Alienware Laptop Area-51 5550

[topide]

Ok, I'm thinking about buying the Alienware laptop Area-51 m5550.

 

 

 

This is the processor: IntelÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî CoreÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ Duo Processor T2400 1.86GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB

 

Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB

 

Hard drive: 80GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ NCQ & 8MB Cache

 

Graphic/video card: 256MB NVidiaÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî GeForce Go 7600

 

 

 

And now the minium system requirements for WoW:

 

Minimum System Requirements

 

 

 

WindowsÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî System 2000/XP OS:

 

 

 

* Intel PentiumÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz

 

* 512 MB or more of RAM

 

* 32 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIAÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî GeForceÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ 2 class card or above

 

* DirectXÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî 9.0c (included) and latest video drivers

 

* 6.0 GB available HD space

 

* 4x CD-ROM drive

 

 

 

And the recommended: WindowsÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî System 2000/XP OS:

 

 

 

* Intel PentiumÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî IV 1.5 GHz or AMD XP 1500+ MHz

 

* 1024 MB RAM

 

* 64 MB 3D graphics card with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as NVIDIAÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâî GeForceÃÆââââ¬Ã¾Ãââ FX 5700 class card or above

 

 

 

I was wondering, since I have no knowledge of IE: what video card is better than another etc etc, if someone could tell me if the laptop I have chosen could play WoW. Any info would be great, thanks.

 

BTW here is the link for the site:

 

http://alienware.com/product_detail_pag ... KU-DEFAULT

 

Also could you tell me if this laptop could play FPS's? thx

[x76]

Yeah, it could easily play WoW. The only problem you may encounter while playing WoW is the laptop overheating. Thats if your ventilation isn't all that great and/or there's a lot of dust in the fan. It can also play FPS games, but you might want to get a usb mouse for that. The touchpads are a pain in the butt.

[____]

You can get better for less.

 

 

 

You're paying more for the name than anything else when you buy AlienWare.

 

But if you've got the money to throw around and that's what you want, feel free.

[topide]

Thank you for your coments both of you. Well I'm glad that its a good laptop. And I think I can throw the money away, its my dad's money ^_^ and the little alien head is sooo cool when it glows.

[deloriagod]

I am currently using an Alienware Area 51 5500 laptop.. Personally I don't think all the money spent is worth what you get. The system you built is just a little better than mine so you will be able to play WoW. I've played Shadowbane, EQII, Lineage II, ect. on mine.

 

 

 

~WARNING~ You must have you laptop raised in order to get air to the fan at all times! If you don't you'll overheat your computer and if you're in pvp when it starts to get too hot, you're screwed. You'll lag like hell until your computer reaches it's core shutdown threshold (default set for 105 degrees Celcius).

[topide]

K, I'll buy a cooler for it with the money I save dl'ing AVG.