lap top for Phoenix

[kluson]

Hi There

I am running an apple iMac and don't want boot camp or Parallels anywhere near the iMac. I would like to buy a windows based lap top to run Phoenix and maybe a couple of other windows things.
Can anyone suggest a minimum level of lap top in terms of requirements. I don't want to spend much , can I use one of the £400 lap tops from PC world??

Many thanks

[kluson]

anyone know if this will run Phoenix?

HP Pavilion g6-1325ea

Thanks

[Reality Bites]

DO you need a laptop? Half your budget would be enough to put a pc together to runnphoenix. If you need Portable machine 400 will get you a very good laptop.

I would tthink an intel core2duo based machine with 2-4gb ram would be enough.

[kluson]

Hi
Thanks for the reply
I don't want another desk top I have nowhere for it to live. I already have an iMac 21.5 which I use for most things. I would like to hook the laptop up to the TV

will this do the trick to run Phoenix??

HP Pavilion g6-1325ea

Many thanks

[Reality Bites]

I would think so and had hdmi to help with the tv connections.

I personally would get a micro pc as it would be cheaper, unless you need a laptop for something else.

[tonystevens]

Yep, mine runs pheonix a treat

will this do the trick to run Phoenix??

HP Pavilion g6-1325ea

Many thanks

[Bob H]

Below are the minimum specs for Phoenix from Phoenix model flight simulation :: Support :

• IBM-compatible PC computer with 1.0 Ghz Pentium 3/4 or AMD Athlon/64 compatible processor

• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
• 256MB system memory (RAM)
• 1.5 GB free, uncompressed hard-disk space*
• ATI Radeon 9800/NVidia Geforce Ti4200 with at least 128MB memory
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher
• DVD-ROM Drive for installation
• 1 free USB 1.1/2.0 port
• 100% DirectX 9 compatible sound card (optional)

The line I highlighted in red is going to be your problem. The majority of lap tops at the price range you're looking at are going to be integrated Intel jobbies which syphon off a portion of the main memory or very low end AMD/Nvidia cards which won't be able to handle anything but the basic grahics settings. The lap top you linked will run phoenix - just but you'll be squinting at the small screen and have the graphics set at the bare minimum.

If you're wallet can stretch you'd be better off going up to the next price range and looking for a 17" screen and graphics card with dedicated memory
This would probably be a better starting point though still not ideal:
HP Pavilion dv7-4020sa Refurbished 17.3" Laptop - Silver | Dixons |

[tonystevens]

Below are the minimum specs for Phoenix from Phoenix model flight simulation :: Support :

• IBM-compatible PC computer with 1.0 Ghz Pentium 3/4 or AMD Athlon/64 compatible processor

• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating system
• 256MB system memory (RAM)
• 1.5 GB free, uncompressed hard-disk space*
• ATI Radeon 9800/NVidia Geforce Ti4200 with at least 128MB memory
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or higher
• DVD-ROM Drive for installation
• 1 free USB 1.1/2.0 port
• 100% DirectX 9 compatible sound card (optional)

The line I highlighted in red is going to be your problem. The majority of lap tops at the price range you're looking at are going to be integrated Intel jobbies which syphon off a portion of the main memory or very low end AMD/Nvidia cards which won't be able to handle anything but the basic grahics settings. The lap top you linked will run phoenix - just but you'll be squinting at the small screen and have the graphics set at the bare minimum.

If you're wallet can stretch you'd be better off going up to the next price range and looking for a 17" screen and graphics card with dedicated memory
This would probably be a better starting point though still not ideal:
HP Pavilion dv7-4020sa Refurbished 17.3" Laptop - Silver | Dixons |

As i said, my g6 runs pheonix a treat..............

[kluson]

Hi Tony

Great thanks very much. Do you use it through the TV

Cheers

[tonystevens]

Hi Tony

Great thanks very much. Do you use it through the TV

Cheers

I don't although i have done with hdmi cable and it was fine, i just prefer to use the laptop

[kluson]

I don't although i have done with hdmi cable and it was fine, i just prefer to use the laptop

Thanks a lot for your help.

[highlightshadow]

I run Phoenix on a stock 2.4ghz 2nd gen corei5 laptop with integrated intel graphics and I run it to my tv at 720p and it's fine

[kluson]

As i said, my g6 runs pheonix a treat..............

Hi Tony

Thanks a lot , you were spot on it works a treat. All up and running

Thanks again!

[tonystevens]

good stuff.

[r4nd0m]

Hi There

I am running an apple iMac and don't want boot camp or Parallels anywhere near the iMac. I would like to buy a windows based lap top to run Phoenix and maybe a couple of other windows things.
Can anyone suggest a minimum level of lap top in terms of requirements. I don't want to spend much , can I use one of the £400 lap tops from PC world??

Many thanks

dont really understand why you dont want to utilise your existing gear - as it would work like a treat, I run it in parallels on my Macbook Pro but also on a 10" cheap netbook I own from back in the days that I have decommissioned to anything heli related ... 2GB, Intel Atom N270 1.6Ghz, Intel GMA 950, 1024x600 still works ...