Looking for a New Laptop

supermonkey

I would disagree that graphics doesn't matter. For the kind of money we are talking, I would expect a dedicated graphics card - 512mb RAM (nvidia or ati)

kitschkitty

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Compaq 615 Laptop, AMD Dual Core Athlon X2 QL-66 2.2GHz, 320GB HDD, 2GB RAM, 15.6" HD LED, DVD±RW, ATI HD3200, Bluetooth, 2MP Webcam, WIFI, Windows 7 Home Premium

£349.99
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david_creative

supermonkey wrote: »

I would disagree that graphics doesn't matter. For the kind of money we are talking, I would expect a dedicated graphics card - 512mb RAM (nvidia or ati)

I would disagree too.

aaronm_2

Different from desktop, laptop should be taken good care of if you want to prolong the lifetime of it. Quality is the key point.

gonzo127

supermonkey wrote: »

I would disagree that graphics doesn't matter. For the kind of money we are talking, I would expect a dedicated graphics card - 512mb RAM (nvidia or ati)

for £400 - 450 on a laptop you would have to compromise quite a bit on other parts to get good graphics, note the term good, most intergrated graphics on laptops are more than good enough for media, web, office, and light gaming, you only need a dedicated graphics chip if you want to run more demanding games

and when will people realise the amount of RAM on a graphics card does not matter that much, the main reason you would need a lot of RAM on your graphics card is if you want to run in high resolutions, with a laptop you have a very limited resolution so the amount of RAM really doesnt make much difference

supermonkey

gonzo127 wrote: »

for £400 - 450 on a laptop you would have to compromise quite a bit on other parts to get good graphics, note the term good, most intergrated graphics on laptops are more than good enough for media, web, office, and light gaming, you only need a dedicated graphics chip if you want to run more demanding games

and when will people realise the amount of RAM on a graphics card does not matter that much, the main reason you would need a lot of RAM on your graphics card is if you want to run in high resolutions, with a laptop you have a very limited resolution so the amount of RAM really doesnt make much difference

Sorry, but I don't agree. There are bargains to be had and there is no reason why a £450+ laptop should be a compromise at all. It's just a matter of patience and looking out for good deals. Perhaps a 1Gb card won't make a huge amount of difference over 512Mb but if there is little difference in price then it's a no brainer.