Subject: 16.1" vs 17" WSXGA ??

I want to buy a Laptop mostly for gaming (Jedi Knight II... Warcraft III... Neverwinter Nights) if I get sent overseas. I'm in the National Guard and pretty good chance I'll be going in a month or so.

I talked to a few guys that came back and they say... <b>get one.</b> Not too much in terms of entertainment out there during "downtime".

What's better for playing games... the 16.1" UltraXGA Display like Alienware sells or the 17" WSXGA screen??

I wont settle less than a 128mb 9600/9700 ATI
7200rpm HD

I'm looking to spend $3000-$3500



The software program required "Windows 2000 or better"... so I installed LInux.

I'd go for the 17" - Nice resolution, bigger and lower res, so things will be more readable - will be better for DVDs and movies etc. But it won't be as sharp as the higher resolution 16". Its a toughy, but if you intend to watch movies and play games and stuff, bigger is 'generally' better. But I don't kno which 17" you are speaking of - so I can't give you any specifics (like approx. response times, viewing angles etc.)

RaPTuRe

Who's General Failure and why's he reading my disk?

The one I have is Pro-star 8794 Accerator.
http://www.pro-star.com
or http://www.xtremenotebooks.com.

If you go for this system a few thing you might want to change to. Like the 12 cell batterys vers 8 cell Why
8 cell battery 1.5 Hours of battery life
12 cell battery 3.0 Hours of battery life
And the screen on this system nice.

Here are the specs I'm specifically looking at <b>16.1" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD</b>similiar to what Alienware.com offers and <b>17" 1440 x 900 WXGA Active Matrix Display</b>that ProStar.com has. I could <b>care less</b> about DVD movies. Wouldnt the 16.1" screen be better?

The software program required "Windows 2000 or better"... so I installed LInux.

I agree with you on the DvD Player. We still dont have one for the TV. But are limit is that the nearest video store is a hour away.

And why buy a movie when your only going to watch it once.