Too good to be true? New $419.99 laptop with discrete/dedicated gt 640m le & SSD

cyon04 · Jan 22, 2014

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=29116806

http://www.datavis.com/acer/Acer-14-Ci32375M-4G-500GB-Linux-Notebooks.html

Is it just me, or does something not seem quite right? I am seriously thinking about buying this thing but I'm suspicious.

patrick47018 · Jan 22, 2014

It's not too bad, pretty basic though, doesn't even have an OS, and the 640M is nothing to jump up and down about, I wouldn't get it at that price.

Alec Mowat · Jan 22, 2014

It's a 1.3 Ghz i3, that's unbelievably slow.

cyon04 · Jan 22, 2014

Well would the processor be so slow as to bottleneck the GPU? I understand that a gt 640m LE is eneugh to run Diablo III and other games on decent settings. Right now I am running WOW on low settings, low resolution, 2.75 GB RAM on Windows XP, a SSD, a AMD Sempron SI-42 2.1 GHz and Geforce 8200M G with simi-decent preformance if it wasn't for overheating. Got any links to something worth around the same price?

patrick47018 · Jan 22, 2014

You'd be better off with one of these: http://www.dealzon.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15-laptop#dell-inspiron-15r-core-i5-ivy-bridge

http://www.dealzon.com/deals/hp-pavilion-17#hp-pavilion-17z-e100

cyon04 · Jan 22, 2014

I can't seem to find the specs regarding
http://www.dealzon.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15-laptop#de...
and
http://www.dealzon.com/deals/hp-pavilion-17#hp-pavilion...

cyon04 · Jan 22, 2014

All it says is AMD HD Graphics or Intel HD graphics but doesn't say which one. Surely intergrated AMD or Intel isn't better than discrete 640M for gaming?

Alec Mowat · Jan 22, 2014

cyon04 :

The AMD processor is 2.1, this I3 is 1.5. It's a downgrade in performance.
CPU will be a major bottleneck.

cyon04 · Jan 23, 2014

Alec Mowat :

Dom_79 :

This is a reply from my other question at http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1991740/640m-bottlenecked-2375m.html

cyon04 · Jan 23, 2014

As you can see, I am getting some major contradictions.

Alec Mowat · Jan 23, 2014

cyon04 :

Your current processor is 2.1

The processor on the new laptop is 1.5.

1.5 - 2.1 = Not as fast.

cyon04 · Jan 23, 2014

To me, the GPU is much more important than the CPU. Just so long as the CPU won't be holding the GPU back. Which I now hear is technically impossible.

Alec Mowat · Jan 23, 2014

cyon04 :

Not all games are GPU dependent. The CPU isn't fast enough for the GPU to even be an issue.

A 1.5 Ghz processor does not meet the system requirements for Minecraft. The only advantage is that there are two cores.

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1235&game=Minecraft

If you want to play a real game, it's a complete waste of money. If you want to play old games, like Unreal Tournament 2004 or Half-Life 2, you should get 30-60 FPS no problem.
If you want to play Skyrim, not going to happen.

patrick47018 · Jan 23, 2014

You definitely don't want that laptop from Radioshack, go for one of the ones I suggested. Or raise your budget if you want a decent laptop with a good dedicated gpu

cyon04 · Jan 23, 2014

I might wait a while and get one of those new Intel Iris Pro 5200 APUs when they become more common.

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