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Do you game on a laptop ?

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  • 06-05-2008 11:52am
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    MooseJam
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    There are a lot of "gaming" laptops around these days, they definately have the power to run games but can you actually enjoy the experience, anytime I tried playing on a laptop I found it cramped and I couldn't see myself playing through a whole game on one, what about you are there any laptop gamers out there ? , how do find playing on them ?


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    #2
    kaimera
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    I do.

    vostro1500, 8600gt, 4gigs RAM, x64 vista.

    Plays what I want perfectly [Steam games + CoD4 is all I play at the minute] and has the grunt to deal with my silly running of lots of programs. Have a 360 for other gaming.

    Suits me fine cos I do a lot of travel and dont like the idea of leaving an expensive gaming rig in the apartment for weeks on end.


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    Otacon
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    I have an old, sh!tty laptop that I game on. Just Steam stuff installed at the moment, CS:S, TF2, DOD:S etc. Mostly using my PS3 though.


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    Drakar
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    Lots of people play World of warcraft (details turned down) on relatively cruddy laptops.


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    Stephen
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    Don't like gaming on a laptop myself. I need a full-size keyboard. It gets a bit impractical to be carrying around a beefy laptop and a usb keyboard as well.


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    Creamy Goodness
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    nope, i need a proper keyboard and mouse but if i use a proper keyboard and mouse, i'm too far away from the screen. so then if i use another screen, i might as well just buy a better specced desktop for cheaper.


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    super_furry
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    I've a Inspiron 1720 Core 2 Duo 2.00ghz, 2gb ram with a 128 mb Geforce 8400m. I mostly use it for WoW and older Steam games like Titan Quest. Doubt it'd run anything recent like COD4 or Crysis.


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    The Queen
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    super_furry wrote: »
    I've a Inspiron 1720 Core 2 Duo 2.00ghz, 2gb ram with a 128 mb Geforce 8400m. I mostly use it for WoW and older Steam games like Titan Quest. Doubt it'd run anything recent like COD4 or Crysis.

    COD4 runs pretty good at 1280x800 low-ish on the 8400.

    I do have a gaming laptop but I don't play properly on it, only for local LAN games with friends and that sort of thing. I tried playing COD4 online once when my main computer was out of action, was a nightmare, couldn't get used to it and as a result couldn't enjoy the game at all.

    Whenever I need to use my laptop for games, I hook it up to my monitor with an external keyboard...


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    Cunny-Funt
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    Yes, (Vostro 8600mGT 2gb ram vista biz) although a lot of the time I hook it up to my monitor + kb/m.

    The odd time I go back to my pc, I can't get over how ****ing loud it is.


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    LegacyUser
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    Use a dell XPS personally...find it unreal...great graphics, plays what i want...it's a full size keyboard and a 17" widescreen...quality.


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    #11
    Ross_Mahon
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    Theres two laptops in my house for my dad and sister, they are only them cheap ones that can run the sims 2 and any old games. They are 'ok' for gaming, but i prefer my Pc.


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    Mr Bloat
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    I use my work laptop (standard office specs, nothing fancy) for older games (C&C 2, Total Annihilation, Baldur's Gate 2) and a bit of WoW when I'm on the road or during lunch. I have a high end gaming pc and a X360 for 'proper' gaming at home, though.


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    CiDeRmAn
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    Only things I play on the laptop are the funky shooters ABA games churn out, Noiz2a, rRootage etc.
    They take up no room and run on anything with a screen and XP, well worth a look.
    All the heavier gaming gets done on the consoles, PS3/360/Wii and the rest.

    Before I bought an N64 I played everything on the PC, although that was a while ago, the likes of Quake, Quake 2, Mechwarrior 2/3, Interstate, I had a very expensive, at the time, rendition cart installed which made things run a lot better! Later to be upgraded to some Matrox gubbins, hmmm... they were the days!


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    Evangelion
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    Picked one up the other day. Toshiba Dual 2.5GHz, 4 Gb Ram, 512 Nvidia.
    Runs everything smooth on 17" Truebright...is awesome :)


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    Dartz
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    XPS 1530...Still fresh. 2.5Ghz T9300 processor, 4gig of RAM at 667Mhz 8600GT with 256Mb GDDR3... and 15 inch screen.

    It can handle games decently enough, and is still actually a laptop.... and not some tank of a desktop replacement. I can carry it around comfortably enough all day.


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    #16
    B00MSTICK
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    Yep, just plug in mouse/kb/monitor when I get home, takes less then a min. Mines only a 14" but is good enough specs wise, very light too. Haven't had a chance to play in ages though, exams/work taking its toll.
    Handy to leave a few joypads in your bag and play some Mario Kart/Tekken/Pro Evo on the go too.


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    AlmightyCushion
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    Inspiron 9400 with 2Ghz core 2 duo, 2GBs ram and 7900gs. I play games on it the whole time and don't have any problems with it as long as I have a decent mouse with me.


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    pwd
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    Dartz wrote: »
    XPS 1530...Still fresh. 2.5Ghz T9300 processor, 4gig of RAM at 667Mhz 8600GT with 256Mb GDDR3... and 15 inch screen.

    It can handle games decently enough, and is still actually a laptop.... and not some tank of a desktop replacement. I can carry it around comfortably enough all day.

    Same as me pretty much.


    I found the supertacky styling of most of the high end gaming laptops offputting. I really like the spec of the m1530, though it's a midrange one really not a high end one.
    The novatech x80r (rebadged clevo) is a high-end spec pure gaming laptop at a good price comparatively. Dunno if I trust the brand though and I wasn't only concerned with gaming so I'm happy with my selection.


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