Ashinho101 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey, fm09 is hopeless on my 8 year old desktop so im investing in a new laptop! Has anyone got any recomendations? Note: I like this one but are the specs good enough? Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor1 T5800 (2.00GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)1 Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with Service Pack 12 Color Black Display 16.0" Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1366 x 768 max. resolution) Memory 4096MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048 MB modules) Hard Drive 320GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive6 Adapter AC Adapter Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)5 Backup Media Cyberlink® Power 2 Go Battery 8-Cell Lithium Ion (2.4AHr) Chassis Chassis w/ Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 Graphics with 512MB GDDR3 Dedicated Memory with up to 2304MB of HyperMemory™ and Intel® PM45 chipset Dimensions (Box) 13" (H) x 17" (W) x 6" (D) or 330mm (H) x 431.8mm (W) x 152mm (D) Dimensions (System) 1.3"-1.70" (H) x 15.28" (W) x 10.43" (D) or 33-44mm (H) x 388mm (W) x 265mm (D) Expansion Slots ExpressCard™ Type 54 External Ports (4) USB 2.0 Ports, VGA Connector, v1.3 HDMI Connector Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Pointing Device Media Card Reader 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card) Memory Capacity Maximum 4GB Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port) Multimedia Buttons Illuminated Multimedia Touch Controls Network 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology8 Security Software Norton 360 All-in-One Security™ 2008 (60-day trial)9 Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty10 Web Camera Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam Weights 7.7 lbs. (3.50 kg) system unit only / 11.70 lbs. (5.31 kg.) box Wireless Network Integrated Intel® WiFi 5100 Link 802.11a/g/Draft-N Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavin99 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 More than good enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompeyfan Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Will run on that no problem Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red5928 Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Hey, fm09 is hopeless on my 8 year old desktop so im investing in a new laptop! Has anyone got any recomendations?Note: I like this one but are the specs good enough? Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor1 T5800 (2.00GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)1 Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium (64-bit) with Service Pack 12 Color Black Display 16.0" Ultrabright™ WXGA TFT Active Matrix (1366 x 768 max. resolution) Memory 4096MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2-2048 MB modules) Hard Drive 320GB 5400rpm Serial ATA hard drive6 Adapter AC Adapter Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0, Microsoft® Money Essentials & Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 (60-day complimentary trial period)5 Backup Media Cyberlink® Power 2 Go Battery 8-Cell Lithium Ion (2.4AHr) Chassis Chassis w/ Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 3650 Graphics with 512MB GDDR3 Dedicated Memory with up to 2304MB of HyperMemory™ and Intel® PM45 chipset Dimensions (Box) 13" (H) x 17" (W) x 6" (D) or 330mm (H) x 431.8mm (W) x 152mm (D) Dimensions (System) 1.3"-1.70" (H) x 15.28" (W) x 10.43" (D) or 33-44mm (H) x 388mm (W) x 265mm (D) Expansion Slots ExpressCard™ Type 54 External Ports (4) USB 2.0 Ports, VGA Connector, v1.3 HDMI Connector Keyboard and Mouse Full-Size Keyboard, Touchpad with Vertical Scroll Pointing Device Media Card Reader 5-in-1 Digital Media Manager (Memory Stick™ (MS), Memory Stick™ Pro, Multi Media Card™ (MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD), xD-Picture Card) Memory Capacity Maximum 4GB Modem 56k ITU v.92 ready Fax/Modem (RJ-11 port) Multimedia Buttons Illuminated Multimedia Touch Controls Network 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 port) Optical Drive 8x Multi-Format Dual Layer DVDRW with DVD-RAM featuring Labelflash™ Technology8 Security Software Norton 360 All-in-One Security™ 2008 (60-day trial)9 Warranty 1 Year Parts and Labor Limited Warranty10 Web Camera Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Web Cam Weights 7.7 lbs. (3.50 kg) system unit only / 11.70 lbs. (5.31 kg.) box Wireless Network Integrated Intel® WiFi 5100 Link 802.11a/g/Draft-N yes it is good enough mate i too are getting a new laptop thats a good spec Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashinho101 Posted November 4, 2008 Author Share Posted November 4, 2008 thanks guys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSCCG Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 horrible, it doesn't make toast! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-evo Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 how much is that, Im looking for one see! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baker.simon Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 Easy breezy mate, you could even drop down a bit from 4GB to 2GB of Ram, if you want to save a bit of money! Credit crunch and that lol! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashinho101 Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 how much is that, Im looking for one see! its not out yet but its the gatewayMC7803u and the retail price is 999 DOLLARS, not pounds. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummy9 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Bought one 2 days ago with pretty much the same spec,and runs lieka dream with 09, and goes with out saying 80% reason I bought it was for FM09 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorcoo Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Try the Gateway P-7811FX. Awesome specs. Nvidia 9800 card (512 MB) with 4 gig ram and Duo processor. Was looking to buy it for $1400 and got it for $885. SCORE!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashinho101 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 Try the Gateway P-7811FX. Awesome specs. Nvidia 9800 card (512 MB) with 4 gig ram and Duo processor. Was looking to buy it for $1400 and got it for $885. SCORE!! it doesn't look that great. personal opinion - i prefer the mc7803u Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashinho101 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 it doesn't look that great. personal opinion - i prefer the mc7803u however, the specs r good and good value 4 money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashinho101 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 yes it is good enough mate i too are getting a new laptop thats a good spec sorry but i just need confirmation before i purchase: will it run 3d ok? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.