Laptop question

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:08 am

SOAPboy wrote:
ok, in that case, he could run Win98..

Ram is cheap.. and any laptop is gonna come with 256 now a days..

As far as somethign for ONLY movies and shit, a 500+mhz is fine for a cpu.. 128-256 ram is more than enough depending on os..

dont need anything special.. its just video.

well id say win98 is way too unstable and 2k is the best pick, but thats just my opinion.

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:08 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
bikkeldesnikkel wrote:well i got win2k running on it with 128mb ram. I used to run it with 64mb and it still ran fine, so i think you can do fine with 128
sorry, no.

bikkeldesnikkel wrote:thats right, your post was pointless.
so was the time you spent registering here.

lame

Post by **Kills On Site** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:46 am

Well of course we could ask ToxicBug what OS he plans on running. If most machines in his house are 2k then 2k be best for him, if most are XP then XP would be best for him; this is because 2k and XP usually don't play nice together when networked. Also he might perfer one over the other for any number of reasons. Hell I have a 300MHz laptop with 256MB of RAM and XP and it could watch movies, but you would be able to do nothing else while a movie was playing, not to mention that the LCD hinges are coming off and the ATI graphics card won't allow any form of alleceration; otherwise a good laptop considering that it was made in 1998 and still can do many functions

If you can muster the money for a new laptop I would recommend a WinBook. They have one starting at 699, altho to get one worth a damn 799 is needed

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:53 am

well i figured if he was considering a mobile dvd player, the better choice would be a laptop. no hassle with converting videos etc., n if you can get one for the same price, why not.

Post by **Tormentius** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:05 pm

bikkeldesnikkel wrote:well i figured if he was considering a mobile dvd player, the better choice would be a laptop. no hassle with converting videos etc., n if you can get one for the same price, why not.

Good point.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:41 pm

I'm planning on using WinXP, the original question was "can I get a laptop that will play dvd/divx flawlessly for $400".

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:48 pm

ToxicBug wrote:I'm planning on using WinXP, the original question was "can I get a laptop that will play dvd/divx flawlessly for $400".

so ru getting a laptop or that dvd playa thingy?

Post by **Tormentius** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:55 pm

ToxicBug wrote:I'm planning on using WinXP, the original question was "can I get a laptop that will play dvd/divx flawlessly for $400".

If you're planning on using XP the laptop would have to be purchased from the back of a van in order to give decent performance at that cost.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 9:56 pm

So what do I need as min specs, 1ghz, 256mb + a 3d accel card?

Post by **Tormentius** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:10 pm

ToxicBug wrote:So what do I need as min specs, 1ghz, 256mb + a 3d accel card?

256 at least. I'd strongly recommend 512.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:18 pm

I bet a laptop with a 1ghz but a 512mb ram would be sort of rare

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:23 pm

256 is plenty if ur gonna play dvd/divx on it dont worry

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:26 pm

and 1 ghz is also overkill, though I doubt there are new notebooks with sub ghz CPUs.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:36 pm

i got a P3 700 Laptop sitting here with 64megs of ram, its basically useless except for playing video's on, the first ~5 mins are reletivly choppy.. but then she smoothens out.. im sure with more ram she would poot.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:26 pm

4g3nt_Smith wrote:and 1 ghz is also overkill, though I doubt there are new notebooks with sub ghz CPUs.

I specifically stated that I'm planning on getting a used laptop.

Post by **4g3nt_Smith** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:33 pm

Well then, I know for a fact 700 mhz PIII and 256 megs of RAM will play a DVD fine, so thats a top level for what you need. Check ebay for cheap notebooks, but be aware that half the shit on there has fine print reading something is fucked and it doesn't actually work.

Post by **Kills On Site** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:34 pm

Well I guess one could look at eBay Laptop Listings and you can specify RAM, HDD, CPU and brand. Of course the faster the better, also the newer the better; especially in laptops, they get more abuse then a PC and break faster.

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:20 am

yea, and dont expect the batt to be any good..

Post by **Kills On Site** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:33 am

AmIdYfReAk wrote:yea, and dont expect the batt to be any good..

Yes, I did forget that, older laptops not only had less effecient batteries, but also will die more quickly. I had two batteries with my 1998 laptop, both have been dead for quite a while

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:36 am

The battery life isn't a problem for me, my home and my school luckily don't have a shortage of outlets

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:52 am

bikkeldesnikkel wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:I'm planning on using WinXP, the original question was "can I get a laptop that will play dvd/divx flawlessly for $400".
so ru getting a laptop or that dvd playa thingy?

you're quite dense.

Post by **Tormentius** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:41 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote: you're quite dense.

Play nice with the n00bs

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:33 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
bikkeldesnikkel wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:I'm planning on using WinXP, the original question was "can I get a laptop that will play dvd/divx flawlessly for $400".
so ru getting a laptop or that dvd playa thingy?
you're quite dense.

fuck off, it was just a question.

ps. i just noticed you haven't given any advice here... all you do is bitch

Post by **bikkeldesnikkel** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:33 am

Tormentius wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote: you're quite dense.

Play nice with the n00bs

i iz no a noob :icon27:

Post by **Tormentius** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:34 pm

bikkeldesnikkel wrote:i iz no a noob :icon27:

:icon19: Then who did you post as before?