Re: [MBZ] FlightSim laptop
arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Hi Mitch, Finally settled tentatively on a 17.3 HP laptop that meets all the requirements for smooth operation of FlightsimX: HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition 17.3 Laptop - 2nd generation Intel Quad Core i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz) / 1GB GDDR5 Radeon Graphics / 8GB DDR3 System Memory / 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive / Blu-ray player SuperMulti DVD burner / Beats Audio / 2 USB 3.0 You need to find out what Radeon GPU it has in it. Is that the 2011 generation of dv7t Quad edition? I bought a couple of those for about $800ea in March 2011 with 2630QM CPUs, 6770M graphics, two batteries, and 6GB ram ($400 discount coupon, $150 instant rebate). They were pretty peppy with World of Warcraft when new and still entirely usable. If you might want one, I can ask the owners if they're ready to upgrade. I'll send you one of my invoices from HP by direct email so you can see exact specs. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] FlightSim laptop
On 5/16/2014 9:14 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: arche...@embarqmail.com wrote: Hi Mitch, Finally settled tentatively on a 17.3 HP laptop that meets all the requirements for smooth operation of FlightsimX: HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition 17.3 Laptop - 2nd generation Intel Quad Core i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz) / 1GB GDDR5 Radeon Graphics / 8GB DDR3 System Memory / 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive / Blu-ray player SuperMulti DVD burner / Beats Audio / 2 USB 3.0 You need to find out what Radeon GPU it has in it. Is that the 2011 generation of dv7t Quad edition? I bought a couple of those for about $800ea in March 2011 with 2630QM CPUs, 6770M graphics, two batteries, and 6GB ram ($400 discount coupon, $150 instant rebate). They were pretty peppy with World of Warcraft when new and still entirely usable. If you might want one, I can ask the owners if they're ready to upgrade. I'll send you one of my invoices from HP by direct email so you can see exact specs. Mitch. Sure, send me a copy and I'll match it up with what the Flightsim forum says is the minimum needed. I'm not fussy about colors and little stuff on FS. I just want to avoid the jerkiness of the oldest Flightsim. My two prime choices for buying any kind of equipment is to buy used from a reliable source or buy new. Your folks would definitely be a reliable source and I'd have more money to buy more or better Flightsim mechanical controls and such. Gerry PS: Missed reading this message initially. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] FlightSim laptop
Hi Mitch, Finally settled tentatively on a 17.3 HP laptop that meets all the requirements for smooth operation of FlightsimX: HP Pavilion dv7t Quad Edition 17.3 Laptop - 2nd generation Intel Quad Core i7-2670QM (2.2 GHz) / 1GB GDDR5 Radeon Graphics / 8GB DDR3 System Memory / 750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive / Blu-ray player SuperMulti DVD burner / Beats Audio / 2 USB 3.0 Couldn't find any complaints about it on the web other than the camera images being of questionable quality and a complaint about the sound system from an audio pro who liked the computer otherwise. There were several kudos, though. HP says this is a discontinued item, but Amazon and several others seem to have several in stock. First looked at a slightly less powerful laptop with a touch-screen. Still haven't figured out what the advantages of having a touch-screen would be. Have you or anyone had or heard of good or bad experiences with used laptops from Amazon? New ones from Amazon are $1300; used are $900. Gerry ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
