I would be looking for a Core 2 Duo with all of the other goodies you
indicated. The Core Duo will be obsoletish much sooner.
Mason
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On 5/25/07, b_s-wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Does it have to be Intel?
No, I should have said "Intel Core Duo or equivalent". However I don't
know what the equivalent (laptop) processor is from AMD. I also notice
that they advertise a 64-bit processor. Is this a real advantage when
running Windows? I don't know what can be assumed from the mere
existence of a 64-bit version of Windows.
http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_m9700/aurora-m_overview.aspx?SysCode=
PC-LT-AURORA-M-9700&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
2GB RAM, 1GB video - cyborg [neon] green, conspiracy [electric] blue, or
saucer silver
My concern regarding Alienware was that it was an "exotic" make and
thus likely to be more temperamental than, say, a Lenovo. Is this a
reasonable concern (when compared to other non-Apple laptops)?
I must say, the Alienware looks decent. I am fairly ignorant regarding
laptops because I have never wanted one for myself.
Unlimited budget?
http://www.alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Aurora_mALX/aurora-m_overview.aspx?SysCode=P
C-LT-AURORA-M-ALX&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
The 1GB of video/graphics memory in either will do more for gaming than
having more than 2 GB of RAM. If this is good for people who make and
test games it should be good for the gamers.
It's true that I have a bias towards having lots of RAM. I develop web
applications in Java and we really really can use 4GB. That may be
unusual. If there was a real advantage (in having > 2GB) to a user
like my son, I would expect a high-end vendor like Alienware to offer it.
Too bad there's no way to "test drive" these things.
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