P1999 on Netbooks

[Trollhide]

So I've been checking out the HP Stream 11 and it looks like a decent little throwaway laptop for 150-200 bucks. Could be convenient for couch-based Everquesting.

Anyone have firsthand experience playing P99 on tiny laptops with shitty processors like N2840, N3050, Atoms? Basically anything cheaper than a core i3?

I'm not expecting greatness, just wanna know if this old-ass game and maybe like some 2-dollar Steam specials are playable.

edit for bonus question: What about installing Ubuntu, wine, and p99 on Chromebooks? Toshiba Chromebook 2 looks p legit


for reference, I had a ~$300 laptop from 2011 with an AMD E-350 APU, and it was satisfactory enough performance for me to dual-box (on live)

[discordkitty]

As someone who works for HP, don't buy HP.

[Thulack]

If you want a tiny Laptop look at this https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-11e-11.../dp/B017BX510W

Display isnt all that great but if your just playing EQ it will be fine. Everything else about it is great including the rugged build. I got it for 200 over black friday so it could drop down to that again this fall.

[Daywolf]

HP mehness. Save and get a bargain bin asus ...not the chromebook.

[Trollhide]

I'm aware of the relative case build quality between manufacturers, but that's not really what I'm asking. Specifically I want to know about performance on entry-level mobile chipsets, which don't really differ from one mfr to another.

[JonyeGway]

Look on Newegg for refurbished laptops. I was able to get a 2nd gen i5 and a SSD for $200. Looks brand new too. If you search for Dell Latitude E6420 on Newegg there's tons of them.

[Izmael]

Originally Posted by discordkitty [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

As someone who works for HP, don't buy HP.

Can you please elaborate?

Would you say that for the HP servers as well?

[Trollhide]

Originally Posted by JonyeGway [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Look on Newegg for refurbished laptops. I was able to get a 2nd gen i5 and a SSD for $200. Looks brand new too.

I've got an Alienware M14x with an i5 and 650m. I just wanna play EQ on a tiny laptop, man,!

[JonyeGway]

Originally Posted by Trollhide [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've got an Alienware M14x with an i5 and 650m. I just wanna play EQ on a tiny laptop, man,!

In that case I would look for something with an Intel chipset. I repair computers on the side and see way too many AMD laptops with serious overheating issues.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by Trollhide [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I've got an Alienware M14x with an i5 and 650m. I just wanna play EQ on a tiny laptop, man,!

Tiniest beast you will find https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-11e-11.../dp/B017BX510W

I mean unless you are deadset on not spending 50 extra dollars to get a quad core CPU and better graphics card then you would on a netbook.