Comments on: MMORPG on a Netbook Isn’t Half Bad in a Pinch

By: gmazin

gmazin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:16:55 +0000

Yes, that’s the FPS recorded using fraps. WoW was definitely a big time sucker, so I forced myself to quit.
And that’s interesting Kevin, because coincidentally, I also got an Xbox 360 with a few RPG titles which I play instead of it now, lol

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:55:05 +0000

Great video demo the concept. It’s definitely playable. :) One question — is that the FPS in the top left?

I’ve stayed away from WOW from the get go because I know I’d spend way too much time on it and I didn’t want to spend the $ each month. I already have an Xbox 360 and I’ve had an Xbox Live account since day one, so that’s enough $ and gaming for me. I throughly enjoyed Oblivion on the 360 though! :)

By: gmazin

gmazin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:00:59 +0000

I used to run WoW. I needed a lot of tweaks to get it to work at good speeds but it did work well.

I made a video showing how well it runs, if anyones interested.

By: Luscious

Luscious — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:54:38 +0000

SimCity 3 would probably run nicely as well on the NB205, considering I used to run it on an old P3 notebook. I wouldn’t be surprised if Civilization 3 would work on netbooks as well. These two games are just great to kill time with, assuming you like turn-based strategy games. Oh, and they don’t require a CD drive to run.

By: alslayer

alslayer — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:50:06 +0000

I used to play World of Warcraft on my 1st gen Samsung Q1 and it ran fine. The only time I had issues was when I went into cities.

By: Woadan

Woadan — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:48:07 +0000

My concern with DDO going free was with the additional software you have to download. I’d be concerned with what that software might do to my machine. I opted to not install it on my machine until I can determine if it’s full of security holes or not.

By: JM

JM — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:17:50 +0000

I have World of Warcraft loaded on my Gateway LT3101u, and it is playable. I also have WoW loaded on a 16 GB flash drive and play it on my Fujitsu LifeBook u810. Both are great in a pinch, as I would not use either to group quest, pvp or raid. Both are running Windows 7 with the Gateway running 64 bit.

By: Sean Brady

Sean Brady — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:03:23 +0000

Kevin. While I do appreciate your reporting on this, I want you to know that you have most likely cost me a lot of time. :) I will have to give this a try on my 1005ha. I really shouldn’t though as my addictive gamer personality does not need a new outlet.