new laptop for fiesta

[Manzcar]

kk

I'm looking to get a new laptop to play fiesta on to minimize the lag and up the performance.

I have found one that is really reasonable here are the specs.

Comp A.
Processor BrandIntel®ProcessorIntel® Pentium® Dual-CoreProcessor
Speed2.0GHz
Display TypeWXGA widescreen TFT-LCD with Acer CrystalBrite technology (1366 x 768)
Screen Size15.6"
System Bus667MHz
Cache Memory1MB on die Level 2System Memory
(RAM)2GBSystem Memory (RAM) Expandable To4GBType of Memory (RAM)
DDR2Hard Drive TypeSerial ATA (5400 rpm)Hard Drive Size160GB
Optical DriveDouble-layer DVD±RW/CD-RWOptical Drive Speeds4x DVD+R DL; 4x DVD-R DL; 8x8x8 DVD+RW; 8x6x8 DVD-RW; 24x24x24 CD-RWDirect-Disc LabelingNoDigital Media Reader or SlotsYes, digital media card reader
GraphicsIntel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MVideo MemoryUp to 1759MB total available


Comp B.
Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology with Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5800 (2GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
16" high definition widescreen TFT display with 1366 x 768 pixel resolution
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9300M GS DirectX® 10 graphics with 256MB GDDR3 memory and digital HDMI audio/video output
Western Digital 320GB Hard Drive for more than 60,000 digital pictures or 60,000 MP3 tracks (4 MB each)
3 GB DDR2 SDRAM: abundant memory capacity for maximum performance
SAMSUNG 8x multi-standard DVD/CD re-writer with DVD-RAM and Dual Layer disc support
extensive software package including Windows Vista Home Premium with new Media Center user interface
Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 5100 AGN Intel® Next-Gen Wireless-N with up to 300Mbit/s. 802.11b/g compatible
Gbit Ethernet LAN port 10/100/1000 Mbit/s


since I am an idiot with computers and my guru is asleep in Australia let me know if these are any good.

Comp B is more expensive but just a little more than I wanted to spend but can be done.

thanks,

[Spirit]

B looks better all around except for 1 thing I noticed. The speed of the processors. If I am reading right, Comp A has a faster processor. But, other than that, Comp B looks better everywhere else.

[Hraesvelg]

They're both 2GHz, from what I see. The second one has 2MB of L2 cache (A has 1MB) and is a Core 2 Duo instead of just a Core Duo. The graphics card on the second one is quite a bit better. The hard drive on B is twice the size of A. The second one also has another GB of RAM, which you'll need if you're running Vista.

I'd say the second one is better all around. About the only reservation I'd have about B is the ability to add more RAM if need be. It doesn't say anything about how many more slots it has.

[Spirit]

I could have swore the first one said something different this morning. Oh well. Teach me to answer something on less than 4 hours sleep.

[Manzcar]

nope both were copy paste entries.

I guess than I will go with B.

thanks for the help.

[Dynamics]

Ya Spirit's spot on.

A is using an old generation of dual core processors. B has a 2MB cache (like super fast RAM for the processor). Graphics are great too.

[Manzcar]

went with B bought it this morning.


just for SPIRIT

[Hraesvelg]

Now with 100% more animation, LOL

[Manzcar]

Now with 100% more animation, LOL

that is excellent

[Lady-Loki]

GRATZ!!!