Stay away from "GAMING" notebooks! (I got a new notbook like baddog too :-) - GoFuckYourself.com

AkiraSS · 08-05-2006, 09:05 AM

got a new notebook (if pics above don't load, blame the people I hotlink from, Im lazy to take pics of mine, it looks the same anyway)

Model:
Toshiba Satellite P100-275
Intel core duo 1.6ghz x 2
1.5gb ram
80gb hdd 5400rpm
17" screen, 1440x900
onboard graphics
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battery life approx 3h
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Now to the issue at hand. Stay away from "Gaming" laptops with dedicated graphics cards. My previous laptop was like that and I was very insecure about getting a new laptop with onboard graphics. But got this one cheap (cheap as in $1200usd, but I'm not from the states and you prolly can buy it there for like $800)

The difference between this and the previous laptop is huge. This one barely turns on the fans. It's silent! That's a huge issue coz if you've owned a laptop you probably know how loud the tiny fans inside can get when they start spinning at 7000rpm. They get louder than a deskop.

So, laptops with any type of dedicated graphic card suck up the battery in like 1hour.

I tested mine by playing a HD video (1280x720) flick, encoded to DivX, ran it without a hitch. Shouldn't be a prob once HD videos become mainstream.

It has Harman-Kardon speakers, that beat a small deskop sound solution I have on one of my computers (logitech z3)

btw for those interested, the motherboard is using intel i945GM chipset.

Higly recommended!

Crynos · 08-05-2006, 09:07 AM

Nice notebook, getting mine soon

Chris · 08-05-2006, 09:07 AM

i have the same one and i think the speakers blow??? you must got super speakers

FuqALot · 08-05-2006, 09:08 AM

nice.. looking good too..
i have HK in my ride

AkiraSS · 08-05-2006, 09:09 AM

You can read a related review on these Toshiba series of notebooks here:

http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...te+P 100+P105

One major issue I have on this laptop is that the right SHIT key is small! Tiny! That bothers me because I mainly use this shift key. And the arrors are also tiny. It's a huge slip imo. I'd rather see them sacrifice the numeric pad for better arrors, shift and enter key placement

this is also cool addon on the touch pad:

AkiraSS · 08-05-2006, 09:10 AM

Chris: the speakers ain't at fault. It's the codecs installed on the machine.

Go to this site: free-codecs.com and download the Kazaa codec pack (the full one). Install it using the "Playback only" profile (not extreme playback). It will fix your sound issues. Uninstall tho all codecs u had previously.

Tdog · 08-05-2006, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AkiraSS

Oh perfect, I really like that volume control.

AmigoPorn · 08-05-2006, 09:14 AM

That's a cool touch pad. What kind of functions are those?

fris · 08-05-2006, 09:17 AM

thats a cool notebook ;)

KRL · 08-05-2006, 09:26 AM

Toshiba makes great laptops.

woj · 08-05-2006, 09:39 AM

nice man

pradaboy · 08-05-2006, 11:18 AM

Well sure but most people considering a gaming laptop would do so for actual gaming, and for games you'd need a dedicated graphics card for sure.

08-05-2006, 09:05 AM	#1
AkiraSS Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ICQ: 17630227 Posts: 2,988	Stay away from "GAMING" notebooks! (I got a new notbook like baddog too :-) got a new notebook (if pics above don't load, blame the people I hotlink from, Im lazy to take pics of mine, it looks the same anyway) Model: Toshiba Satellite P100-275 Intel core duo 1.6ghz x 2 1.5gb ram 80gb hdd 5400rpm 17" screen, 1440x900 onboard graphics ------------------ battery life approx 3h ------------------ Now to the issue at hand. Stay away from "Gaming" laptops with dedicated graphics cards. My previous laptop was like that and I was very insecure about getting a new laptop with onboard graphics. But got this one cheap (cheap as in $1200usd, but I'm not from the states and you prolly can buy it there for like $800) The difference between this and the previous laptop is huge. This one barely turns on the fans. It's silent! That's a huge issue coz if you've owned a laptop you probably know how loud the tiny fans inside can get when they start spinning at 7000rpm. They get louder than a deskop. So, laptops with any type of dedicated graphic card suck up the battery in like 1hour. I tested mine by playing a HD video (1280x720) flick, encoded to DivX, ran it without a hitch. Shouldn't be a prob once HD videos become mainstream. It has Harman-Kardon speakers, that beat a small deskop sound solution I have on one of my computers (logitech z3) btw for those interested, the motherboard is using intel i945GM chipset. Higly recommended!

08-05-2006, 09:07 AM	#3
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08-05-2006, 09:17 AM	#9
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08-05-2006, 09:26 AM	#10
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08-05-2006, 09:07 AM	#2
Crynos Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 283	Nice notebook, getting mine soon

08-05-2006, 09:08 AM	#4
FuqALot Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Malibu Posts: 3,817	nice.. looking good too.. i have HK in my ride

08-05-2006, 09:09 AM	#5
AkiraSS Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ICQ: 17630227 Posts: 2,988	You can read a related review on these Toshiba series of notebooks here: http://www.notebookreview.com/defaul...te+P 100+P105 One major issue I have on this laptop is that the right SHIT key is small! Tiny! That bothers me because I mainly use this shift key. And the arrors are also tiny. It's a huge slip imo. I'd rather see them sacrifice the numeric pad for better arrors, shift and enter key placement this is also cool addon on the touch pad:

08-05-2006, 09:10 AM	#6
AkiraSS Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ICQ: 17630227 Posts: 2,988	Chris: the speakers ain't at fault. It's the codecs installed on the machine. Go to this site: free-codecs.com and download the Kazaa codec pack (the full one). Install it using the "Playback only" profile (not extreme playback). It will fix your sound issues. Uninstall tho all codecs u had previously.

08-05-2006, 09:39 AM	#11
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08-05-2006, 11:18 AM	#12
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