My lappy got smacked in the mouth by some lightning and now the ethernet card, and both of the USB ports on the right side are dead.
I also play LOTRO and got my GF hooked on it and I want to duo level with her as she is really enjoying the game, but we need another computer...
I have only used a laptop the last 7-10 years (at home and work) but I dont really have a strong preference for either a lappy or desktop.
Anyways to my question.
If I had a $800-1000 budget, would I be better off getting a gaming laptop that can run LOTRO at high (not even very high/ultra) settings, or would the desktop still be better off even AFTER I bought all the accessories, such as a keyboard, monitor (I have a old mouse I could use), etc?
My current lappy is a HP dv9640us and the only thing that is holding it back game-wise is the 1.5Ghz duo processor...
I have no preference with either Intel or AMD, 4-6GB of ram is fine, 3.0+Ghz processor, Ive heard SSD's are nice if I could combo that with a 500GB HD or so, if not anything between 500gb-1tb HD is enough... I dont know about anything else.
What do yall think? Will I be able to build a better desktop on a 1k budget before the monitor/keyboard/etc, or will the all-in-one Lappy be a better choice. Remember, I spend 90% of my time on the computer gaming, and the other 10% surfing the web/you tubes/email/other minor stuff.
Thanks!!
PS If I get a lappy, I would probably buy from a local Best Buy or something, if I was going with the desktop, I would get from newegg... one or the other will most likely be bought on black friday...but dont take that into too much consideration... but If I could get a LOT better build/buy going from a 1000 budget to 1100... I could probably make that back on the black friday discount...
I also play LOTRO and got my GF hooked on it and I want to duo level with her as she is really enjoying the game, but we need another computer...
I have only used a laptop the last 7-10 years (at home and work) but I dont really have a strong preference for either a lappy or desktop.
Anyways to my question.
If I had a $800-1000 budget, would I be better off getting a gaming laptop that can run LOTRO at high (not even very high/ultra) settings, or would the desktop still be better off even AFTER I bought all the accessories, such as a keyboard, monitor (I have a old mouse I could use), etc?
My current lappy is a HP dv9640us and the only thing that is holding it back game-wise is the 1.5Ghz duo processor...
I have no preference with either Intel or AMD, 4-6GB of ram is fine, 3.0+Ghz processor, Ive heard SSD's are nice if I could combo that with a 500GB HD or so, if not anything between 500gb-1tb HD is enough... I dont know about anything else.
What do yall think? Will I be able to build a better desktop on a 1k budget before the monitor/keyboard/etc, or will the all-in-one Lappy be a better choice. Remember, I spend 90% of my time on the computer gaming, and the other 10% surfing the web/you tubes/email/other minor stuff.
Thanks!!
PS If I get a lappy, I would probably buy from a local Best Buy or something, if I was going with the desktop, I would get from newegg... one or the other will most likely be bought on black friday...but dont take that into too much consideration... but If I could get a LOT better build/buy going from a 1000 budget to 1100... I could probably make that back on the black friday discount...
