GoranCro

What editor do you use? I tried Hammer a long time ago and I could never get it set up. I think I had some issues with getting the editor to open up the images for walls or something I really cant remember.

The beast weights only around 8.6 lbs. I can put my mousepad, mouse, small headphones, laptop, AC adapter and some cd's in my case and carry it with ease. So it dosent bother me much at all. Sure its not a laptop to hold in your lap but thats not what I bought it for :(Yes I have Tomb Raider and Oblivion both running on high settings. No slow downs even after no reboots for 24 hrs or more and I've been playing both games since they've been out almost. Both look amazingly stunning!It really does perform to a comparable desktop. When I bought the laptop a comparable full desktop system would have cost at least $1500 so spending $2000 was worth it for me considering I take it out with my every day.I have the following games on it:UT 2004, Doom 3, Quake 4, WC: TFT, StarCraft, Counter-Strike 1.6, CS: Source, DoD:S, Tomb Raider Legend, HL2 DM, Oblivion, WoW, Need For Speed Black Edition. All run flawlessly. I also backup movies to DVD's daily.

Though I do have to agree with you for the game being too easy I dont agree with a person being able to solo the whole thing. Any character can go from 1-60 solo. But that means you will be missing out on half the game. You wont be able to handle many "instances" besides one much lower then your level. Also raids are what makes the game cool for the level 60's who have nothing else to do. Single handedly you couldnt never take down Onyxia or some other huge boss... But with a group its quite exciting. I have taken the road to 60 a few times. Thought it is easy to level you really cant enjoy the full game playing solo

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Their just getting one steop closer to catching all the folks with pirated OS's since everything new requires verification of your cd-key. Thats all I can think so ;(

I'm a big TFT fan myself. Been playing on and off for the last 2 years. I like how Blizzard has daily tournaments. They really care for their fan base. The game also has one of the best Map Editors I have ever used. Custom maps are capable of doing extraoridinary things.I mostly play Solo games and custom games. Not a big dota fan - its totally killing the ladder scene I would say! But if anyone feels like playing I play on Azeroth on account: GoranCro

Great guide. I would like to add something regarding the OS itself.Be sure your product key is near you! Also make sure nobody else gets a hold of it!When Installing Windows be sure to find out whether or not your motherboard recognizes SATA harddrives. If not check whether or not your HD is SATA.If Windows recognizes it then your ok. If not hopefully you got a disk to install. When installing Windows XP the very start will ask you to press F6 to install SATA drivers. Do so if you need to!Also I would like to add that OpenOffice is a great FREE Office software. It includes the same types of programs Microsoft Office does. Plus it can save in Microsoft formats :(I use it every day and would never go out and spend $100 on another Microsoft Office product!

So I recently got a nice gaming laptop. It has pushed everything I've thrown at it. Tell me what you guys think! I'm terribly sorry for the bad pictures. Also be warned that the pics are VERY big so 56k'ers be careful! The Specs: Sager 5720-C Configuration: Pentium M 1.86 GHz Sonoma 533MHz 17" WSXGA+ LCD (Glossy WideScreen 1680 X 1050) nVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX 2048MB 533DDR2 (2x1024) 80GB 5400RPM SATA 8x DVD+- combo drive with DVD+R DL 56K RJ11 Phone Modem 10/100/1000 NIC Windows XP Professional Lithium-Ion Battery (8cell) Basic Black business case AC Adapter w/ Power Cord Intel PRO/Wireless A+B+G Built-in 4-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MSPRO/SD/MMC) The Benchmarks: 3DMark05: 6771 @ stock Counter-Strike Source: 102.88 fps