Gaming Laptop Recommendations
As PC’s get smaller and notebooks get faster the line between them is getting rather blurred unless you look at the extreme sides of the spectrum. Desktops are getting streamlined and thin and notebooks, especially those meant for gaming and desktop replacements are becoming bigger and more powerful. It’s getting to the point where the speed of laptop computers is able to match desktops. The price gap is also not as big as it used to be either. Notebook PC’s have declined considerably in price and this makes them a more appealing alternative as they have the added bonus of being wire free and mobile. No need to keep them set up in any particular area as with desktops. There is also a level of personal ownership with laptops as usually you wouldn’t share it right? Desktop computers tend to be household purchases for all members of a family to use.
The Internal parts make a big difference to the speed of your notebook computer. It’s common for manufacturers to use low specification parts to keep the price points low. In the long term this can determine the life of your laptop computer. There is also a difference in the speeds of various components. The memory, hard drives, processors, video card, come in different specs and its a good idea that you compare like for like. Another overlooked spec is the screen resolution. Higher resolution lcd’s are better because they let the user see more when using the laptop. The cpu, memory and graphics processor are things to pay attention to when you are buying a gaming laptop. The processor should be a dual core processor like the intel core duo or amd turion x2 with a speed of over 2GHz as the minimum. 2GB is the minimum amount of memory required for playing games. For a gaming laptop you need to have a dedicated graphics card. 256MB is the minimum dedicated graphics memory to look for. I think an Nvidia 8600M gpu should be good for playing all the latest games well. Nothing but the most powerful video chips will do for gaming enthusiasts.
The future for gaming laptops seems good with Nvidia poised to release the geforce nine series and ati getting back into the game in a big way to gain market share. With cpu’s getting smaller, more efficient and cooler, DDR3 graphics and system ram dropping in price and all other things centrino 2 brings the following year looks set to be a big one for gamers and their portables.
