How Long Will This Laptop Last Me?!

[mad0maxx]

Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Class: Core Duo Processor
Processor Number: T2250
Processor Speed: 1.73 GHz
Front Side Bus: 533 MHz
Mobile Technology: Centrino
L2 Cache Size: 2 MB
Memory Type: DDR2-SDRAM
Installed Memory: 2 GB
Memory Slots Total: 2
Memory Slots Available: 0
Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB
Drive Controllers: SATA-150
Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
Optical Drives: LightScribe Double Layer DVD SuperMulti Drive:
Create a DVD Writable at a maximum 8X Write speed
Other speed specifications are not available from the manufacturer

Additional Drives: LightScribe DL DVD SuperMulti
Sound Support: Digital Audio (16-bit)
Video Chipset Brand: NVIDIA
Video Chipset: GeForce Go 7600
Installed Video Memory: 256 MB
Resolution: 1440 x 900
Screen Size: 17.0 in
Screen Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Physical Aspect Ratio: 16:10 (Widescreen)
Port Connectors: 4 x Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 x Audio - Headphone-out with S/PDIF Digital Audio
1 x Audio - Microphone-in
1 x Video - VGA (15-pin)
1 x Video - TV-Out (S-Video)
1 x RJ-11 Modem
1 x RJ-45 Ethernet LAN
1 x Notebook Expansion Port 3
1 x IEEE-1394 FireWire (4-pin)
1 x Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)
1 x HDMI

Card Slots: 1 x Memory Stick
1 x Memory Stick PRO
1 x Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
1 x xD-Picture Card
1 x ExpressCard/34
1 x ExpressCard/54
Network Support: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps)
Wireless Protocol: 802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
Input Devices: Keyboard
Remote Control
Touchpad
Security Features: Kensington Security Slot
Number of Batteries: 1
Installed Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium

I barely PC game anymore because of my 360 and I do MS Office / Web Browsing mainly. When can I say this laptop will no longer serve me in the PC gaming world?

 

[ChaosX2]

1 to 5 years depending on the games you play and what settings you like to play them at.

 

[Ruptga]

It really depends on what your idea of gaming is. For me, it's Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 (about five years old), which runs perfectly on my 1280x800 screen on GMA 950. It also really depends on if you're ok at running less than the native screen res, and how much IQ you like. But anyway, the 7600 isn't too bad of a GPU, I think you'd get at least three years out of it if you really don't game much at all.

 

[jpeyton]

2 years 3 months 7 days 22 hours and 14 minutes

 

[Rockinacoustic]

The go 7600 is a nice midrange card, and your screen resolution isn't too big for a 17'' laptop. You'll be fine for a few years at least.

 

[mad0maxx]

Yeah, I like this laptop but I knew before hand that this laptop would not be the greatest in gaming due to the fact that all laptop gpu's are only a crippled down version of their desktop counterparts. Also the amount of money to buy a better CPU / video card was way too much... I only paid like $500.00 out of pocket money (which included a rip off $179.99 CompUSA 2 one gig sticks of memory and a $30 dollar installation totaling 210 dollars!) paired up with a $250 eRebate, $50 mail-in rebate and lastly a $628 dollar income tax return. The laptop totaled at $1199.99 without any rebates or anything. I could not find a better deal for $900 dollars that offered everything this laptop offered.

$1199.99 - Retail Price
$ 250.00 - eRebate from CompUSA (Minus)
$ 50.00 - Mail in Rebate from CompUSA (Minus)
$ 628.00 - Tax Return Money (Minus)
$ 179.99 - New RAM (Plus)
$ 30.00 - RAM Installation (Plus)
$ 481.98 - Total Out of Pocket Money

I say I did not do so badly... but I could be mistaken