a new laptop

hello everyone.

I am looking for a laptop that is going to be used as a game-server pc.

The server is going to be online 24/7 so i want it to be low-energy.

my budget lays around 525 euro's (700 us dollar).

anyone ideas ?

thank you

budget : around 525 euro

size : 17 or 15 inches

screen resolution : not very important

portable or desktop replacement : portable

how much battery : not very important (using plug)

playing games : no, only to set up a game-server

other tasks : hosting game-server and little surfing on web

hdd capacity : 60 to 80 gb (more is welcome when affordable

specific sites to buy from : no

how long to keep laptop : 2 to 3 years

mention other things : fast enough laptop for hosting games (cod4,r6 vegas).
and also very important : low energy (server will be on 24/7)

preferred brands : toshiba, acer, asus
disliked brands : none

country I live : netherlands (holland)

thanks for helping : )


ps. can a laptop be on 24/7 or will it overheat quickly ?

Well, for that, then, you want the lesser CPU you can get. . . in fact, if you don't mind older or even used, targeting something along the lines of ThinkPad X3* or T4* (maybe even X4*) or Dell Latitude D600 / D610 due to the gigabit LAN.

ok, i made up my mind.
i am going for a laptop, but i will turn it off at night.
what i want to do with it : hosting game-servers (cod4,vegas)
and sometimes i want to connect it to the lcd-tv in the living room to watch movies.

budget : around 525 euro

size : 17 inch or 15 inch when no 17 inch is affordable for around 525 euro

screen resolution : 1440x900 or 1280x800 when no 1440x900 is affordable for around 525 euro

portable or desktop replacement : portable

how much battery : at least for 4 hours or so

playing games : maybe old games like rainbow six raven shield and the first ghost recon(year 2001) only hosting a game

other tasks : little surfing, watching movie

hdd capacity : 60 gb is enough, more is welcome when affordable for 525 euro

specific sites to buy from : no

how long to keep laptop : 3 to 4 years

mention other things : fast enough to host games like cod4 for 14 people

preferred brands : toshiba, asus, acer

disliked brands : anyone who's making bad products ; ).

country i live : netherlands (holland)

thank you for helping : )


ps. could someone tell my how the following cpu's perform from best to worse please :

T64 X2 TK-57
T64 X2 TK-58
T64 X2 TK-60
C2D T5750

is there a big performance difference between de c2d T5670 and the T2390 ?

compare th CPUs u want here:
http://processorfinder.intel.com/D [...] alue=t5670

yeah u are right
i googled and found that Intel T5670 is clocked @ 1.8 with 800MHZ BUS and 2MB Cache

T5750 is clocked @ 2.0GHZ with 667MHZ FSB and has 2MB Cache

T2390 is clocked @ 1.8 and has 1MB cache.

So my vote goes for T5760

sorry i mean 5670 because it has a good combination of MHZ Speed and FSB bus speed

No, he means it's more balanced.

ok, i know enough now.
there are only 2 laptops left that i am comparing.

1. acer travelmate 7720-5b1g12mi
2. toshiba satellite p300-18z

but there is 2 things i can not find anywhere :
1. what video out does the toshiba have ? (dvi-i,s-video or d-sub)
2. what is the warrenty that toshiba give with this laptop ?

ok, i just send a email to toshiba about the warrenty, hope i get a reply soon.

I want to thank you for all the help you gave me.
really great : )