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Post Date: 2010-12-26
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    Posted: 26 Dec 2010 at 2:21am
im dead set on a decent gaming laptop.
 
my budget hits the 1500 mark.
 
now i want to be able to play wow/sc2 at almost maximum settings.
 
I was wondering if some of you pros can compare laptops for me. ( im ready to order either of the 2 within the next few days.
 
Id like to know about any reviews about the DS laptops, i cant find any reviews on the xm15.
 
 
in a previous thread a guy mentioned how the graphics card for that particular model blows?... as soon as i heard that i instantly started jumping on new egg,
 
 
this is what ive found so far. V seems to be a few hundred cheaper than the x15, after u add a i7 of course.
 
 
 
 
Get back at me please. I'd like to hear some feed back on those too soon! going to order one tomorrow
I WANNA RUN SC2/WOW ON ULTRA DAMMIT
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I think it's best to get a desktop to play SC2 on ultra settings espically when you engage in big battles.
 
I have the DS xm15 with a GeForce GT330M instead of GT425M, Intel Core i5 2.4 Ghz, and 6 GB of DDR3 ram.
 
I can play SC2 on ultra settings but it feels laggy at 40 rames. Once the action starts, it starts to dip to 30 frames and below. I don't bother playing SC2 on my laptop anymore, I have experienced way too many wifi drops that results me in getting kicked from the game. I rather play it on my desktop.
 
My needs are different from yours, I just needed a laptop with USB 3.0, Nvidia Optimus with a GeForce GT330 or better (about 3 months ago), and a real number pad. I had no intentions of trying to play SC2 on ultra on a laptop. I don't play WOW, but I met someone who had the same laptop as I do but with the Core i7 cpu, he can play WOW on the highest setting in that Dalaran place smoothly.
 
Student in class mode:
Low power settings, wireless turned off, using microsoft word only = 4.15 hours
Low power settings, wireless turned on, using microsoft word with a little of internet browsing = 3 hours
 
Gaming mode on battery with GeForce GT 330m (old one, the new one is GT425m):
Balanced power settings, all game details on low for Fallout:New Vegas, wireless on = 2.5 Hours. *This was before the shuttering fix patch. Now I don't really play on my laptop because I'm on winter break.
 
I have Digital Storm xm15 (Clevo B5100M):
15.6" Screen 1366x768 resolution
Intel Core i5 520 2.4 Ghz - 2.9 Ghz
6GB of DDR3 ram
320GB 7200 RPM hard drive
Intel HD graphics & Nvidia GeForce 330GT 1GB DDR3 with Nvidia Optimus Technology
 
I haven't wrote a review because I was soooooo busy with projects after projects.
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man... i wish there was some way a digital storm employee could give me
http://www.digitalstormonline.com/laptoploadsaved.asp?id=472899
but also shove a gtx 460 in there instead of the 425.
 
=)
I WANNA RUN SC2/WOW ON ULTRA DAMMIT
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The GeForce GT425M is permenantly attached to the motherboard and cannot be removed.
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if you are looking to game with that budget you would be FAR better off with a desktop, if at all possible
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