demoscene laptop
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What's a good laptop for demos in 2009/2010+ ?
The main thing for me is to have the best possible GPU in there. Price is next on the list.
The main thing for me is to have the best possible GPU in there. Price is next on the list.
What I'm after is: Is there a model which you would reccommend? (no mac plz)
One of those Alienware quad-core beasts, though I heard their batteries are emptied in 10 minutes and they weigh 5kg.
decipher, I wouldn't want that.
Clarification: it's not maximum gpu for any prize. I still want to carry the thing around.
Clarification: it's not maximum gpu for any prize. I still want to carry the thing around.
Apparently Alienware are releasing a killer gaming laptop soon...... https://www.allpowerful.com/
I'm an alienware user and I must say I'm very satisfied with it. When I bought it last year it was one of the only notebooks out there with the nVidia GeForce 8800M GPU. It's not that heavy or monstrous like decipher exclaims, but it's not a nettop either.
My Inspiron 1520 is pretty good, got it just over a year ago, still ticking along nicely. Ok, it's only got a T7250 in it and GeForce 8600M, but it's still good.
unc, that looks really good. And of course expensive. But I have a feeling it will be 10 times more stable than the alienware ones..
I find alienware looks interesting still
I find alienware looks interesting still
sorry you wanted
haha the picture comparison is embarassing for dell :p
14/15/17" ???
I have an Asus N50Vn (15,4", Geforce 9650 GT, 1GB VRAM). Nice machine. Quiet, not that heavy, runs well on batteries, but there are ones with better GFX cards 'round now...
I have an Asus N50Vn (15,4", Geforce 9650 GT, 1GB VRAM). Nice machine. Quiet, not that heavy, runs well on batteries, but there are ones with better GFX cards 'round now...
LG P310, i have one since january, would buy it again.
spooky, xtr1m is lying! i was sitting across from him at BP and, well, remember that story about that table t at BP hat broke right through the middle? that was where xtr1m's laptop was. it also broke lord graga's pinky finger, who was sleeping underneath that table. it's really quite a terrible story.
spooky: the dell xps series has some decent gpus (9500/9600) and the smaller ones - 1330 - are small and portable 13.3", and quite affordable. good compromise between price, speed and performance.
I did some hunting around recently and am probaby gonna go for a Dell Studio XPS 13.
skrebbel, if you're gonna tell the story, tell all of it, not just half of it.
Gateway has a nice machine for the value:
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668248.php
or the slightly less awesome
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668231.php
I have the slightly older 7811-FX and have been really pleased with it. The only hitch with the new models they did away with the 1900x1080 sxreen to save a bit of money.
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668248.php
or the slightly less awesome
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668231.php
I have the slightly older 7811-FX and have been really pleased with it. The only hitch with the new models they did away with the 1900x1080 sxreen to save a bit of money.
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hmm, can you even get gateway pcs in europe?
hmm, i learned some new interesting things on the dell website...
Quote:
Integrated video cards are built-in to the system motherboard and use the system's processor (CPU) and memory to create graphics. They're fine for applications such as word processing and email and for the Internet, but not great for gaming or other graphic-intensive applications.
While integrated video cards can process some complex graphics such as 3D images, they have to share the CPU and memory with other programs. If the CPU and memory are overloaded or busy processing other information, it can really slow down the graphics.
Discrete video cards turn up the performance compared to integrated video cards. They are separate, or discrete, from the motherboard and have their own processor, a specialized graphics processing unit, or GPU. They don't have to share the CPU with other programs.
Discrete video cards include memory of their own, measured in megabytes (MB). Graphics memory is used by the GPU to accelerate the graphics on your monitor and make gaming, movies and other entertainment intensely realistic. In general, the more memory the graphics card has the better.
I want lenovo to sell those shiny 14'' laptops in Germany. Not just the damn Thinkpads and the rather crappy N series.
It's absolutely darling how this whole thread can be invalidated by a photo of slummy typing on a beat-up laptop. In WinUAE. Coding an Amiga demo. The best laptop for "the demoscene" any given year is whatever you make it.
damn right, Shifter.
it's not about what your laptop can do for you, it's about what YOU can do for your laptop!11
it's not about what your laptop can do for you, it's about what YOU can do for your laptop!11
