Can someone help Farnan out?

**Farnan** · July 13, 2007, 04:47 PM

Ok, my desktop died, so I decided I'm going to get a laptop, due to the fact I plan to move around a good deal in the future and it takes up little room. I'm wondering if people here can help me choose which one to get.

My requirements are simple:

Be able to play M2TW and COH
Be under $1000 US

The other aspects I will use it for is school work, but any laptop can do that.

**mrmouth** · July 13, 2007, 06:14 PM

Thats tough man. Most notebooks capable of playing MTW2 let alone COH are going to be well over $1,000. I don't know much about notebooks so I will defer to someone else.

**Farnan** · July 13, 2007, 06:17 PM

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1180743305065

How about this one?

**Eksadiss** · July 13, 2007, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Farnan

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1180743305065

How about this one?

I think you just may be able to get away with that one...especially since it can be upgraded to 2GB of ram.

**mrmouth** · July 13, 2007, 06:27 PM

Your probably better off looking at a custom notebook site similar to this, to stretch you dollar a bit further.

http://www.powernotebooks.com/

**Farnan** · July 13, 2007, 06:48 PM

Thanks Barnaby...

Only problem is I don't got a credit card, and I don't plan on getting one soon. I rather wait till I get commissioned before I start worrying about debt.

Will the one I posted work though?

**mrmouth** · July 13, 2007, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Farnan

I rather wait till I get commissioned before I start worrying about debt.

A wise man.

Yeah, I see no reason why it wouldn't work just fine, before you dive in though give this thread a day or so to marinate in hopes you can get a possibly more informed decision on this.

**Gary88** · July 13, 2007, 08:08 PM

sorry to spam but when i think of Farnan i think Army. so when i saw the thread title i was kind of hoping to see the words

Covering Fire!!!!

but it was just about computers, but on that topic my laptop was £450 ($1100) and strugles like a ***** with MTW2, i'm almost about to give up with it. you do get more for your money in the US though.

**Publius Clodius Pulcher** · July 14, 2007, 02:32 AM

GOOD GOD WAIT!

That computer is craptacular, and probably wouldn't boot MT2W, much less play it. A 6150 is as bad, or just a smidge better than Intel graphics chips.

So you don't have a credit card. Do you have a debit card? They work the same way.

Now, finding a computer to run MT2W and COH under 1k is going to be very tough. I'd like to mention you can build a GREAT desktop for that, especially if you reuse the case and power supply. Laptops are not all they're cracked up to be. Mine's about a month old, and I've barely taken it anywhere. Battery Life, even in a light computer usually isn't super long.

But if you insist.....
Here's a link to newegg, with an Asus notebook that would probably play both. Not at super framerates mind you,and it would be better with a Core 2 Duo, but you take what you can get...

**Sidus Preclarum** · July 14, 2007, 02:47 AM

PCP says the truth, Farnan.
Here's a topic on laptop graphics cards
As you can see, the 6150 is very much down the ladder.
With my 7300, on a Core2Duo e5500 with 1gb Ram ( computer bought 1K€ in october), when I Run RTW with rather high settings in Huge units, I get like 5 fps when I watch the action...

**Farnan** · July 14, 2007, 08:41 AM

Thanks for the advice.

I have taken in account the advantages and disadvantages of a laptop (as presented here) and decided to get a new tower for my desktop. I know i can rebuild it using the case and power supply, but I am not skillful in that regard.

Thanks again for the advice.