Computer Performance Questions

the_tyrant · 11-18-12, 05:13 PM

If I were you, I would take the Thinkpad W

Sure, you compromise a bit on the gaming (still miles better than option C)

The price is in between, and the 20 hour battery life sounds great!

11-18-12, 05:22 PM

Possibly... Ill have to see

the_tyrant · 11-18-12, 05:27 PM

this dell also looks pretty good: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...en&s=dhs&cs=19

11-18-12, 05:51 PM

Well Im looking at gaming as being a secondary (Think SH5, Arma II, Sims 3, Skyrim and BF3) and I kept thinking I REALLY wanted the 12 gigs of ram BUT, I found the 15.6" for $1219 USD with only 8GB of ram and now that I think about it, that 15.6" should have MORE than enough power with 8GB RAM (Its expandable to 16 anyways), a 2.4 GHz i7, and the NVIDIA 660 with 2GB dedicated right?? Plus Id like the exra money saved so I can buy a SSD for it for fast boot ups. What do you think?

EDIT: Question now is.... Windows 7 or 8?? How do you feel about 8? I just started getting used to 7 and I went into the store and was messing around with 8 there and absolutely hated the initial interface.

the_tyrant · 11-18-12, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith

Well Im looking at gaming as being a secondary (Think SH5, Arma II, Sims 3, Skyrim and BF3) and I kept thinking I REALLY wanted the 12 gigs of ram BUT, I found the 15.6" for $1219 USD with only 8GB of ram and now that I think about it, that 15.6" should have MORE than enough power with 8GB RAM (Its expandable to 16 anyways), a 2.4 GHz i7, and the NVIDIA 660 with 2GB dedicated right?? Plus Id like the exra money saved so I can buy a SSD for it for fast boot ups. What do you think?

EDIT: Question now is.... Windows 7 or 8?? How do you feel about 8? I just started getting used to 7 and I went into the store and was messing around with 8 there and absolutely hated the initial interface.

For gaming, 8 gb is more than enough, cad might require a bit more.

If your main focus is CAD, the Thinkpad is the best choice, if it is for gaming, the Dell is better. Quadros are MUCH better for CAD, but than, the Radeon beats it in gaming.

I absolutely love windows 8, but than I have been using windows with a touchscreen ever since XP. I still say go for windows 8, since Microsoft allows downgrades, as outlined below (I haven't used it though)
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/en/lice...id=8N3u2IcX9gY

antikristuseke · 11-19-12, 07:09 AM

Personally I like 17" laptops and disagree with people who say they are not really portable. Agreed that they are less of a mobile device than a 11"-13" netbook, but when it comes to decent performance for your hard earned cash 17" laptops go long way and are only marginally larger than 15.6" models.
I carry my 17" Acer pretty much everywhere and I am by no means the largest of guys, only 6'2 and 160 something pounds.

Edit: on the ram issue, ram costs about as much as a sandwitch, get a model with 8gigs, a philips head screwdriver and buy two extra sticks of compatible DDR3 sticks and you are golden, 4 gig sticks are less than 20 dollars each unless you go into the silly end of the spectrum.

11-23-12, 02:13 PM

Its not that its 17" its that this Asus G75 series is 17" and wont fit in even 18" bags because its bigger than its specs, plus its something in the plus of 13Lbs, not a problem for me BUT, I want to take it with me on deployment, and we have to have it on us on a carryon and they only allow a max of 15 Lbs on the carryon, and I dont want to even push that number. The only thing that makes me want the 17" more is that it has a second slot for easy installation of a SSD, whereas the 15 does too but it seems like you really gotta gut the computer to get to it, that or replace your HDD with an SSD entirely.

11-18-12, 05:13 PM	#1
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	If I were you, I would take the Thinkpad W Sure, you compromise a bit on the gaming (still miles better than option C) The price is in between, and the 20 hour battery life sounds great! __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

11-18-12, 05:27 PM	#3
the_tyrant Admiral Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 2,272 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	this dell also looks pretty good: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...en&s=dhs&cs=19 __________________ My own open source project on Sourceforge OTP.net KGB grade encryption for the rest of us

11-18-12, 05:22 PM	#2
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Possibly... Ill have to see

11-18-12, 05:51 PM	#4
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Well Im looking at gaming as being a secondary (Think SH5, Arma II, Sims 3, Skyrim and BF3) and I kept thinking I REALLY wanted the 12 gigs of ram BUT, I found the 15.6" for $1219 USD with only 8GB of ram and now that I think about it, that 15.6" should have MORE than enough power with 8GB RAM (Its expandable to 16 anyways), a 2.4 GHz i7, and the NVIDIA 660 with 2GB dedicated right?? Plus Id like the exra money saved so I can buy a SSD for it for fast boot ups. What do you think? EDIT: Question now is.... Windows 7 or 8?? How do you feel about 8? I just started getting used to 7 and I went into the store and was messing around with 8 there and absolutely hated the initial interface.

11-19-12, 07:09 AM	#6
antikristuseke Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Estland Posts: 4,330 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Personally I like 17" laptops and disagree with people who say they are not really portable. Agreed that they are less of a mobile device than a 11"-13" netbook, but when it comes to decent performance for your hard earned cash 17" laptops go long way and are only marginally larger than 15.6" models. I carry my 17" Acer pretty much everywhere and I am by no means the largest of guys, only 6'2 and 160 something pounds. Edit: on the ram issue, ram costs about as much as a sandwitch, get a model with 8gigs, a philips head screwdriver and buy two extra sticks of compatible DDR3 sticks and you are golden, 4 gig sticks are less than 20 dollars each unless you go into the silly end of the spectrum.

11-23-12, 02:13 PM	#7
reignofdeath Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Its not that its 17" its that this Asus G75 series is 17" and wont fit in even 18" bags because its bigger than its specs, plus its something in the plus of 13Lbs, not a problem for me BUT, I want to take it with me on deployment, and we have to have it on us on a carryon and they only allow a max of 15 Lbs on the carryon, and I dont want to even push that number. The only thing that makes me want the 17" more is that it has a second slot for easy installation of a SSD, whereas the 15 does too but it seems like you really gotta gut the computer to get to it, that or replace your HDD with an SSD entirely.