Rizeon S96S or Rizeon FL90? Is the extra £60 necessary?

1) What is your budget?

upto £900

2) What size notebook would you prefer?


c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen



4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?

I'm really liking Rizeon at the moment. Good prices, very good presales support. If they give me this much attention aftersales I'll be well happy.


5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?

Moderate gaming, nothing too demanding, surfing, a bit office stuff.

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?

Mainly by the desk but I will need to take it to work sometimes.

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?

Yes CS mainly

8) How many hours of battery life do you need?

2-3hrs should be fine

9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?

Online is convenient for me

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.

Vista

Screen Specifics

11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?

Wide

12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?

Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.


13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?

Glossy is good with me

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?

Its on the inside that counts 1st...looks 2nd

15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?

2years atleast

Notebook Components

16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?

160GB

17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?

DVDRW



I've looked at the Rizeon S96S and FL90 and spoken to them about which one is more appropriate. They recommended S96S saying for my gaming needs the nvidia 8600m gs would be enough...I'd like to spend as little as possible...but for £50-60 more I get higher resolution screen, and a better graphics card...but if I dont need it then should i stretch my budget? will it make a difference in the long run? Can I still play some decent games in 2years with the S96S?

The spec I was looking at is:

Intel T7300 2GHz
160GB 5400RPm hard drive
2year warranty
2GB ram
Vista Home

 

thats pretty cool, they dont change the name :3


yeah i would go for the ifl90, it should last longer, plus the battery life is better

 

well, you can get the s96s with an extended 9-cell battery that should be able to match the ifl90 battery life. anyway, it depends on what kind of gaming you plan on doing....if you do plan on playing some new games in the future, the extra power of the 8600gt should be helpful....though i was somewhat disappointed at the real life benchmarks for the g1p (7700go) vs. the g1s (8600gt). if you just going to play older games, it should be fine to stick with the 8600gs.