Is this a good laptop?

Jay42 · 04-11-2008, 01:56 PM

Vostro 1700 from Dell.ca

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), English
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2
LCD DISPLAY 17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display with TrueLife™
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
HARD DRIVE 250GB 5400RPM SA160 Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
WIRELESS CARD Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Internal-card
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated High Definition Audio

Total = $1,298.00

I have alot of the stuff maxed on this but if really necessary I can probably get dell to custom add some parts.

My computer will be running lots of large applications at once and I wouldn't mind playing some games on it such as BF2, COD4, etc. I need no lag and I need this laptop to be very speedy. Here is the un-costumized computer link.

Thanks a ton :)

Jay42 · 04-11-2008, 02:24 PM

Sorry this probably should have gone in the Building forum.

Jay42 · 04-11-2008, 03:48 PM

No one can help? Dang...

dai · 04-11-2008, 04:04 PM

laptops for gaming are at the expensive end with a video card and not a video chip

Jay42 · 04-11-2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dai

laptops for gaming are at the expensive end with a video card and not a video chip

Okay but would this computer be good for doing what I want to do? I don't have to game with the best settings or the latest most amazing games. I just want to do a few decent ones and run several large aps at once.

dai · 04-12-2008, 01:44 AM

MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
to run in dual channel it needs a matching pair
it will do the other stuff but i doubt if the games will be successful

**af3** · 06-18-2008, 09:09 AM

I have a similar configuration.

One weakness is the 5400RPM hard drive. I will be replacing it with a 7200RPM hard drive shortly. Another was the onboard sound. I did replace it by installing a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook ExpressCard.

xKLGx · 06-29-2008, 02:28 PM

well im no expert on laptops at all so i cant really help with the question that much.
But there isnt a real answer anyway.
Everyone has different opinions and likes different things.
If your happy with your laptop then yea its good, coz its what you want :)

**af3** · 06-30-2008, 06:19 AM

When it comes to me, I don't care about how it looks. I just care about stability and throughput when it comes to processing audio and playing games.

04-11-2008, 01:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jay42 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Is this a good laptop? Vostro 1700 from Dell.ca PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB), English OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2 LCD DISPLAY 17.0 inch Wide Screen XGA+ LCD Display with TrueLife™ INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm HARD DRIVE 250GB 5400RPM SA160 Hard Drive OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator GRAPHICS CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT WIRELESS CARD Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Internal-card SOUND OPTIONS Integrated High Definition Audio Total = $1,298.00 I have alot of the stuff maxed on this but if really necessary I can probably get dell to custom add some parts. My computer will be running lots of large applications at once and I wouldn't mind playing some games on it such as BF2, COD4, etc. I need no lag and I need this laptop to be very speedy. Here is the un-costumized computer link. Thanks a ton :) Last edited by Jay42; 04-11-2008 at 01:57 PM.

04-11-2008, 02:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
Jay42 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: Is this a good laptop? Sorry this probably should have gone in the Building forum.

04-11-2008, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jay42 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6 OS: Windows XP	Re: Is this a good laptop? No one can help? Dang...

04-11-2008, 04:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,775 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Is this a good laptop? laptops for gaming are at the expensive end with a video card and not a video chip __________________

04-12-2008, 01:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,775 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Is this a good laptop? MEMORY 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm to run in dual channel it needs a matching pair it will do the other stuff but i doubt if the games will be successful __________________

06-18-2008, 09:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,185 OS: XP SP3 & PCLinuxOS Gnome My System	Re: Is this a good laptop? I have a similar configuration. One weakness is the 5400RPM hard drive. I will be replacing it with a 7200RPM hard drive shortly. Another was the onboard sound. I did replace it by installing a Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook ExpressCard. Last edited by af3; 06-18-2008 at 09:26 AM. Reason: Another was the onboard sound...

06-29-2008, 02:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
xKLGx Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: Is this a good laptop? well im no expert on laptops at all so i cant really help with the question that much. But there isnt a real answer anyway. Everyone has different opinions and likes different things. If your happy with your laptop then yea its good, coz its what you want :)

06-30-2008, 06:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,185 OS: XP SP3 & PCLinuxOS Gnome My System	Re: Is this a good laptop? When it comes to me, I don't care about how it looks. I just care about stability and throughput when it comes to processing audio and playing games.