This Sucks

Kris94 said:
That's cheap. It's normally 1500-2000 in cash money. It's a gaming system. Of course it'll run it.
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No, it won't. Heed fran's advice.

Remember also that a high-end laptop is equivalent to a very low-end desktop due to the fact that the CPU, GPU, etc., while they may have similar names to their desktop equivalents, are much lower-powered.
 
RRSignal said:
No, it won't. Heed fran's advice.

Remember also that a high-end laptop is equivalent to a very low-end desktop due to the fact that the CPU, GPU, etc., while they may have similar names to their desktop equivalents, are much lower-powered.
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I know it won't, you know it won't, next doors dog knows it won't (mine and yours) in fact everybody does except Kris.

My last word on this Kris, an i5 2500k with a radeon Hd 5450 beats an i5 2500k with a Hd 3000 and the 5450 is a poor card these days. Your getting an i5 2450m. Trainz will chew it up and spit the remains out in the backyard and you will be 900 dollars worse off.

Have a look at this link
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/11
 
Hi Kris
Again, if you wish to run Trainz, please ensure that your hardware meets the minimum requirement. If it does not meet the minimum requirements, then you may find that Trainz either runs slow, is unstable, or does not run at all.

It should be noted that the Intel HD3000 graphics chipsets are not supported, as these are below the minimum requirements. If you wish to run Trainz, you will need to have a dedicated graphics card.

Regards
 
Zec Murphy said:
Hi Kris
Again, if you wish to run Trainz, please ensure that your hardware meets the minimum requirement. If it does not meet the minimum requirements, then you may find that Trainz either runs slow, is unstable, or does not run at all.

It should be noted that the Intel HD3000 graphics chipsets are not supported, as these are below the minimum requirements. If you wish to run Trainz, you will need to have a dedicated graphics card.

Regards
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So which one does exceed the recommended requirements?
 
The minimum requirement for Trainz is a Dedicated NVidia GeForce 7200 128MB (or equivalent from another brand). As such, a dedicated graphics card that is an equivalent or higher than this will run Trainz. The higher the specs of the card, generally the better the performance will be. As above, you must look at dedicated graphics cards, and not integrated graphics chipsets. Most laptop manufacturers list if the laptop uses 'integrated' or 'dedicated' graphics.

Please keep in mind that for a laptop, you will generally need to look at higher specs than for a PC, since most laptops are designed for 'power saving', so will not perform as well as the direct equivalent PC. They can get pretty close, if you know how to set everything up, but are still limited by the hardware and software configurations of laptops.

Regards
 
Here's a couple. I don't know what the number for the Nvidia GeForce is though.

http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/qosmio/F750/F755-3D150

Or this:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do#anchor-top
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Here's another one.

http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-x...top/37330.aspx

The sale may or may not be still on. This is a coupon for a Dell if you're interested.

As nice as the specs sound for the Toshiba, beware on the heat. Seriously, they will cook and do that nicely. We used to get the business-level models at work and will no longer do so for this reason. They run hotter than my Alienware with a metal case!
Perhaps this model is better, but I wouldn't trust them. If anything get yourself a laptop cooler. They're about $39.00 at Best Buy for the size you need.

I agree that the HP are OK. I've had mixed results with their machines. Their servers used to be top-notch and maybe still. Their laptops varied between models so much that I couldn't guarantee a good one or not.
Lenovo are nice-looking machines, but I'd stay away. Their service sucks. My company buys nothing but Dell Latitudes and Lenovo ThinkPads. We had some DOA units from Lenovo and I called support about a dead hard drive on a unit. The tech claimed I was lying and was just asking for a drive. He even claimed the error code I gave him was a lie. I asked for his manager and he hung up on me. I called back later, got the drive replaced, and canceled any orders I had with Lenovo. They lost nearly $400,000 in business from me alone. I never got a call from our sales rep, so I suppose she doesn't care either. Crap company! All of my business now goes to Dell.


John
 
Kris94 said:
Well I'm just gonna go with the Toshiba.
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Get yourself a laptop cooler. Hint, Hint... The unit will get really hot!

Did you read my post?

"As nice as the specs sound for the Toshiba, beware on the heat. Seriously, they will cook and do that nicely. We used to get the business-level models at work and will no longer do so for this reason. They run hotter than my Alienware with a metal case!

Perhaps this model is better, but I wouldn't trust them. If anything get yourself a laptop cooler. They're about $39.00 at Best Buy for the size you need."

Good luck.

John
 
Completely predictable. It should be the easiest task to Google reviews and compare the hardware, even if you don't choose to heed the advise of those you are asking for advise from when you post.
 
I've heard some nice things about the Asus machines. I use one of their motherboards and have had little problems with it after I updated the BIOS.

John
 
There may be reasons why. I for example do have a laptop for not just this game, but everything else as well. Unlike a desktop, you can move a laptop around, which is good if you want to work on a route in more than one place without having to faff around with copying assets.

Shane
 
shaneturner12 said:
There may be reasons why. I for example do have a laptop for not just this game, but everything else as well. Unlike a desktop, you can move a laptop around, which is good if you want to work on a route in more than one place without having to faff around with copying assets.

Shane
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But you realise the limitations of a laptop rather than expect it to run TS flawlessly.
PS, have a look at what Steamboatengs bought for a general purpose laptop, if everyone would do that.
 
Don't worry, I am aware of the limitations.

The reason I use one is mainly for portability.

One thing I do believe in is that it will run OK if you don't expect miracles - I usually get between 5-10fps most of the time.

I will have a look to see what Steamboateng bought though.

Shane
 
Up till recently I've been running TS2009 SP4 on a Lenovo laptop with 500GB hard drive, 4GB memory, and generic Intel integrated graphics, bought for $349.99 (sans tax, title, license, and warranty - which has just proved its worth and it's why I don't have a computer at the moment...).

I'd been getting 20fps most of the time, with a 3000m draw distance, and most of the other sliders set all the way to the right, with this "bargain" laptop. Laptops will do fair-to-middlin' or better if you need the portability, the limitations don't really bother me at all. I mean, 3 kilometers of draw distance is pretty good, still almost 2 miles you can see down the tracks. I don't know about it if you want to run TS12, but I don't think it should be too terribly bad.

There's my two bits' worth. :)
 
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BTW, seriously consider this guy's advice...

JCitron said:
Get yourself a laptop cooler. Hint, Hint... The unit will get really hot!

Did you read my post?

"As nice as the specs sound for the Toshiba, beware on the heat. Seriously, they will cook and do that nicely. We used to get the business-level models at work and will no longer do so for this reason. They run hotter than my Alienware with a metal case!

Perhaps this model is better, but I wouldn't trust them. If anything get yourself a laptop cooler. They're about $39.00 at Best Buy for the size you need."

Good luck.

John
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As I am typing this from a Toshiba laptop while I wait for my computer, I can attest to the fact that they have a quite inadequate cooling system. We've "cooked" one already, and this one gets hot in a hurry. It has many other faults as well. Trust me, and JCitron, steer clear of Toshiba.
 
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