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hey...
i wanna buy a good laptop... i need it for gaming and watching movies
i was looking this one:
ACER Aspire 8920G-934G50BN LX.AP30X.022

specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5Ghz
4gb ddr2 (2x2gb)
screen size: 18,4"
screen resolution: 1920x1080
2x250gb
blue-ray/dvd-rw
geforce 9500gs
+bluetooth, card reader, wlan, vista home premium

it's about ~2800$ in my country

is it good?
should i buy it?
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depends on your currency :roll: $2800 RMB is good but $2800 USD meh
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Holy shit 18.4"

If its gonna be that big then just get a desktop, or get a laptop similar to it, but smaller screen size, and just plug it into your tv
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must have a 30 minute battery life :shock:
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You could build a similarly specced desktop for a fraction of that price.
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^ well he wants a laptop so he can carry it around
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crazyskwrls wrote:^ well he wants a laptop so he can carry it around


A decent gaming laptop is going to be a bitch to lug around.

You're better off getting an OK laptop to take around with you and build a nice desktop for gaming at home.
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Yeah, which idiot do you see walking around with an 18" laptop? lol
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CrimsonNuker wrote:Yeah, which idiot do you see walking around with an 18" laptop? lol


My thought, that's why I got a 15.4 inch one
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CrimsonNuker wrote:Yeah, which idiot do you see walking around with an 18" laptop? lol


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[SW]XMoshe wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:Yeah, which idiot do you see walking around with an 18" laptop? lol


My thought, that's why I got a 15.4 inch one

15.4 is just the right size. the 13 inch ones are too small, where as 17 is a bit too big. 18 is just HUGE.

My GFs bro had a 4000$ dell xps, and as mentioned above the battery lasted less than 30 minutes due to the dual GPU/hd.
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i like my 17 inch just fine....after getting on it i can't stand looking at anything smaller and i definitely wouldn't have paid for anything smaller....
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StealMySoda wrote:
[SW]XMoshe wrote:
CrimsonNuker wrote:Yeah, which idiot do you see walking around with an 18" laptop? lol


My thought, that's why I got a 15.4 inch one

15.4 is just the right size. the 13 inch ones are too small, where as 17 is a bit too big. 18 is just HUGE.

My GFs bro had a 4000$ dell xps, and as mentioned above the battery lasted less than 30 minutes due to the dual GPU/hd.


Widescreen monitor for gaming or GTFO imo.

Desktop all the way.
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Why would you even think of getting a laptop for gaming? You can buy parts and build a desktop for less than that and have it be way better. The only thing laptops have over a desktop is being portable other than that nothing.
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If he wants a laptop let him get a laptop. I would like a nice gaming laptop... Maybe he travels a lot? Maybe he is not always at home? Jeesh let him get what he wants.
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Blurred wrote:If he wants a laptop let him get a laptop. I would like a nice gaming laptop... Maybe he travels a lot? Maybe he is not always at home? Jeesh let him get what he wants.


Unless you absolutely have to be portable all the time, a "gaming" laptop is a waste of money. Get a laptop that can run your games on low settings if you really want one. Otherwise, there is no other way to go than building your own desktop.
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cuchulainn wrote:
Blurred wrote:If he wants a laptop let him get a laptop. I would like a nice gaming laptop... Maybe he travels a lot? Maybe he is not always at home? Jeesh let him get what he wants.


Unless you absolutely have to be portable all the time, a "gaming" laptop is a waste of money. Get a laptop that can run your games on low settings if you really want one. Otherwise, there is no other way to go than building your own desktop.



But it's his money... Some people are rich O.O
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if youve got the money go ahead but as many have suggest unless your on the move a lot a desktop is the way to go.
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Blurred wrote:
cuchulainn wrote:
Blurred wrote:If he wants a laptop let him get a laptop. I would like a nice gaming laptop... Maybe he travels a lot? Maybe he is not always at home? Jeesh let him get what he wants.


Unless you absolutely have to be portable all the time, a "gaming" laptop is a waste of money. Get a laptop that can run your games on low settings if you really want one. Otherwise, there is no other way to go than building your own desktop.



But it's his money... Some people are rich O.O


Yeah, but still. Why buy a laptop when the desktop you can build with the same amount would blow said laptop out of the water.

I mean hell, for 2.5k you could get a massive monitor, Core 2 Quad or Core 2 Extreme with 9800 SLIed, RAID setup for HD and on and on.
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I have a "gaming" laptop sortof, its 15.4 inches which is just perfect imo. It can run most games, I can play cod4 low-mid settings smoothly, I have yet to benchmark it. I try not to spend a lot of time playing games, i would play for like 1-2 hrs and stop for like 1-2 hours and start again lol. If you're just gonna have the laptop in your house for portability then its fine. The guys at BestBuy suggested that if im just using the laptop at home for portability, then I should just take out the battery and plug it into the wall, that way your laptop doesnt get too heated. I would play my games on a much higher graphics setting but it gets kinda hot and it makes me nervous lol
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i got a gaming desktop that has 512mb mem, i dont know what kind cpu, 15 inch monitor, 1024*700 something,
i dont believe it has a graphic card because its so bad but i guess it has to, but i still refuse to believe

it runs all games..... :P
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crazyskwrls wrote:i got a gaming desktop that has 512mb mem



no, no you do not.
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ugh i wish i stil ahd sro installed so i can show u it
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cuchulainn wrote:Widescreen monitor for gaming or GTFO imo.

Desktop all the way.


It is widescreen? 1280x800.

And when you move around as much as I do, its impossible to keep a desktop with me. Had to leave my old desktop in the US. With my laptop all I need is a table, a cooling mat, my mouse and a mouse pad, one plug, and I'm set.

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More than enough for me :)
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cpinney wrote:
crazyskwrls wrote:i got a gaming desktop that has 512mb mem



no, no you do not.



lololol


and stop telling him how great desktops are. He said he wants a laptop....laptop....


laptop=/= desktop.


wants a laptop.....








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XemnasXD wrote:
cpinney wrote:
crazyskwrls wrote:i got a gaming desktop that has 512mb mem



no, no you do not.



lololol


and stop telling him how great desktops are. He said he wants a laptop....laptop....


laptop=/= desktop.


wants a laptop.....








lap











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laptop.....

Your so strange :love:
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ok i dont need laptop anymore :P
i ordered two hd4870, an e8500 and some nice ram
+ im downloading preactivated vista ultimate from torrent
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im using vista now. I love it. But do you really think its wise to use an illegal copy of it, not that theres anything wrong with illegal stuff half the games on this laptop are illegal but it just seems like your leaving a large window for so much to go wrong with using torrented vista...
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