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stephen0205
15-02-11, 21:31
As most of you know my mates getting a gaming laptop.

Hes settled on the asus g50, or g51 the model with a 260m gtx 1gb.

Now all id like to know is i can find him affordable ones with the 8800, 9800 and 260 gtx.

But can someone tell me the ati ones. Like whats there equivalent to these cards. Maybe i can find a cheaper deal fr him.
El Wayneo
15-02-11, 21:51
Hd5650 hd5730.

Are the middle of the road affordable options.
stephen0205
15-02-11, 21:54
hmm but how do they stack up against the 260m
El Wayneo
15-02-11, 22:03
Hd5730 is a tad below.

Go on notebookcheck.

Google hd5650 mobility and it's the first link.

Has every detail of every laptop gpu.
callumburns
15-02-11, 22:28
remember that laptop graphics dont have the same type of performance as desktop graphics. for example the 5870 mobility graphics has about the same performance as a desktop 5750/5770
stephen0205
15-02-11, 22:37
yeah i know the performance is quite a bit less, just out of the affordable ones on ebay the highest i could find was the 260gtx

was lookng for an ati one which looks lik ehas been answered for me


thanks for the indormation
niceguyrichy
16-02-11, 20:46
What's your price range ?
I just bought a budget gamer laptop, might be able to point you to a couple places if you need.. :ninja:

see my last 2 posts in this thread (http://forums.aria.co.uk/showthread.php?t=48135) for the specs I got & price paid :thumb:
stephen0205
17-02-11, 15:51
well i actually just bought one. From the us cost me £545. But i have no clue how much import tax is gonna be.

Its an asus g50vt
core i5 2.5ghz
4gb ddr3
500gb hd
wifi b/g/n
dvdrw
16 inch screen
nvidia 360m gts
El Wayneo
17-02-11, 15:52
You'd probably have to pay the VAT on it and a handling fee as well.

Probs £150 - 160 total.
ZodiarK
17-02-11, 15:56
Import depends on how much they insured it for.
El Wayneo
17-02-11, 17:22
Import depends on how much they insured it for.

I'm not sure thats right mate.

Import tax is the same as VAT on goods from non EU countries.


He'll have to pay at least the VAT it would be in the UK.

Thats £109, then he'll most likely get a handling fee of around £9 - 12 as well and any other duty they feel like adding.

Its often not a lot cheaper to buy abroad.
stephen0205
17-02-11, 20:57
i couldnt find any in the uk so just bought that one.

I bought it wasnt for me tho was for my mate. We sold most of his stuff between here and ebay.

Still ened up about 280 in the hole because of import tax. Will find out about how much tomorrow.
El Wayneo
17-02-11, 21:01
Yeah i'm really into my American Football, well the Colts at least and its hard to source the proper gear over here, so i ordered jersey's, hoodies, t shirts form the USA and it cost me about £66 in TAX and £16 handling.

The order was only for $200 so about £110 at the time.

Ripoff.
niceguyrichy
17-02-11, 21:11
daaaaaamn
with taxes that's one hellishly overpriced laptop :surprised:
stephen0205
18-02-11, 17:00
laptop came, cost me 545 for the laptop.Fedex at the door, asked nothing.....


Sign here.

No import tax, very impressed :)
El Wayneo
18-02-11, 17:22
Thats awesome mate.


I had to go collect my stuff and got whopped at the desk with the fees.
stephen0205
18-02-11, 18:02
yeah got it all set up nice for him now, ill be sorry to see it go. its quite the beast. starcraft 2 on high settings :)

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