[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by tpavur a unit deploying means nothing.... i could be deploying to texas for all you know... in that post there is not one bit of info that would help the enemy... belive me.

agreed now lets help this guy get a good gaming lappy

My 1st thought was a toughbook as well until you mentioned you wanted to game w/ it.

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by jhick macbook pro

you are kidding, right?

This doesn't look too bad

The 9800M GTS is basically a mobile 9600GT so while not the strongest it's still pretty potent.

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by bluedevil It's cheaper at BestBuy......it does look pretty good for the money. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218043606827

nice catch.

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by bluedevil 17" is plenty for a lappy monitor. Think about it, you are gonna have to toot it around. The 280m's are pretty much a rebadged 9800GTS anyways. Heck look at Nvidia's GTS 250 and 9800GT.

17" on lappy is BIG! lol

pretty close...

nvidia really F'd around on thier mobile naming scheme, IMHO it's flat out fraud.

9600m GT is a 8600 core(crap) and the 9800m GTS(generally accepted as better than GT) is a 9600GT, the 9800m GT is a 8800GS(96sp g92) it appears, and the supposed GTX280m will just be a glorified 8800GTS 512(55nm no doubt, but still...)

This page and it's associated links @ the side of the page should help clear up some of the fraud confusion.

To answer your Q about when the GTX280m based lappys are coming: I'm sorry IDK

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by Asus Mobile MSI GT627 - 218-$1385 T9550 2.66Mhz 1024MB DDR3 nVIDIA 9800M GS, 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glossy, link. ASUS G50VT-B1=$1589 T9550 2.66Mhz 512MB DDR3 nVIDIA 9800M GS, 15.4" WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glossy, link. ASUS G71G-Q1-$1968 Q9000 2.0GHz, 512MB DDR3 nVIDIA 9800M GS, 17" WUXGA (1920x1200) Glossy Dual Lamp, link. MSI GT725-075-$1576 P9500 2.53GHz, 512MB DDR3 ATI HD4850, 17" WUXGA (1920x1200) Matte, link.

HOLY CRAP!

that MSI one w/ the 4850 would kick donkey and take names. Looks really good for the price too!
It's even got a blu-ray player, crazy... lol

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by Kamikaze127 I'd go with something like this - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152103 Mobility 4850 pushing a decent resolution for a pretty good price. EDIT: I got beat to the punch.

Yeah, but ur link is cheaper and from a more reputable site it seems.
edit: the one on the egg doesn't appear to have a blu-ray drive. thus explaining the price difference.

GAH! now I want that MSI lappy! lol.

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by Asus Mobile My ATI mobile 3650 OC's nice. This mobile 4850 should OC far beyond the stock mobile 4870 making it the most powerful of all listed so far and as powerful as any mobile GPU including 280m.

yeah, theoretically at least, the 4850 should come on par or surpass the GTX280m whenever it hits. I say that considering the desktop 4850 beats the 8800GTS 512 and 9800GTX. The GTX+ only wins because of it's higher reference clocks, and I doubt they'll have 'em up too high in a mobile chip for power consumption's sake.

 

[DesertRat]

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Originally Posted by Asus Mobile If this is referring the NewEgg vs XoticPC? Then also 2.66Ghz 6MB L2 vs 2.4Ghz 3MB L2? Also I would not say NewEgg is more reputable than XoticPC. You just may not be familiar with them. If you are into performance notebooks XoticPC and PowerNoteBooks are the real deal. They both have the highest BBB rating possible and have been in business for years. They offer much better technical support than NewEgg. Just thought I would share.

I did not know that. thank you. +rep