I was wondering if anyone on here can give me some advice I have just got a new job today that will require me to be away all week through the week so I am going to buy a new laptop so that I can take it away with me i play a couple of games online so would like it to run them as well. My best mate works for comet and can get me a nice discount off any of there laptops. Unfortunatley I just dont have a clue what to buy anymore with computers so I wonder if someone can take a look and help me decide whats best.

The list is here

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/cat...sort=price_asc

I can go up to about £700 and will look at other shops if I can find a good spec laptop cheaper so if anyone can recommend anywhere I can get a laptop to me in the next couple of days please say.

Thanks for the help in advance.

 

im not up to speed on the latest spec computers but you could try Ebuyer, they have loads of laptops at different prices and spec levels and also they can deliver next day for a few extra quid, the service is fantastic as ive used them myself many times, never had a single problem with them

 

bm08 - he gets discount via his mate from comet so best going for one of their products.

aint lookat the list

 

some info on the games you would like it to process would be useful in the hardware selection.

 

yeah but he didnt say how much discount, might still be cheaper elsewhere

 

id like it to run rfactor

Runs Best With
•Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 processor
•Windows XP
•2048 MB RAM
•Geforce 7900 GT or Radeon X1900 GT
•256 MB video RAM
•DirectX 9.0c
•2.0 GB of hard drive space for installation
•Internet connection required for one-time activation

and wow

OS:

Windows XP 32/64-Bit (Service pack 3)
Windows Vista 32/64-Bit (with the latest Service Packs)
Windows 7** 32/64-Bit (with the latest updates)
Processor:
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500+
Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:
Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)
Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)
Video:
Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better
Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better

Storage: 15 Gigabytes or more free hard drive space is required

Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability
** The exact hardware requirements for Windows 7 are still being calculated. Only retail versions of Windows 7 are supported.

and call of duty

Recommended Specs
CPU: 2.4 GHz dual core or better
RAM: 1G for XP; 2G for Vista
Hard Drive: 8GB of free space
Video card: 3.0 Shader Support recommended. Nvidia Geforce 7800 or better or ATI Radeon X1800 or better

Im open to buying it at the cheapest place tbh but my mate does get very good discount usually. Thanks for the advice so far I will check out ebuyer

 

tbh to run those games reasonably and with a decent level of graphic power I would look at a laptop with a dedicated graphics board.
usually they only come in 17"; whether or not physical size of the laptop matters to you?

not cheap mind you!

 

yeah the list above is dedicated graphics

this looks like the best to me at the minute

http://www.comet.co.uk/shopcomet/pro...ification#spec

 

That looks pretty good, how much of a discount would you get though? i wouldnt pay anywhere near the asking price

 

core i5 is a good choice for gaming, plenty of ram. 18" though, a beast! lol

 

should get it for £700 i think not entirley sure at the moment enquired about the one above its order only on a waiting list

 

should see you fairly future proof for a couple of years