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Thread ID: 113047	2010-10-03 00:29:00	sub $2000 gaming laptop suggestions	Kindel (6640)	Press F1

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1141255	2010-10-03 00:29:00	Thread title, basically. What's are some best performance bang for buck laptops in this price range? :pf1mobmini:	Kindel (6640)
1141256	2010-10-03 00:36:00	I would not even think about gaming on a laptop around that budget.	Snorkbox (15764)
1141257	2010-10-03 00:58:00	Kindel state what games you would hope to play, 2K is a tall order for a gaming lappy.	Battleneter2 (9361)
1141258	2010-10-03 01:49:00	If you need it for school, you don't really need a laptop. I was there, but I didn't play games. But due to student budget I had the same 2nd hand laptop, they used to be $1,800 new for a b/w one - 486DX3 in my days, I used them for 2-3yrs only to get another 2nd hand laptop ... while being outdated by software and bogged down by utility software. I didn't move it away from my desk other than 05% of the time. If you took it to uni, they threw things at you, :p These days I would add that you can play games but not with a $2k laptop IMO. Maybe you could just drop your settings down. I'm sure it would run, being excited if you are used to a PC might be different issue. More over, for normal school work and office work, any laptops will do however.	Nomad (952)
1141259	2010-10-03 02:04:00	sub $2000 gaming laptop There isn't. laptops are not designed for gaming. If you want it capable then you need to double the budget. At least. Gaming - get a desktop.	pctek (84)
1141260	2010-10-03 02:46:00	Okay let's say 'best bang for buck performance-wise' under $2k. Forget the gaming bit. It's for my brother, intended use is video editing etc. I said gaming because that requires similar horsepower. Put it this way, anything out there that will equal a Core 2 Duo E8400 with a Radeon 4850 and 2 gigs of ram, which is what he currently uses and finds sufficient.	Kindel (6640)
1141261	2010-10-03 05:13:00	There isn't. laptops are not designed for gaming. If you want it capable then you need to double the budget. At least. Gaming - get a desktop. Couldn't they drop the reso down and just be able to play the game? Of course not as good as a PC thou.	Nomad (952)
1141262	2010-10-03 05:14:00	Okay let's say 'best bang for buck performance-wise' under $2k. Forget the gaming bit. It's for my brother, intended use is video editing etc. I said gaming because that requires similar horsepower. Put it this way, anything out there that will equal a Core 2 Duo E8400 with a Radeon 4850 and 2 gigs of ram, which is what he currently uses and finds sufficient. Video editing is not video card intensive, afaik it is CPU and disk speed. Be prepared for a brick than all the nicer more portable designs you see now vs the past. You'll prob want 7200RPM HDDs than the 5400 ones for eg. Dunno, could you get a Quad CPU with that? Hey, I think i5 CPUs are around $1,600 arn't they?	Nomad (952)
1141263	2010-10-03 06:45:00	It depends on what sort of video you want to edit . SD and HD have different requirements . Different types of HD also have different requirements . Nomad is right . . . CPU does most of the work in AVCHD editing . Pretty well any old clunker will handle SD, but I do some editing for my son (and myself, the odd time when I borrow his camcorder) His camcorder is an AVCHD memory stick one and records in 1920x1080P . My old laptop was a Core2 duo 2 . 5GH with 2GB RAM running Vista, then Win 7 . Couldn't handle it!! Ran at 100% CPU use and had to get a cooling pad to keep the temp under 105 degrees . Took 20 minutes to process a 2 minute clip . Bought a new HP one with1 . 6GH, i7 CPU with Win7 64bit, 8GB RAM, hyperthreading and turbo boost . Does the same 2 minute clip in 8 minutes with 75% CPU usage and temp stays at 75 degrees without cooling pad . Works well for what I wanted . The next step up to a 1 . 8Gh and the the 2 . 0GH were considerably dearer . That was $500 more than your $2000 query . Ken :thumbs:	kenj (9738)
1141264	2010-10-03 07:02:00	Couldn't they drop the reso down and just be able to play the game? Of course not as good as a PC thou. The issue with LCD resolution is that generally they should not be different from the manufacturer's recommended resolution, in the sense that the display quality would begin to deteriorate.	Renmoo (66)
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