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    Iron Fist Senior Member Husar's Avatar
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    But then people couldn't play WoW during lectures...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
    But then people couldn't play WoW during lectures...
    Pffft... most netbooks can run WoW. It's an old game.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Xiahou View Post
    Pffft... most netbooks can run WoW. It's an old game.
    If yout netbook can run it, does that mean you signed up for OnLive?


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    yeah i need help picking out a laptop for uni as well.

    anyone care to help me out i know a fair bit about computers but am not sure what specs to go through. it has to be able to handle like physics and engineering software and possibly business programs and i will want to do some light gaming on it (im not a huge gamer, gasp!)

    Any ideas what i should b elooking for?

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    @rory_20_uk

    True in some regards if you only look at Alienware or boutique dealers like Falcon Northwest, but like I said, if you look at the Asus line of gaming laptops, they are extremely competitively priced. MSI also has some really nice deals that perform great too. My Asus G51 can easily play almost every game out there right now maxed out with no problems and it was a bit under $1,000.

    A desktop is unfeasible simply because you can't and shouldn't be stuck in your room with respect to computing. A computer is too vital in college for general use for you to have to be stuck in one place all the time just so you could have decent access to it. Furthermore, gaming laptops while they are heavy really aren't that bad. Compared with sticking a couple of textbooks in your backpacj, its really nothing.

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    I can give you some advice but it depends.....budget, location countrywise, preferences.
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    im on a big scolarship so my parents will probably be willing to spend pretty high. im american, nothing too ghardcore gaming wise, im a windows man ummmmmmm the latest game for computers i play is probably rtw lol.

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    I'd humbly suggest something with a midrange graphics card then, look for a GT 9600 or so, not a 9400 or lower, ma laptop has a 8600m GT and plays games quite nicely, it's an MSI and suffers from a few other issues though, so maybe avoid MSI, heh.


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