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    So what's the best gaming laptop today

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by cdnalsi, Nov 14, 2007.

  1. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    I kinda lost track after buying my MBP. Sager, Alienware, yeah I used to do all the research before I made an acquisition.

    But that was like half a year ago. So which one is the ultimate best laptop for gaming today? I don't care whether it's 17", it weighs a ton, it's $9,000 or whatever. Which one is like THE BEST out there?

    Cheers!
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 14, 2007
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  2. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    At this point, the Sager 9261.
    In a few days, the Alienware m17x. (19 nov)
     
    eleron911, Nov 14, 2007
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  3. Crimsonman

    Crimsonman Ex NBR member :cry:

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    well, that MBP of your will last a couple more years. but in a month or so, the alienware 15xx and 17xx (or something like that) will have an 8800GTX.
     
    Crimsonman, Nov 14, 2007
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  4. LucidBurner

    LucidBurner Notebook Geek

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    and the same ****ty alienware service

    Dell 1730 is without a doubt all things (eg service, price of service, longevity)
    is a better deal IMHO.

    and it'll have 8800's before Christmas we expect.

    please dont flame this
    he asked for opinions
    this is mine.
     
    LucidBurner, Nov 14, 2007
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  5. cdnalsi

    cdnalsi Food for the funky people

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    Yeah, sure, I know it will last, I'm not looking to buy one just now. Maybe the next gaming laptop I buy will have 9xxxxxxxxx whatever nVidia cards in it :D

    Cheers for the answers mates! :D
     
    cdnalsi, Nov 14, 2007
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  6. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Dell owns alienware? Dellienware!
     
    The Forerunner, Nov 14, 2007
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  7. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    He asked for the ultimate gaming laptop. RIGHT NOW that is the CLEVO D901C, namely the Sager 9261 - quad core processors, 2 nvidia 7950 GTXs, 3 hdd`s and 4 GB of DDR2 800 MHZ mem.
    Beat that , Dell !
     
    eleron911, Nov 14, 2007
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  8. LucidBurner

    LucidBurner Notebook Geek

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    nice sig dude seriously

    i LOL'ed for real.
     
    LucidBurner, Nov 14, 2007
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  9. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    undoubtedly, the fastest performing notebook in the world is the
    Sager 9261 (Clevo D901C)
    - Intel quad-core desktop CPU (LGA775)
    - SLI high-end MXM-IV cards (DX9 and DX10 cards available)
    - 3 internal HDDs (can house up to 960GB with three 320GB's) w/ RAID 0,1,5

    The next up are the SLI notebooks using mobile CPUs:
    - Alienware M17x (launching on Nov 19th)
    - Dell XPS 1730
    - Alienware M9750
    - Toshiba X205/SLI
    - Sager 5960 (Clevo M590K/KE)
    - Alienware M9700

    Then you got the numerous single-card notebooks, most with mobile, some with desktop CPUs.
     
    Gophn, Nov 14, 2007
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  10. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    10x Lucidburner :D
    There ya have it, Gophn put it as clear as possible. Hopefully , the D901C will have the 8800M GTX in SLI ASAP,so it will remain the king.
     
    eleron911, Nov 14, 2007
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  11. Nunka

    Nunka Notebook Consultant

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    I'm really hoping XoticPC will offer some kind of upgrade option so I won't have to hunt down the cards myself. Either way, I'm willing to pay upwards of $1000 to have the best mobile card in SLI. ;)
     
    Nunka, Nov 14, 2007
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  12. ghaditayeh

    ghaditayeh Newbie

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    so despite having the mobile CPU, do you think the superior gpu of the new alienware notebooks are "better" than the desktop processors in the sagers with slightly weaker gpus? (I know it's hard to compare, but i would appreciate any estimations possible)
     
    ghaditayeh, Nov 14, 2007
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  13. Nunka

    Nunka Notebook Consultant

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    I think it's pretty safe to say two 8800m GTX cards in SLI will be more than enough to dominate the 9261's performance (for gaming, at least). In notebooks, the GPU is almost always the bottleneck.
     
    Nunka, Nov 14, 2007
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  14. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    The sagers will get the 8800m too.
     
    The Forerunner, Nov 14, 2007
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  15. Nunka

    Nunka Notebook Consultant

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    And then there's that.

    The monstrous 9261/D901C will be king until some other notebook manufacturer decides to throw desktop processors into their laptops too.
     
    Nunka, Nov 14, 2007
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  16. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    C90 has a desktop processor. :)

    It will be the king of 15.4 inches at least until the alienware, though the c90 might get the 8800 also...
     
    The Forerunner, Nov 14, 2007
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  17. Grim_Defeat

    Grim_Defeat Notebook Enthusiast

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    I really hope the sager np2090 gets a 8800. That would be awsome.
     
    Grim_Defeat, Nov 14, 2007
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  18. Necromas

    Necromas Notebook Deity

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    What about the ridiculously expensive stuff like a falcon?
     
    Necromas, Nov 14, 2007
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  19. Gophn

    Gophn NBR Resident Assistant

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    Falcon uses Clevo's (which Sager sells... but at much better prices)
     
    Gophn, Nov 14, 2007
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  20. Nunka

    Nunka Notebook Consultant

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    Falcon Northwest sells rebranded Clevos, last I checked.

    Edit: Beat by Gophn. Get a life, man! :p

    Okay... let me rephrase it then---the 9261 will be king until some other manufacturer decides to throw desktop processors into their 17" notebooks. :)
     
    Nunka, Nov 14, 2007
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