P1999 on Netbooks - Page 2

Trollhide · #1 06-18-2016, 08:25 AM

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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.

Thanks for the tip about this, grabbed one from Amazon for 199 with no sales tax.
Pretty much all the reviews I read about this say it's a rugged beast and it looks like pretty much the only notebook at this price point with upgradable hard drive, RAM, and running Windows instead of Chrome. It will be a lot easier to carry an 11.6" for school and I can dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on it.

Gonna sell the Alienware and the proceeds should be enough to cover this laptop and the RX 480 I'm gonna put in my desktop when they drop later this month.

Thulack · #2 06-18-2016, 08:31 AM

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Thanks for the tip about this, grabbed one from Amazon for 199 with no sales tax.
Pretty much all the reviews I read about this say it's a rugged beast and it looks like pretty much the only notebook at this price point with upgradable hard drive, RAM, and running Windows instead of Chrome. It will be a lot easier to carry an 11.6" for school and I can dual boot Windows and Ubuntu on it.

Gonna sell the Alienware and the proceeds should be enough to cover this laptop and the RX 480 I'm gonna put in my desktop when they drop later this month.

Good luck man. Glad i could help.

Daywolf · #3 06-15-2016, 08:32 AM

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

Trollhide · #4 06-15-2016, 08:59 AM

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.

Troxx · #5 06-15-2016, 02:59 PM

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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.

I have one (not my primary rig). It will run p99 with the graphics way down, clip pane low, and spell particles off. It will hiccup rarely, but not too badly. FPS drops a bit in crowded EC tunnel, but again not too badly.

It's playable.

Trollhide · #6 06-15-2016, 04:03 PM

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I have one (not my primary rig). It will run p99 with the graphics way down, clip pane low, and spell particles off. It will hiccup rarely, but not too badly. FPS drops a bit in crowded EC tunnel, but again not too badly.

It's playable.

What CPU you got?

JonyeGway · #7 06-15-2016, 09:27 AM

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.

Trollhide · #8 06-15-2016, 09:38 AM

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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 · #9 06-15-2016, 09:43 AM

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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 · #10 06-15-2016, 09:51 AM

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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.