Looking for a new laptop

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

Hey, I'm looking for a new laptop for around 400. (Preferably under 400, but a tad above is alright)
I really am a fan of the 14 inch form factor, but 15.6 is alright if it is light. The one I am looking at is this one:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314516&cm_re=travelmate_14-_-34-314-516-_-Product

Is there one with better specs that isn't too chunky? And also, could this laptop emulate gamecube games without much lag? Thanks!

 

[Tradesman1]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

 

[Tradesman1]

That I don't know for sure

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

That I don't know for sure

Alright, but what about these two?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312828
This one seems like it has a good APU, so I feel like the graphic processing power might be higher, but I'm not sure, I haven't been watching the new cpu benchmarks.

Also, this one has a slightly better i3 then the one in the main post, but does it make much of a difference?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314540

 

[RazerZ]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

 

[Icaraeus]

Probably, but emulation isn't really the best way to play games. The hardware is different. I don't think there's even a fully-fledged PS2 game emulator. Laptops aren't really designed for games. You'd need to pay thousands to equal a normal PC that costs $1000.

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

Probably, but emulation isn't really the best way to play games. The hardware is different. I don't think there's even a fully-fledged PS2 game emulator. Laptops aren't really designed for games. You'd need to pay thousands to equal a normal PC that costs $1000.

There is one, I use it all the time lol. And besides, this laptop is just going to be used as entertainment when I have slow wifi in a hotel. I don't mind if the perfomance is meh, It's still fun.

 

[RazerZ]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

So guys, which one would perform the best in Gamecube emulation, or in general?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314516&cm_re=travelmate_14-_-34-314-516-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314540

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312828

 

[RazerZ]

So guys, which one would perform the best in Gamecube emulation, or in general?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314516&cm_re=travelmate_14-_-34-314-516-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314540

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312828

Probably the last one with the A8.

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

 

[RazerZ]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

Both of them are not only more expensive than the third laptop you had in a few posts above, but are also less powerful. The CPU and igpu are weaker than the cheaper $379 laptop with the A8.

For the games you listed, really I'm not too sure about those. My brother has a laptop with an i3 and Intel HD 3000, so I could test the games out on that tomorrow if you'd like.

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

Both of them are not only more expensive than the third laptop you had in a few posts above, but are also less powerful. The CPU and igpu are weaker than the cheaper $379 laptop with the A8.

For the games you listed, really I'm not too sure about those. My brother has a laptop with an i3 and Intel HD 3000, so I could test the games out on that tomorrow if you'd like.

If you could, that would be phenomenal! You are one of the most helpful people I've met.

 

[RazerZ]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

Both of them are not only more expensive than the third laptop you had in a few posts above, but are also less powerful. The CPU and igpu are weaker than the cheaper $379 laptop with the A8.

For the games you listed, really I'm not too sure about those. My brother has a laptop with an i3 and Intel HD 3000, so I could test the games out on that tomorrow if you'd like.

If you could, that would be phenomenal! You are one of the most helpful people I've met.

No problem! I just downloaded a n64 emulator a few days back, and was probably going to get the GC emu again anyways. I'll give you an update tomorrow

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

Both of them are not only more expensive than the third laptop you had in a few posts above, but are also less powerful. The CPU and igpu are weaker than the cheaper $379 laptop with the A8.

For the games you listed, really I'm not too sure about those. My brother has a laptop with an i3 and Intel HD 3000, so I could test the games out on that tomorrow if you'd like.

If you could, that would be phenomenal! You are one of the most helpful people I've met.

No problem! I just downloaded a n64 emulator a few days back, and was probably going to get the GC emu again anyways. I'll give you an update tomorrow

Sweet! Btw, is there any laptops that you would know of that are a bit over 400, but are worth the extra cash?

 

[RazerZ]

At the pricepoint that would be a good pick 😉

Would it be able to emulate GameCube/N64 games without lag ;o?

N64 yes; Gamecube no.

If you turned down the graphics a bit, could it pull off "decent" performance?

And if not, what's the cheapest laptop that could pull it off?

Hmm actually it might depend on what game you are playing... I tried using an emulator for my pc with a 9800GTX+ for the GC game Naruto Clash of Ninja, and even on normal settings it lagged..

My brother has the i3 3210m and it stuggled on the same game. That was the only game I tested before I decided to uninstall... There are videos of less intense gc games running well on a laptop with Intel HD 3000.

N64 on the other hand ran very well with 16X AA, so I can imagine on Intel HD it will work well on normal settings.

If you wanted to emulate GC games on a laptop you would need to look into getting a laptop with a good dedicated graphics card, but those can get expensive.

Here's a video of what GC games will run like on the laptop you currently selected:

[video="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSZvmtwnvw"][/video]

Hm, what about these games?

Super Smash Bros Melee
Kirby Air Ride
Paper Mario: The thousand year door

Also, what about this laptop?
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1J21AZ6504

and this?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

Both of them are not only more expensive than the third laptop you had in a few posts above, but are also less powerful. The CPU and igpu are weaker than the cheaper $379 laptop with the A8.

For the games you listed, really I'm not too sure about those. My brother has a laptop with an i3 and Intel HD 3000, so I could test the games out on that tomorrow if you'd like.

If you could, that would be phenomenal! You are one of the most helpful people I've met.

No problem! I just downloaded a n64 emulator a few days back, and was probably going to get the GC emu again anyways. I'll give you an update tomorrow

Sweet! Btw, is there any laptops that you would know of that are a bit over 400, but are worth the extra cash?

I doubt it, but I'll look into it. So far this seems like your best choice:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312828&cm_re=amd_a8-_-34-312-828-_-Product


*last post for today

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

Alright guys, so which one would be better for emulation/gaming?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312828&cm_re=amd_a8-_-34-312-828-_-Product

This one has a A8-5550M with a Radeon HD 8550G.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314561

This one has an A6-6310, which the other one has an A8, but this one has a 6xxx instead of 5xxx. And, it has Radeon R5 M240 WITH 1gb of dedicated ram, and the other one doesn't have dedicated ram. Which one is better?

 

[Greg Gorman-1304225]

bump, does anyone know??? ^ ^ ^ ^