How future-friendly is the G1S-A1 (from a gamer's perspective)???

I'm awfully close to buying a G1S-A1, but the more I research the system requirements for the most recent games, the more it seems that even a high-end laptop like this is falling out of pace...fast.

Bioshock, Crysis, etc. From what I've read on these forums, the G1S isn't ready to handle the next generation of FPS. Instead, the G1S seems more like a true performer in terms of the games of yesteryear...

What do you guys think? Is this a future-ready machine? At least for the coming year? Or will it sink into Oblivion (no pun intended...I like that game)?

 

Alot of these games are targeted for high end desktops there is no way for a notebook to keep up when it has size/heat/power restrictions that the desktop doesnt have.

Its safe to say it will play games for a good while but not at high settings.

A c90 is abit more powerful and uses some desktop parts (the cpu) and also has the ability to upgrade the video card. Its what I have so maybe you want to look into that?

 

Any computer will fall out of pace fast... laptops even more so, due to the reasons ViciousXUSMC mentioned...

I'd say just get something that works fine now, use it for as long as it is feasible to do so, then getting something new.

If you really want top-end GPU (for a notebook), you can look at a 17" machine like the HP Compaq 8710p.

 

i agree with vicious....try getting an upgradable barebone notebook....i would wait for the asus c90p (over the c90s)

 

if you are asuming that c90s will have a future upgrade vga higher then 8600 i urge you to bite your tongue until it comes out. because if it does not you just gave this guy false hope along with the other thousand of people that bought it with the premise of being able to upgrade the 8600

 

From your description of what you're looking for in games, there are currently no existing future ready gaming notebook computers and realistically, I don't expect to see any released until early next year at the earliest. If you want one from Asus, you'll have to at least wait until next spring when they tend to release and refresh their models. And even if you do, Asus has never made serious gaming notebooks, so I wouldn't expect them to release one now, even if the graphics cards were available.

The G1S should be able to run games released in the next couple years, but it won't be able to run them with all or most of the eye candy turned on.

 

I agree with Djembe, your best bet is to pick a release cycle and buy at the star t of it to get the newest computer out there. Computer aren't future proof, especially laptops, so pick one you like.

 

A laptop will never obviously ever keep up with a comparable desktop in upgradability and performance. I personally think if you have the money for a high end gaming laptop, you should buy a desktop and a seperate non gaming laptop.

That is the route I went and it allows me to buy a small portable laptop I can do work stuff, yet still play games at high settings at home. Even better, I have the laptop compiling while I debug on the desktop or vice versa.

 

When does the C90P come out?

 

Only certain Oracles and Illuminati know for sure.

 

I wanted a C90S with a 965 chipset. It look like that's the C90P, but...

 

Anyone got a idea on how well the C90s sold? I think Asus is still thinking about releasing more desktop replacement. Probably Asus is going to look at how well the C90s sells for first. Than maybe more models will sell?

 

I think it had a few too many quirks to be a great laptop. The touchpad absolutely sucked.

 

Way to many quarks, but that was part of the charm Yeah, if they would of released it with the 965 chipset from the beginning less problems, but it wouldn't have been a barebone. Way to much work for XP to work right.

 

Obviously they will look at sales and decide if they were sufficient. Aside from that, though, they have to decide if there is demand for a newer version, or a different laptop. Its all about tradeoffs, and with Asus if you see a delay, it usually means goodbye to that idea (at least for a very long time).

 

What are the new asus' coming down the line?

 

Asus staggers their model releases throughout the calendar year, but typically their release schedule goes from April through September. I'd expect the next major releases and revisions to be available around the spring of next year.

 

Crap. I was looking for one for the fall. Oh well.. Decisions Decisions.

 

You are always gonna fall behind the curve these days. That's why I've given up and just buy a new one every two years. Hmm, wonder what will be available Sep 09? btw, the C90s is a pretty great laptop at a great price point...it has mucho 'character'! A true tinkerers machine

 

A true tinkerers's machine? What do you mean by that?

I was just not so sure about the 945 chipset. What ram does the graphics card use?

 

You have to remember, the moment you buy your laptop it basically becomes obsolete anyway... But you can always upgrade the CPU, RAM, and HD yourself. Or in the case of the C90s, even the GPU (if they make newer replacements for it). So while in terms of gaming most laptops can't even play the newer games at full-settings, that's to be expected.... The g1s can't even play most DX10 at full-settings (may be because of bad drivers), but so? It's still an awesome computer that kicks ass. It'll last a good 2 years, and hopefully Asus will have a newer version of it by then.

 

I got the c90 not because i expected to upgrade it but because it is the strongest notebook at the price point. You can get one fully loaded for like 1500$ the desktop cpu it has will be way ahead of notebooks for a good while, and the video card has the "ability" to be upgraded if we dont get a new one oh well, but I feel that there will be a 9600gt for it or something of that nature.

The best gaming laptops will be the 17" ones (or bigger) but I consider them table tops not laptops, and they cost much much more.