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http://nmaps.net/user/UniverseZero · Postby **Universezero** » 2010.11.22 (04:04)

Obviously, I didn't get one on Wednesday. We're still deciding. However, I've found this one that seems fairly good:

http://www.harveynorman.co.nz/hp-dv6-3136tx-laptop.html

Any good as a general laptop / casual gaming laptop?

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.22 (04:48)

For $2,000 you get i5 and 1366x768 res. No.

http://nmaps.net/user/smartalco · Postby **smartalco** » 2010.11.22 (06:49)

It /could/ be good. The problem is they don't actually list what graphics card it has, just that it has 1gb of VRAM, which means it is probably pretty awesome. That being said, a $2k laptop with that res? Wtf? Other than that I'd call it could.

http://nmaps.net/user/donfuy · Postby **Donfuy** » 2010.11.22 (10:48)

the fuck, mine's an i7, it's a dv6 with a radeon hd 5650 and it cost me 900€. How the fuck does that cost 2000.

http://nmaps.net/user/UniverseZero · Postby **Universezero** » 2010.11.22 (11:13)

It's a New Zealand website, so it'll be 2000 New Zealand dollars, which is about 1500 US dollars.

http://nmaps.net/user/donfuy · Postby **Donfuy** » 2010.11.22 (11:22)

BUT POINT STILL STANDS!

http://nmaps.net/user/beginner2 · Postby **mediate** » 2010.11.22 (22:41)

◉ ＬＡＺＯＲＴＩＴＳ ◉ wrote:BUT POINT STILL STANDS!

NZ stuff=2.5-3x normal price. So yeah, it sucks for that amount of money. Go to HP USA and get them to ship to NZ. It'll be cheaper and better. Or go to the US and buy one yourself and bring it home.

http://nmaps.net/user/UniverseZero · Postby **Universezero** » 2010.11.22 (22:45)

Price aside (as I'm not paying for it), good laptop?

http://nmaps.net/user/beginner2 · Postby **mediate** » 2010.11.22 (23:16)

For gaming, an i7 or AMD Phenom X4 is necessary. Video card should be an NVIDIA or ATI Dedicated graphics card. Look up the link I posted about video cards.
For a school laptop, I'd say an i5 is fine and you should not need a dedicated video card.
EDIT: THIS IS AT MINIMUM!!! Do not take this as the be-all end-all of laptops or something.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.22 (23:29)

Universezero wrote:Price aside (as I'm not paying for it), good laptop?

No. As we mentioned before, 1366x768 resolution is so small these days.

Postby **SlappyMcGee** » 2010.11.22 (23:41)

Universezero wrote:Price aside (as I'm not paying for it), good laptop?

You can't say Price Aside. price is everything.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.23 (02:29)

=w= wrote:
Universezero wrote:Price aside (as I'm not paying for it), good laptop?
You can't say Price Aside. price is everything.

He has been for the Habs this season.

http://nmaps.net/user/UniverseZero · Postby **Universezero** » 2010.11.23 (03:03)

oeuvre wrote:No. As we mentioned before, 1366x768 resolution is so small these days.

I have a 1280x800 screen at the moment, and I'm totally fine with it. If it were a lot bigger than most of my wallpaper collection would become redundant. I have a 17" monitor in my room, anyway, and can always hook it up to that.

http://nmaps.net/user/T3chno · Postby **T3chno** » 2010.11.23 (03:21)

Universezero wrote:
oeuvre wrote:No. As we mentioned before, 1366x768 resolution is so small these days.
I have a 1280x800 screen at the moment, and I'm totally fine with it. If it were a lot bigger than most of my wallpaper collection would become redundant. I have a 17" monitor in my room, anyway, and can always hook it up to that.

I hope you do not mean you're going to stretch out 1280x800 pics to 1366x768.

http://www.nmaps.net/user/Kablizzy · Postby **Kablizzy** » 2010.11.23 (06:20)

oeuvre wrote:
scythe wrote: A $1600 laptop will be obsolete for gaming in a year, if not already obsolete on the day you buy it. Do yourself a favor and pay attention in class.
Hence why I play NES, SNES, Genesis and N64 games :D :D :D

Step 1. Buy iPad.
Step 2. Jailbreak iPad.
Step 3. Install SNES on iPad.
Step 4. Play SNES on iPad.
Step 5. Enjoy playing SNES on iPad.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.23 (13:27)

Why must I pay $500 to play a SNES if I already have a working SNES sitting in my room at home?

Postby **t̷s͢uk̕a͡t͜ư** » 2010.11.23 (13:58)

oeuvre wrote:Why must I pay $500 to play a SNES if I already have a working SNES sitting in my room at home?

I can play Chrono Trigger on my cell phone while I shit.
Your argument is invalid.

http://nmaps.net/user/smartalco · Postby **smartalco** » 2010.11.23 (17:05)

oeuvre wrote:Why must I pay $500 to play a SNES if I already have a working SNES sitting in my room at home?

Because playing snes games using the graphics smoothing options and a wireless controller is more awesome.

Postby **SlappyMcGee** » 2010.11.23 (17:50)

smartalco wrote:
oeuvre wrote:Why must I pay $500 to play a SNES if I already have a working SNES sitting in my room at home?
Because playing snes games using the graphics smoothing options and a wireless controller is more awesome.

That's debatable. There's a certain charm to the cartridge system.

That said, I play a PS1 emulator on my PC, because my PC is not trapped in '96, bitches.

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.23 (17:53)

No no no. The best way to play a SNES other than the real thing is on Snes9x/ZSNES hooked up to an X-Box 360 controller.

http://nmaps.net/user/scythe33 · Postby **scythe** » 2010.11.23 (19:26)

Kablizzy wrote:
oeuvre wrote:
scythe wrote: A $1600 laptop will be obsolete for gaming in a year, if not already obsolete on the day you buy it. Do yourself a favor and pay attention in class.
Hence why I play NES, SNES, Genesis and N64 games :D :D :D

Step 1. Buy iPad.
Step 2. Jailbreak iPad.
Step 3. Install SNES on iPad.
Step 4. Play SNES on iPad.
Step 5. Enjoy playing SNES on iPad.

This could make me buy an iPad.

Postby **SlappyMcGee** » 2010.11.23 (19:42)

http://www.tuaw.com/2010/05/06/ipad-run ... a-wiimote/

http://nmaps.net/user/smartalco · Postby **smartalco** » 2010.11.24 (06:12)

=w= wrote:That's debatable. There's a certain charm to the cartridge system.

Yeah... I'm not sure a whole lot of people dug the charms of the cartridge system. Admittedly, the SNES cartridges didn't have near the problem, and popping in a cartridge still feels awesome, but cartridges weren't without problems.

Postby **SlappyMcGee** » 2010.11.24 (07:08)

smartalco wrote:
=w= wrote:That's debatable. There's a certain charm to the cartridge system.
Yeah... I'm not sure a whole lot of people dug the charms of the cartridge system. Admittedly, the SNES cartridges didn't have near the problem, and popping in a cartridge still feels awesome, but cartridges weren't without problems.

And I never said they were. o.O

http://nmaps.net/user/ · Postby **Vyacheslav** » 2010.11.24 (15:39)

UZ: Have you found anything else? I don't know any NZ PC stores/online stores, so if you could tell us some we can help you out a lot.

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