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Mobile vs. Desktop Gaming

Posted by michael on from the don't-hold-it-in-your-lap dept.

Mr.Tweak writes "TweakTown has just posted an article investigating Mobile vs. Desktop gaming in their latest article entitled "New Age Computer Gaming - Mobile vs. Desktop Investigation". The article compares a Dell Inspiron 8200 with ATI Mobility 9000 graphics to a standard desktop system with nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200 graphics. Can notebook gaming really be taken seriously? We think so, and so should you!"

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  1. Re:Mobile gaming? by Anik315 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Well get a decent pair of headphones like the Sony V700s and you should be fine on any 15inch because your face is typically much closer to the display. There are other issues with LCD displays if you're really that hardcore.

  2. Re:Hardware choice.. by avij · · Score: 4, Informative
    Why a Dell Inspiron?
    Because they seem to have a deal with Dell. From the last page:
    Dell Small Business department has 10% off all Notebook computers until the 26th of November through our TweakTown Deals section. If you choose to buy a new computer system from Dell, click this link, and you'll be supporting TweakTown!
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  3. Re:AlienWare is the way to go... by SaltLord · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why buy the AlienWare laptop when you can have the exactly same laptop for much much lower price??
    It's even assembled at the same factory!

  4. Not Doom3 though by Kragg · · Score: 5, Informative

    Testimony of a Sony Vaio user.

    I got myself a Vaio gr314mp nearly a year ago. It comes with a 1200MhZ p3 and the 16meg version of the mobility radeon 7500 and runs a lot of games fine. Multiplayer Quake 3 and Medal of Honour in 1024x768 run at a perfectly playable 30-odd fps (with some smoke effects and alpha-blending off... the card OpenGL drivers need careful tweaking to get good performance.)

    My main reason for going laptop was I am on the road a lot, so a desktop isn't feasible for me. I have to say, I'm very chuffed with the results.

    I love being able to lie in bed and play computer games. I spent about 2 months playing neverwinter nights on the train into work, and that made the time fly. I've even once or twice played mohaa over wireless while cooking dinner. This shit is great.

    But... I don't ever expect to be playing doom 3 on this baby. The big thing is always the graphics card (lower processor speed and ram tend to be acceptable a lot longer), and I don't think I'll be wanting another laptop for games once this one loses its edge, unless I know I can plug in an external graphics card. A year of gaming for about $800 of depreciation isn't quite good enough.

    Can anyone tell me why external pci-cards haven't caught on yet? Bus bandwidth wouldn't seem to be an issue if the architecture was right...
    As soon as this becomes the norm, or I can swap in a new card when I want to, I will be happy to play on a laptop and pay slightly over the odds for improving game performance. But as it is, the computer I have now will soon be utterly useless in the face of new games.

    The mobile gaming idea is superb, and the reality of it is great. Throw longevity in the mix and I'll never go back.

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