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    15.4 inch laptops

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by highfly, Mar 19, 2008.

  1. highfly

    highfly Notebook Consultant

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    i need to no what are good 15.4 inch laptops one that are good for gaming i no about the alienware m15x so i dont need help on that but i would like to no what others there are out there and what graphics cards they have

    thanks
     
    highfly, Mar 19, 2008
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  2. Harper2.0

    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    dell vostro with 8600gt, m1530 - 8600gt(gddr3), MacBook pro 8600gt(gddr3), asus g1s(gddr3), and an acer with 8600gt(forgot model #)
     
    Harper2.0, Mar 19, 2008
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  3. arjunned

    arjunned Notebook Deity

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    this ones not yet but will be soon :) - Clevo 860TU (with Nvidia 8800GTX 512MB GDDR3)...
     
    arjunned, Mar 19, 2008
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  4. Ithcandos

    Ithcandos Notebook Consultant

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    As far as i know there are no other 15.4 inch laptops (Out yet - apparently clevo has one coming) which house anything larger than a 8600M GT. They will most likely all house an 8600M GT if your gonna game. Harpreet's suggestions are among the better choices left. Sager's NP2092 is another one with 8600M GT.

    If you would like to know all laptops with nvidia graphics in the various forms you can try

    http://www.nvidia.com/object/wtb_notebooks.html
     
    Ithcandos, Mar 19, 2008
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  5. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    Welcome to NBR Highfly!!!

    Currently, the strongest 15inch laptops are:
    (In order of performance)

    AW m15x
    ASUS C90s
    Lenovo T61p/ASUS G1s/XPS m1530/MBP

    Also look at the Clevo M860TU, it will be as strong as the AW with better support and hopefully better quality in terms of the build
     
    Vedya, Mar 19, 2008
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  6. thess1

    thess1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    asus has some good 15.4 gaming laptops
     
    thess1, Mar 19, 2008
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  7. SkeeteRX8

    SkeeteRX8 Notebook Deity

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    Dell Vostro 1500- 256MB 8600M GT DDR2 (?)
    Dell XPS M1530- 256MB 8600M GT GDDR3
    Macbook Pro- 128MB 8600M-GT GDDR3
    Acer Aspire 5920G- 256MB 8600M-GT DDR2
    ASUS G1S- 256MB 8600M-GT GDDR3
    ASUS C90S- 512MB 8600M-GT DDR2
    Sager NP2092- 512MB 8600M-GT DDR2
    HP 8510w- 256MB Quadro FX570m GDDR3
    Lenovo Thinkpad T61p- 256MB Quadro FX570m GDDR3

    When looking, look for the cards with GDDR3, a much better type of memory. Don't be turned off by the two Quadro choices, they are identical cards to the 8600M-GT GDDR3...

    In order, I would suggest:

    Alienware m15x
    ASUS G1S
    Lenovo Thinkpad T61p
    HP 8510w
    Dell XPS M1530
    Sager NP2092
    ASUS C90S
    Dell Vostro 1500
    Macbook Pro
    Acer Aspire 5920G
     
    SkeeteRX8, Mar 19, 2008
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  8. highfly

    highfly Notebook Consultant

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    thanks all this should help when desided what i will get if you find some new one feel free to post some more i'm sure it will help others.

    thanks
     
    highfly, Mar 20, 2008
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  9. tavara

    tavara Notebook Consultant

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    look my spect
     
    tavara, Mar 20, 2008
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  10. mkarwin

    mkarwin Notebook Evangelist

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    or just check all the ifl90/jfl92/fl90 compal based (one already given here as it's the sager one) rigs you can find. they're not that strong but price difference really seems to make up for it...
     
    mkarwin, Mar 21, 2008
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  11. A_Grounded_Pilot

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    The 8600m GT has been on the market for quite a while now. If you can wait until the beginning of summer, you should see most of those notebooks refresh with either the 9600m GT or possibly a new ATI card. The ATI cards are supposed to be a tiny bit cheaper (so Dell and others will jump all over it) but not perform as well as the Nvidia.
     
    A_Grounded_Pilot, Mar 21, 2008
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