a new laptop

[jojo_stagione]

hello everyone.

I am looking for a laptop that is going to be used as a game-server pc.

The server is going to be online 24/7 so i want it to be low-energy.

my budget lays around 525 euro's (700 us dollar).

anyone ideas ?

thank you

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums mate
plz feel the FAQ:
http/www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/50797-20-read-buying-laptop

 

[jojo_stagione]

budget : around 525 euro

size : 17 or 15 inches

screen resolution : not very important

portable or desktop replacement : portable

how much battery : not very important (using plug)

playing games : no, only to set up a game-server

other tasks : hosting game-server and little surfing on web

hdd capacity : 60 to 80 gb (more is welcome when affordable

specific sites to buy from : no

how long to keep laptop : 2 to 3 years

mention other things : fast enough laptop for hosting games (cod4,r6 vegas).
and also very important : low energy (server will be on 24/7)

preferred brands : toshiba, acer, asus
disliked brands : none

country I live : netherlands (holland)

thanks for helping : )


ps. can a laptop be on 24/7 or will it overheat quickly ?

 

[frozenlead]

You're pretty loosey goosey here. Anything with a good amount of CPU power (I'd say 2.5GHz or better) and 3 or 4 GB of ram will do.

A laptop can be left on 24/7, but its life will be significantly shortened, and you will have to set it up in a way to induce better cooling currents - an air conditioned room, the notebooks standing straight upward, maybe even modding the intakes.

Laptops are not designed to be left on 24/7, though, and I think you'll find yourself having trouble with it 1-2 years down the road. In your case, I think it's a lot better for you to buy a desktop. They generally have far more CPU power and RAM for your money. I know it's not portable, but it can be pretty movable if you set it up so a monitor, keyboard, and mouse is not needed. Just set it somewhere, plug in power and LAN, and let it run automatically. You can control it with remote software like VNC.

 

[dwellman]

Well, for that, then, you want the lesser CPU you can get. . . in fact, if you don't mind older or even used, targeting something along the lines of ThinkPad X3* or T4* (maybe even X4*) or Dell Latitude D600 / D610 due to the gigabit LAN.

 

[jojo_stagione]

it is hard for me to choose between a laptop and desktop gameserver.

I got a couple of reasons why to choose.

advantages desktop =
1. can be on 24/7 cause of good cooling
2. cheaper than a laptop

disadvantages desktop =
1.unpractical to switch (2 pc's, 1 monitor 1 keyboard 1 mouse)

advantages laptop =
1. mobile
2. no switching
3. more practical to surf with laptop when playing a game with main pc

disadvantages laptop =
1. not 24/7 cause of not good enough cooling


Anyone got more advantages/disadvantages so I can make my choice a bit easier ?

 

[jojo_stagione]

ok, i made up my mind.
i am going for a laptop, but i will turn it off at night.
what i want to do with it : hosting game-servers (cod4,vegas)
and sometimes i want to connect it to the lcd-tv in the living room to watch movies.

budget : around 525 euro

size : 17 inch or 15 inch when no 17 inch is affordable for around 525 euro

screen resolution : 1440x900 or 1280x800 when no 1440x900 is affordable for around 525 euro

portable or desktop replacement : portable

how much battery : at least for 4 hours or so

playing games : maybe old games like rainbow six raven shield and the first ghost recon(year 2001) only hosting a game

other tasks : little surfing, watching movie

hdd capacity : 60 gb is enough, more is welcome when affordable for 525 euro

specific sites to buy from : no

how long to keep laptop : 3 to 4 years

mention other things : fast enough to host games like cod4 for 14 people

preferred brands : toshiba, asus, acer

disliked brands : anyone who's making bad products ; ).

country i live : netherlands (holland)

thank you for helping : )


ps. could someone tell my how the following cpu's perform from best to worse please :

T64 X2 TK-57
T64 X2 TK-58
T64 X2 TK-60
C2D T5750

 

[Maziar]

Between the CPUs,go for the C2D one

 

[jojo_stagione]

is there a big performance difference between de c2d T5670 and the T2390 ?

 

[jojo_stagione]

anyone ?

 

[Maziar]

compare th CPUs u want here:
http/processorfinder.intel.com/Default.aspx?notFound=searchkey&searchKayValue=t5670

 

[jojo_stagione]

weird, can not find the T5670 on the website.

is there a website where i can find laptop cpu's charts, where the T5670, T5750 and the T2390 are benchmarked ?

 

[Maziar]

yeah u are right
i googled and found that Intel T5670 is clocked @ 1.8 with 800MHZ BUS and 2MB Cache

T5750 is clocked @ 2.0GHZ with 667MHZ FSB and has 2MB Cache

T2390 is clocked @ 1.8 and has 1MB cache.

So my vote goes for T5760

 

[jojo_stagione]

i think you made a typo :

"So my vote goes for T5760"


you mean T5750 or T5670 ?

 

[Maziar]

sorry i mean 5670 because it has a good combination of MHZ Speed and FSB bus speed

 

[jojo_stagione]

by "good combination", you mean faster ?

 

[frozenlead]

No, he means it's more balanced.

 

[Maziar]

right
It has a good combination GHZ Speed (1.8) and FSB Speed(800MHZ).

 

[jojo_stagione]

ok, i know enough now.
there are only 2 laptops left that i am comparing.

1. acer travelmate 7720-5b1g12mi
2. toshiba satellite p300-18z

but there is 2 things i can not find anywhere :
1. what video out does the toshiba have ? (dvi-i,s-video or d-sub)
2. what is the warrenty that toshiba give with this laptop ?

 

[Maziar]

I searched TOSHIBA SATELLITE P300 in google and i found that it has
S-Video out.

2_I dont know u better email toshiba