Which Of These Laptops Would Work Better For Me?
June 24, 2009 by admin
Filed under 17 inch Laptop
I plan on using them for gaming and school work. It needs to last me for four years >.<
Heres the first:
Dell XPS M1530
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440×900) & 2MP Camera
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Speed: 200GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Price: 1600
HP dv9700t
Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
• Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 6 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
• 17.0″ diagonal WSXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1680 x 1050)
• 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 50% OFF 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS!!
• HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Webcam + Microphone
Price: 1830
Are there any tweaks you would suggest? Upgrades? Downgrades?
If you want something to last you for four years, get the HP laptop. The T9300 is the latest processor out there and it even runs circles around my e6300. Frankly speaking, laptops are and never will be meant for gaming. A 8600M GS or GT won’t be able to handle all games on maximum settings especially the newer games. A desktop is still the best way to go if you want to play games on high res and max settings. If you play any steam games or WoW, however, this laptop is more than good enough. If you want to focus on studies, however, even the Asus EE Pc will do for nearly $1300+ cheaper.
go for the hp. if your spending that much, whats $230?
that 6mb cache is sick, i just bought a new comp and it only has 1mb cache.
also, the 17″ screen is great, especially if this is a desktop replacement.