Hi All,
Have been reading the various threads about the dell studio and HP Pavillion DV6 and 7's and not being very technical am still undecided.
I have no more than £1000 to get a laptop and case, warranty (fixed funding for a research project) but will partially be my home computer also as my home desktop is 2 yrs old with a q6600 and a 9800gt card overclocked, from this fine site here, ace deal when I got it. At home I like to game, dragon age, fallout and some FPS also.
Having a seperate number pad is nearly a must for loads of data entry.
I have been looking at the DV7 3020ea at just under a grand so bot all left for better warranty or case, though looks an ace system. Alernatively the DV6 2060ea for for like £896 same processor but 1.6GHz not 2.8 and gt230 graphics card but only a 15.6 screen but more storage. I have also looked at the Dell studio's but am confused by specs, sizes and getting a good graphics card, and different pictures some with number pads some not on apparently same system.
I would like a larger screen but not usually a lap top person so views on how much difference there actually is between a 15.7 and a 17" for gaming would be good. would prefer an i5 or i7 so it will last a while and really want at least moderate if not good graphics, for a laptop anyway. Not that worried about battery life as will often be plugged in but hear some barely last an hour which is a bit crummy. Not worried about weight or looks really, just performance. Big storage is not a priority 320 would be fine.
I am leaning towards the DV6 but would be gratefull for comments and suggestions.
thanks in advance.
Have been reading the various threads about the dell studio and HP Pavillion DV6 and 7's and not being very technical am still undecided.
I have no more than £1000 to get a laptop and case, warranty (fixed funding for a research project) but will partially be my home computer also as my home desktop is 2 yrs old with a q6600 and a 9800gt card overclocked, from this fine site here, ace deal when I got it. At home I like to game, dragon age, fallout and some FPS also.
Having a seperate number pad is nearly a must for loads of data entry.
I have been looking at the DV7 3020ea at just under a grand so bot all left for better warranty or case, though looks an ace system. Alernatively the DV6 2060ea for for like £896 same processor but 1.6GHz not 2.8 and gt230 graphics card but only a 15.6 screen but more storage. I have also looked at the Dell studio's but am confused by specs, sizes and getting a good graphics card, and different pictures some with number pads some not on apparently same system.
I would like a larger screen but not usually a lap top person so views on how much difference there actually is between a 15.7 and a 17" for gaming would be good. would prefer an i5 or i7 so it will last a while and really want at least moderate if not good graphics, for a laptop anyway. Not that worried about battery life as will often be plugged in but hear some barely last an hour which is a bit crummy. Not worried about weight or looks really, just performance. Big storage is not a priority 320 would be fine.
I am leaning towards the DV6 but would be gratefull for comments and suggestions.
thanks in advance.