Don't see anything wrong with that. Fast hard drive (sort of a premium feature in a laptop), powerful (for a laptop) GPU with 1GB of dedicated memory, 4GB of main memory and a powerful (again for a laptop) dual core processor. The Blu-Ray player/DVD burner is a bonus.
I wouldn't expect to run any of this for long on battery power, even an entire DVD/BR movie, but you accept that right?
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My laptop runs CoX better then my desktop and with no lag even while wifi.. I'm very impressed. It cost me 1500 about a year ago. Would have been less if I felt same about portability, but went wide screen for gaming view.
It's a Toshiba Qosmio duo cpu p7350 2.00ghz (x2) 4GB ram 64 bit.. walked into best buy found me the geakiest looking tech freak I saw told him my game and that I wanted a laptop to run it.. he shows me the 3 top floor models at time,said all would play great.. I went most expensive just to be covered for future possible higher game requirements. hehe
If you aren't hooked on getting a BluRay and you want to save a few bucks....
This is what I'm currently running the game on.
Ooohh Max,
That damn machine looks at me every time I walk into my Best Buy. I've seriously considered that. Blue Ray isn't a priority at all.
Comparing that one and the one I in my OP I'm really wondering if I'd see any difference in performance? They really do look pretty similar. I see the CPU is clocked a bit slower and the onboard memory has 512 ram as opposed to 1gig.
Would I even know?
What about more current games? The one from Asus has a lower resolution screen 9totally acceptable) so that would actually improve fps a bit, possibly compensating for the lower memory on the video card?
What do you guys think?
Processor: 2.4GHz in the MSI Vs 2.13GHz in the Asus. Same FSB and L2 Cache size so at worse case the Asus is 11% slower. However the CPU in the Asus doesn't have Intel's hardware virtualization support (VT), which is what Windows 7 uses for it's "not emulated but virtualized" Windows XP ultimate compatibility mode (because you will be running an actual copy of XP in a window).
Display: 1680x1050 16:10 in the MSI Vs 1366x768 16:9 (same rez as a 720P LCD HDTV) in the Asus. Asus uses 40% less pixels and therefore 40% less memory for all the display buffers, overlays, Z buffers and possibly AA mode. How much actual memory savings that may be I don't know but it certainly isn't anywhere near 512MB.
GPU: In theory the same but we don't actually know if they are clocked at the same speed or if the video memory is clocked at the same speed. All things equal and as long as the video card isn't running out of memory for textures, then the Asus could have frame rates up to 1.7 times due to it's lower resolution, likely less.
GPU Memory Size: As for the 1GB Vs 512MB, it depends on the game (looking only at the advantage between the 1GB and 512GB GTS250, the green bars, solely as a rough estimate on what extra memory gets you in performance). Note that 1280x1024 has about 25% more pixels than the 1366x768 of the Asus (which should mean even less difference) and all games are run with their texture settings at their highest, which may be overkill at lower resolution. Only a few (Crysis, Fear 2, Farcry 2, Red Alert 3) did the extra memory help more than 5% at 1280x1024.
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Wow! Thanks for all the help there Father! I'll look over everything you said. 
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However the CPU in the Asus doesn't have Intel's hardware virtualization support (VT), which is what Windows 7 uses for it's "not emulated but virtualized" Windows XP ultimate compatibility mode (because you will be running an actual copy of XP in a window).
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How important is that, would you say?
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Depends if you find an application/game that won't run under Windows 7 that you got to run.
Read and decide.
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1. Somewhere in the 1000-1500 dollar range at the VERY most.
2. Smaller screen is a selling point for me. While a 17 inch monitor wouldn't kill a good deal for me I prefer portability to a big screen. I'm not trying to replace my desktop. Just get my hero/villain fix when I'm out.
3. Built in wireless.
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If you are willing to spend that much go with an Alienware Area-51® m15x, they start at $1199
Wow really useful and painful( my head hurts 
) info here.
I have been running COH on my Laptop for about 2 years now and was thinking about getting a new one.
The advise here has been helpful.
Thanks
Hello,
It's not technically a CoX question, but I have decided to buy a laptop. Since I'll primarily use it for this game and I know there are plenty of tech savvy players here I thought I'd ask the community for their thought.
Really there aren't too many requirements in what I am looking for.
1. Somewhere in the 1000-1500 dollar range at the VERY most.
2. Smaller screen is a selling point for me. While a 17 inch monitor wouldn't kill a good deal for me I prefer portability to a big screen. I'm not trying to replace my desktop. Just get my hero/villain fix when I'm out.
3. Built in wireless.
That's it really.
Considering this , but I'm not really in the technology stream much anymore. What do you folks think? Any better alternatives?
Thanks in advance.