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[moimememoitie]

Is it possible to play MMORPGs on a laptop that isn't a gaming laptop without the game being laggy? I don't care about perfect graphics as much. If so what laptop? And is it under $3,000?
D:

[Aratos]

A "gaming laptop"'s merely one which's had some really expensive hardware capable of playing the latest and greatest.

Nyah, you should be able to run some of the older MMOs no problems on an older laptop, just make sure it has the minimum specs before you buy it.

Eh, my laptop was a Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pro, and the graphics card could handle Source engine games no problem, cost me about £450 ($900). Used to run Anarchy Online and Gunz: The Duel pretty sweetly, and I ran CS:S on it a few times, so I imagine the processor can cope wih that kinda thing no problem, too.

Of course concidering how old the Mthing is now, I doubt you can still, y'know, buy them.

[quakeyjase]

Slightly related but a bit off topic - can anyone recommend a quiet laptop suitable for recording music, ie. no noisy fan? Windows or Mac?

[Aratos]

Laptops tend to be about as quiet as they possibly can be fullstop...

[iokomo]

Slightly related but a bit off topic - can anyone recommend a quiet laptop suitable for recording music, ie. no noisy fan? Windows or Mac?


Oh go mac. always go mac!

[Aratos]

Oh go mac. always go mac!

Unless you want something that actually works. If that's the case then go Fujitsu. Always go Fujitsu.

[TheBohemian]

Mac would be a lot more attractive if most of the people who use them didn't seem like they joined a cult. O_o

[Aratos]

Mac would be a lot more attractive if they didn't come with a POS operating system that makes windows look perfect as standard.

[TheBohemian]

Yeah, there's that, too. :biglaugh:

Buying a mac=drinking the Kool-Aid

[Tajtan]

I always heard Mac's were better. I've never used one. But I thought they basically had no problems and was even considering getting a Mac desktop at some point.

[Aratos]

Mac has good propoganda. Generally no serious techy will reccomend you a mac, tho. Laugh at you for sugegsting it, maybe.

[takethebackseat]

Mac has good propoganda.

I bought into it :)

I possess no tech-savvy whatsoever and have been scarred irreparably by past problems with PCs spontaneously combusting on me (probably all my own fault). My recent Macs haven't given me anything to complain about, though I don't do anything besides surf the net, listen to music, record music and write, occasionally =)

But I can't play games >_<

[PururinEleven]

Mac would be a lot more attractive if most of the people who use them didn't seem like they joined a cult. O_o

Nyuk nyuk nyuk. Quoted not only cuz it's funny, but because it's true.

[nikitia]

Mac has good propoganda

indeedy, the mac guy is cute =3

[Tajtan]

indeedy, the mac guy is cute =3He's in Live Free or Die Hard. And yes, he is a cutie, isn't he?

[nikitia]

he's in accepted too.

[JimDeVico]

he's in accepted too.

And Galaxyquest as well.

[TheBohemian]

And you all forgot Waiting. :p

[Tajtan]

And Galaxyquest as well.I feel like an itch has finally been scratched. That's where I've seen him before.

[Tajtan]

Have you seen the commercial for the new MacBook Air? :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBCfW9-hjKI

It's so thin! It starts at $1794 but more like $3,000 once you get all the extras. Not sure what those are, but that's what I heard.

[WhistleBlower]

The Macbook Air seems cool then you see comments like
" this laptop is just thin thats all the no optical drive or nothing its just pretty it be like buyin a date with a girl u can't f*ck"
and I'm suddenly not so sure.

[takethebackseat]

I don't think the Macbook Air is a feasible option for most people. But it sure looks cool.

Justin Long is the "Mac" ad guy and I think he's awesome! Don't forget Dodgeball.

[Kaoru]

I haven't read this thread I just wanna say how much I love my Lenovo IBM ThinkPad T61 :D

[Eskel]

Hnn....Macs confuse the hell out of me.

There's this mac I use for the VET course I take...IT HAS THE DODGIEST MOUSE. It's like this round thing with the apple icon on it...and the top half kind of pushes down and makes a clicky noise. Which is cool...BUT YOU CAN'T LEFT CLICK.

Instead, you have to hold down the control key to left click something. *swt* I don't see why apple made them. They're adorable, sure, but only for the first five seconds and they are EXPENSIVE. Like...90 bucks each.

[Kaoru]

Hnn....Macs confuse the hell out of me.

There's this mac I use for the VET course I take...IT HAS THE DODGIEST MOUSE. It's like this round thing with the apple icon on it...and the top half kind of pushes down and makes a clicky noise. Which is cool...BUT YOU CAN'T LEFT CLICK.

Instead, you have to hold down the control key to left click something. *swt* I don't see why apple made them. They're adorable, sure, but only for the first five seconds and they are EXPENSIVE. Like...90 bucks each.
Yes yes we all know the horrors of Apple's lack of a second mouse button on there older models.

[FujikageDaiki]

I might buy a new laptop soon. Any suggestions? I need a laptop that can support art and design software (3-D Animation software, game maiking software, Photoshop, etc.)

[Aratos]

I might buy a new laptop soon. Any suggestions? I need a laptop that can support art and design software (3-D Animation software, game maiking software, Photoshop, etc.)

So what the hell's "game making software" when it's at home?

Anywho, any decent laptop these days can support photoshop and 3d stuff no problem. Might want to go for something with XP rather than Vista if you get the choice, just for the lessened RAM usage that'll prove invaluable when you're using graphics packages. Not to mention that battery-draining stuff that vista on laptops comes to which is a pain to turn off if you don't know it exists...

As always, I recommend a fujitsu-siemens. Go for the one within your price range and you shouldn't have any real problems.

[Kaoru]

Just go into Best Buy with a blindfold on and buy the first laptop you run into : D

[Aratos]

Just go into Best Buy with a blindfold on and buy the first laptop you run into : D

also a valid strategy

[Tajtan]

Just go into Best Buy with a blindfold on and buy the first laptop you run into : DIt's the way I shop! :D

[FujikageDaiki]

Game Maker 6.0. I have it.

[Aratos]

I remember that program. It annoyed me.

Yeah, my above post still stands.

[FujikageDaiki]

I got used to it and made simple games.

[Aratos]

I'm artisticaly challenged and prefer programming in c++. *shrug*

[FujikageDaiki]

I know C-basic and the If/Then whatnot. That's as much as I can handle.

[Kaoru]

I'm artisticaly challenged and prefer programming in c++. *shrug*
As we can see by the, er, what exactly have you done?

[Aratos]

I know C-basic and the If/Then whatnot. That's as much as I can handle.

And that's why I'll never respect you as a developer ;)

As we can see by the, er, what exactly have you done?

artisticallywise? Nothing. I'm artistically challenged.

Codeywise... nothing you'd be interested in. Done a few RPG programmes and stuff.

[Kaoru]

So basically jack squat. K.

[Aratos]

I'm a software development student, kaoru. I have to write code on a daily basis.

[Kaoru]

Just sayin if you are gonna try to act all high and mighty because you like to program over using software atleast be productive in it or stfu.

[Aratos]

Just sayin if you are gonna try to act all high and mighty because you like to program over using software atleast be productive in it or stfu.


You evidently don't know much about Game Maker. It _does_ contain programming. It's an odd language and it's pretty limited in what it can do, but it's there. I said I think c++ is a better language.

[Kaoru]

lol I know I'm just messin with ya.

[FujikageDaiki]

When a girl abuses a guy, it means she likes him [/3rdgraderlogic]

I've been looking into the Dell 1420.

[Kaoru]

Eww ewww ewww Vista D:< Get the 1520. Then you can have XP :D Unless you wnat Vista D:

[Aratos]

Vista's not really a bad system. Aside from the aforementioned requirement to go messing with settings to get your laptop to have a decent battery life and not run very slowly.

Otoh, it's a dell. I reccomend getting something from a better manufacturer.

[Kaoru]

Get a Lenovo ThinkPad :D

[Tajtan]

I have Vista. Battery lasts about 2 hours. I mainly plug it in and don't use the battery. Screen is so much brighter with it plugged in.

[Kaoru]

I have XP. Battery lasts about 6 hours.

[Aratos]

You can get 4-5 hours outta vista no problem if you disable the unmnecesaries.

I used to get about 4 hours outta XP.

[Tajtan]

I don't know how to disable anything. My battery is just usually fully charged and when I click on it first thing, I got about 2 hours on it.

I don't really know the difference between XP and Vista. It all works.

[Aratos]

PEBKAC über alles!

[Tajtan]

Como se llama!

[Kaoru]

Nous avons besoin d'un peu de français.

[Aratos]

Auf Englisch bitte?

[Kaoru]

J'ai dit: Allez en enfer.

[FujikageDaiki]

Vista's not really a bad system. Aside from the aforementioned requirement to go messing with settings to get your laptop to have a decent battery life and not run very slowly.

Otoh, it's a dell. I reccomend getting something from a better manufacturer.


Dell has the best laptop repair and maintenance service. They come to you and repair for free. My Compaq is worse than the several Dell's I've had, and they charge you about $60.00/month to subscribe to a support service.

[Aratos]

Dell has the best laptop repair and maintenance service. They come to you and repair for free. My Compaq is worse than the several Dell's I've had, and they charge you about $60.00/month to subscribe to a support service.

Dell also sells voerpriced piles of junk that are hardwired to not work with real drivers.

[Tajtan]

Dell also sells voerpriced piles of junk that are hardwired to not work with real drivers.Is that their tagline?

[Paul]

well laptops are fairly good, if you have a light-load, but nothing compares to a full fledge pc... I am currently rebuilding a laptop that died do to heat... it's the fifth lappie I had to fix this year for friends and family... and on a side note...saw mentions of macs and windows...

windows is buggy, mac is becoming increasingly sloppy in their coding, more and more people are switiching back to windows, because of fears of people attacking mac... but that's just the pot calling the kettle black...

[Aratos]

Is that their tagline?

Well it certainly should be! Which is why I'm not in marketting...

Also: Paul doesn't know what he's talking about!

[Paul]

-_- do not insult me, I actually do know what Iam talking about... MAc has been coming under attack more and more, since they do not have some security programs.... People do tend to back-track to windows....

and on the laptop bit, they are weak compared to a regular pc or mac setup...

[Aratos]

A little bit of knowledge about a complicated subject is a dangerous thing.

[Kaoru]

I'm actually kinda curious what is giving Paul these ideas.

[Aratos]

Paul gave me some links that back up his ideas, from various tabloid websites. I'm not going to link to them.

[Tajtan]

Why aren't you going to link them? Share the knowledge!

[Aratos]

Becasue the PM containing the links is now archived and I can't be bothered looking for it.

[nikitia]

wasn't the mac convo on how cute the mac guy is? and how the windows guy isn't?:p

[Tajtan]

Ja, cute mac guy from Die Hard movie! He's dating Drew Barrymore now.

[FujikageDaiki]

Just received my new Dell 1420. So far so good. 160 gb of memory.

[booboos]

i'm saving up for a new laptop... so far i have £300ish... do you think i'll be able to get a decentish one for under £400?

[YamPuff]

You could get a good one for half that amount...on the condition that you search around, online and off for good deals and sales.

[ParaKiss]

About the new Macbook Air...

Link due to swearing. If you think it may offend you, don't click.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/as_swordsman/1201785956319.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-4/1175151/1201785868890.jpg

I don't mind Macs. I just don't like most of the people that buy them.

I'll be buying a new lappy while in Japan :D

[booboos]

lol that was quite funny reading ^-^

[Johnni]

About the new Macbook Air...

Link due to swearing. If you think it may offend you, don't click.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/as_swordsman/1201785956319.jpg

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-4/1175151/1201785868890.jpg

I don't mind Macs. I just don't like most of the people that buy them.

I'll be buying a new lappy while in Japan :D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA that was great. I want a new laptop this year I guess I'll buy a Macbook Air...

lol Naw I'm not sure what I want at the moment but I don't think I'll need anything super fancy since all I do would be internet, emails, iTunes, Photoshop, Smart Draw, Office, and watching DVD's. Maybe later on if I get back into songwriting I might record on the thing so maybe something with a good soundcard. I do not play PC games at all so that's not an issue.

[gaarasoul]

You all realize if you buy the macbook air...it doesn't come with a D: drive you have to buy that for 100 dollars if not more and I doubt the computer will survive due to it's thin-ness and fragile-ness...Thats a fact on the D: drive I saw the laptop at bestbuy and I gotta say looks cool but sucks...And you shouldn't compare things to the old pcus' technology wasn't as far advanced as it is now days...

[Kaoru]

You all realize if you buy the macbook air...it doesn't come with a D: drive you have to buy that for 100 dollars if not more and I doubt the computer will survive due to it's thin-ness and fragile-ness...Thats a fact on the D: drive I saw the laptop at bestbuy and I gotta say looks cool but sucks...And you shouldn't compare things to the old pcus' technology wasn't as far advanced as it is now days...
Someone's slow.

BTW the Macbook Air is built very tough for it's size don't make assumptions like that.

[ChibiChick83]

My boyfriend has his own laptop, which I use whenever I'm over at his place, but I don't have one myself :)

[sandytaty]

I have my macbook pro, and I'm so much in love with her.:heart:
It hasn't give me trouble at all lately...but yes there are some things that mac wont accept...like Msn Messenger. I can only have Mac messenger msn the old version.:(

Other then that, I love my mac. la la la:rolleyes:

[MetalHeadBard]

I play my MMO of choice on my laptop. My laptop ran me about $500 bucks, so yes it is possible. Also, no a lot of lag issues either.

[Kaoru]

And the maker of you laptop is...?

[MetalHeadBard]

And the maker of you laptop is...?

Compaq.

[Aratos]

Eeeew compaq.

I have a Toshiba Tecra, and it pretty much pwns at everything now that I got rid of the Toshiba graphics drivers that haven't been updated in years and got the proper ones from ATI.

[MetalHeadBard]

Eh, to each his own I guess. My compaq works fine for my needs. I can also update it whenever I get a bit of cash.

[Aratos]

YOu have an upgradable laptop? From Compaq? Seriosuly?

[Kaoru]

It's mind-blowing huh?

[Aratos]

Very much so, yes.