March 6, 2009
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It is finished.....sort of
Well, I got the proposal turned in....we'll see what happens now. I can get back to more "important" things like...obsessing over whether I have time to play Empire Total War if I were to get it. I have other blogs to catch up on, comment on. I've got an Xbox gathering dust....and I'm thinking....right....now....I really want to buy a laptop.
Yes. I have never owned one. And....I'm thinking I really want a lots of power with the notebook....but there is no way I'm paying 2K for one. See...that's where I'm in a bit of a conundrum. AMD announced that they're going to release their new Mobility Radeons. I've never been an ATI fan. In fact I have a Nvidia card in my desktop right now. But ever since AMD lost the perfomance crown back to Intel, I can't bring myself to buy an Intel product. I know...I know...i7 is super powerful, glorious, and maybe....just maybe....if I was building a desktop I would spring for one. But it too costs too much. Seeing as how I'm going to be using a lappy far more than my desktop away from home, I want to be able to play the lastest and greatest....which means having respectable parts. It's unfortunate that massively huge, heavy, laptops are going the way of the dodo...save for a few companies. So, I guess that means that I'm stuck with buying a "value" lappy. We'll see what vendors will come out with the new ATI chips though. It sounds exciting....and...for now it saves me cash.
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Unfortunately, laptops aren't so great for gaming. I have an Alienware (an ORIGINAL Alienware, at that), and it still didn't last so long as far as gaming capabilities go. I've already decided I'm going to have my boyfriend help me build a desktop sometime in the near future, and I'll just keep the laptop for writing on the go.
But, yeah, regardless, a new laptop should work for a little while. Sadly, computers out-date themselves in a matter of months. If you know somebody who's good with them, though, you might be able to stave off the inevitable sluggishness with the occasional update. Good luck!
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Nah, Laptops are great for gaming.....if you're willing to pay the price! I mean, technology is fast, but I don't think games are going to be able to outstrip a notebook that has an i7 board, dual 9800 GTXs, and speedy memory.
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