will this laptop work with dolphin

[BomarJr]

heyo, im getting a laptop soon and i was wondering if this particular one:
HP dv6t Laptop,
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz)
2MB L2 cache
800MHz front side bus
4GB DDR3 SDRAM (2 DIMM)
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410
would it handle dolphin well? the games im looking to run are (SPECIFICALLY) Zelda Wind Waker/TP(GC version), & SSBB. i know this rig isn't that powerful, but its one of the few i can afford @ the moment. But if there's a better laptop in the sub-$900 range that has blu-ray that any of you find or know about, send me a link. thanks.
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[[SS] Starscream]

That laptop should work decently for you with the dual core option enabled, although Zelda TP will probably be a bit slow. I'm getting 15-20 fps outdoors and almost full speed indoors in Zelda WW on a single core AMD Athlon 64 @2.4GHz, so you should see better than that in atleast that game.

 

[BomarJr]

thnx for the reply . do you recommend another laptop that is better under 900USD?

 

[X-Fi6]

thnx for the reply . do you recommend another laptop that is better under 900USD?

If you are happy with a 16" display, this is the best I could find on Newegg at least:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114719

A little smaller (15.6"):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115675

And even smaller (14"):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117957

Compare those with the one you picked out. Each of the three I listed above has a flaw to it:

• The 16" one has the best graphics device (a GeForce 230M with 1gb of GDDR3) but it only supports RAM clocked at 800MHz
• The 15.6" one only has a GeForce 130M with 1GB DDR2, but it supports DDR3-1066
• The 14" one has a GeForce 210M with only 256MB of memory, but it supports DDR3 1066

 

[BomarJr]

wow, thnx alot!:bouncy:

 

[jessman(reborn)]

My specs are just a bit lower, yet I get full speed at almost all times in Smash Bros. Melee. I cannot stress enough that you should make SURE that it has a 64-bit version of Windows on it. My pc is 64-bit, but the people who built it installed a 32-bit OS and now that I've upgraded it my performance literally skyrocketed!

 

[X-Fi6]

My specs are just a bit lower, yet I get full speed at almost all times in Smash Bros. Melee. I cannot stress enough that you should make SURE that it has a 64-bit version of Windows on it. My pc is 64-bit, but the people who built it installed a 32-bit OS and now that I've upgraded it my performance literally skyrocketed!

Yeah, all the laptops I listed come with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. It would be silly to ship 32-bit Windows on a computer with any more than 3gb.

 

[BomarJr]

oh, ok. thanks because i was looking @ an HP Mini 311 (yes...a netbook) and it has a lot for the price and the portability is perfect and as far as i know, the atom doesn't support x64bit amirite? but im still interested...would dolphin run at any ok speeds on that or should i just forget about it?

 

[HyperIris]

oh, ok. thanks because i was looking @ an HP Mini 311 (yes...a netbook) and it has a lot for the price and the portability is perfect and as far as i know, the atom doesn't support x64bit amirite? but im still interested...would dolphin run at any ok speeds on that or should i just forget about it?

Wake up !

 

[Toasty]

On a more informative note...

oh, ok. thanks because i was looking @ an HP Mini 311 (yes...a netbook) and it has a lot for the price and the portability is perfect and as far as i know, the atom doesn't support x64bit amirite? but im still interested...would dolphin run at any ok speeds on that or should i just forget about it?

Some Atoms are 64-bit and others aren't. Check this out to see if the one you're looking at is or isn't. (The ones that support Intel 64 are 64-bit.) In any event though, Atoms are designed for low power consumption and low heat production - not performance. An Atom processor will not give you good performance with Dolphin. N64 emulation is probably the best you can expect from an Atom.

 

[BomarJr]

hey, i actually decided on my new laptop and got it! i just got cash rebate from costco for 154 bux, and got myself an HP dv6 series. same specs, but came with a blu-ray drive and an upgraded ATI Mobility Radion and 64 bit windows 7. thanks tho for the suggestions and help. ive given the laptops posted my recommendation to my family and my sister bought herself the sony, so thanks again