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| Thread ID: 92827 | 2008-08-24 06:49:00 | Sager laptops - where to get? | darthcarnate (14113) | Press F1 |
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| 699945 | 2008-08-24 06:49:00 | Hi, I'm a relative newbie to the wide and wonderful world of performance laptops, and I have been looking around for a supplier of high-performance gaming laptops. My search has led me to Sager (www.sagernotebook.com), but I have hit a bit of a problem: Sager doesn't appear to sell directly to NZ. Does anyone know a Sager retailer here? Any help, or advice about gaming laptops (such as what SATA data mirroring/ripping is), would be much appreciated. Thanks. |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 699946 | 2008-08-24 07:00:00 | If you want good gaming laptops (and are willing to pay for it), try Alienware or a high-spec Lenovo or ASUS. It would be better if you told us your expectations and budget for us to help you. As to what data striping is etc, just look it up on Google, there's lots of really good info out there. |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 699947 | 2008-08-24 07:17:00 | Thanks for the fast reply. I'm looking for a laptop (to buy March next year) with a (hopefully) price of about NZ$2300, cap of NZ$3000. I want something capable of running the latest strategy games on full graphics (i.e. Empire: Total War), with a dual-core processor, and at least 2GB RAM and 2 Hard Drives. I will also be using it for homework, so Windows Vista Home Premium and Office 2007 Student Edition are also needed. And finally, it does need to be portable, and fairly quiet. Any advice on potential candidates or necessary features would be appreciated. Thanks. |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 699948 | 2008-08-24 07:35:00 | You'll be lucky to get a laptop with 2 hdds, unless 1 is external | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 699949 | 2008-08-24 08:15:00 | From what I have seen (not a great lot of research) but 17 inch + laptops come with 2 + HDDs, I have a 15.4 inch laptop and carrying that around each day is difficult, so a 17 will be even more annoyance. There are good ASUS laptops out there, my M51SE was cheap, I got if for $2000 when it had just come in and it can run fairly old games on max, but not the latest, still plays them well though. (laptops were not designed for gaming) You will pay A LOT more for a laptop with similar specs to a PC, and if you are looking to buy in March next year, why look now? everything will be different by then and you will need to research it all again. Speedy, 2 HDDs in a laptop is not uncommon these days. |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 699950 | 2008-08-24 08:17:00 | Oh ok I guess it depends on how big it is / the screen is? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 699951 | 2008-08-24 08:18:00 | Why not buy a gaming desktop now and then get a cheap study laptop when needed such as the Asus eee | gary67 (56) | ||
| 699952 | 2008-08-24 08:27:00 | Oh ok I guess it depends on how big it is / the screen is? That is correct, I have found 17 inch + can almost (if not) be classed as desktop replacements and often have multiple HDDs, look at the highest speced laptop in the OPers link and it can have 3 HDDs. This (www.ascent.co.nz) ASUS has 2 500GB HDDs. | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 699953 | 2008-08-25 22:09:00 | @Gary67: I'm not going to be at home when I want to use the computer for about 25% of the time, so I want a notebook. @beeswax34: Alienware wants $8,101 for a laptop with the same specs as a Sager retailing for about NZ$4,900. Asus is worth considering, although I am now looking for dedicated gaming notebook companies. @The End Of Reality: what does "in the OPers link" mean? And thanks for the Asus link, I'll keep it in mind. Thanks everyone for your help so far. Another question: which is better: 1X1GB Graphics card, or 2X512MB Graphics cards? |
darthcarnate (14113) | ||
| 699954 | 2008-08-25 22:56:00 | Asus is worth considering, a @The End Of Reality: And thanks for the Asus link, I'll keep it in mind. This ones better: www.ascent.co.nz |
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