Either go with the Sony or the HP. The gpu of the sony is pure crap, but the cpu is ok. If it's just for gaming, definitely go with the HP, the 9600M GT kicks the ass of all other puny gpus :)
On Sep 16, 5:37 pm, AngelicTears <[email protected]> wrote: > nice choice u got there.. > in my opinion, if u had to find any spec with nvidia + intel i3 CPU, that's > a definite choice as most of the games u mentioned optimized for nvidia, for > example just cause 2... > > but if u are limited to those choices, i would recommend both Sony VAIO and > HP pavillion... > > 1st SONY VAIO > it have an i3 which is a very3 good CPU for mobile usage..also ATI mobility > Radeon 5470 isnt bad either and can play most games on medium - high but on > lower resolution... > > 2nd HP Pavillion > mostly u can predict why i chose this, mainly because of the Nvidia 9600M > based GPU is good, plus it's a GT version which a plus for that price > range..u can play almost all games with medium - high setting on medium - > low resolution..also having Physx acceleration is also a bonus...the Core 2 > Duo P7350 CPU is good either by having newer generation CPU die compare to > the Pentium Dual Core... > > so yeah, i would pick one of them...and in my opinion i would go for the > Sony VAIO for general usage, both gaming and CPU intense work.. > but if u havent use any CPU intensive program, then the HP pavillion is ur > choice.... > > again if u can find a system with i3 and Nvidia combo within ur budget, then > go for it as u would not regret it...if not, u can choose one of the two i > mentioned earlier... > > also take note of other users recommendation as it is only my opinion of the > choices above.. > > congratz on ur new laptop ^^ > > On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 12:25 AM, MSI WIND <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > Hey soldiers, I want to buy a new more powerfull 15" laptop to play > > newer games on but I'm on a tight budget €400,-/€450,-. So I've > > searched around and came to the conclusion I have to buy one second > > hand. Now I have found some models on the local similair site as ebay. > > Now I need your help to choose the best or advise me something > > different, these are my findings: > > > Sony Vaio EB2M1E/WI (€ 375,-, Never used including 1 year garantee) > > Processor - Type: Intel Core i3 350M (2,26Ghz), RAM: 4 GB, Type > > graphic-card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 (512mb) > > > HP Pavilion DV5-1160ed (€ 350,- Used) > > Processor - Type: Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile P7350 (2Ghz), RAM: 4GB, Type > > graphic-card: Geforce 9600M GT (512mb) > > > Dell studio 1555 (€ 400,-, Used) > > Processor - Type: Pentium Dual Core T4300 (2,1Ghz), RAM: 4GB, Type > > graphic-card: ATi Radeon HD 4570 (512mb) > > > I would like to play games as: Just cause 2, Splinter Cell Conviction, > > FIFA 11, PES 11, Modern Warfare 2. I don't know if this is even > > realistic with this budget or with these notebooks.... Please let me > > know what you should do and what I should look for, for ex. I don't > > know much about graphic cards etc. The Sony Vaio looks the best in my > > opinion but the graphics card isn't that good from what I've read so > > far?! > > > Please give me your opinion, thanks in advance! > > > -- > > 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS > > -- > Laptop: > Acer Aspire > Core Duo T2300E @ 1.67GHz > Intel GMA 950 IGP > Intel 945 Chipset > 1GB RAM (512MB*2) Dual Channel DDR2 > 80GB standard PATA HDD > Win7 Ultimate 32bit / Ubuntu 10.04 -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
