[Zoulz]

Gericom Laptop £999.99
Multi Format DVD Burner DVD. For watching and burning DVDs/CDs. Intel PRO/WIRELESS LAN 2200 b/g. ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 with 128MB. 80 GB Hard disk. 512 MB DDR RAM 333MHz. 4 in 1 Card Reader. 16bit Soundsystem, SB-Pro-compatible +AC 97 CODEC, 2 internal speakers, internal microphone. High Speed Interfaces. Audio & Video interfaces 1x PCMCIA Type II Card Bus supported Modem and LAN. 56k Modem V.90 and fast ethernet 10/100Mbit LAN (includes telephone cable) Battery: SMART LI-ION Battery.

one question, do you reckon you could play games on this ?
iam thinkin about gettin it for the gf and she plays games sometimes.

Thank you

ps i was told that the processor is 1.7ghz centrino

[Reefsmoka]

Hey Dude, Welcom .

I'm not a laptop person meself, but from that spec it should handle most games you throw at it. Saying that, you will have to take down a few of the settings on the game, maybe take down the resolution aswell. It looks pretty good for a laptop spec though.

Does it have to be a laptop? Because you could get a really nice desktop pc for that price.

[christopherpostill]

Reefsmoka - bear in mind that most Laptop screens can only display 1024x768 resolution...

[Zoulz]

iam gettin a laptop mainly for the freedom of use within the house, its kinda a desktop replacement, but misses will be usin it mostly,,,wireless option so she can use it anywhere she wants.

[Shorty]

Hell yes you can play games on that!

Radeon mobility 9700 with 128mb dedicated memory.. I've seen a similar model in real life... they play games very nicely

That is an excellent specced machine for the money and should handle about anything you throw at it. However, I would imagine that won't be that light in weight.

1024*768 is no longer the de-facto standard for laptop screens Chris. Not for the last 6-12 months. Most laptops optimal resolution is 1280*1024

What you should consider is this. The price is great for what you get. However... what about the warranty? What does it cover?

If it dies in 6 months.. will ALDI simply take it away and take an age to refund you? Or will they send it away and you wait 2 months for a fix??

While the price is keen, the support may be lacking when you need it most. My ACER came with three years two day turnaround (including accidental damage).

[Reefsmoka]

Originally Posted by christopherpostill

Reefsmoka - bear in mind that most Laptop screens can only display 1024x768 resolution...

I was talking about the in-game resolution. That will have to be low, especially if trying to play Doom 3 or Far Cry.

[Shorty]

Originally Posted by Reefsmoka

I was talking about the in-game resolution. That will have to be low, especially if trying to play Doom 3 or Far Cry.

Thats fair ... even with a 9700 & 128mb dedicated memory. Unless you set details at low

[Zoulz]

wont be playin those high end games, only games currently gettin played are medal of honor and eve online, and maybe when world of warcraft is out,,, she plays a few silly games that require nothing anyways.

[GONNA-GET-U]

only thing that put me off that laptop is the cpu speed at only 1.7

goto www.dealtime.co.uk and serach for laptop !


*you should take a good look around before you get something at a £1 000 *

[christopherpostill]

a 1.7 CENTRINO is comparable to a good P4