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    Playing on a 700m

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by kilou, Mar 30, 2005.

  1. kilou

    kilou Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    this may sound a completely stupid question but I'd like to know if it is actually possible to play for example HL2 on a 700m?

    I know the 700m is really not designed for gaming especially because of it's integrated video chip. I'm looking at this notebook because I'm searching for an ultraportable and affordable notebook. I don't plan to do gaming with it but maybe on a long trip I may try to play a little bit HL2. Of course I understand HL2 will not be a tremendeous gaming experience on a 700m machine but I wonder if it is even possible to play such a game at all with the 700m. If it is possible, what kind of frame rate may I face if I set every graphic details to low?

    Thanks



    PS: First I have been interested in an Inspiron 6000 (and I'm still hesitating) because this is a complete notebook solution. However for me a notebook is not aimed at gaming and the i6000 weight close to 7 pounds what is a lot for a device aimed at being portable so this is why I'm looking now for an ultraportable solution which makes much more sense to me. It's not a problem for me to not being able to run recent games with all details but I only like to be able to run them with lower details at an acceptable framerate for occasional use.
     
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    I've seen the Sims2 run on this notebook, so it can be all bad news, but without a dedicated video card option and shared memory it's going to be tough to get this game to play in any enjoyable type of fashion. I can't confirm if it would run or not, my hunch is yes but not very well.

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  3. kilou

    kilou Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the input. Anyway the purpose of notebook is really not gaming in my opinion so it is not so much of a concern but it would have been nice if the 700m could be configured with a dedicated videocard.............just for boring times [ :D] However is the lack of dedicated video memory a problem for any other things than games?? I know people using 3D studio max may also require a dedicated videocard but is there any other fields where the 700m would have problem? I guess DVD playback shouldn't be a problem at all no? And what about web browsing, does some website require dedicated videocard to run correctly??? I've also seen that it's a must to have dedicated video memory when using an external monitor or beamer for presentation...is this true?
     
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