Portability has it's limitations, as it always has Reply You can only pack so much power in a small package. There is no true replacement for desktop power, and IMO, it will be a long time coming before (if) it ever happens. But for portable gaming for those like me who are stuck in hotels on biz trips, these ain't too shabby. Besides, as the article mentioned for others, my real gaming systems are desktops. I'm disappointed that the video upgrade is not as easy as expected, but hey, I can always eBay this thing. At night though, especially while on an airplane, watching a movie on such a wuparse resolution is the bomb, especially when others are eyeballing it. That said, the WUGXA display has issues with reflection (not mentioned in the review). The few games I have loaded are of older engines like Return To Castle Wolfenstein, so I'm not having issues with the x1400 performance whatsoever. This laptop is used primarily as a mobile DVD watching/office app/video-pic editing machine. ![]() However, I thought down the road I could just NewEgg a GeForce upgrade. Memory upgrade to 2GB 667 or a larger 7200 drive and then eBay the spare parts? No problem. I wish I had waited for this article, because I realize the mistake of not upgrading to a GeForce Go chipset. ![]() Nfarce - Wednesday, link A month ago I bought a 1705 with coupon codes from and paid about $1350 to the door.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |