decisions, decisions..

Pesto · Post by **Pesto** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:12 pm

i need some other opinions for a buddy of mine, since i can't help him decide cause i can't decide on this either... heh..

he wants a new laptop, and wants to drop a buttload of money on it..
heres the choices:

Sager NP5950-V

Sager NP5720-V

Sager NP9750-V

although none of these have Intel Centrino Duo proc's i was wondering if he should wait till one of these models come with that proccessor or if he should find another model or barebones chassis that can take a Duo proc.

the 5950 has a 19" screen and SLI
the 5720 has Pentium M proccessors
the 9750 has the FX-60 processor or X2 processors

the thing he wants to weigh is would it be worth dropping screen size and SLI for a different processor? would it be worth waiting (and go crazy waiting)?

he did look at the Dell XPS M1710, this laptop has the Intel Duo processor and a 7900 GS with all the trimmings for about the same price... but still "only" a 17" monitor without SLI..

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 12:48 pm

do you realise itl suck for gaming on the go? The battery will be drained in 30mins!

I would still say wait for conroe and the next gen CPU's to be out!

pointreyes · Post by **pointreyes** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:12 pm

Immortal wrote:do you realise itl suck for gaming on the go? The battery will be drained in 30mins!

I would still say wait for conroe and the next gen CPU's to be out!

I agree. Plus the Duo is more of a step backwards when it's time to upgrade to 64-bit since it does not have EM64T. The Conroe will provide that feature as well.

Pesto · Post by **Pesto** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:16 pm

hmm.. this conroe sounds pretty nifty.. i'll have to have him do some research on this..

im personaly waiting till later this year before i dive into the wonderful world of laptops.. heh..

kenc51 · Post by **kenc51** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:40 pm

Also SLI on a LCD screen is useless unless it a 30" screen....

A single 7900GT will easilly be fast enough for a 17"/19" screen.......

If it was me.....I'd get a x1600 gfx card and turion cpu....
OR just wait 6mths for Intel....

forget SLI on a laptop......really is pointless....way too expensive, uses too much power and what's the point in playing a game @ 1280x1024 @ ~200fps when ~75fps will do?