Laptop advice
My wife wants us to get a somewhat inexpensive laptop, mostly to be used during travel to surf the web, check email, and play a few games. I was thinking something with an NVidia 8400G or GS, or ideally a 8600GT. Screen of 14.1" or 15.4", 1 GB RAM (2 is nice, not necessary), 80-120GB HD, CD-RW/DVD-ROM is fine, etc. Expected games to be played will be maybe Civ IV, Guild Wars, EVE Online, GTA: San Andreas... ie, no super-modern FPSes or anything.
I was looking at a Dell Vostro 1500, but rumor has it that sometimes Dell machines are incompatible with NVidia's reference drivers, and I don't want to get stuck with their infrequently-updated and customized drivers. Price ideally under $1k, lower is better.
Any suggestions from my laptop-using friends out there?
I was looking at a Dell Vostro 1500, but rumor has it that sometimes Dell machines are incompatible with NVidia's reference drivers, and I don't want to get stuck with their infrequently-updated and customized drivers. Price ideally under $1k, lower is better.
Any suggestions from my laptop-using friends out there?