Hey Guys,
I'm having a dilema. I am looking at buying a new computer and can't decide if I want a desktop or laptop. Flight Sims are the only thing I run that would push the capabilities of a laptop. I know I can get a much better performing desktop for a lot less money than a mediocre laptop. I would like the convenience of being able to take the laptop anywhere to fly my sims or anything else (internet while sitting on the couch, etc), but know I could get a nice desktop with a 22" lcd flatscreen, good graphics card, etc for under $800. Will I be disappointed with sim performance of I get a laptop under $1000? I know it's tough to make suggestions without specific computers to compare etc, but I think I need to deicde desktop or laptop before I go any further in my search. Suggestions???

Thanks for any input!,
Todd

I just ordered a Dell XPS M1730 laptop. Will run anything you can throw at it . Over $2K, but if you want performance in a laptop there is nothing else close.

I run AFPD on a relatively old laptop (3 years?) and enjoy the convenience of the laptop. I cannot run the latest version as it requires a better graphics card. I'm running a Dell Latitude D810 with 2 meg of memory and 2.13 gHz clock speed. It has whatever is the builtin graphics card that came originally.

Any laptop with nVidia discrete video (meaning not shared vram) or similar ATI video card will do.
One should avoid shared memory graphics and Intel video systems although the latest ones can run decent OpenGL applications which most Sims utilize.