Good spec Pc vs Good spec Laptop
So after reading the review on that Lenovo "gaming" laptop I thought it was time to just put a couple of things straight. I decided to build a full spec rig and compare it to a MSI GT780R Laptop which costs between R17 000 and R18 000.
1st things 1st, lets check the laptop specs out:
http://www.msimobile.com/level3_productpage.aspx?id=311
• Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Processor
• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
• 17.3" Full HD Anti-reflective Display (16:9; 1920 x 1080)
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M discrete graphics (DDR5 1.5GB VRAM)
• Accelerated performance with MSI TDE Technology
• Full-color programmable backlit keyboard by SteelSeries
• MSI Cooler Boost Technology
• Dynaudio Premium Sound Speakers
• 1TB hard drive with Raid 0
• 16GB DDR3 system memory
• USB 3.0 for high speed data transfer
• HDMI 1.4 (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) output
• Built-in 720p HD webcam
• 802.11 b/g/ n Wireless LAN with Bluetooth
All and all a pretty epic little machine.
Lets check out the LAN Rig I'm putting up against this little beast.
• Intel Core i7 2600k Processor ( OC'D 4.5GHZ )
• Asus P67 Sabretooth
• Antec Khuler 620
• G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
• G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600
• OCZ 120GB Agility 3 SATA III 2.5" SSD
• Seagate 1TB-7200RPM 32MB SATA 3
• XFX 6950 2GIG (Unlocked to 6970)
• Corsair Gaming Series GS700 PSU
• CoolerMaster Storm Scout
• Acer S242HL 24" LED Wide
• Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard
• R.A.T 7 Gaming Mouse
• ROCCAT KAVE 5.1 Gaming Headset
ToTal Spent: R16 100
Reason I took the Storm scout, The handle and its a really rugged and functional case, although the 6950 is a very tight fit, You would almost certainly have to cut into the drive bay. That said I wasted some cash on that rig, as you could get away with spending alot less than that to get yourself a sweet ass Lan rig.
My point:
Gaming laptops are only really for the really rich and really lazy, I do agree it is quite a mission to drag you're pc to a lan, but why settle for a gaming laptop that can't even come close to what a custom built gaming pc does and can do.
