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[Zaroth]

so you have both a desktop and a laptop. that's cool.

how much does having both rigs cost vs just a pure gaming laptop? 'cause i only have just this laptop.

I guess I too could blow a bunch of money into one nonupgradable computer so that I could carry it around? Instead I have a laptop for school and a desktop so that when I want to play some real games comfortably, I can, and if it starts lagging, I can spend another 200 dollars and have it be more than capable of playing games for another year or so.

[pezcore]

and ftr, i'm not the adventurous type in general. i could exist perfectly happy with an oc3 connection hard-wired into my cerebral cortex. besides, when it's 120 degrees and you're surrounded by nothing but sand for 500 miles in all directions, gaming is about the ONLY thing that's available to pass the time.

Why would you vacation in the middle of the desert if none of it interests you?

Really, the only advantage a laptop, at ANY price, has over a desktop is portability. A desktop wins in every other category and does it for cheaper. This isn't an opinion, it is a fact.

[DocWalt]

Why would you vacation in the middle of the desert if none of it interests you?

Really, the only advantage a laptop, at ANY price, has over a desktop is portability. A desktop wins in every other category and does it for cheaper. This isn't an opinion, it is a fact.

"vacation"

[Jeremy C]

...and as soon as i'm done typing this, i'm going to play ut3...on my laptop....from my hotel room...

so let me know how well that rig works for you when you're on vaction. or do you use an iphone instead? ROFLMFAO!

p.s.

jeremy, i already addressed that. that's nvidia's ploy. ati's mobile offerings are far superior, imho. i wish i had one; i just can't stomach the thought of losing 120 vertical pixels and having to lug a clunkier case.

My post was directed to Max more than anything (thus why I used his and my cards for comparisons).

I dunno if I could get another ATI GPU, though. Last one I had gave me nothing but hassle in the games I played, and even their newest ones still have problems with the game I play the most. Add into that the drivers aren't as clean as nVidia's offerings, and you can count me as a green-team fanboi.

And I agree on the evilness that is 1920X1080 - you'll pry my 1920X1200 24" from my cold, dead, geeky hands. Best $300 I've spent (3 years ago, too).

[Zaroth]

I think he is deployed right now Pez. Desert = the middle east heh.

[pezcore]

I think he is deployed right now Pez. Desert = the middle east heh.

lol, what hotel do soldiers stay at?

alright, if he's deployed then yes I can see how a gaming laptop is the PERFECT fit for him

[IPD]

I guess I too could blow a bunch of money into one nonupgradable computer so that I could carry it around? Instead I have a laptop for school and a desktop so that when I want to play some real games comfortably, I can, and if it starts lagging, I can spend another 200 dollars and have it be more than capable of playing games for another year or so.

all computers have a usefulness shelf-life; unless, of course, you're still running a k6-2 300mhz processor, and don't have any issues getting what you need out of your own pc.

experience has taught me that by the time i can no longer game on my pc, it's well beyond the "upgrade cpu, upgrade ram, upgrade video card" stage.

btw jeremy, the 58xx series of ati cards is infinitely better than most of their recent offerings. they really kicked it up a notch with the 57xx series, and the 58xx series is better still. in the mobile realm, nvidia is really trying to play catch-up at this point.

[Zaroth]

all computers have a usefulness shelf-life; unless, of course, you're still running a k6-2 300mhz processor, and don't have any issues getting what you need out of your own pc.

experience has taught me that by the time i can no longer game on my pc, it's well beyond the "upgrade cpu, upgrade ram, upgrade video card" stage.

btw jeremy, the 58xx series of ati cards is infinitely better than most of their recent offerings. they really kicked it up a notch with the 57xx series, and the 58xx series is better still. in the mobile realm, nvidia is really trying to play catch-up at this point.

I don't use a computer to the ground. I build them with upgrading in mind so that I can maintain a solid 60+fps. I get the latest chipset, a solid processor, and 4ish gigs of ram. That way you just drop a 200 videocard in it and its good for a long while. Once performance drops beyond what I like, I drop another videocard in and good to go.

[pezcore]

And you can make a new computer from the old parts, good for the internets, older games, or an HTPC.

[Polygon]

And you can make a new computer from the old parts, good for the internets, older games, or an HTPC.

My HTPC is mostly built from parts from my last computer. Works much better than trying to sell them.