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I would be more than happy to walk you folk through shopping up a decent CoH laptop - this kind of stuff is my meat 'n veg, as the brits say.
The reasoning behind this, at least for me, is that playing with a husband/wife team is the nearest thing I can come to a 'cheat' in MMORPGs. I had a husband/wife team out of California that I worked with whilst playing EQ, and the power boost from two people with a relationship working in a group is in_credible_. Lookit me and Vyperpunk, for instance.
So yah, enlightened self interest is driving my helpfulness ; )
CoH laptop = Delltop/Inspiron, choose display size, play until you can get 4gb of RAM, GeForce XY00 graphics, where X should be either 7, 8, 9, and Y should be either 6 or 8 (or higher), and memory should be 512mb or higher. HDD/optical to taste, meeces/keyboards to taste, CPU as Core 2 Duo, as fast as the budget will bear.
a rather luxurious build is below - this is available in different color choices. Mine is basic grey, my dad's is a beautiful dark blue (same color as my truck, amusingly enough).
2000$, more or less - insane amounts of capability built-in. I'd upgrade the warranty to 3 or 4 years plus CompleteCare, but I've been known to destructively interface alcoholic liquids with my keyboards >.<Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979
I would be more than happy to walk you folk through shopping up a decent CoH laptop - this kind of stuff is my meat 'n veg, as the brits say.
The reasoning behind this, at least for me, is that playing with a husband/wife team is the nearest thing I can come to a 'cheat' in MMORPGs. I had a husband/wife team out of California that I worked with whilst playing EQ, and the power boost from two people with a relationship working in a group is in_credible_. Lookit me and Vyperpunk, for instance.
So yah, enlightened self interest is driving my helpfulness ; )
CoH laptop = Delltop/Inspiron, choose display size, play until you can get 4gb of RAM, GeForce XY00 graphics, where X should be either 7, 8, 9, and Y should be either 6 or 8 (or higher), and memory should be 512mb or higher. HDD/optical to taste, meeces/keyboards to taste, CPU as Core 2 Duo, as fast as the budget will bear.
a rather luxurious build is below - this is available in different color choices. Mine is basic grey, my dad's is a beautiful dark blue (same color as my truck, amusingly enough).
Quote:# Inspiron 1720
Date 4/2/2008 12:23:25 PM Central Standard Time
Catalog Number 29 Retail 19
Catalog Number / Description Product Code SKU Id
System Color:
Espresso Brown BRN [313-5475] 2
Inspiron 1720:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache) GT83HN [223-5668] 1
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition VHP3E [313-5195][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6813][420-7026][420-7622][463-2282] 11
LCD Panel:
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200) 17UXGAT [320-5504] 5
Video Card:
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT 256NV86 [320-5468] 6
MEMORY:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 4G2D [311-7220] 3
Hard Drive:
Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 250GB [341-5010] 8
Optical Drive:
CD / DVD writer (DVDRW Drive) 8XDVDRW [341-4716][420-8183] 16
Wireless Networking Cards:
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card IP4965 [430-2337] 19
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) TM355I [430-2348] 121
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Optical Mouse BTHWKM [310-8691] 121
Bluetooth and Wireless USB:
ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebook 710431 [A0710431] 121
Camera:
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam DCAMERA [320-5681] 21
Battery Options:
85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) 9BAT [312-0520] 27
Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783] 17
Network Card:
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493] 13
Adobe Software:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER [420-7468] 15
Labels:
Windows Vista™ Premium VPN [310-8628] 750
Processor Branding:
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor ICNSNB [310-9348] 749
DOMS Camera Mod:
Premium Dark Chocolate with Soft Touch LCD back color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera DBRNWC [320-5802] 748
Miscellaneous:
Inspiron 1720 I172001 [466-7740] 82
Anti-Virus/ Security suite (pre-install):
No Security NOAV [461-8389] 25
Misc Productivity Software:
No Productivity software pre-installed MSONO [412-1397] 22
Dell Digital Entertainment:
No Entertainment software pre-installed NODE [466-3921] 399
Color Coordinated Mice:
Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Espresso Brown A1201640 [A1201640] 1429
Power Adapter:
90 Watt Spare AC Adapter 90WS [310-7253] 57
Warranty & Service:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support S1OS [412-0360][950-3337][960-2780][983-3100][987-5447][987-8109] 29
CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service:
Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 1Yr Warr. CCLJ1 [412-0358][960-9187][986-3577][A0767893] 33
DataSafe Online Backup:
Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr DATSF3G [420-7091][420-7092][987-4817][988-0099] 813
Dial-Up Internet Access:
No ISP requested NISP [412-0148]
2000$, more or less - insane amounts of capability built-in. I'd upgrade the warranty to 3 or 4 years plus CompleteCare, but I've been known to destructively interface alcoholic liquids with my keyboards >.<Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979