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Any 17" Gaming Laptops I Dont Need To Sell A Kidney For?

post #1 of 26
7/24/06 at 10:35pm
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Hey, I'm looking for a 17" gaming laptop with a 2 GHz Core Duo and one of the following video cards:

ATI Radeon X1800
ATI Radeon X1800XT
Nvidia Go7900GS
Nvidia Go7800GTX
Nvidia Go7900GTX

If you have any models in mind would you please mention them so I can make a list and choose based on what I need. Thanks.
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post #2 of 26
7/24/06 at 10:56pm
How much is your kidney worth? I'm in the black market for one...
-Ham
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post #3 of 26
7/24/06 at 11:04pm
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1149205022919

This is as good as ur gunna get for $2,000, I ordered mine last week and will be here tomorow. Pretty dam good for the price and looks extra sleek in person. Also best pre built you can buy, I believe. There is another Toshiba with the gtx but i stayed away do to lower specs on everything but graphics card, and a little sceptical about the high temps on that card.
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post #4 of 26
7/24/06 at 11:20pm
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That's the model my friend is buying, but I found a few problems with it that I didn't like. It doesn't have to be under $2000, but under say $2500ish. I was really looking for the cheapest laptop with a Geforce 7900 GTX, if anyone can suggest something please let me know. Thanks Bigmick, and hamshu my kidney is worth about ~$4000, we can negotiate it later.
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post #5 of 26
7/24/06 at 11:21pm
Check this thread:

Gaming laptops for under $2000.
http://www.notebookforums.com/thread164828.html

The Dell e1705 (7900GS) + discount coupons = less than $1500 shipped.
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post #6 of 26
7/25/06 at 11:31am
find a thread that saids gaming computer for $2000. he has a link to a toshiba with 7900gtx. for you can wait till dell is happy and use one of those 750 off coupons and get one there but it will only be a 7900gs though
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post #7 of 26
7/25/06 at 11:51am
I like this avatar better than your old one, aintz.
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post #8 of 26
7/25/06 at 12:24pm
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Originally Posted by ew2x4
I like this avatar better than your old one, aintz.
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post #9 of 26
7/25/06 at 2:10pm
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Originally Posted by Bigmick88
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1149205022919

This is as good as ur gunna get for $2,000, I ordered mine last week and will be here tomorow. Pretty dam good for the price and looks extra sleek in person. Also best pre built you can buy, I believe. There is another Toshiba with the gtx but i stayed away do to lower specs on everything but graphics card, and a little sceptical about the high temps on that card.
Overpriced. Can get a Dell with the 7900gs and have wuxga, for less then that... prolly alot less. Got mine, T2500, 7900gs, dvdburner, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hd, wuxga, $1450 shipped
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post #10 of 26
7/25/06 at 6:10pm
I second the E1705 recommendation.
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post #11 of 26
7/25/06 at 7:52pm
I third the e1705 recommendation
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post #12 of 26
7/25/06 at 8:30pm
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Originally Posted by ew2x4
I like this avatar better than your old one, aintz.

agreed
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post #13 of 26
7/25/06 at 8:36pm
How bout an alienware? You can get a nice m9700 for less then 2.5k if you configure it right. That's what I wanna get.
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post #14 of 26
7/26/06 at 12:19am
If you have $2,000 - 2,500 I would definately opt for a notebook with the 7900GTX. While the e1705 is a nice notebook the GTX performs a lot better than the GS. I would say that the Sager 5760 is a good choice. The build quality is a bit better than the e1705 as well.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/n...oductType=5760
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post #15 of 26
7/26/06 at 4:34am
$2500 to spend.. go with Alienware m7700 or the m9700. I can personally tell you that the m9700 is one of the toughest machines out there. Right now is the best time to buy it

1.8ghz AMD Turion, Windows MCE /w remote & tv tuner, 1 gb RAM, 17" WXGA+ (1440x900), 80gb HD, DUAL (SLI) NVidia 7900 gs, wireless + bluetooth (integrated)

$2,474 USD That is a really good deal right now.

Check it out
http://www.alienware.com/configurato...de=SKU-DEFAULT

EDIT: Also check out the alienware forums in NBF.
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post #16 of 26
7/26/06 at 11:38am
seriously against alienware computer becuase they are overpriced and they use turion which is pretty sad
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post #17 of 26
7/26/06 at 11:41am
when this becomes us available it will rock:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=66180

only nb with HDCP
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post #18 of 26
7/26/06 at 11:46am
I only notice the grainyness when I look at my desktop, otherwise no problem, its probably a driver issue.

My screen model is an AUO.
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post #19 of 26
7/26/06 at 11:49am
I personally like the xps1710. $2400 is a bit pricy but if you can find a coupon that works for xps's then your prob good to go.
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post #20 of 26
7/26/06 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by doggie96
when this becomes us available it will rock: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=66180 only nb with HDCP
for the 3dmark section how does the xps m1710 with 7900gtx only get 4744? mine 7900gs in my 9400 got 4675 without disabling other processes. and my cpu is only 1.83
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