I'm looking for a new laptop to be my companion on the go. I'm not much on the go, but I don't want to be totally separated from my games library when out and about, however I know I can't ask very much of a laptop. I've been poking around various websites, looking at specifications, and I notice that quite a substantial number of available laptops have very low specifications on the CPU.
For example, Dell Inspiron 7000 series 15", sports either an i5 with 1,6GHz processor, or an i7 with 1,8GHz processor. Now I'm not much of a genius on processor speeds, but the numbers seem abysmal compared to my current laptop, with a 2,4GHz C2D processor. Also, comparing it to my desktop it's going to lose by far, but that's beside the point.
To answer some simple questions, I live in Norway, I haven't decided entirely on a budget, I'll adjust my expectations to my needs and wallet, battery life isn't going to be much of an issue, the games I'll be playing is strictly speaking whatever the machine can handle. I have a huge steam library full of both AAA and indie games. It's likely I won't be playing much FPS or graphic intensive games on the go, but if the option is at least available, that would be nice. I'm not looking for something to replace my desktop computer, I just need something for the occasions when I'm out and about.
I'm well aware that for gaming, a dedicated graphics card is almost invaluable, and that narrows down my options by quite a lot.
To summarize a little bit: Is the examples of processor speed I've listed going to be a problem when playing games? I find the specs very disappointing, and it's almost impossible to find what I really want, and what I really want is a 13" laptop with dedicated graphics and a decent processor, but in this country it seems like I'm wasting my time.
Any thoughts?
For example, Dell Inspiron 7000 series 15", sports either an i5 with 1,6GHz processor, or an i7 with 1,8GHz processor. Now I'm not much of a genius on processor speeds, but the numbers seem abysmal compared to my current laptop, with a 2,4GHz C2D processor. Also, comparing it to my desktop it's going to lose by far, but that's beside the point.
To answer some simple questions, I live in Norway, I haven't decided entirely on a budget, I'll adjust my expectations to my needs and wallet, battery life isn't going to be much of an issue, the games I'll be playing is strictly speaking whatever the machine can handle. I have a huge steam library full of both AAA and indie games. It's likely I won't be playing much FPS or graphic intensive games on the go, but if the option is at least available, that would be nice. I'm not looking for something to replace my desktop computer, I just need something for the occasions when I'm out and about.
I'm well aware that for gaming, a dedicated graphics card is almost invaluable, and that narrows down my options by quite a lot.
To summarize a little bit: Is the examples of processor speed I've listed going to be a problem when playing games? I find the specs very disappointing, and it's almost impossible to find what I really want, and what I really want is a 13" laptop with dedicated graphics and a decent processor, but in this country it seems like I'm wasting my time.
Any thoughts?
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