Login
Search

Welcome to the GamersHell.com forums Register today!
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-07-2004, 02:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 207
Hellbux: 4,569


Send a message via MSN to // .blu-syntax()
Default

Hello everybody,

I'm need a laptop at school next year, so I'm going to buy on this month,
but there are some things bugging me, maybe you can help!

Right now I'm looking at

€1,109 - Acer Aspire 2012 - Centrino 1,5 / 15.4" / 60GB / 512MB / Dual-DVDRW / M-Radeon 9700 Pro 64Mb
€1,069 - Acer Aspire 1661 - Pentium 2,8 / 15.4" / 60GB / 512MB / Dual-DVDRW / M-Radeon 9700 Pro 64Mb
€1,035 - Acer Aspire 1511 - Athlon 64bit 3000+ / 15,0" / 60GB / 512 / Dual-DVDRW / nVidia 64MB Geforce FX Go5700

Since I'm both an Intel Pentium fan, and a ATI fan, I probably want either the 2012, or the 1661, but I am having
trouble deciding! First of all, does anyone know if a Centrino 1,5 outperforms a Pentium 2,8? How does the Centrino
chip work?

I've read that the battery of the 2012 lasts 5 hours, and the 1661 two hours, can anyone confirm that?
Please help me with this, I need the laptop for heavy applications, Visual Studio .NET (2003), Delphi 8, and Doom3 :P

Thanks in advance!
__________________
Gigabyte 8IPE-1000 motherboard
P4 - 3,06 Ghz @ 3,74 Ghz w/ Zalman CA7000
2x Corsair 512mb memory
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro
Maxtor 240GB SATA
// .blu-syntax() is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2004, 03:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
Akherousin's Avatar
 
is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness

Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Posts: 1,898
Hellbux: 2,915


Default

That's a tricky one. I have a Dell Inspiron Somewhat with a Centrino 1.4 ghz and I'm very happy with it.
I was told that you can double the ghz rate to compare it with a pentium 4. Kinda like the AMD ones, cause of the better architecture. But the again I'm not sure about this.
Keep in mind that the Centrino has built in W-LAN and Bluetooth. And I can confirm the longer battery stay. Mine runs somewhat about 4 and a half hours, which is very much.

So in my opinion, Centrino is the best for a Laptop-build.

Edit: I'll try Doom3 on mine shortly, gonna post the results.
(Centrino 1.4ghz, 768mbram, 9600pro 128mb)
__________________
Akherousin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-07-2004, 03:31 PM   #3 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 80
Hellbux: 2,773


Default

Yeh i see wot you mean mate, its tricky to decide. I have also heard the centrino pentium m is much faster than the p4. Im not really sure but i have read that in a magazine and also my mate has an acer laptop with a 2ghz pentium m in it and it runs extremely fast. heres the one he bought on http://www.acernotebooks.co.uk/acersite/as...archFor=&PT_ID= , you might want to look at that as the laptops on there are cheap.
phill is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2004, 09:34 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 207
Hellbux: 4,569


Send a message via MSN to // .blu-syntax()
Default

Okay thanks,

I'll probably choose the centrino build then, the laptop itself has great features,
and if you say I can double the speed, that would be great!

Do you have some doom3 results? (just curiosity)

==

Phil,

Thanks for the advice, but I live in the Netherlands..
__________________
Gigabyte 8IPE-1000 motherboard
P4 - 3,06 Ghz @ 3,74 Ghz w/ Zalman CA7000
2x Corsair 512mb memory
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro
Maxtor 240GB SATA
// .blu-syntax() is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2004, 09:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
 
is on the 3rd circle: Gluttony

Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 257
Hellbux: 9,618


Send a message via ICQ to Doug Send a message via MSN to Doug
Default

I have the Acer Aspire 1503LMI and it's really good. Taken it to Germany for Cebit, LA for E3 and so on. Plays Doom 3 at medium quality and 800x600 (maybe 1024, haven't tried) smoothly. It's an A64 3200+, 512mb RAM, Radeon 9600.

My only complaint is the weight.
Doug is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2004, 01:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
Akherousin's Avatar
 
is on the 5th circle: Wrath & Sullenness

Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Posts: 1,898
Hellbux: 2,915


Default

Oh well, the Doom3 Results:
Ok, I haven't made any time Demo, but had the fps counter on while playing.
on 1024*768 on high I got very playlable 30 fps, which is quite impressive for a 1.4ghz Centrino and shows it has some power.
__________________
Akherousin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-09-2004, 03:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 207
Hellbux: 4,569


Send a message via MSN to // .blu-syntax()
Default

Wow, those are good results for a laptop, thanks for the info!
I guess you really can double the speed with a centrino! Can anyone confirm this?


Anyway, I've discussed it with the youknowwhos, and hopefully I'll be able to order this week
Thanks all...
__________________
Gigabyte 8IPE-1000 motherboard
P4 - 3,06 Ghz @ 3,74 Ghz w/ Zalman CA7000
2x Corsair 512mb memory
Sapphire Atlantis Radeon 9800 Pro
Maxtor 240GB SATA
// .blu-syntax() is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2004, 08:19 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 69
Hellbux: 2,034


Default

Quote:

Oh well, the Doom3 Results:
Ok, I haven't made any time Demo, but had the fps counter on while playing.
on 1024*768 on high I got very playlable 30 fps, which is quite impressive for a 1.4ghz Centrino and shows it has some power.

WTF?? i got a centrino 1.5, 512 mb ram and - ok only a - geforce 5200, but i can't play it with an higher resolution than 640x480 without losing a lot of fps. now i'll play it with 640x480 and medium detail. moren than one enemy and my fps will decrease from 30 to 7 or sth. like that.






do not take a centrino!

intel sux³. i got one and i am really unhappy with that shitty cpu made by losers. take an amd and be happy. support that good company!!
katax is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2004, 08:47 AM   #9 (permalink)
 
is on the 6th circle: Heresy

Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,666
Hellbux: 36,209


Send a message via AIM to Sepht Send a message via MSN to Sepht
Default

are you talking about celeron or centrino there dude?

Go for teh AMD Laptop, ATi controls the mobile market(see if u can get a 9800 mobile) and the AMD is really nice.

Centrino is good for the power usage though
__________________

P4 Northwood 2.8Ghz 800Mhz FSB, i875P, 1.5gb DDR400, Radeon 9800(R350)
Aquamark3 Score: 47,825
Steam, Xfire: Sepht
You need at least 1 server (you know, the black ones) -Cowgoboom
Sepht do you take pride in making others Feel... How should i say this... Retarded? -Silent Archer

Sepht is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 08-10-2004, 09:22 AM   #10 (permalink)
 
is on the 2nd circle: Lust

Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 69
Hellbux: 2,034


Default

well, i said centrino, so i am talking about centrino and nothing else then centrino ;)

centrino sux, and so does intel ;)
katax is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:54 AM.

Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77