SH III on a laptop

Sarge McSarge · 08-07-05, 07:19 PM

As it looks like I will be on the road for up to six months this coming summer (southern hemisphere) and will be buying a new laptop, I was wondering if there are any laptops available that would run SHIII. All advice welcome.

Sarge

AlanSmithee · 08-07-05, 07:33 PM

I'm running SH3 on a Dell Inspiron 5100, with decent results.

My specs:
P4 2.4GHz
768m RAM
Radeon Mobility 9000 64meg

SH3 runs adequately - not great, just adequate. Still, with all the shortcomings and design flaws of the 5100 I really couldn't recommend it. Don't know about other Dell laptops.

WFGood · 08-07-05, 07:36 PM

It works very well on my Vaio laptop. (I use when I travel as well.)

P4 3.2 Ghz
1.5 Gig RAM
Nvidia Go 5600

JBClark · 08-07-05, 08:09 PM

I have been loath to try it. Starforce killed the cd writer on my desktop; or to be fair, Starforce prevents me from writing cds or dvds as long as it is installed. I don't believe there was any physical damage, and if I stopped playing SHIII and cleaned my registry, I could probably get my cd/dvd writing functionality back. However since the damage was already done, I had already paid for SHIII and I have a laptop with a better cd/dvd writer anyway, I decided to keep SHIII (one of my top three games/sims of all time) on my desktop and never let starforce near my new Sierra Hotel laptop. The laptop is my bread and butter. I travel for a living and despirately want to put SHIII on the laptop, even if it plays slowly. I'm on the road 200 days a year with lots of downtime that could be filled with uboat patrols. I just can't risk having starforce render my laptop fubar.

Sarge, where in the southern hemisphere? I ask because I live on the road and have been many places. My primary conversational tactic is to ask "where are you from?" Chances are if it is in the northern hemisphere, excluding Russia, China other than the coast, or northern Europe, I have been close. But my only ventures south of the line were 6 trips to Jakarta. Where are you going, what are you going to be doing?

Gairith · 08-07-05, 08:14 PM

I was running it on my laptop, graphics took a hit though I could at least PLAY.

Gateway 400SD
P4 2.6MHz
512MB RAM
ATI Radieon Mobility M6 32Meg with Omega Drivers
CD-RW/DVD combo drive
40GB HD

Have since updated to:

Dell Dimension 5100
P4 2.8 w/HT (800 FSB)
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (4 x 256MB)
ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory 256MB PCI Express
Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Advanced HD 7.1 Audio
80GB HD 7200rpm
17â€ LCD Analog Monitor
Dual Drives 16x DVD-ROM + 48x CD-RW
Win XP Home

My God what a difference!

Adam Bailey · 08-07-05, 09:18 PM

Runs with ease at full graphics on my Dell Inspiron 9100

Specs:

3.0 ghz pentium 4 with hyperthreading
128mb radeon 9800
1gig pc3200 ram

But don't ask how much it bit my wallet

Adam

The Avon Lady · 08-07-05, 11:19 PM

Running on a Dell XPS cynderblock, with a P3 3ghz, 1GB RAM, ATI 9800 Mobility 256MB chipset and 100GB disk.

Sarge McSarge · 08-08-05, 12:05 AM

Thanks for the input folks. So now I can see what level of specs to aim for. I guess it will just come down to what kind of money I am willing (or am allowed) to spend.
@ JBClark
We are selling up the house, buying a camper van/mobile home and hitting the road arround New Zealand. The plan is to look for a new place to settle in. So if we can stop wherever we like for as long as we like we should be able to get a good feel for any places we like the look of. So hence the need for a good laptop to get my SHIII fix along the way. It will also get used for a little bussiness and email along the way.

Sarge

JBClark · 08-08-05, 12:18 AM

Sarge,

I missed our New Zealand job but two of my pardners spent 3 weeks on the north island testing a new power plant. They loved it. I was horribly jealous but then got a few weeks in Ireland as consolation so no hard feelings. Still, I read Zane Gray 30 years ago, saw some of his pictures in "Outdoor Life" and have dreamed of fishing, eating and drinking there ever since. Enjoy your trip, take a fly rod and post some travelogs.

JBC

08-07-05, 07:19 PM	#1
Sarge McSarge Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wanaka, NZ Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	SH III on a laptop As it looks like I will be on the road for up to six months this coming summer (southern hemisphere) and will be buying a new laptop, I was wondering if there are any laptops available that would run SHIII. All advice welcome. Sarge __________________ Age and deciet will always beat youth and skill

08-07-05, 08:14 PM	#5
Gairith Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Below . . . Posts: 186 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I was running it on my laptop, graphics took a hit though I could at least PLAY. Gateway 400SD P4 2.6MHz 512MB RAM ATI Radieon Mobility M6 32Meg with Omega Drivers CD-RW/DVD combo drive 40GB HD Have since updated to: Dell Dimension 5100 P4 2.8 w/HT (800 FSB) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz (4 x 256MB) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory 256MB PCI Express Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit Advanced HD 7.1 Audio 80GB HD 7200rpm 17â€ LCD Analog Monitor Dual Drives 16x DVD-ROM + 48x CD-RW Win XP Home My God what a difference! __________________ "You can either watch things happen, make things happen, or wonder what the heck happened." Capt. Phil Harris GWX 2.1 - SH3 Commander 3.2 - OLC Ubermod 2.4.2 - DiD

08-07-05, 11:19 PM	#7
The Avon Lady Über Mom Join Date: May 2005 Location: Jerusalem, Israel Posts: 6,147 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Running on a Dell XPS cynderblock, with a P3 3ghz, 1GB RAM, ATI 9800 Mobility 256MB chipset and 100GB disk. __________________ "Victory will come to us from the wombs of our women." - Houari Boumedienne, President of Algeria, Speech before the UN, 1974

08-08-05, 12:05 AM	#8
Sarge McSarge Seaman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wanaka, NZ Posts: 33 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the input folks. So now I can see what level of specs to aim for. I guess it will just come down to what kind of money I am willing (or am allowed) to spend. @ JBClark We are selling up the house, buying a camper van/mobile home and hitting the road arround New Zealand. The plan is to look for a new place to settle in. So if we can stop wherever we like for as long as we like we should be able to get a good feel for any places we like the look of. So hence the need for a good laptop to get my SHIII fix along the way. It will also get used for a little bussiness and email along the way. Sarge __________________ Age and deciet will always beat youth and skill

08-07-05, 07:33 PM	#2
AlanSmithee Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Expatriate Posts: 116 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	I'm running SH3 on a Dell Inspiron 5100, with decent results. My specs: P4 2.4GHz 768m RAM Radeon Mobility 9000 64meg SH3 runs adequately - not great, just adequate. Still, with all the shortcomings and design flaws of the 5100 I really couldn't recommend it. Don't know about other Dell laptops.

08-07-05, 07:36 PM	#3
WFGood Electrician's Mate Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: high above the big blue Posts: 137 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It works very well on my Vaio laptop. (I use when I travel as well.) P4 3.2 Ghz 1.5 Gig RAM Nvidia Go 5600

08-07-05, 08:09 PM	#4
JBClark Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	I have been loath to try it. Starforce killed the cd writer on my desktop; or to be fair, Starforce prevents me from writing cds or dvds as long as it is installed. I don't believe there was any physical damage, and if I stopped playing SHIII and cleaned my registry, I could probably get my cd/dvd writing functionality back. However since the damage was already done, I had already paid for SHIII and I have a laptop with a better cd/dvd writer anyway, I decided to keep SHIII (one of my top three games/sims of all time) on my desktop and never let starforce near my new Sierra Hotel laptop. The laptop is my bread and butter. I travel for a living and despirately want to put SHIII on the laptop, even if it plays slowly. I'm on the road 200 days a year with lots of downtime that could be filled with uboat patrols. I just can't risk having starforce render my laptop fubar. Sarge, where in the southern hemisphere? I ask because I live on the road and have been many places. My primary conversational tactic is to ask "where are you from?" Chances are if it is in the northern hemisphere, excluding Russia, China other than the coast, or northern Europe, I have been close. But my only ventures south of the line were 6 trips to Jakarta. Where are you going, what are you going to be doing?

08-07-05, 09:18 PM	#6
Adam Bailey Swabbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 13 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Runs with ease at full graphics on my Dell Inspiron 9100 Specs: 3.0 ghz pentium 4 with hyperthreading 128mb radeon 9800 1gig pc3200 ram But don't ask how much it bit my wallet Adam

08-08-05, 12:18 AM	#9
JBClark Medic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: North Carolina, USA Posts: 159 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Sarge, I missed our New Zealand job but two of my pardners spent 3 weeks on the north island testing a new power plant. They loved it. I was horribly jealous but then got a few weeks in Ireland as consolation so no hard feelings. Still, I read Zane Gray 30 years ago, saw some of his pictures in "Outdoor Life" and have dreamed of fishing, eating and drinking there ever since. Enjoy your trip, take a fly rod and post some travelogs. JBC