Emulation Laptop

Post by **Geshmaal** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:48 am

I've been considering getting a laptop for the purpose of gaming for a while. I'd like something with a lot of memory, a few USB ports for controllers, and I'd also like to to be able to play the occasional new game on decent settings with a decent framerate. Could someone point me in the direction of a laptop that could fulfill my gaming needs and still have a low pricetag? Also, I like in the UK, so I need a price in sterling and a delivery from somewhere relatively local. Thanks in advance

Post by **Mozgus** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:11 pm

I just bought the cheapest Acer laptop I could find, and I'm emulating 8, 16, and 32bit machines on it at full speed. It doesn't take much power to do that.

Post by **andymol21** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:01 pm

My recent choice was the Dell XPS M1530. It's stylish, powerful, compact and loaded with features. Works perfectly for me for emulation ranging from 2600 right up to Dreamcast, and can play modern games well as well!

Post by **retro_gammer79** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:53 pm

Mozgus wrote:I just bought the cheapest Acer laptop I could find, and I'm emulating 8, 16, and 32bit machines on it at full speed. It doesn't take much power to do that.

Totally agreed. I can remember in the 90's ago emulating, NES, SNES. GEN, and if anyone remembers the Rain and Callus Emulators before MAME.

I had a 250MHZ CPU, 128MB of RAM and had no issues at all. The res on that laptop was 1024x768 and was perfect.

If you are wanting to play modern games, then it's going to cost you a few grand for a good laptop. the Dell XPS is a great choice!!!

Post by **Phantom of Krankor** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:35 pm

There was a fantastic deal on a Dell XPS on Slickdeals yesterday morning.
Sadly it was only offered with Vista Premium.

Post by **Geshmaal** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:21 pm

Looks like XPS is the way to go then! When I've googled it I've seen some priced around £500. Will these work with fairly recent games, or are they primarily a media kind of thing? Others I've seen for £1500 with better specs than my desktop, but the price is a bit much!

Post by **cloudrat7** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:09 pm

Mozgus wrote:I just bought the cheapest Acer laptop I could find, and I'm emulating 8, 16, and 32bit machines on it at full speed. It doesn't take much power to do that.

yeah, me too, i have all my emulators on it, and it runs beautifully. i paid about 350 for my acer laptop.