Help BeBro to choose a Notebook

[Asher]

Don't waste your money on the PowerBook 17". The screen is a battery killer and it's woefully underpowered, and it has **** selection for games. Not to mention its extremely excessive price.

[Velociryx]

I have a 5-subject, college rule one with a burgundy cover I'll give you if you're desperate....

-=Vel=-

[Az]

Some of my favourites:

[Bereta_Eder]

*system malfunction*

beeeeeeeeeeeeep

*azazel will be terminated*

[Lonestar]

Deploying T-800 to terminate Azazel....

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Lonestar
I live on a USN ship, so they only way I'll be playing games is with a notebook.

Suggestions?

Okay. You want a big fat one with an AGP slot, since notebook computers have sucky graphics that you want to replace with a good card.

You also want a fast processor, which will cause power and heat problems. You can avoid the first one by using a wall outlet. You can partially offset the second one by getting a really big one.

[Q Classic]

chack with your local distributor , apple has great leasing and renting plans , with most distributors you can pay in terms in up to three years

excuse me.



so you want him to pay for something that will be obsolete when he finally pays it off? he's buying a computer, for chrissakes, not a car.

at least he'd be able to continue using the car without any major issues...

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by Lonestar
I live on a USN ship, so they only way I'll be playing games is with a notebook.

Suggestions?

Apart from the graphics bits above (being able to change the gfx card is THE function for action games) I would recommend some good electro isolation gear for when the power spikes happen in the ships power lines. A good anti-spike/surge adaptor would be very important.

I'm not dissing US ships here Lornestar - I'm saying all mobile power units fluctuate (sunspots and thunderstorms don't help) so it would be a damn good idea to protect your laptop from a sudden sharp shock.

Oh yeah, getting a game card for one (to fit a joystick) would be a good plan - typically they've got sound as well, those little credit card style PCMCIA cards.

I daresay there's a better solution now, but if you are into games on a laptop they're pretty good (if a little untidy when in use).

I've see about fitting some foam rubber around it as well for when the ship is rolling... but I daresay you've got ideas for that anyway.

Hope you have fun.

[BeBMan]

Originally posted by Lonestar
I live on a USN ship, so they only way I'll be playing games is with a notebook.

Suggestions?

Can´t you simply launch some Tomahawk CMs to have fun?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by BeBro
Can´t you simply launch some Tomahawk CMs to have fun?

Shades of Wargame.

[MrFun]

Mead

[Panag]

Originally posted by Asher
Don't waste your money on the PowerBook 17". The screen is a battery killer and it's woefully underpowered, and it has **** selection for games. Not to mention its extremely excessive price.

hi ,

you dont even own one , .....

and for your info , no problems yet with a dual os installed , with games or with the battery , .....

so please , ....

have a nice MAC day

[Panag]

Originally posted by BeBro


Can´t you simply launch some Tomahawk CMs to have fun?

hi ,

, he might train with the janes games , like harpoon 4 and such , ....

have a nice day

[Asher]

Originally posted by panag
and for your info , no problems yet with a dual os installed , with games or with the battery , .....

Oh really? You can run 95% of the games out there that are Windows-only?

And your battery lasts ~8 hours on one charge?

so please , ....

so please , .... is right.

[monolith94]

"it has **** selection for games"
That doesn't stop people from buying Gamecube!!!

Oh, and if you're going to buy a 2ghz laptop to do word processing/email and **** that trivial, youre an IDIOT. You don't need more than 800 mhz for that stuff. Maybe you can get one used. Spend your money on more important things!