Transferring From A Computer To A Laptop

[Glenethson]

I am getting rid of my 6 year old painfully slow pc and i have TRS2006 on it. I have several locos and multiple units, both payware and freeware as well as a FCT. So, is it possible to just 'Copy And Paste' everything onto my new laptop?

And what specs do i need to run TRS2006 Version 2773? by that i mean just go up to the salesman in PC World and give him a complocated numbers and letters on it that have no idea what they mean.

Evening All,
Glen

 

[Originalwelshborder]

Sort of!

You would need to install the program in the normal way, but you could then copy over the content, say by copying to a plug in external hard disk, or a connecting network cable-method may depend on the connections available on your older PC.

The most demanding requirement is the graphics chip in the laptop-bear in mind that you are stuck with a built-in graphics chip that can't be upgraded in the way a desktop can. Get the most graphics/video memory that you can find/afford. High spec laptops are still pretty expensive even though laptops can be had for £200 these days. Expect to pay £800+ and specify that you want a machine suitable for gaming.

It makes sense to work to the specifications for the latest version of Trainz even though you intend to use 2006-these are the recommendations for Classics, but Trainz 2009 is on the near horizon, though the specs don't yet seem to be available.


Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/Vista P4 2.0Ghz • 1GB RAM • 256Mb video card (Geforce 4 equiv.) Direct X 9 or higher • Direct X compatible sound card 8X CD-ROM • 56K Modem for Internet access Installation: Approximately 2GB of available hard disk space. (I'm not sure these are high enough specs-I need 10 gig+ for all the content on my pc, and 2 gig ram would be better).

 

[rjhowie]

I have Trainz2006 on my pc but recently installed it on my Dell laptop which has a good NVDIA card, 2g ram and 250HD, etc. It runs fine and the machine was around £650 when I bought it. The graphics card level will always be important of course.

 

[andrev]

Hi.

The best Dell laptop for Trainz is the Dell XPS M1730. I'm using this one since almost one year and my BIG route is running just like a charm with 300 wagons on the route and a dozen of locomotives. My frame rate is ranging between 30 and 40 in most of the time. My CPU is 2.4 dual core 2 with two Geforce 8700 gs 512 mb SLI.

It can be as high as 2.8 dual core 2 with two Geforce 8800 GTX 1024 mb SLI.

Andre.