New laptop

PeteSnook · 08-18-08, 10:25 AM

Hi all. I am thinking of buying a new laptop, and am looking at a Dell Studio 15 which has Vista and a 256Mb ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450 graphics card. SH3 just about runs on my current laptop, which has a Intel 945GM card, but it doesnt look very good and is a slideshow most of the time.
Thanks

Paul Riley · 08-18-08, 10:35 AM

Personally I wouldnt recommend using a laptop to play PC games,simply because the image quality from the built in screen will be nowhere near as high as with a desktop system and a seperate monitor,especially with some of the high end LCD monitors today.Another reason is upgradeability,where the desktop wins again.You will always be limited with a laptop.
Having said this,it would be great to sink ships while you are travelling somewhere,preferably on a ship

irish1958 · 08-18-08, 04:13 PM

I run SH3 on a laptop; you really need at least 2Gb of RAM. The video card should be fine; you will need more than basic vista. When you get it, you need to check the vista thread to find out how to install it. Even better, microsoft has a virtual XP that runs inside of vista, and will probably run SH3 better.

PeteSnook · 08-19-08, 02:29 PM

Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how I get on. Shame you can't buy machines with XP any more

08-18-08, 10:25 AM	#1
PeteSnook Watch Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 15 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	New laptop Hi all. I am thinking of buying a new laptop, and am looking at a Dell Studio 15 which has Vista and a 256Mb ATI Mobility Radeon HD3450 graphics card. SH3 just about runs on my current laptop, which has a Intel 945GM card, but it doesnt look very good and is a slideshow most of the time. Thanks

08-18-08, 10:35 AM	#2
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Personally I wouldnt recommend using a laptop to play PC games,simply because the image quality from the built in screen will be nowhere near as high as with a desktop system and a seperate monitor,especially with some of the high end LCD monitors today.Another reason is upgradeability,where the desktop wins again.You will always be limited with a laptop. Having said this,it would be great to sink ships while you are travelling somewhere,preferably on a ship __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-18-08, 04:13 PM	#3
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	I run SH3 on a laptop; you really need at least 2Gb of RAM. The video card should be fine; you will need more than basic vista. When you get it, you need to check the vista thread to find out how to install it. Even better, microsoft has a virtual XP that runs inside of vista, and will probably run SH3 better. __________________ Irish1958

08-19-08, 02:29 PM	#4
PeteSnook Watch Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 15 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the help. I'll let you know how I get on. Shame you can't buy machines with XP any more