New labtop is it good?

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thread starter XvfireballvX Apr 25 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Im getting my self a new labtop for school next year and wanted it for the summer to play some maple story and such and was wondering if it could power maple story easy and possibly do some zakum runs. Here is the labtop im planing to get if there is anything better for around the same price let me know. Asus m51A Specs:Product details General Platform Technology Intel Centrino 2 System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Speaker, wireless LAN antenna Width 14.4 in Depth 10.6 in Height 1.6 in Weight 6.6 lbs Processor Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 / 2 GHz Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core 64-bit Computing Yes Data Bus Speed 667 MHz Chipset Type Mobile Intel GM45 Express Cache Memory Type L2 cache Installed Size 2 MB RAM Installed Size 3 GB Technology DDR2 SDRAM - 800 MHz Form Factor SO DIMM 200-pin Storage Controller Type Serial ATA Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150 Storage Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Optical Storage Type DVD�RW / DVD-RAM Card Reader Type 8 in 1 card reader Supported Flash Memory Cards SD Memory Card, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick Duo Display Display Type 15.4" TFT Max Resolution ( WXGA ) Widescreen Display Yes Features Zero Bright Dot, Color Shine, ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology, glare Video Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA X4500HD Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0 Audio Audio Output Sound card Compliant Standards High Definition Audio Audio Input Microphone Notebook Camera Camera Type Integrated Sensor Resolution 1.3 Megapixel Camera Features Swivel Input Device(s) Type Mouse, keyboard, touchpad Features Built-in numeric keyboard Telecom Modem Fax / modem - MDC Max Transfer Rate 56 Kbps Networking Networking Network adapter Wireless LAN Supported Yes Wireless NIC Intel WiFi Link 5100 Data Link Protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft) Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft) Expansion / Connectivity Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 memory - SO DIMM 200-pin 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard Interfaces 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone 3.5 mm 1 x audio - SPDIF output/headphones 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) 4 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45 1 x display / video - HDMI 1 x storage - eSATA Miscellaneous Included Accessories Carrying case, optical mouse Features Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately), system password, hard drive password, Express Gate Power Power Device External Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz ) Battery Technology Lithium ion Installed Qty 1 Operating System / Software OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista Business / XP Professional downgrade OS Preinstalled Windows Vista Microsoft Office Ready Includes a preinstalled image of select 2007 Microsoft Office suites. Purchase a Medialess License Kit

warrior10203 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

core 2 duo with 2 ghz is fine, ram 800 mhz is a bit iffy but it should run it, try getting more ram

Alik2007 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

64 Bit is terrible, get a 32BIT OP. It's fine, how much will it cost?

SpaceRazorz 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

1. Like others said, you spelled "laptop" wrong. 2. Funny. You said "If there is anything better for around the same price, let me know," yet you never gave us the price.

aj9890 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Alik2007 said: "64 Bit is terrible, get a 32BIT OP. It's fine, how much will it cost?" you don't no much about cpu's do you

xlrAcer5 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Processor and RAM is the only thing you should worry about if it's for school work and Maplestory. It's good.

Michael9918 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

warrior10203 said: "core 2 duo with 2 ghz is fine, ram 800 mhz is a bit iffy but it should run it, try getting more ram" I see 3GB of ram not 800 MHz

kiwiix33 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ugh it's so darn confusing. D:<

warrior10203 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Michael9918 said: " I see 3GB of ram not 800 MHz" ah now i see it was line above, 800 mhz is speed then (thought he just made a typo) should be fine then, 3 gig more than enough to run games

powermax100 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Everything is fine,except your graphic card,which looks abit cheap...but if your not going to be a hardcore gamer...then your okay,it can run MS without any laggs ,but if you want to play games like CoD 5 or Crysis smoothly,get a better graphic card,ATI or Nvidia geforce with 512mb dedicated memory will do the job.

XvfireballvX 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

im sorry about the miss spelling i was in a rush and was not paying attention the rest i just copy pasted it off a site so btw the labtop cost 1169$+ tax and other stuff it comes up to about 1450$ so which graphics card would u guys recommend i get or do you think i could zakum with not d/c?

Chickenz Apr 25 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Calm down about the spelling, and actually help the poor guy. Everything seems to be fine for maple. Processor seems to be fine, RAM more than enough. Although there is an integrated graphics card (X4500), it seems to fine, even for zakum. EDIT: You cannot upgrade the graphics card in a laptop. (with special exceptions, but not pertaining to your laptop). However, I think you did get a overcharged for the laptop, if you live in America.

dexlesska 04/25/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

warrior10203 said: "core 2 duo with 2 ghz is fine, ram 800 mhz is a bit iffy but it should run it, try getting more ram" ddr2 rams only go up to 667mhz...

inuyasha880 Apr 25 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I have a single core, and it runs fine with 512 RAM and a nice ATI graphics card. Mine is the bare minimal. Yours is good enough.

yanno Apr 25 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

warrior10203 said: "core 2 duo with 2 ghz is fine, ram 800 mhz is a bit iffy but it should run it, try getting more ram" The 800mhz Is the RAM frequency, not the amount. And core 2 duo is more than enough to play maple. And ram freq doesn't need to be very high at all to play maple, my ram freq. is like 199.5mhz. dexlesska said: "ddr2 rams only go up to 667mhz..." They can factory o/c the ram.