Notebook for college

[narreth]

Hey, I'm looking for a smallish notebook ( 12"-13") for college. The problem is, I want a semi-decent video card in it, which seems impossible to find in a smaller model. Is it really that impossible to find a so-so lowish end card that will run all games ( just on low) on a 13" notebook? I am considering dell,sony,hp etc; and I am also considering the 13" Macbook @ $999. Overall my price cap is at around $1200.

 

[narreth]

How fast is the mobility Radeon HD 3450?

 

[Brainonska511]

http://www.notebookcheck.net/M...chmark-List.844.0.html

Off the top of my head, take a look at the Asus F6, Dell XPS M1330, and Dell Studio 13. You'll get more graphics options if you move to a 14" notebook - take a look at the Asus 14" notebooks on Newegg.

 

[Nvidiaguy07]

http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=45&threadid=2268376

if he still has any left you can get an awesome laptop for under 700 bucks. A 9600GT should be good enough for you. The only thinng is its a little bigger then you want, but for the price its hard to pass up.

Heres the parts needed:

laptop $310
cpu - i got the P8600 for $220
4GB of memory for like $45
wifi card $30
hard drive $70

 

[LtPage1]

Get the macbook, and never worry about it again.

 

[Christobevii3]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
Get the macbook, and never worry about it again.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inq...using-macbooks-to-fail

 

[narreth]

Originally posted by: LtPage1
Get the macbook, and never worry about it again.

lol, that was my thinking, because other than a macbook my only other real option is a dell, and from the reviews, every model has some sort of build quality problem.