Like it said, what's the cheapest laptop that I can get that can run WoW smoothly?

I found this Acer for less than $600: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-15-4-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-5100-3357/sem/rpsm/oid/176217/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs

But there's also some good deals on dell laptops on http://www.gotapex.com/

Any idea whats the minimum I would need to run WoW with decent graphics?

Thanks peeps!

4/24/2007 1:00:19 PM

uhhh, doesn't the box have minimum and recommended hardware requirements on it?

Minimum System Requirements

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

* Intel Pentium® III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz
* 512 MB or more of RAM
* 32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ 2 class card or above
* DirectX® 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers
* 6.0 GB available HD space
* 4x CD-ROM drive
* A 56k or better Internet connection

Mac® OS X 10.3.9:

* 933 MHz or higher G4, or G5, or Intel processor
* 512 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
* ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 32 MB VRAM or more
* 6.0 GB available HD space
* 4x CD-Rom drive
* 56k or better Internet connection

*Note: Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

Recommended Specifications

Windows® System 2000/XP OS:

* Intel Pentium® IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ MHz
* 1024 MB RAM
* 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIA® GeForce™ FX 5700 class card or above
* Broadband Internet connection
* Two-button scroll-wheel mouse

Mac® OS X 10.3.9 or newer:

* 1024 MB RAM or higher; DDR RAM recommended
* ATI or NVIDIA® video hardware with 64 MB VRAM or more
* Broadband Internet connection


so i'd go with 1.8ghz+ speed, at least a gig (preferably 2) of ram, and a 128mb graphics card with a new-ish core.....

done...

[Edited on April 24, 2007 at 1:07 PM. Reason : s]

4/24/2007 1:05:13 PM

lol, great idea.

thanks!


But still, if anyone's seen any good deals, or has any suggestions as to brand/processor etc, I'm all ears

4/24/2007 1:10:29 PM

Jeuss, people still play that fucking waste of time?

4/24/2007 1:12:34 PM

perhaps you have never been in Entertainment.

4/24/2007 1:15:36 PM

yup...thats why I want a laptop... I can farm while watching my hdtv and do 2 time wasting activities in half the time!

4/24/2007 1:15:47 PM

back when i was a kid we farmed irl


... not really but my parents did when they were kids

4/24/2007 1:27:57 PM

farmed for... CORN

4/24/2007 1:35:12 PM

http://www.slickdeals.net/?permadeal=9354#direct_deal_9354

Would probaby run it decently.

4/24/2007 1:35:36 PM

the cheapest thing i found about 10 months ago was a dell inspiron b130. free 1g RAM upgrade. i think the grand total was right at $540 after shipping, etc. it does everything i need it to do. internet/movies/music/tv/quickbooks. i think it's a 1.8 celeron, but i can't remember for sure.

4/24/2007 1:37:18 PM

and i need a million dollars and a bionic eye, but its not going ot happen.

4/24/2007 1:38:33 PM

oh good, the douchenozzle contributed words

4/24/2007 1:44:26 PM

Quote :

"farmed for... CORN"

4/24/2007 5:28:35 PM

so I got the acer from circuitcity.... havent installed anything yet, trying to free up memory...windows vista is already annoying the fuck out of me...

4/24/2007 9:05:24 PM

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=500476

4/24/2007 11:06:51 PM

Why would you buy the acer when that dell is significantly better for the same price.

4/25/2007 10:02:06 AM

The picutres arnet cute or funny, they are dumb why do idiots keep having to post them geez.

4/25/2007 10:15:26 AM

ironically just like playing a poor imitation of napoleon dynamite in your everyday actions and speech.....

4/25/2007 12:46:39 PM

I dont see how the dell was significantly better...

4/25/2007 1:06:59 PM

Shit turon vs intel proc
shit integrated graphics vs descrete.

4/25/2007 4:32:32 PM

I'd save my money and put it towards something that didn't suck

4/25/2007 8:01:04 PM

^also a valid philosophy

4/25/2007 8:08:10 PM

retards, I dont need performance, I need cheap and functional. Its not going to be my main computer. Its not like I need something to run super-graphic games on or anything. I want to put some of my tax refund into my retirement account, not blow it all on a super-laptop that Id only use 10% of what it was capable of.

4/25/2007 10:45:29 PM

wait wait.


so you can pay 600 for a cheap acer

or you can pay 600 for a dell with better performance.


and the acer is the better choice here?

4/26/2007 9:47:45 AM

just make sure you get the 1gb ram upgrade... i run around 12-20 Fps on my laptop and it runs smooth. i've no complaints

4/26/2007 9:50:08 AM