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Old 01-16-2010, 07:47 PM   #1
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Default Looking for laptop models people 5-box on

Decided that 5boxing at home isn't enough - I'm away from home A LOT - so I'm thinking about upgrading my laptop so I can 5-box while travelling. There are a bunch of threads here listing laptop system specs and asking if they're enough for 5boxing, but nothing listing models etc.

As I am lazy & don't want to have to hunt through a bunch of comparison websites, I figured I'd just ask anyone who 5-boxes on a laptop to post the following:

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Primary account FPS in a major city

Knowing more stuff like CPU/Graphics/RAM/Disk is cool but the models should provide that anyway. Primary account FPS is there as a substitute measure for the overall playability of the laptop.

So, what do people have?
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Old 01-28-2010, 07:11 PM   #2
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Hello,

Some know me as CMS, others as just Weson....but what some may not know is that I box on a laptop.

Amazon.com: HP Pavilion DV7-1020US 17" Laptop (2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 Processor, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB Hard Drive, Blu Ray Drive, Vista Premium) Black: Computer & Accessories to be exact.

Now I play with every single "feature and detail" off. The only thing that I do keep on is my view distance is always maxed.

that said 1-3 chars is no problem in BGs or any Old World or Burning Crusade area. Dalaran is lag hell.

4-5 is where I get pretty much lag all the time. I can deal, I dont mind. Others may not.

But I figured to link something so you can see the stats... and if you find something with much better graphics/processor/ram etc you will pretty much be set.

Final Note: Laptop is 5boxable, but its not pretty, don't even try to go to Dalaran with all 5 or you will cry.
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Old 02-02-2010, 12:16 PM   #3
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so actually im boxing with this little thing: Acer Aspire 7520G
all the effects also turned off but noch problems in dala when 5 guys runing
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Default Re: Looking for laptop models people 5-box on

This:

Computers: Laptops: HP Pavilion 17.3" Laptop featuring Intel Core Processor i7-720QM (DV7-3098CA) - Black | Best Buy Canada Web Store

30-40 FPS in Dal on main acccount (5 accounts)

Fantastic if you need to box on a laptop. A little pricey, for the same price you could build a much beefier Desktop PC, but I work on the road most of the time so I use the laptop the majority of the time as opposed to my gaming rig at home.

I had previously boxed on a dual core laptop, 64bit Vista and 4 gig ram, was not bad at all actually, but Dalaran was a bit of a pain and I didn't even try any Wintergrasp on it. 5 man heroics were no problem though.

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Old 02-06-2010, 09:58 PM   #5
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Default Re: Looking for laptop models people 5-box on

Well, I've shrunk my list of possible laptops down to two: the Dell Studio XPS 16 and the Alienware M15x. My choices are driven mostly by the ease of customisation - extra memory & and faster CPUs - and by my desire not to go above 15" in screen size so I can actually survive carrying the thing while I travel.

I can't really decide between these two though. The major difference between them (other than price, which isn't really an issue) is that the alienware system has a 1GB NVIDIAŽ GeForceŽ GTX 260M, while the XPS has a 1GB ATI Mobility RADEONŽ HD 4670.

Any opinions about either of these video cards?
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