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Natano Tombola

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07-08-2009 18:11

Hi there,

Last night my dell laptop went on me....sooo now I'm looking into getting a new laptop but I'm really clueless when it comes to the technical stuff. I'm not really sure if this is the right part of the forum to post this, but I couldnt find a better spot. Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone knows if this laptop would work with SL: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115539

I checked the graphics card with SL's requirements and I didn't see it listed there so I just wasnt sure.

Thank so much!

Dana Hickman

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07-08-2009 18:58

I'd say that laptop should be just fine with SL. That minimum requirements page hasn't been updated in quite a while. NONE of the GeForce 9000 series of video cards are listed on it, but all of them (plus a few other ones) are newer than the webpage itself. No worries.

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Chosen Few

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07-08-2009 19:50

The under-the-hood specs look pretty good, especially considering the price. However, to keep that price point, they do have to cut corners somewhere, and it looks like in this case, the sacrifice was the screen. The display resolution is extremely low. 1366x768 is just not a whole lot of pixels. And considering the physical size of the screen is a whopping 16 inches, the pixels are going to be huge. The result will be a blocky, grainy picture. I'd only recommend it if you have poor eyesight, and if you don't ever plan on doing any texture work.

I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but my advice would be to throw some more money into something with a nicer screen. That's just me, though. If you don't really care about the screen, then the other specs do look good.

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Dana Hickman

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07-08-2009 20:16

From: Chosen Few

However, to keep that price point, they do have to cut corners somewhere, and it looks like in this case, the sacrifice was the screen. The display resolution is extremely low. 1366x768 is just not a whole lot of pixels.

I noticed that it was XGA and not WSXGA too, but honestly the visual difference when I saw these two standards compared side by side wasn't that much.

Edit: If that's actually a 15.4 viewable screen which is quite common, then I have the same WXGA one on MY Acer Aspire laptop and that 1366 isn't that bad.

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Is this laptop compatible with SL?
Natano Tombola Registered User Join date: 8 Dec 2006 Posts: 11	07-08-2009 18:11 Hi there, Last night my dell laptop went on me....sooo now I'm looking into getting a new laptop but I'm really clueless when it comes to the technical stuff. I'm not really sure if this is the right part of the forum to post this, but I couldnt find a better spot. Anyway, I'm just wondering if anyone knows if this laptop would work with SL: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115539 I checked the graphics card with SL's requirements and I didn't see it listed there so I just wasnt sure. Thank so much!
Dana Hickman Leather & Lace™ Join date: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,515	07-08-2009 18:58 I'd say that laptop should be just fine with SL. That minimum requirements page hasn't been updated in quite a while. NONE of the GeForce 9000 series of video cards are listed on it, but all of them (plus a few other ones) are newer than the webpage itself. No worries. _____________________ ~Friendship is like peeing your pants... ~ ~Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its true warmth~
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	07-08-2009 19:50 The under-the-hood specs look pretty good, especially considering the price. However, to keep that price point, they do have to cut corners somewhere, and it looks like in this case, the sacrifice was the screen. The display resolution is extremely low. 1366x768 is just not a whole lot of pixels. And considering the physical size of the screen is a whopping 16 inches, the pixels are going to be huge. The result will be a blocky, grainy picture. I'd only recommend it if you have poor eyesight, and if you don't ever plan on doing any texture work. I know this probably isn't what you want to hear, but my advice would be to throw some more money into something with a nicer screen. That's just me, though. If you don't really care about the screen, then the other specs do look good. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Dana Hickman Leather & Lace™ Join date: 10 Oct 2006 Posts: 1,515	07-08-2009 20:16 From: Chosen Few However, to keep that price point, they do have to cut corners somewhere, and it looks like in this case, the sacrifice was the screen. The display resolution is extremely low. 1366x768 is just not a whole lot of pixels. I noticed that it was XGA and not WSXGA too, but honestly the visual difference when I saw these two standards compared side by side wasn't that much. Edit: If that's actually a 15.4 viewable screen which is quite common, then I have the same WXGA one on MY Acer Aspire laptop and that 1366 isn't that bad. _____________________ ~Friendship is like peeing your pants... ~ ~Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its true warmth~

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