LAPTOPS FOR GAMERS:
The graphic card in a laptop is the most important thing in a gaming console. Make sure you hunt down a laptop with mobility versions of the desktop GPUs made by leading companies like ATI and NVIDIA. Also, make sure that they ship with onboard RAM and do not dynamically share resources with the system RAM. Leading chips include the GeForce Go 6xxx/7xxx series from NVIDIA and Radeon Mobility X18xx series from ATI.
The second item to choose carefully is the processor series involved. It is highly recommended that the Intel Core2Duo Mobility line-up be considered as they perform good as compared to AMD models. They are also very efficient on power saving side of things.
The viewing area of the LCD screen on the laptop is also important. A smaller screen means a lower resolution, and hence a graphics card which would cost less than a fully-fledged power. Ideally, almost all laptop manufactures provide a balanced equation in this regard. Upgrading to a more powerful graphics card from the same generations (DirectX 9 or 10) on a screen that would show sufficient eye candy at 1024x768 would be pointless.
RAM is also very important for all games. RAM timings are a miss for laptops, as they have to work less aggressively than desktops to be power efficient. The quantity of RAM is more important than its quality. At least two gigabytes of memory. The laptop must have a standard configuration for upgrading.
Power consumption is also a big problem for laptops as during a game all components of a computer work simultaneously. So you must go to the manufacturer's website and find out about the power consumption patterns. Also read alternate reviews in order to judge if the mobility of the given laptop allows for intensive gaming sessions.
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