Recent content by thrawn503

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    Llano Quad Versus Trinity Dual

    I would like to know which of these AMD APUs are better: The Llano-based A6-3420 1.5Ghz, or the Trinity-based A6-4400 2.7Ghz? The Llano part is a quad core boasting 4MB L2, while the Trinity part is a dual core with only 1MB L2. The conditions under which these two processors would be running...
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    Budget-Priced Gaming Laptop

    The Acer 7750 is discontinued. :( Otherwise, I would have strongly considered that one. Hm...the HP's are tempting, but I have had several friends who have had warranty problems with their HP's. It seems the HP warranty is designed to screw you over nowadays, at least that's the impression...
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    A6-4400m + 7670M?

    Those benchmarks look good - almost too good to believe. When a high-end rig struggles to smoothly render Crysis 2 DX11 Max 1080p, I find it hard to believe the guy in the video (even though he has the power of Russia) can get that laptop to render DX11 Max 768p at 30-40fps. That being said...
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    Budget-Priced Gaming Laptop

    My budget is about $600-700. I was just curious as to how the A6/7670 would be expected to perform, especially for a sub-$500 laptop. I'm flexible when it comes to CPU/GPU brands, as long as it'll net me the best performance. I generally prefer Asus/MSI/Toshiba/Lenovo, but for the right deal...
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    Budget-Priced Gaming Laptop

    Hello, I was searching the web for a new laptop, as my old laptop is starting to have problems. (Right after the 3 year warranty expired, too! :pfff: ) I stumbled upon this while looking through Newegg - it's a new listing, as it wasn't there yesterday. Acer Aspire V3-551G-7696 - $459.99...