Ochiske:


baba thanks for this reply
I'm in calabar and my budget hovers around 160k
even if its used, so far it is clean with no issue, I'm cool

I'll have info for you by Monday.

Ochiske:
Someone help me please. Saw these laptop specs on nairaland


Overview
User Reviews
Specifications

HP Pavilion dv6-6190us - 15.6" - Core i7 2630QM - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD

Part Number: LW223UA#ABA
General

Packaged Quantity
1
Recommended Use
home use
Notebook type
Gaming laptop, Blu-ray drive, HD Display
Manufacturer
HP

Processor / Chipset

CPU
Intel Core i7 (2nd Gen) 2630QM / 2 GHz
Max Turbo Speed
2.9 GHz
Number of Cores
Quad-Core
Cache
L3 - 6 MB
64-bit Computing
Yes
Chipset Type
Mobile Intel HM65 Express
Features
Intel Turbo Boost Technology

Storage

Interface
Serial ATA-300
Optical Drive
DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / BD-ROM

RAM

Configuration Features
2 x 4 GB

Memory

RAM
8 GB ( 2 x 4 GB )
Max Supported Size
16 GB
Technology
DDR3 SDRAM
Form Factor
SO DIMM 204-pin
Slots Qty
2
Empty Slots
0

Display

LCD Backlight Technology
LED backlight
Resolution
1920 x 1080 ( Full HD )
Widescreen Display
Yes
Monitor Features
Full HD anti-glare

Audio & Video

Graphics Processor
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - 2 GB GDDR5 SDRAM
Integrated Webcam
Yes
Sound
Stereo speakers , microphone

Hard Drive

Spindle Speed
7200 rpm


Can this play GTA V and other 2014/2015 games well?

It will play it on low settings at 720p. Anything higher and your frame rates will be terrible.

Ochiske:



This is what I want to get but the 571 edition. Saw two on Nairaland for sale by buylaptopsinnigeria and docconcepts but their price coupled with the GeForce 840M is killing. Student wey I be I almost wan cry

Konga & Jumia sha:>( they be selling same machine for 247k

Don't buy it. Tell me your budget and Location and I'll get you a link in Amazon that fits into that price plus shipping. These marketers are ripping us off in Nigeria

Now playing Battlefield: Hardline

Finished witcher 3 on Friday. Took me a week. Now playing arkham knight.

Ok I don't know what's going on o...I have been looking for a game to play for the past 4 days. Just finished the witcher 3 and I'm playing arkham knight for the second time. Have I run through all the games available or is there one I have missed. Someone please suggest something. I have pillars of eternity but that's for when I'm board at work.

dazekid:


Ok but when I said "where did you get it", I didn't mean like where did you get it? I meant you should post link(s).

Uh huh...I see how every random person could have deduced that from the start.

Here: www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Edition-VN7-591G-70RT-15-6-Inch/dp/B00WJSQRNK

dazekid:


225k That's like 1k USD, that's cheap, where did you get it?

Amazon

tziz:

Sweeeeet!!
Hw mch did it cost u and wen didyu get it? In naira pls..
i7-4720HQs are originally 2.60ghz abi?

Cost 225k minus shipping. Yeah 2.6

tziz:

U wont blame d shops, dey sell wat is easily buyable. Hw many Nigerians are willing to spend 300k and upwards on Asus ROGs or Alienwares or MSIs? Very very few. They'd rather spnd quarter of dt on consoles like PS4 n all. Personally, i was eyeing a ROG initially, buh my broda, to bring out d cashew na wahala. The economy has got peeps messd up. Wats ur rig?

Well the way I see it, it's like buying phones actually. Those buying those very cheap laptops are forced to upgrade every year because the hardware can't keep up. A gaming rig has hardware that will stay relevant at least 3 years post production. Na to close eye buy better one. The money will still be spent on laptops so why not just buy a great one and relax once?

My rig:
ASPIRE V NITRO (Black Edition)
FHD IPS Screen
Red backlit full keyboard with multi touch trackpad
Four Dolby digital speakers and 802.11ac wireless card
Intel i7-4720HQ quad core with OC up to 3.2Ghz
16gb ddr3l ram
Nvidia GTX 960m 4gb

Zohan:
my alienware will arrive on 24th of this month.
Waited so long for this.
In other news, downloaded over 650gb of New games from oceanofgames.com lol.
Thanks to mtn. Hehehe

Which Alienware are you getting?

DammyOlu123:


You have no idea how lucky you are. If you tried shipping that thing here, you woulda paid about #20k customs. I know this because I have a friend who bought and shipped a laptop here last year(lenovo y50). Please enjoy this thing o. I just hope I get mine soon.. . do remember to post stuffs like screenshots, games you're playing and the likes. There are threads for that.

Yes o. That's the reason I settled to wait. I will post as much as I can. Thanks

1. XCOM: Enemy Within
2. GTA V
3. COD:MW3
4. Need for speed most wanted (2005)
5. FIFA 12
6. The witcher 2: assassin of kings
7. Warcraft
8. Starcraft II
9. Civilization V
10. Football Manager

Except if one of you guys is either a pc or a console then I think we have been derailed. Anyway PC rules. The sheer flexibility it offers trumps those boxes that struggle to hit 60fps on almost all the games they have.

DammyOlu123:


Argh!!! I'm so jealous o.
BTW, how did you get it shipped here?

Friend of a friend brought it with her when she was returning from the states. Had it shipped to the address she was staying. Got to her the next day after I ordered (yeah I'm talking to you Jumia and konga). Was with her for about 2 weeks but it was worth the wait

I play online with killer frost, animated harley and static. Along with the max gear cards I have, I never lose. Another really bad ass card is nightwing( the gold card). A power generating gear and he will keep draining and beating everybody. I usually use him or static to take out full teams singlehanded

DammyOlu123:


Congratulations. I was gonna go for their older gen acer(860m),but then they naira started dropping like a stone... It will serve you well...

Dropped faster than stone. Thanks. I'm playing witcher 3 and it looks amazing. Console users will go green with envy

Being honest if you really want to get game grade laptops you need to buy from outside. Most shops stock on multimedia and office computers. The ones with gaming grade laptops sell very old model at current prices. I searched every where before I had to go to Amazon to buy mine.

I mean I haven't seen a quad core i7 processor in any laptop in any shop. That's just plain wrong. You and your money you no go see better laptop buy.

I just got an acer from Amazon. Aspire v nitro with GTX 960 (4GB) for roughly 225k. If naira to dollar had sense it would have been a lot cheaper. God knows the next computer I'm getting would be a desktop. Spend big once and they are easier to upgrade without having to buy a new laptop every year.

I don't know what to say either o...maybe the next guy

Ay92:
Eyes

Now I'm sure you think you've made some kind of hilarious joke.

I know of sybla TV on android but I use and iPhone and a windows phone. Please who knows of an app I can use to watch live matches? I must not miss this final and for some reason I can't write here I can't go out. Help guys

Original Article written by Despan Kwardem

Now that General Muhammadu Buhari is our President-elect, Plateau people must vote and install an APC governor as a matter of political expediency. Had President Goodluck Jonathan won the presidential election, voting the APC would have been a matter of choice.

The peoples protest against Gov Jang’s imposition to actualize his Du Agenda may have informed this choice to vote for the APC, a choice the PDP machinery at the centre would have cast all manner of spell to frustrate. With GMB’s emergence, this choice has been eliminated. Voting for the APC in protest is no longer sufficient reasons to vote PDP out of power; it is now a matter of survival and relevance. I adduce three reasons for this:

1. Access to Federal Opportunities (Appointments).

There are two kinds of federal opportunities (appointments) which States benefit from. The first type is the appointments guaranteed by the constitution and the principle of federal character. There are basically three of them – Minister, Ambassador, Federal Permanent Secretary. The second types are those that are given at the prerogative of Mr. President. Although the principle of federal character still applies, it is not strictly followed. An APC governor in Plateau State would guarantee the latter.

Already, Plateau State has the ignoble label of being an eternal PDP State. Voting in a PDP governor would only reinforce this stereotyping and reduce the State's chances of getting federal appointments that fall within the prerogative of the President.

General Buhari is an honourable gentleman, a statesman and man of equity. So we expect he will distribute these appointments equitably. That is the duty of a leader. However, my fear stems from the experience of the State during the Goodluck Jonathan Presidency. Out of nearly 350 federal appointments into Boards of federal Agencies and Parastatals, Goodluck Jonathan could only credit Plateau State with two positions, none of them a Chairman.

Recall that the Chairman of the '16 versus 19' PDP Governors' Forum was from Plateau State. He was not only a party henchman; he was a complete loyalist of Jonathan's. Apart from Sarah Ochekpe (a berom compatriot of Baba Jang) the only federal minister and Esther Gonda (another berom compatriot) a federal Permanent Secretary who was replaced by one Danjuma from Langtang, Mr. Jonathan couldn't use his prerogative to give Plateau State any federal appointments. Except of course, Paradang in the Nigerian Immigration Service.

On the contrary, the northwest had 8 federal ministers, 8 federal permanent Secretaries, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the last 3 successive Inspectors General of Police, the last 4 Chief Justices of Nigeria, except the one before the present CJN, Comptroller General of Customs, Acting DG of FIRS, etc, yet, the North west never voted him. I don't remember any federal infrastructure in Plateau State (It still beats me that Plateau State voted for him in the last election).

Now we don't want a repeat of this marginalisation under GMB – which is very likely if a Jang anointed should succeed him as governor.

However, an APC governor would definitely stand a better chance to negotiate for these positions on our behalf. Already, the APC on the Plateau has a good bargaining chip...the massive votes we gave the General in the presidential election. We would need to consolidate on that advantage by voting massively again for the APC in the governorship election. This would keep the channel of communication between State and Federal open.

2. To ensure that Plateau State remains relevant in the national calculation.

A man without relevance in any community cannot influence anything. He is like a man with no value. Voting for the PDP governorship puts Plateau state in this state of risk. But we can eliminate this risk. Plateau State has always been relevant in national issues. We must remain so by carving the right alignments. And in the national political calculation, being in the mainstream APC seems a good prospect.

As it is, our only other channels at the federal level – senators and members of the house of Representatives – are predominantly in the PDP (again reinforcing the stereotype). With 64 APC senators elected, the PDP is suddenly now the opposition party and our 3 J-senators automatically members of the minority party. What this means is that they cannot be made principal officers. At best, the party may reward the State by giving one of them the position of minority leader or chief whip... if they are able to negotiate well. This effectively diminishes our bargaining power and by a larger implication, relevance in the national calculation.

Now this is certainly not a good political outlook for Plateau state, which has traditionally been in the mainstream of political affairs in this country since the return of democratic governance in 1999. As a matter of expediency therefore, we must remain in the mainstream. Holding unto the PDP just to fulfill and maintain a tradition will not help us much.

Without an Executive linkage to the APC at the national level, Plateau State could easily be alienated in the national equation. Our only hope, like I said earlier, is that GMB is a fair man. He would use his prerogative to not only appoint our people into federal positions, but also reach out to keep Plateau State relevant. But we can’t just rely on GMB's generosity alone. Let’s earn it!

3. To provide Change on the Plateau.

The last reason why Plateau must vote APC is to provide change in Plateau state and end what I call 3I-Culture, i.e. the triple-I evils of imposition, impunity and ignobility. These three evils were the hallmarks of the Jonathan administration – the same evils that stirred the souls of Nigerians to demand for change. Everyone knows that no society can be built on the principles of injustice and inequality. As such, Plateau State cannot be an exception. In fact, by its very religious nature and disposition, Plateau State ought to lead the way in this fight for change.
Moreover, the gale (wind) of change is sweeping across the nation; so why not also the Plateau?

This might look like a pedestrian argument perhaps it is but it has its merits. Baba Jang has done his bit. PDP has had her share of governance since 1999. Perhaps it is time to try another party, even if for the fun of it. It is like we have been eating rice all our lives. Should we not want to try beans or semo this time around? Voting in the APC, even if for the sake of trying them, gives us an opportunity to know the difference. We must not be afraid to do this. Waiting till the next election may be late.

Too late.

Moreover, the just concluded presidential election has proven that the power to change governments is in our hands! Unless we try this change now, we can never be sure if the APC is a better party or not. But if we vote them into power and they disappoint, then in 2019, we can easily tell them, ‘we gave you a chance and you failed” and vote them out like we did the PDP at the federal level. But something tells me the APC may be a better choice.

They have a glowing example in Lagos and Osun, where their youth empowerment programme is one of the best models by any government in the country. So may be, if Plateau state votes the APC into governorship, we will not only be in the mainstream of national dance of change, but specifically test the party’s capability on the Plateau.

On the strength of these three points therefore, it has become strategically imperative, in my opinion, that Plateau State votes Right. Hon. Simon Lalong, candidate of the APC as the next governor of the state.

feldido:
I agree with you on the first and the last, but I must tell you third party apps helps in saving battery... I use greenify (rooted device) it helps hibernate some useless system apps that keeps working in the background and it saves alot of battery cos background apps really juice up your battery.

Just to be clear greenify helps but not in the way you think. Your battery is subjected to how much your phone resource use. Greenify helps buy reducing that load. It doesn't physically do anything for your battery except reduce the load on it. Conversely it can be argued that any app that helps your phone last longer reduces the number of charge cycles within a period of time as opposed to not using them which in turn actually helps preserve the viability of the battery in which case, yes third party apps do help.

Now I'm confused. Thank you

Why is it that more than half the people who take up the mantle to defend the android OS do such a horrible job?

iOS fan boys are humans just like you. They saw android and knew it was cheaper and a lot more functional than apple so why did they go ahead and get it?

Before I continue let me just point out that I think both are equal. Where one wins the other loses.

1: most android fans will get you started on the limitations that come with using an iPhone. Newsflash, most people don't notice it. While using my galaxy s4 I never had to send anything via Bluetooth or get stuff that wasn't already on my computer. Truth is you know this before you got the phone and you did because it wasn't going to be an issue. For those who know, there are tons of ways to improve on that. Xender allows sharing. With infuse I can just copy any video and play. It's still hectic sometimes but let's be honest it's like driving a V8 that drinks fuel, you really don't care.

2. One con that just breaks my head with iOS is storage. It is either too small or too expensive. That said, if you have ever lost important data because your memory card got fried or infected then you will appreciate having no memory card slot and know that your phone memory is as reliable as they come and can keep your data and allows you to access it at any time. I didn't know memory cards had class speeds until I got a fake one. This one is a tie

3. Hardware: android fans won't like this but raw stats are just fun when they are read. When a monstrous quad core still struggles and lags with the most basic use where a simple dual core excels doing the same thing is just amazing. Any tech wiz who wishes to be honest will admit that every iPhone iteration was top line in performance. Androids pack raw power and so need more juice and still manage to last just as long as the iPhone. And please if you use your iPhone on 3G then don't bother. That thing sucks battery like a hungry baby. Wifi is the answer. Anyway, hate it or love it. The iPhone wins here and flawlessly too.

3: software features: this is two way. Apple vs samsung and android will win anyway. They have just too much stuff. But iOS vs android? iOS kills it everytime. The sheer amount of things you can do (even though most were stolen from android and made only better) is just amazing. The camera, the sound, the media support...yada yada....I'll call this a tie because of samsung.

4: security: this is really subjective don't you think? I mean if you root your android and jailbreak your iPhone they pretty much become the same. There isn't one thing you can do with a rooted android that can't be done with a jail broken iPhone (maybe it's more complicated in the iPhone but it's possible). So let's assume we don't tamper with stuff. The android exposes you to tons of crapware in its own play store. Apps that tell you to speed up your phone only to slow it down. Fake apps that do nothing but fill your cache. Eventually you get that storage error where you have space but can't install stuff. The fact that you can't install third party apps on iPhone is one reason why it's ecosystem is still secure. Not invinsible but it's a lot more secure than what android offers (except you are using the blackphone) iOS wins


5 Price: let's not speak too much English. Android wins

6: flexibility: android wins flawless. You don't need any software once you have your android. You can plug to anything and share with anything. That's just power. iPhone in all its glory can't compete there. Android wins


There is a lot more detail I can cover but it's really boiling down to this one fact:

They are really doing the same thing in different ways. I use both and I can't tell you I prefer one to the other. If you can afford both you'll get both and that is Gods honest truth.

please who knows when the ongoing screening for new applicants would end? I'm in abuja by the way

I spent the holidays with this game. It is easy to see why it was GOTY. I was a Mage. Specialized in elemental spells. Solas, Cassandra and iron bull are my best team. I love iron bull because he can soak up damage while I'm healing a fallen companion. Done with the game though. Nothing new to play this year so I'm back on Fifa 15.

Nice

Scare the hell out of Dangote and makes sure I convince him that his peace lies in making me very rich.

Spicylate:
i would have typed, spelt and printed out end the minute the no 2 was done.

Yeah. Now I need to just stick to the 'end' decision