Im looking to buy a new laptop for uni. Im hoping to spend between £800 to £1000. I plan to use the laptop to paly games, watch dvd's download shit and do my uni work on.

any of you guys got any suggestions on where i should start looking and what types of spec i should be getting?

cheers.

Screensize? You wanting a big desktop replacement or a more portable option?

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bought this one: Sony Vaio FZ11S

I know it is not the fastest for gaming and it is a little bit expensive when you compare it to other models but it has the best display on the market, which is very important for me and fits for all my needs. it is ok for gaming.

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i would like a decent size screen as ill end up playing wow on it (like around 17inch). Want a fairly portable laptop so i can take it places when im bored. or over a mates house etc

id say the samsung r20 is an absolute bargain at £400-£600 the only thing it would lack for you is the screen size (and perhaps gaming).

So you could go for the r70 which comes with a 15.4 inch widescreen display at 1680x1050 (or 1280x800 depending on which model/screen you go for) res and dx10 graphics. Only one type available atm it would seem but other models should appear at some point.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/m...?page=Features

http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...520000,50 429

as i said only version available here from what i can see atm is with the t7100 processor, but samsung site lists all the possible configurations.

there is another r70 listed on dabs but doesnt include much spec. It has xppro and 2gbs of ram...other than that no idea what the rest is lol. Thats about another £100.

Id personally wait for the other models in this r70 range.

If you want a desktop replacement system, how about the HP Pavilion Media Center dv9341eu http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en...-80170833.html (costs £729.99 inc vat at Dabs http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx...0000,378910000)

If you want to play games on a laptop, the biggest problem is going to be the gfx card, but the link above comes with a Geforce 7600 so will play alything like WoW at full res, (that is 17" WXGA+), newer games may be an issue...

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edit that...

The R20 comes with an ATI RS600ME + SB600 - not hugely powerful but will run WoW at low res

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so u want me to edit it to say it will be ok for gaming lol ?

i edited it in the first place to say the perhaps gaming after i realised it didnt come with a hugely powerful gpu hehe.

ill leave it as it is for now hehe.

That didn't come out well... If was be editing MY post - as what I posted first time ended up being total bull...

Higgs or Wharry will understand

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Well to start with, ATLEAST 2GB ram on the piece.
Anything less is just shite imo.

yeh but u tend to pay a premium for machines coming with 2gb of ram. Its easier to buy it with whatever it has then upgrade to 2gb or completely replace it with new ram.

Just keep the existing for warranty purposes.

You can buy 2gb of corsair stuff for like £46 i think it was lol

Yeah I've noticed it's pretty cheap right now.
Haven't a clue what kind of special ram you need for laptops though, if they're mini small

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/nbrange.html?ALP

Alpha N T7200

I have pretty much the same one from Rock but Novatech is cheaper. The higher resolution screen is nice for working on, 2 pages on screen at once, you will struggle to run the latest games at the native res though. 17" is just starting to get a little heavy to lug around.

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WoW BB: Frisbee

"I bet you're the kind of guy that would fuck a person in the ass and not even have the god damned common courtesy to give him a reach around."

Or how about you spend £350 on a lappy that will allow you to do your work and play WoW (OK it's not a super high res screen!) http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=126329

And leave £650 for booze - sounds like a winner for me...

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acer laptops are horrible , there bulky plasticky and horrible

well atelast all the oens we have at work hehe.

Are you SURE you want a lappy BTW - the same price desktop PC will be 3 x as powerful

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Whatever you do, dont get anything with an intel GMA950 integrated GPU

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dont want a pc, want a laptop as i go back and forth to uni all of the time.

Was going to say, I'm pretty sure Aku is smart enough to know the relative advantages of a desktop and a laptop price wise.

That was the kind of question I'd ask someone that had never owned a computer before.

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