I am thinking of buying a Laptop for my transport needs. I have a pretty good Desktop that handles all of my multimedia and gaming needs and I REALLY want to avoid paying anything more than what I have to thus, setting myself a pretty tight budget.
Plenty of models to chose from but not quite sure of how to evaluate their CPU and GPU specs as I cannot find any kind of a comparison between them.
So, all the models that I've found had the following CPUs and GPUs, all of them from somewhat old to flat-out obsolete but, as long as they're enough for my needs they'll do. When comparing them more than to know which is faster I also need to know which is the most power and heat efficient. Also, I not only want to know WHICH is better but also BY HOW MUCH:
CPUs:
■Core Duo T2130 (1.86 GHz)
■Core Duo T2310 (1.46 GHz)
■Core Duo T2330 (1.60 GHz)
■Core Duo T2370 (1.67 GHz)
■Core Duo T2370 (1.73 GHz)
■Core Duo T5250 (1.50 GHz)
■Core Duo T5450 (1.66 GHz)
■Core Duo T2450 (2.00 GHz)
GPUs:
■Intel GMA x3100 up to 348 MB / 251 MB
■ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 128 VRAM (it is unclear to me how much, if any is dedicated and how much is shared memory, however, this one is in my no.1 choice so...)
■ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300 128 MB integrated, up to 896 MB shared
■ GeForce 8400M G 128 MB integrated, up to 895 MB shared
■ GeForce 8400M GS 256 MB integrated, up to 1024 MB shared
■ GeForce 8600M GS 256 MB integrated
It's obvious to me that the integrated solutions aren't on par with a 8600 but all I want is to be able to watch in full screen (1280x800) the occasional matroska video with H.264 1280x720@30fps Video, AAC Audio and A-SS Subtitles and have some basic 3D acceleration support, mainly for applications like Compiz and an old non-demanding DX 8-9 game for when I'm traveling or sth...
Plenty of models to chose from but not quite sure of how to evaluate their CPU and GPU specs as I cannot find any kind of a comparison between them.
So, all the models that I've found had the following CPUs and GPUs, all of them from somewhat old to flat-out obsolete but, as long as they're enough for my needs they'll do. When comparing them more than to know which is faster I also need to know which is the most power and heat efficient. Also, I not only want to know WHICH is better but also BY HOW MUCH:
CPUs:
■Core Duo T2130 (1.86 GHz)
■Core Duo T2310 (1.46 GHz)
■Core Duo T2330 (1.60 GHz)
■Core Duo T2370 (1.67 GHz)
■Core Duo T2370 (1.73 GHz)
■Core Duo T5250 (1.50 GHz)
■Core Duo T5450 (1.66 GHz)
■Core Duo T2450 (2.00 GHz)
GPUs:
■Intel GMA x3100 up to 348 MB / 251 MB
■ATI Radeon Xpress 200M 128 VRAM (it is unclear to me how much, if any is dedicated and how much is shared memory, however, this one is in my no.1 choice so...)
■ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300 128 MB integrated, up to 896 MB shared
■ GeForce 8400M G 128 MB integrated, up to 895 MB shared
■ GeForce 8400M GS 256 MB integrated, up to 1024 MB shared
■ GeForce 8600M GS 256 MB integrated
It's obvious to me that the integrated solutions aren't on par with a 8600 but all I want is to be able to watch in full screen (1280x800) the occasional matroska video with H.264 1280x720@30fps Video, AAC Audio and A-SS Subtitles and have some basic 3D acceleration support, mainly for applications like Compiz and an old non-demanding DX 8-9 game for when I'm traveling or sth...