bigfunkymonkey
Fledgling Freddie
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Hi Folks
I have been thinking about this for a while and have finally decided to splash a bit of cash on a laptop that will do for some gaming. I have narrowed it down to two, but I am not sure which to go for.
First of all:
AskDirect: Toshiba Qosmio X300-11W
I have had some Toshibas before (I work for a Tosh dealer) and they have never quite lived up to my expectations, I have however had a good long chat with a guy in Tosh and the promises on this one is that it will be a monster.
Secondly:
Dells XPS (spec below) I have never owned a Dell anything, I have never really liked them as a company but I have heard mostly only good things about their XPS range.
BASEIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English
HARDWARE SUPPORT 4Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support
COLOUR CHOICESmoke Gray with White LED Backlights
LCD17.0" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife™ with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
MEMORY4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
HARD DRIVE400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe - 2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARDDUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTX card
OPTICAL DRIVEFixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW
PRIMARY BATTERYPrimary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr
The Dell is going to work out about £200.00 more expensive, which is quite a bit but if it is going to out perform the tosh i will happily pay it.
The machine will be used for gaming almost exclusively and a little farting about with VMware, thats about the height of it.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
I have been thinking about this for a while and have finally decided to splash a bit of cash on a laptop that will do for some gaming. I have narrowed it down to two, but I am not sure which to go for.
First of all:
AskDirect: Toshiba Qosmio X300-11W
I have had some Toshibas before (I work for a Tosh dealer) and they have never quite lived up to my expectations, I have however had a good long chat with a guy in Tosh and the promises on this one is that it will be a monster.
Secondly:
Dells XPS (spec below) I have never owned a Dell anything, I have never really liked them as a company but I have heard mostly only good things about their XPS range.
BASEIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English
HARDWARE SUPPORT 4Yr XPS Premium Warranty Support - Priority Call In and Onsite Support
COLOUR CHOICESmoke Gray with White LED Backlights
LCD17.0" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife™ with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
MEMORY4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
HARD DRIVE400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe - 2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARDDUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTX card
OPTICAL DRIVEFixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW
PRIMARY BATTERYPrimary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr
The Dell is going to work out about £200.00 more expensive, which is quite a bit but if it is going to out perform the tosh i will happily pay it.
The machine will be used for gaming almost exclusively and a little farting about with VMware, thats about the height of it.
Any input would be greatly appreciated.