I want to buy a cheap laptop that can play STO well. Do any of you got a good recommendation? I hope to get anything from $200 range to $400ish. No I want to buy a new one, so don't try to sell me anything.
good luck with that.. might be able to find something in 5 years or so.
now if you wanted to spend $500 to $700 ... could find some stuff that would run it at rather low settings.... and getting close to $1000 run it decently.
good luck with that.. might be able to find something in 5 years or so.
now if you wanted to spend $500 to $700 ... could find some stuff that would run it at rather low settings.... and getting close to $1000 run it decently.
That's basically it. Asking for a really cheap computer (a laptop no less) that can run STO at all, let alone well, is like asking for an $800 car that can win the Indianapolis 500. Just because someone can say it doesn't mean anyone can do it.
I'm pretty sure the absolute cheapest thing one could get that would run STO at all would be something with an Intel GMA 4500 series IGP (which meets the system requirements if I recall), but it would run the game in rather sorry fashion, and would set one back at least $500-$600 to get a notebook equipped with one. At that point, one might as well spend $650 and get a notebook with a Geforce GT130M or something, which will at least play the game well on lowish medium settings.
I have not priced a gaming desktop lately but looking at laptops you can get a fair gaming laptop in the $800-$1000 range.
Consider this... this amount of time you spend gaming and how well you are going to enjoy may well be directly reflected on the quality and level of performance of your hardware. This is how I personally justify spending a little more than I probably should on my PC hardware.. I think its worth it. Save your cash a while and get something you will really enjoy for a long time and not just something that gets you buy. Don't need to go crazy just look middle of the road price vs performance and find something in that sweet spot.
I'm running an Asus g60vx from bestbuy. They have them available on their website for $899
Has a gtx260m. Basically is a 9800gt desktop vid card. Very powerful laptop for the price.
For their niche, they are impressively powerful notebooks (I thought about one a little bit ago), but they're basically desktops with built-in screens because they get barely over an hour of battery life (and are a hair on the heavy side, though not as bad as I'd expect). "Mobile desktop" is a better description than notebook or laptop, which is why it's important to know just what the OP is looking for in a computer.
For their niche, they are impressively powerful notebooks (I thought about one a little bit ago), but they're basically desktops with built-in screens because they get barely over an hour of battery life (and are a hair on the heavy side, though not as bad as I'd expect). "Mobile desktop" is a better description than notebook or laptop, which is why it's important to know just what the OP is looking for in a computer.
GAWD the battery life point is SOOOOO true. Delightful but HUNGRY for watts.
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