Need advice on laptops..

Element7

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I am maybe going to get a laptop but was wondering which is better. My price range is pretty low so I have found 3 possibilities.
1. Lenovo N500
- 15.4" WXGA LCD
- Intel celeron 2.0Ghz
- 1GB DDR Ram
- 160 GB HDD
- Intel GMA 4500M
- Bluetooth, lan, Wi-fi, webcam

2. HP Compaq NX558
- 15.6" HD Bright LCD
- AMD Athlon x2 Dual core 2.1GHZ
- 1GB DDR Ram
- 160GB HDD
- ATI Radeon HD 3250 Graphics
- bluetooth, lan, wi-fi, webcam

3. Gigabyte Q1580L-A71DZA
- 15.4" WXGA Glare type LCD
- Intel Celeron M585 2.16GHZ
- 1GB DDR2 800 Ram
- 160GB HDD
- Intel GMA 4500M
- Lan, Wi-Fi, webcam

Which of these is better for light gaming? Also what pixel shader and memory does the Intel GMA 4500M and the ATI Radeon HD 3250 have?
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bitAMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to ...8 GB DDR 3AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer V3-551G
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to 2.80GHz
Memory
8 GB DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Sound Card
AMD HD Audio device / Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" HD LED
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 (32bit)
Hard Drives
1 TB HDD
Antivirus
AVG 2013 free edition
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI scores:

Base score= 5.9

-Processor 6.7
-Memory (RAM) 7.2
-Graphics 5.9
-Gaming Graphics 6.2
-Primary hard disk 5.9
Element7 said:
Which of these is better for light gaming?
Click to expand...

They're none of them going to be anything worth benchmarking in the games arena, but based on CPU stat's I'd stay clear of the Celerons, although all three machines are much the same in essence.

Save a little more for a better model would be my advice :)
 

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W7 x64Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9...4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333MhzPalit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom built machine
OS
W7 x64
CPU
Intel Q9300 2.5Ghz Quad LGA775 (Would like Q9650)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45T-UD3R (F6 Bios)
Memory
4Gb OCZ Gold 1,333Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
Palit HD4850 O/C Sonic 512Mb DDR3, Dual DViD's
Sound Card
Azalia to twin Samson 50w Studio Monitors
Monitor(s) Displays
Twin Dell (E-IPS) U2311H 23.6" Screens
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz
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Crucial M4 SSD, archives on twin Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX, 2TB, 7200rpm HDD's, Samsung Ritemaster CD/DVD Burner...
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OCZ 600w
Case
Lian-Li PC8 acoustifoamed' aluminium tower
Cooling
Scythe 140mm Zipang
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Cherry PS/2 custom model
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Lenovo USB laser "Thinkpad" Mouse
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ADSL2+ @14Mbps downstream & Cat6 Gigabit Ethernet
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NOD32
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Opera
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Silicon Dust HD Homerun Dual FTA (Ethernet) TV Tuners, Dray Tek Vigor 2850Vn router and 8x HP Gigabit Switch. Lian-Li CR26 Card Reader, Canon MF4430 iSensys laser printer/scanner.
I'm not a gaming expert, but you gotto want more RAM than 1Gb. Not to mention the display size needs to be bigger, but depends on what games i suppose.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64BitGenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 ...2.00 GBMobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU
GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution
1400x1050
Hard Drives
100Gb SATA
Keyboard
Standard Keyboard
Mouse
HID-compliant Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
I dont mean games like crysis, gta4 and stuff like that. More like nfs most wanted, resident evil 4, call of duty 2 etc. Im not sure but I think those laptops are better than my desktop pc because I only have a Geforce fx5500 and a 2ghz processor and 1.5gb ram. I would get extra ram for the laptop if I get it.
I am getting the laptop for christmas so I cant really choose the budget.
My friend has a Lenovo N500 and can play The Club, Most Wanted and other games on it.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bitAMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to ...8 GB DDR 3AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer V3-551G
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to 2.80GHz
Memory
8 GB DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Sound Card
AMD HD Audio device / Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" HD LED
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 (32bit)
Hard Drives
1 TB HDD
Antivirus
AVG 2013 free edition
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI scores:

Base score= 5.9

-Processor 6.7
-Memory (RAM) 7.2
-Graphics 5.9
-Gaming Graphics 6.2
-Primary hard disk 5.9
It's hard cos they all have similar if not the same main incredients. What are the costs of them?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64BitGenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 ...2.00 GBMobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU
GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution
1400x1050
Hard Drives
100Gb SATA
Keyboard
Standard Keyboard
Mouse
HID-compliant Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
They are around 530 dollars. The display size isn't a problem because my desktop screen is also a 15".
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bitAMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to ...8 GB DDR 3AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer V3-551G
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to 2.80GHz
Memory
8 GB DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Sound Card
AMD HD Audio device / Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" HD LED
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 (32bit)
Hard Drives
1 TB HDD
Antivirus
AVG 2013 free edition
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI scores:

Base score= 5.9

-Processor 6.7
-Memory (RAM) 7.2
-Graphics 5.9
-Gaming Graphics 6.2
-Primary hard disk 5.9
Then i'll go with the Hp. :)
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64BitGenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 ...2.00 GBMobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU
GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution
1400x1050
Hard Drives
100Gb SATA
Keyboard
Standard Keyboard
Mouse
HID-compliant Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
If you don't mind you can always get last gen hardware. for example:
http://www.laptopcloseout.ca/canada/en-us/dept_1.html
they have the IBM T42 for $350, but when my sister got hers it cost $1600. it's still a good laptop but not sure about the gaming ability.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)1.83GHz Intel Core Duo2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Monitor(s) Displays
17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Internet Speed
4 Mbps
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
The T42 is a very old product. and i would not buy an IBM/Lenovo old/refurbished product. I am using T60 and it's 2 years old. Buy new is best.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64BitGenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 ...2.00 GBMobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo ThinkPad T60
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
CPU
GenuineIntel Intel(R) Core(TM) DuoCore T2400 @ 1.83GHz
Motherboard
Intel(R) 82801G (ICH7 Family)
Memory
2.00 GB
Graphics Card(s)
Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset
Sound Card
SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
ThinkPad Display
Screen Resolution
1400x1050
Hard Drives
100Gb SATA
Keyboard
Standard Keyboard
Mouse
HID-compliant Mouse
Internet Speed
Cable Broadband - 54Mbps
Other Info
Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection
11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Express Adapter
A little fumbling with google says Intel 4500 GM supports Pixel Shader 2.0.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bitIntel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
ignatzatsonic said:
A little fumbling with google says Intel 4500 GM supports Pixel Shader 2.0.
Click to expand...

Thanks but doesn't GTA4 need Pixel shader 3.0 to work because it worked on the N500. Also could you find out what the memory of the 4500M is?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 32bitAMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to ...8 GB DDR 3AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer V3-551G
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
CPU
AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M with Turbo Core up to 2.80GHz
Memory
8 GB DDR 3
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Radeon HD 7640G + 7670M (2GB dedicated VRAM)
Sound Card
AMD HD Audio device / Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6" HD LED
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768 (32bit)
Hard Drives
1 TB HDD
Antivirus
AVG 2013 free edition
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
WEI scores:

Base score= 5.9

-Processor 6.7
-Memory (RAM) 7.2
-Graphics 5.9
-Gaming Graphics 6.2
-Primary hard disk 5.9

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bitIntel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
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