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4 minutes ago, Gangor said:

Fair enough, if that's the one you want. As long as your eyes are open doing it. If your friend is sending it to you maybe get them to do some tests on it first

I'll be collecting it in person when I'm there. Any urgent issues, hopefully I'll notice whilst I'm still there though haha

 

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19 minutes ago, Gangor said:

There are a couple of things to consider. In the US there is often sales tax which isn't mentioned on ticket prices, so the cost may be higher than you see quoted. Depending where you're from the keyboard will be different. The power supply will have the wrong plug which may or may not be able to be resolved with a new power cord. Finally, unless you want to post your laptop back you won't have a warranty. Personally, I'd buy a laptop locally every time.

Re the 14" laptops thing, depending on specification they will perform similarly to bigger laptops. The main compromise you have with them these days is that they can be noisier if put under sustained load and they may be more susceptible to dust blocking cooling. Secondly there is generally less connectivity, though for gaming that's not usually a big issue. Of course, there is also a price premium for having the same configuration in a smaller package.

Yeah, took that into account, and decided to go for it anyway. Got a lower spec (4060 card) ASUS Zephyrus G14 (2024) from Best Buy ordered to a friend's address for just over £1100 after the sales tax. I don't think the equivalent model is available here, only the one with the 4070 card in, but that one costs like £2300 with identical specs otherwise. 

I think for on the move, that should be more than good enough. IIRC US and UK keyboards are slightly different, but I can live with that, and would be using a larger keyboard when home anyway. And yeah, I believe the power cords should be cheap enough, but also adapters aren't too bad to travel with. 

Basically, for the vast amount saved, I think it's worth it for me, but that's predicated on the fact I was already going to the states and the specific laptop I was eyeing up. 

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15 minutes ago, Smurf said:

I'd say the 14 inch laptops would be ok, but keep in mind that they are designed for portability, and this means they usually put processors in there designed to run slower to preserve power, this is called throttling, or in simple terms the processor is designed to conserve power and heat consumption.

Not all are. And those that aren't are usually much higher price points.

 

What's the budget? 

And if you have a seperate budget for the desktop? 

 

 

I'm open to spending around £2k, but there wouldn't be a rush for the desktop, that can wait. However I go to the states for a few weeks in June, so I'd like to either have a laptop by then, or get one there as the electronics seem to be cheaper there! Probably looking for stuff like build and chassis quality, good cooling and noise management, rather than raw graphical power- I'd be hoping to invest in something good to use for a good few years.

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I guess the answer is going to be that we don't know until the specs are released for FM25, but I'm wanting to pick up a gaming laptop soon, with a pretty high budget, but I know that FM will be the main thing I use it for when travelling. 

Is a 14 inch screen reasonable, or do people find them too small when playing FM?

And if I'm wanting to upgrade my desktop anyway, is it worth doing them both in one machine that I'd use for more graphically intensive games like Cyberpunk, or better to get a cheaper laptop that can handle FM pretty comfortably and upgrade the desktop separately?

 

Cheers!

[Checking clear cut chances long term]

11 hours ago, kiwityke1983 said:

Under tactics then analysis you can see how many clear cut chances you've created and taken and ditto for the opposition. Goes back 50 games. 

I want a cumulative total for the season, for individual players. IE how many chances has this player had this season, how many has he fluffed, how many has he taken, and how does that compare to the rest of my squad. 

[Checking clear cut chances long term]

So I wanted to go back over the first half of my season and check out my players' ability to put chances away, but I don't seem to be able to find anything other than pure shot number data. I know (clear cut) chances exists as a stat, and I can find it in individual match reports- is it just not kept as a statistic option outside of that? 

[FM14: Rate My Regen Thread]

Right. So I needed a new 'keeper. And this young man appeared to be aquirable for my mid table premiership side. So I bit the bullet and threw my chequebook at him. What do you guys reckon?

[FM14: Rate My Regen Thread]

Some absurd players in here!

So this is the fella I just signed. How would you develop him?

[Funny Screenshots Thread]

Best gif ever.

[Legends Database 2010 - Official Release -]

World cup here, Italy beat England 2-1 in the final.

Top scorer was Luigi Riva with 10! Assists went to Hector Scarone and Valentino Mazzola with 4 each. Highest rated player was Darko Kovacevic at 8.45.