Laptop Advice
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So, as my lovely present laptop from the DMs sadly was unable to recover. I am now hoping to spend some small pennies towards a laptop which I could run NwN on, other than that I would only really need it to be able to run Adobe Photoshop and browse the web with it. My budget is very limited and everything looks way more expensive in Sweden than what I would like to pay! The reason I'm looking for a laptop is for I still don't have a permanent home yet, so I am still stuck on a sofa.
I would say the max I would be willing(and able) to pay, is below 3000kr / £222 / $374
So, the reason I'm posting this here is cause I am in doubt this is even possible. What do you guys think, enough money for a laptop or should I wait?
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This should be enough to buy you a machine to run NWN.
If you buy a used one, definitely. I don't think I could sell my own one for more then $50 and it runs NWN.
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Not a clue about sweeden's prices.
If you just want an old computer to run nwn's on in UK you can pick on up for £50-£60
Laptops about £120.As an example i picked up a P4 2.8ghz with a nvidia 5200 graphic card,VDU and speakers for £55.
My son just got a lap top to play LoL on for £145.
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I found this one, which seem promising. http://www.siba.se/datorer/barbara-dato ... ymt-118613
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I bought a laptop for 400$ that's overqualified for NWN, that's 277 euros so, I think you'll be fine. the one you linked looks more than adequate for nwn also.
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I found this one, which seem promising. http://www.siba.se/datorer/barbara-dato ... ymt-118613
This is more than good enough for NWN.
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Probably ANYTHING brand-new will be more then adequate for handling NWN, tbh.
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Going to consider the laptop I shared as my favourite option, may wait till september or a bit longer depending on when I find a place to live. Thanks guys!
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Try a netbook, my five year old one can run NWN1 on low settings and they are generally cheaper too.
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A netbook can run NWN, but I suspect you'll want to use the Aurora tool to develop the module. That really needs as big a screen as you can afford. 15.6" screen would be OK on the laptop you're considering, but going smaller towards a netbook would have you crying while trying to develop the module. At the end of the day, City of Arabel is much more about the interaction with different players and PCs than about graphical performance. If we were that focussed on graphics, we'd have run for more modern games a number of years ago. You're choice seems reasonable, given your price limitation.
Memory is sufficient, Processor is well sufficient, Hard Disk capacity is more than you need for NWN and screen size is tolerable. Go for it, but probably upgrade to Windows 10 as soon as you have your first backup.
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I tried running nwn on a netbook once, it can be done but I wouldn't consider the experience as enjoyable.
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I consider netbooks generally useless compared to laptops, but for someone who uses graphical programs, netbooks are the inferior choice.
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Windows 10 does not support NWN no?
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Works well, totally fine
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I ran NWN on a WinXP rig, I never noticed any issues regarding support. Was that just one of those "It may or may not work" things? Cause I remember some people had issues on Vista, some didn't. Same for Win7 (Never had issues running it with a non-GOG copy on Win7 or Vista).
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NwN has worked fine for me on XP, Vista, w7, w8, w8.1 so I am pretty sure w10 will be fine too. Definatly going to wait for the laptop atm, but I am quite confident I will get one as soon as I got my income sorted. :)