies and what not...than it all comes down to what type of shopper you are.  \nBut to cover just the basics -- minimal investment required
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alienware, they're the best computers out there.\nwww.alienware.com
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For gaming, PC's are better, since most modern games have support only for MS Windows.\n\nFor writing, either perform equally well, each having good word processing facilities.\n\nFor coding, the Mac is probably better, but if you run Linux, then there will be little difference.\n\nFor pictures, the Mac does indeed perform well, however if you are more used to using a PC, you'll find the switch over fairly difficult, and probably not worth the effort. A PC set up correctly and with the forethought a decent database programmer is capable of should perform adequatley for your needs. \n\nIn terms of price, the PC is far cheaper, and the relative improvements in performance for the extra money of buying a Mac really are not sufficient in my mind to sensibly warrent the purchace of a Mac.\n\nMy suggestion would be to go for the PC and have it dual boot. Let Windows handle the gaming and writing, allowing your family to use what they know and are used to, while using a fedora core Linux to handle the programming side of things.
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I would recommend the Alineware Area 51 m5500. \nIts not as expensive as others and is just as good and does not weigh as much. You can build to order an Area 51 on alienware.com. If go all out and get the best for it it will wont cost that much more than 2000 bucks AMD would be preferable for gaming. Do not get a laptop with an Intel Celeron processor. They are not good for gaming.
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Get either an HP, Toshiba, Sony, Apple, or  Dell Computer. All other brands are useless.\n\nHere's  5 computers from those brands that you should look at:\n\nDell XPS M1710 if you need a multimedia computer, $3459.00 only. \n\nToshiba Sattelite A110 if you need a cheap computer, $549.00 only. (I think)\n\nHP Pavillion dv9000t series for gaming, $899.99 only.\n\nApple Macbok pro if you need lots of memory, $2,499 only.\n\nSony Vaio VGN-TX670P if you need an ultraportable laptop, $1,600 only.