Okay, I have been contemplating getting a laptop for a while now. I know that I should wait until the summer for the prices to drop. Since I want to play WoW so badly and my current computer is not capable of doing that, I am forced to buy a laptop.
Here are the two laptops that I have been reviewing:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=i6000S3&s=dhs
AND
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh..._components.do
The first computer is a Dell
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Model Inspiron 6000)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
15.4 inch UltraSharp WUXGA LCD Panel
512MB DDR2 SDRAM 1 Dimm
128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
60GB Hard Drive @ 7200rpm
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless (802.11 a/b/g, 54Mbps)
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr Technical Support
TOTAL(SHIPPING INCLUDED):$1,265.00
The second computer is an HP
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Model zv6000)
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional with SP2
AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3200+ (2.0GHz/512KB L2 Cache)
FREE Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen!!
128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM)
512MB DDR SDRAM (1x512MB)
60 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM)
1Yr Ltd Warranty
TOTAL(SHIPPING INCLUDED):$1,098.00
I am most concerned about their video cards. For the HP laptop, it says "Available options include ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M with up to 128MB of dedicated memory and 128MB of shared system memory". What does this mean? Also, for the HP, I am not sure if I should get AMD Sempron or AMD 64. And my last question is if I get 1x512 DDR RAM, is it easy to buy another stick online and add it to my laptop... and how much would it cost? WHICH LAPTOP IS BETTER FOR GAMES and which one is just more worth it?
THX!