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[Suskis]

I am using now an old HP laptop (a 2008 machine) that never goes past 10FPS at minimum possible quality and resolution settings.
What new laptop would you buy for gaming today? My budget can go up to 1000€ I think. I don't need (nor want) windows 8.
I am interested in big brand names, to avoid issues here in Italy.
What about an Ultrabook? I know they are not exaclty gaming powerhorses, but MWO is not the highest spec demanding game too.

[Sen]

http://www.xoticpc.com/

Sager, Asus, MSI. . . just make sure whatever it is is equipped with something along the order of a 570/670 or higher, or a 7970m. The link above is a great place to start, you can find many similar models in places like newegg.com, heck before Xmas Wal-Mart of all places had one of the higher end MSI 71" notebooks with 670m on sale for something like $1200.

I can tell you for sure a 570m will play this game, and [your mileage may vary] a 650m WILL NOT [any type of action dropped my FPS down ot about 15 regardless of settings]

An ultrabook is essentially a tablet with a keyboard. Would you try to run this game on a tablet? You MIGHT get it to run on the one Asus zenbook prime with the dedicated card [though it's only a 620m or 650m iirc] but I couldn't even guess as to performance, and for that price [$1600 US ballpark] you can pick up a bigger machine with 3x the power [and size, and weight, yes]

[Randall Flagg]

powernotebooks

has just about any possible configuration you can think of.

[Suskis]

thanks. Note that I live in Italy, so there is no Walmart at all here...
Any info on the new Samsung Series 7 chronos?

[Suskis]

What about a Zenbook?

[siLve00]

the question is how much you wana spend at all ^^

and you will use it desktop only ( so that you can move it but you will have always a powersupply ? )...

i have an asus ( a bit older ) but well... 29 minutes and i get a 10% powerwarning ^^

Edited by siLve00, 08 January 2013 - 05:32 AM.

[SGT Unther]

If you really want a gaming laptop I would go with AVA Direct. That's just a personal preference that's all.

[Suskis]

ok, I can spend up to 1500$ but I do NOT want a bulky monster (as the Alienware) nor a tiny screen. I want a 15" pc, as light as possible and with a decent processor and videocard. also I want an SSD (and NOT an hybrid disk nor a dual disk small SSD / large traditional disk combo)

[DocBach]

http://www.xoticpc.c...0em-p-4341.html

Doesn't have an SSD stock but you can pay to have them switch out whatever you want, either the stock HDD for an SSD or the optical drive for an SSD. It has a small footprint and form factor but you can have them put the most powerful gaming components in it.

[Suskis]

I have been offered a 30% discount on a Samsung Notebook NP900X4C. It is almost perfect for 999 euros BUT.. its graphic card is an Intel HD 4000 with shared memory. Do you think it could handle MWO?

[DocBach]

Suskis, on 10 January 2013 - 09:27 AM, said:

I have been offered a 30% discount on a Samsung Notebook NP900X4C. It is almost perfect for 999 euros BUT.. its graphic card is an Intel HD 4000 with shared memory. Do you think it could handle MWO?

not at all. You need a dedicated GPU. The Sager 9150 is the best performance to price in a 15" form factor in the world - it has all of the most high-end powerful components at the price other guys sell their consumer-level stuff.

[Suskis]

I have checked Sager: their machines are great, but I live in Italy and here Sager is totally unknown

[Gremlich Johns]

Suskis, on 10 January 2013 - 04:18 PM, said:

I have checked Sager: their machines are great, but I live in Italy and here Sager is totally unknown

Gee, Just like Laverdas are over here. But people still own them.

[Big Giant Head]

I found this one following the link http://www.avadirect...aming-Notebooks costs just 934.43 $!


Based on Clevo W25AEF, world's first 15.6" Intel® 3rd generation Core™ i7 platform with NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 635M graphics, this custom notebook designed to provide powerful energy-efficient performance and great battery life with NVIDIA® Optimus™ technology.

• Built on Clevo W25AEF notebook barebone
  
• 15.6" Full HD (1920x1080) Glossy / Matte LED LCD display
  
• Intel® Core i7 or Core i5 Sandy Bridge and 3rd generation Ivy Bridge socket G2 processor
  
• Intel® HM76 chipset
  
• Up to 16GB DDR3-1600 SODIMM dual-channel memory
  
• Intel® GMA HD or NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 635M graphics
  
• NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
  
• Selection of SATA hard drives or SSD drives
  
• Built-in DVD±R/RW Dual Layer Burner
  
• Built-in 802.11a/g/n Mini-PCI wireless LAN and bluetooth card
  
• GbLAN, High Definition Audio, 9-in-1 card reader, Built-in camera, HDMI port, eSATA port, TV tuner w/ remote (optional), Full size isolated keyboard, and more ...
  
• Selection of Windows or Red Hat, Fedora, CentOS, Debian Linux operating systems
  
• Custom painting option is available!

Edited by Big Giant Head, 10 January 2013 - 04:42 PM.

[Suskis]

thanks for the links. I'll check all of them. I am still worried about buying from abroad: whatever problem would happen, I am on my own. That's why I usually buy big name electronics (Sony, Samsung, HP, Dell, Acer, Asus). A small problem or a replacement can be a nightmare if you don't have a repair center in your country. Also, postage in Italy is insane (you can spend as much as 50€ to send a laptop around Italy alone, not to mention outside Italy).

Just to make it clear: Samsung Notebook NP900X4C would not play MWO at all? Is Intel® HD 4000 so bad?

Edited by Suskis, 10 January 2013 - 11:31 PM.

[thatrobotguy]

intel HD is worse than what you have xD i have an MSI gt 60 with both an intel HD 4000 and and nvidia 670m in it, and i tried it with the intel card (just to check how playing on battery would go) and i was getting less than 10 FPS

[Youngblood]

Suskis, on 10 January 2013 - 11:22 PM, said:

Is Intel® HD 4000 so bad?

Generally speaking, it is NOT designed for games. Trust us, you NEED graphics by nVidia or a Radeon to be able to play games on it.

Edit: if you're so worried about not having a laptop company's repair center in your country, why not try a third-party repair shop? Even a simple English Google search found something like that. http://www.tuscanypcclinic.com/ I obviously have no experience with this place myself, but it appears that you don't have any other choice if you want to own a niche gaming laptop.

Edited by Youngblood, 11 January 2013 - 06:42 AM.

[Suskis]

I have no problemi in finding 3rd partie repair facilities: the problem is when you need a paid repair from the seller (if something results defective during the 1st year after you buy the laptop). Also in Italy we have 2 years of coverage instead of 1!

I have found a Lenovo reseller. Maybe I am checking one of their gaming laptops.