Is the Inspiron E1505 Laptop Computer good for games?
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I've set a bunch of people up with the E1505.  Depending on which graphics card you got, yes, most games will play fine on your computer.  In particular, WoW and CS will work fine.  If you skimped out on ram, you may want to install more.  But overall the E1505 is a sturdy machine, it should be able to run your games fine.
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That is what I am using right now.  I bought it about a month ago, maybe a little less.  So far I love it is very fast, the widescreen is wonderful and easy to read.  What are you going to be using it for.  If you want to use it for gaming, the video card isnt bad but it only has 64mb of shared memory so you may want to find something with a slightly better video card.  For everything else this computer is awsome.  I am very happy with it, the battery holds a charge for 4 hours and 30 minutes and I think it can actually last longer if I lower the brightness on the screen.  If you buy it from bestbuy or circuit city dont bother with the customization to your laptop they make it sound like it is essential to make your computer run well but it is a waste of money.  Also I would avoid their service plans they are also a ripoff, the manufacterer warrenty for one year is included and that should be sufficient, since the best buy service plan actually doesnt cover much of anything.  Anyways happy computer shopping
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It is not bad, however since I can tell you are looking at Dells I would suggest the E521 instead, it will give you more for your money and the AMD Athlon X2s in it are faster than Pentium Ds.  As to what alchemist said, that computer he recommended is $800 with shipping, but it is not the same as what you listed.  You would have to add 1GB RAM for about $125, the 19 inch LCD for about $200, Works Suite for $100, and the video card for $50, which would bring the total to $1275.  Not a very good recommendation if you ask me.
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The main requirement is 256Mb RAM, anything with >512Mb will play the Sims 2 smoothly. You'll also need 800Mhz CPU. Try Savastore for cheap laptops.
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The site in my source has emulators you can load on newer computers. They emulate they older machines so you can play their games.
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Against my better judgement I'll recommend a Dell (and I can feal the hatemail comming). They own alienware anyway. And you can configure your system to your likeing. I'm just going to say that I just boungt this machine and I recommend is for all buget gamers. For a little under 1300$ with a diskount of 400$(that you get off their site) you can get the e1505 aka Inspiron 6400. \n\nIntel Core 2 Duo T7200 (4Mb Cache, 2.0Ghz, 667FSB) !!!\nXP Media Center and free upgrade to vista (it costs only 10 $ to ship it to you)\n15.4" Wide XGA with TrueLife\n2 GB of memmory !!!\n120 GB Sata HDD 5400 (a little slow for gamming so I recommend the 80 GB 7200 model for an extra 40$)\nDVD+-RW(just be warned: It is noisy)\nATI X1400 with 256 MB of VRAM Hipermemory\n\nI have the older series with only a 1.66 Core Duo processor and just 1 GB of RAM and I have played every game out there almost, at least a good bit of demos just to see if there is something that doesn't work with this card. There isn't. You might have to tune down the details here and there, or even lower the resolution but it will play anything. I got 1,000 3D 06 marks out of the box and 2,700 after a fair bit of tweaking with some -=DHzer0point=- drivers and NO overclocking. For a laptop that well above the average. \nI imagine that the Core 2 Duo processor would add about 30% to that and the doubled RAM another 20-40%. BTW I am not making up these numbers, I just read a lot of reviews :D
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Dell, get a model for about $1000.  I write computer games and this works fine.
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Dell Laptops are-First of all vary fast as fast as a PC and vary reliable-(I have a Dell laptop so I know)-I just spilt soda on my Dell laptop just A few days ago-I wiped the soda off and it works fine now. The best Dell laptop is the Show stopper but if you want a cheaper laptop get a INSPIRON-E1705 or an INSPIRON-E1505,I have the INSPIRON-E1705 it works sooooo Good, I recommend the E1705 with some add ons and your ready to go!NOTE:The INSPIRON-E1705 is not slow at all-it works like a PC and it has true life on it-True life is a system that makes your DvD's and Pictures look like the real thing-It also plays DvD's vary well. And about the software that comes with the latop you can delete it by going to control panel and click add or remove programs.Mine works great! I HOPE THIS ANSWER REALLY WORKS FOR YOU! Bye!
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I suggest u to go for Inspiron e1405... Its good compared to Inspiron e1505.. Infact as per ur usage... both should be fine.. Inspiron e1505 has dualcore processor.. which gives u good performance.. & Inspiron e1405 is good for WiFi... Both come with XP MCE 2005... \n\nSo the verdict is - Inspiron e1405
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get the macbook. use the  boot camp program from mac. then it is able to run windows for ur gaming. and u can use the stablilty of mac. its the best value out of a laptop, even for its cost.
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Well that depends on your budget and if you want a desktop or laptop.  I think the cheapest thing you can do is to purchase an off-the-shelf system and then add what you need to it if it does not have everything you want.  Rule #1, never go with a Sempron or Celeron processor, I don't care what you're doing, they're slow for the even most basic tasks.  Rule #2 is slightly harder to avoid and that is never get an integrated graphics chip and again, I don't care what you're doing, integrated graphics are not only slow they also steal from your primary memory.  Rule #3, don't listen to a word the sales people tell you, chances are they don't know about the product they are selling and are poorly informed on how to help you decide what is best for you, fortunately, you have me.  But, you probably knew a good deal of this already, being young and all.  Rule #4 is to try to find one with at least 1GB of memory, however it may not be possible at lower price points and it may end up being cheaper to purchase more memory and install it yourself.\n\nI took the liberty of looking up some desktops under $500 (I'm assuming a limited budget) and the only one with 1GB of memory is this Acer Aspire which has a 200GB SATA hard drive and not too bad for being $500.  The only problems I see are that it claims nVidia graphics and my assumption on this matter is that they mean the Geforce 6100 IGP which isn't horrible but isn't that great either, it will run older games like Doom 3 fine but not games like FEAR or GRAW.  If you need to upgrade the graphics in that (since it has a PCIe x16 slot), go with a Geforce 7600GS or 7600GT depending on your budget.  But all in all that PC should suit your needs quite nicely, provided you don't do heavy gaming or multitasking (like me).  Here's the link, http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-trade-Desktop-PC-AST160-UA3402-/sem/rpsm/oid/149055/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\n\nIf you're looking for a laptop, options become narrower and prices go up significantly.  I'm not saying this is the cheapest laptop with the features to look for but if you want one with 1GB of memory, a large hard drive at 100GB (which is large for a laptop) and a dedicated 128MB Geforce 7400 Go graphics card and an Intel Core duo processor at 1.83GHz you will end up spending nearly $1400, http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/oid/149457/originURLEncoded/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.circuitcity.com%252Frpsm%252FcatOid%252F-12963%252FNtk%252FAll%252FNtt%252Ftv%252520tuner%252Frpem%252Fccd%252Fcategorylist.do/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs\n\nRule #5 is to buy an AMD processor whenever possible, in some cases it is not like with the laptop.  I would rather get an Intel processor + dedicated graphics than an AMD processor with integrated graphics.  I think I covered everything, good luck with your choice.
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Dell's legendary customer service is no longer so legendary.  Their systems are often overpriced and the warranties have gone from a year to 90 days.  I paid for the total warranty (against spills, drops, etc) and it still took me 6 months to get my Dell Inspiron laptop replaced, so I defintely do not recommend them.\n\nLately I've been seeing a lot of Acer machines, (a friend of mine has one).  They are a good value for the price.  \n\nA word of warning, regardless of which brand you choose....beware buying the bargain basement laptops.  Often they only come with 512 MB of memory shared with the graphics card.  I guarantee that if you're doing anything more intensive than checking email, your system performance will be very crappy.  Especially if you plan to play games, listen to music, or anything multimedia related.\n\nIf you have the opportunity, get a laptop with the new dual core processors, they are much more efficient.
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Are you planning on building it yourself?  Or are you buying a factory built one from a reseller/retail?  I suggest, at the very least, 1gb of RAM.  Simply because, it means you won't be limited to being able to run only a few high demand processes at once.  Also, consider no less than a 2.4Ghz processor (I suggest that if you are going to be buying this computer for real media use, get a 3.2 Ghz processor).  Make sure that you grab a graphics card with 256mb RAM (simply because if you watch dvds and tv, you'll want good quality).  Make sure your graphics card has a TV-in/out plug so that you can hook it to your tv or plug in your cable/satellite to it.  Other than that, it's up to you.  Although, I suggest you buy one with PCI-e slots instead of regular PCI since recent hardware has been made for PCI-e slots.  (and it's much faster)
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Well, if you want a cheap computer, theres no way its going to "best".  If you mean game as in "Oblivion", then the cheapest computer definitely won't work.  You'll need to spend a couple thousand to get a great computer.  But if you mean game as in, "Yahoo games" then a cheap computer should work fine.  \n\nIf you have DSL, then the computer won't really matter.  Searching the web will be fast even if you have a Pentium 2.  So basically, if it has ethernet or phone jack, you'll be able to go online.  \n\nMy parents bought a computer from wallmart for $600.  Its an HP.  But, the cheaper you can get a computer, the cheaper it will be.  If you get a computuer from Wal-mart for $600 that has 512mb ram, 160gig hard drive, pentium 3.2...etc...you'll regret it.    But, if you buy a cheap computer thats older, like pentium 3 or so,  like, pentium 1.6, 512mb ram, 80gig hard drive, youll actually run about the same as the HP.  Trust me, personal experience with both.  \n\nThe problem with cheap computers is they put so much stuff in it, that the computer that is 3.2 runs like a 2.0.  That is not good.  Hp and Compaq, both the same company, put alot of unwanted programs and software in.  I ran a spyware/adware/virus scan right after I turned it on, and installed them.  The computer had never been on the internet, and nothing but the programs had been installed.  It came up with 40+ spyware/adware...cant remember the exact number but it was over 40.  When I deleted them, almost none of the games worked, the screensaver didn't work, and a couple other minor things.  When I went online, the firewall blocked 153 things right off the bat, and 12 programs wanted to access the internet.  Stuff that shouldn't access...even stuff that was deleted somehow still wanted access.  And about 50% of them wanted to act as servers.  So basically, they sell you a cheap computer, with cheap parts, then they either sell your information or give you lots of ads.  Maybe both.  \n\nPersonally, if I were you, id use the computer you have now, and save until you get enough for a better one.  Maybe buy one from online.  LIke, www.xoticpc.com , or maybe Ebay, but I wouldn't trust ebay unless it was a company you were buying from.    But, all I can say is, if you want a good computer for cheap, you will not only get a cheap computer, but it won't be very good.
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i like this question, suggestion for that is Dell's Inspiron E1505 due to the Core Duo processor - go with the state of the art.\nhttp://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/entnb_e1505?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
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Anything with an Athlon 64 3000+ or better, make sure it has at least 512MB of memory as well, either of these would be perfect, http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/catOid/-12963/N/20012961+20012963+212/link/ref/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do and as far as laptops are concerned FSB really isn't that important because you aren't going to be playing games on these laptops.  If you want to get a laptop that will play games, well, 3D games then you're going to have to spend slightly more than that.\n\nOkay, correction, FSB isn't that important provided the laptop you are purchasing isn't (in this case can't) going to play the latest games.
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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