PC gaming and console gaming

I'm going to be getting a notebook over the summer but I've been unsure about the video card choice. I can select a good one like the Go 7900GS or possibly Go 7950GTX but doing so would increase the price. I know the 8800 may release on laptops this summer but that will be waaay out of the price range. Now I already have an Xbox 360 so what i'm asking is how these video cards stack up against the graphic capabilities of a 360. The processor of the notebook will be at least an Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 and the RAM will be at least 2GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz so i'm sure that processing power of the laptop for games will crap all over the 360 anyday (unless i'm wrong then let me know) and it would be ashame not to take full advantage of them with power hog games. Would adding in either of the above mentioned video cards throw the notebook leagues ahead of the capabilities of a 360 or should I just save money and go with a 7600 or one of those turbocache cards?

 

Well, an 8800 will blow away the 360. I'm sure the 7900GS will as well.
But if you don't have an HDTV, you're not seeing the full prowess of the 360 anyway.

Personally, I think getting a hard core vid card in a laptop... is kinda pointless. If your laptop can't last a good 2 hours, then it seems kind of pointless.
But really, take a look at the games coming out over the next year. Are there more games on the 360 or PC you want?
Could you get a cheaper laptop for whatever you need it for and build a desktop? I mean, that usually comes out to the cost of a higher end gaming laptop anyway.

 

Honestly, it's all about personal preference. I can't play consoles because I hate being restricted to wherever I can find a TV (and now a wired internet connection) to play. Plus, you really can't multi task on an Xbox, which I love to do with some of my older games or emulators.

For me it's always been about the PC's and in the past few years I've started getting into notebooks because I can't stand being restricted. If that means I sacrifice some power so be it, I can't even build a new PC right now because I'd have nowhere to put it and I have no idea where I'll be or what I'll be doing in the next few years.

 

As hollownail says, which games do you want to play? If you fancy Crysis you are going to need a top end PC, but if you're a Halo devotee and are eagerly awaiting Halo III and/or Gears of War II and will play them endlessly, then a great card in the PC you won't use much for gaming is a waste of money.

The cards may make the games look better than on an Xbox, but if you're not playing them, what difference will it make?

 

If you want to play the latest games it is probably worth it to wait and get a laptop with an 8600 or something like this. I'm sure the xbox can hold you over until that time :0

 

High End PC gaming is in another dimension compared to these consoles, graphically speaking and just take a look at Crysis or Alan Wake