What specs to look for in a good gaming laptop?

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Brandi

What specs should I look for? Examples of how much ram, processor, graphics card, hard drive, stuff like that. I'm not sure on the price budget though, probably around $1200. Also, if you know of any good gaming laptops that would work with my budget, let me know :D. Thank you(:

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Here's a good one, but you'd probably have gotten a desktop 2-3x stronger for the same price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230028

Without budget in mind what gaming laptop should i get?

I am looking at which gaming laptop which i should get. "Without budget in mind." I am not sure what to get i do hardcore gaming and, i know of sager and all that but, i built my own desktop and am asking people for their opinions? Thanks guys!

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I suggest Alienware, everything about them is amazing, ram,fps, all of the perfect necessities for gaming. :)

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What is good and cheap gaming laptop?

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Michael

What is a really good but cheap gaming laptop, preferably under $800 dollars or $900 dollars.
I will use the laptop to play games like league of legends or diablo 3, ect... an also use it for multimedia social media and everyday life.

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When looking to purchase a cheap/budget laptop/notebook it is always a good idea to do as much research as possible so as to ensure you get the best possible deal.

I personally recommend you take a look at the following Acer laptops

Budget Acer AS5560-SB613 15.6" Laptop - http://electronicsreviews4u.com/budget-laptops-notebooks/budget-acer-as5560-sb613-15-6-laptop

Budget High Performance Acer AS5749Z-4449 15.6" Laptop - http://electronicsreviews4u.com/budget-laptops-notebooks/budget-high-performance-acer-as5749z-4449-15-6-laptop

If neither of those laptops take your fancy then maybe you will find one better suited to your needs out of this selection of budget laptop reviews

http://electronicsreviews4u.com/budget-laptops-notebooks/blog

I hope this helps you with your search and good luck :)

What is a good gaming laptop for 800-1000$?

Q. I am trying to buy a new laptop primarily for gaming and I've limited my budget to maximum 1000$.
I looked into the Alienware M11x, but I've heard mixed reviews.
If you have anything to say about the M11x, feel free to share that as well.
Otherwise, can you give me some good gaming laptops within 800-1000 dollars?

Thanks in advance

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I was going to say the Alienware m11x, it has everything you need.. i doubt any serious issues. People dont make $1000 computers to break.

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will the new alienware m17x with the 675m graphics card play skyrim at high res? and other shooting games bf3?

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Adam

I was wondering if the new alienware m17x was good enough to play skyrim, bf3 and all other shooting games at high res. Im looking for a portable gaming pc. the graphics card is nvidia 675m and the processor is a 3160qm at around 2.5ghz maybe .1 more or .1 less.

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Yes, sure! The video card, nVidia 675M is the fastest single-GPU laptop graphics card as of March 2012. It should runs Skyrim at Ultra detail setting (FPS= 40.5) also Diablo at Ultra (73.9 FPS), Battlefield 3 at high (54 FPS) and current games as of 2011 should therefore run fluently in Full HD resolution and maximum details.

Gaming laptops help!! Do you guys think this is good?

Angel..

Look at this AlienWare is 2nd gen i7 2670QM ( 6MB cache, up to 3.1 GHz w/ turbo 2.0)

6GB DDR3 at 1600MHz (2DIMMs) up to 32GB ram i don't care i can upgrade it later.

500GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s 500 is more than enough for me.

2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M

17.3 inch wideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED

Here the most difficult problem how good is the GPU? and CPU? cpu i think is great, but the gpu i really don't know what type of games it will support at what settings and what FPS will it have. One of my friends have the 14x and his laptop does very good he plays Skyrim on ultra everything and it does have a little lag but is not that big his able to play. at high settings he plays perfect. his is about a year old he also said that this GPU is better than his, in fact is classified as 3 best on gaming laptop and is new march 2012. Thanks a lot. i would like to know how good will it play BF3 just to know and skyrim also flight sim or microsoft flight the coming FSX which i think it will be able to play it on ultra even kill the game with such power?.. thanks again for the help..

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That thing looks downright nasty. You aren't going to have any problems playing anything. I would be more worried about the $1,700 you are about to drop as compared to getting something similar for far cheaper.

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What is the best budget gaming laptop for my uses?

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Dadad

I've been wanting a reasonable laptop for studies and also a lot of gaming. I have around 500-800 dollars to spend on this laptop. I would like to play games such as Minecraft, League of Legends, BF3, at at least a consistent 60 fps, with an exception to BF3, and I don't mind playing on the lowest settings. Any good budget gaming laptops out there?

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I am not sure how well these will play BF3 but they come close to your price range.

This HP can be customized to what you need. If you want better performance upgrade the APU to a A10, dedicated graphics and increase the ram to 8GB.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC A8-5550M APU HD 8000 Series Graphics 6GB DDR3 750GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $530

This HP can be customized to. Upgrade the Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 2048MB of dedicated video memory. Do not get this lappy without the graphics upgrade.

http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/E4T17AV?HP-ENVY-15t-j000-Quad-Edition-Notebook-PC i7-4700MQ 8GB DDR3 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $870

Brand buying advice

You get what you pay for. Systems with high end parts with low prices are to be viewed with suspicion. They have to cut corners somewhere to get the price down. What cost you less today is going to cost you more tomorrow.

Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.

Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. Lenovo will not allow people to read instruction on how to access the BIOS menu or to get info on their puters on their web site unless you connect to them thru Facebook. They do this so they can spy on their users. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.

Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install, you can cripple the system.

Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.

Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market. Customer service is one of many problems with this company.

Alienware are glorified Dells and are more name then product. Priced extremely high for what you get. They do perform but you can get the same for less by looking around, just not packaged to be eye candy to the gamers.

Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap, causing units to fail early. For that reason I would avoid them.

ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They have excellent build quality. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.

Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.

Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.

Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate.

Choose wisely.

:)

What is a good laptop to get that is worth around $1000?

Mike

Ok so im looking for a solid gaming laptop for college and i have about 800-1200 dollars to spend on it. I'm not the greatest with computers so I just need some tips on what I should look for so I don't get ripped off and get get the most powerful laptop for my money's worth. Also any good sites that can give comparisons would be appreciated as well.

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Lenovo Y580

Core i7 3610QM processor - Great
Nvidia 660m GTX video chip - Excellent
8 GB of DDR3 RAM

$899 not including tax. Get Lenovo coupon on notebookcheck site

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i cant choose between a alienware m17x or a dell xps17?

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Leonardo

i love both but the dell xps is cheaper but the alienware is just like the most jesusly gaming laptop i have ever seen. can you please give me some point of views, pros and cons or whatever to help my choice. thanks.

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Build your own computer, using the specs from the machines. Figure out how powerful the motherboard is, the power supply, maximum memory, and go from there. My point is, you can build something just as powerful as both of these, for way, WAY cheaper. If you don't know how, hit me up, and I can walk you through it. Plus what's cooler than sying "I built this monster!"
YahooID = Trym1234
edit---OMG I just looked at the price tag. Build an HTPC or mini form factor desktop, if you're going for size. But ffs, don't spend THAT much on a LAPTOP!

What is a good laptop for a high school student to use?

Rin

Ever since I started high school I've been needing a good reliable notebook. I need one that is light-weight, fast, and can except flash drives and floppy disks. I will also need one that is able to support most of the programs that microsoft offers (ex: word, office, onenote, power point). Any recomendations?

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Hi

If you want reliable and sturdiness, get the Compaq. they have one of the strongest casing in portables. Itis lightweight, very fast, andyou donot need to carry around recovery disk ifit ever fails because it is built in a special partition on your Hard drive.
It has wi-fi, good for gaming, extremely reliable and a very nice screen. many students prefer the small size of the Compaq. it comes pre-loaded as well.
Their is also Acer Aspire which are a little faster, and come loaded with Vista, wi-fi etc.... all the bells and whistles.
As for HP and Dell, they are good laptops but, when they break, you need to contact the company 90% of the time whereas , the one I suggest are foolproof or almost.

Your choice...also, Acer is very inexpensive but worth every dollar as well as Compaq.

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What laptop do you recommend for travel/schoolwork?

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johnnnnn

I prefer a laptop that is at or undering 5 pounds that i can use to travel with and do schoolwork. Preferably a core 2 duo. all under 1200 dollars. anythiner out there? i was looking at the HP dv2000t and if there were any other good ones.

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Look at Acer or Toshiba laptops. Because you are on a budget look at acer because they are a little cheaper than toshiba, but they are just as good as toshiba. do not get HP, Compaq or Dell because i work in IT and most of the laptops that i see with major hardware problems come from those three brands. I have an Acer 5601AWLMi, it is a great computer, i don't think they make it any more but there would be one that has pretty close to it's specs that you could get that has a core2 duo. it has a centrino duo 1.6ghz (got it just before core2 duo was released) 120gb hard drive, 1gb ram, duel layer dvd burner. it is a great computer and would be great for school, it's betterey lasts me about 3.5 hours if i am ony typing, it lasts less for games and programs that use more resources. acer are great computers for a good price.

What is the best laptop to buy for gaming under 800 dollars?

Gabriel F

Wanted to buy a new laptop because this one is crapping out on me. Anywho have any advice on which laptop to buy? I would like it to have a good video card because I want to be able to play current games on it like Fallout 3 or something.

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I understand that you want a gaming laptop that's under $800, but under that price tag won't get you much. If you want to buy a good quality gaming laptop, I'd recommend that you should spend at least $1200. Gaming laptops are expensive because it's hard to put good graphic cards into computers. Most laptops run the graphics from the motherboard, but a separate graphic card can be rather pricey. The best brands for gaming are Alienware (Made by Dell) And Voodoo (Made by HP). with these brands, just DESKTOPS start at around $1200! For $800, you'll be able to get a good Toshiba, Dell or HP, but for sure not a gaming computer. If you want to save money and get a real gaming laptop, then build one yourself. IT takes a bit of effort and may take a bit longer, but you will still be able to save some money, and you can buy the parts separate so you'll get exactly what you want.
Overall, I'd recommend to either spend about $1200 and buy a gaming computer or about $1000 and build your own gaming computer. $800 will get you a nice laptop that can run your games, but the graphics won't be as good. So you decide, and I hope that I helped.

Happy 'top hunting!

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What is the best gaming laptop for $500 and under?

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Jack

I would like to buy a gaming laptop to play Battlefield 3 or Black Ops 2 at medium to high graphic settings smoothly.

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You're going to want a desktop. I know that's not the answer you're looking for but all gaming LAPTOPS are like 1000$+ dude. You can build an extremely solid Desktop for 400-450$ and get exactly what you want. If you don't build you'll be looking at 700-1000$ for one and will never be as well made as a custom one.

What are some good and cheap gaming laptops?

12motor

Any good gaming laptop that is under 500$? Please, if you can, list as many as you want/can with links. Thank you.

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Hi there, like almost everyone else you start at the wrong end of things. You want a gaming machine, but I bet you have no idea what is the minimum power you need to run the games you want to run. So first get the info on the games you want, that will tell you the minimum configuration you can use to run that game.
Then you start looking for machines that have that minimum power or more. So, to get any help at all you are going to have to do a little work. Find the configuration you need to have. Then simply either go to the web sites of the computers and look or do a little shopping, see what is out there. Sure you can come here and ask, but so far I don't see that you received much of any help other than 500 is probably not enough.
Good luck and do your home work.

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What is the best gaming laptop available at a decent price?

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Cups

Im looking for a gaming laptop that will last me for a couple years that will be able to play games like crysis, fallout, oblivion, skyrim etc. at high video settings with no lag at around the $1000 price range (or less obviously lol) Thank you in advance.
What is the best cheap gaming laptop then because i dont know much about this stuff thank you.

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You can get a good gaming laptop for much less than that....but for $1000 I would recommend anything by Alienware. M14x is a good choice. http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m14x/pd.aspx

Next best option is $700 http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m11x-r3/pd.aspx

Other Options
For $679 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115990
For $750 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230089
For $800 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246153

What is the best gaming laptop and how much will it cost in pounds?

I am thinking of getting a gaming laptop so I can play new games that are being realesed soon like fallout new Vegas and cod black ops on it please explain in detail thanks :)

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I have used this product and it performs really well
1)ASUS Republic of Gamers G51JX-X3 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop (Blue)
*Intel Core i5-430M Processor 2.26 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz
*4GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM, 2 SODIMM Slots; 8GB Max
*500GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM); Super Multi Optical Disk Drive; Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn
*15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 LED LCD Display; NVidia GTS 360M Graphics Engine with 1GB DDR5 dedicated VRAM
*Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System; Bluetooth; 2.0MP Webcam; Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G51JX-X3-15-6-Inch-Gaming/dp/B00361G0ZO/?tag=best-laptops01-20

2)Toshiba Satellite L555D-S7005 TruBrite 17.3-Inch Laptop (Black)
*2.3GHz AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile M520 Processor
*4GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory
*320GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); DVD SuperMulti Drive with Labelflash
*17.3" LED (16:9) 1600x900 Display; ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics
*Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-L555D-S7005-TruBrite-17-3-Inch/dp/B003155Z3S/?tag=best-laptops01-20

Also check out at ebay there are many good reatilers selling this product at good price
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574865779&toolid=10001&campid=5336686710&customid=laptop+best+deal&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%2Fi.html%3F_nkw%3Dlaptop%26_sacat%3D0%26_odkw%3Dintel%2Bi3%2Bprocessor%26_osacat%3D0%26_trksid%3Dp3286.c0.m270.l1313

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What Computer should I get for the Sims 3?

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Just Breat

My family all used HP desktop/laptops but all of them broke in just a couple years of owning them.
So my family is going to be looking for a new Computer. I guess it's gonna be a laptop but idk.

My question is what laptop/desktop is best for the sims 3??

Is any Apple computers good for it?
What about Toshiba?
Anything but HP...
I'm just getting an idea right now so price doesn't matter!

Any help would be great!

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Any laptop published in 2011 until should works perfectly fine for the sims 3 as it doesn't require too much ram and graphics card to process it. Lenovo, Asus are both very good brand to consider about. There are many games released but not for Apple just so that you know.

What gaming laptop would you suggest me buying?

hjtjl

Please explain the specs and why would I buy it

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Lenovo y570

Reason: Best value for the performance.

$700 (ebay buy it now from lenovo warehouse)

1 year warranty intact
lenovo is known for quality parts

intel 2.3 ghz i5 processor (boosts automatically to 2.9)
nvidia gt 555m (strong graphics proccesor)
750gb hard drive
4gb ram (upgradeable to 16)
blu-ray drive
ssd capable (with windows on the ssd boot time can be as low as 20 seconds)

overall, this laptop can run any game out right now, most games from 2011/2010 run at medium, anything older runs at high or better. for $700 you can't beat the power.

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How to dual boot windows 8 to windows 7?

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Roger

I just purchased a gaming laptop MSI g70, and it comes with windows 8, I would like to install a second OS ( windows 7). Can someone please point me to a guide or website that explains this in detail.

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The first thing I have to say, is WHY? If you are going to use windows 7 anyway just reformat the craptastic windows 8 and install a clean fully working windows 7.

Ok, now that Ive got my hatred of windows 8 off my chest, here is a link to a tutorial that will show you how do do it.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/143380-how-to-dual-boot-windows-8-and-windows-7

Is there any touchscreen laptop with amd trinity processor?

annu

I want a good gaming laptop with windows 8 and a touchscreen at affordable price is there any laptop with amd processor and touch as and processor are good for gaming

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The new Samsung Series 5 uses the Trinity chipset. Im not sure if it come with Windows 8 reviews of Win 8 that Ive read it's a big change from what your used to from windows. I beta tested it and will be staying with Win7

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Is there a way to build a Gaming Laptop rather than a huge desk top?

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Chance

Okay, so I have a small house; and my parents occupy a larger portion of it than they should, and until I can move out for a few more years, I want to do my gaming and YouTubing needs on a good laptop, for I do NOT have the space for a desktop PC. So, of course, my question is asking if there is a way to build a gaming laptop. If not, I would appreciate a re-direction to some good RAM cards that I can install into my PC. Thanks for your time and consideration.

-A curious gamer.

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you could customize a laptop
http://www.ibuypower.com/IbpPages/Laptop.aspx

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/category/notebook/

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/alienware-performance-laptops?l=en&s=dhs&c=us&cs=19&mboxSession=1357529323687-878684

https://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=category_browse&selected_cat=10

but you can't really build it since companies make their own parts for the laptop.

as for the memory I could recommend some generally good ram,but I wouldn't know if it's compatible since I don't know your computers specifications.
so heres the generally good ram.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147096
it's stock configurations are terrible due to the high latency but this ram overclocks better than any other,you could choose to lower the latency a lot,or increase the frequency,or both.read the reviews to see what i mean.

Is there a gaming laptop smaller than the Asus G73jh?

Minome

Is there a gaming laptop more compact than the Asus G73jh-Rbbx05 , but has almost equivalent specs on it?
I want a good gaming laptop that can run newly released games, and the G73jh is pretty much what I want, but it's way too bulky.

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You can consider buying
1)ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH-A2 17-Inch Gaming Laptop (Black)
*1.6GHz Intel i7-720QM Quad-Core Processor
*8GB DDR3 1066MHz; 4 SODIMM Sockets; up to 8GB
*1TB (500G 7200RPM x2) HDD; Super-Multi DVD Drive; 802.11 b/g/n
*17.3-Inch Full HD LED Display; ATI 5870 Graphics with 1G GDDR5; 2.0M Webcam
*Windows Home Premium 64-bit Operating System; Gaming Backpack and Mouse Included
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G73JH-A2-17-Inch-Gaming/dp/B0036ZE6SS/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20

2)ASUS Republic of Gamers G51JX-X3 15.6-Inch Gaming Laptop (Blue)
* Intel Core i5-430M Processor 2.26 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53 GHz
* 4GB DDR3 1066MHz RAM, 2 SODIMM Slots; 8GB Max
* 500GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM); Super Multi Optical Disk Drive; Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn
* 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 LED LCD Display; NVidia GTS 360M Graphics Engine with 1GB DDR5 dedicated VRAM
* Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System; Bluetooth; 2.0MP Webcam; Backlit Chiclet Keyboard
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G51JX-X3-15-6-Inch-Gaming/dp/B00361G0ZO/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20

3)ASUS N61JV-X2 16-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Dark Brown)
ASUS N61JV-X2 16-Inch Versatile Entertainment Laptop (Dark Brown)
*Intel Core i5-430M Processor 2.26 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.53GHz
*4GB of DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM, 2 slots, 8GB Max
*500GB Hard Drive (7200 RPM); Super Multi Optical Disk Drive; Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn (bluetooth not included)
*16-Inch HD LED LCD Display; 2.0MP Webcam; HDMI Port; NVidia GT325M Graphics Engine with 1GB DDR3 Dedicated VRAM
*Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System
http://www.amazon.com/N61JV-X2-16-Inch-Versatile-Entertainment-Laptop/dp/B00352LQYO/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20

4)Dell Studio XPS 1640 15.6-Inch Obsidian Black Laptop - Up to 3 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life (Windows 7 Home Premium)
*2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 Processor
*4GB Memory
*320GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW Optical Drive
*15.6" Display, ATI Mobility Radeon M96XT Graphics
*Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), *Up to 3 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Studio-15-6-Inch-Obsidian-Laptop/dp/B002PY7OTE/?tag=bdd-linking-001-20

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Gaming laptop better than lenovo y580 for same or lower price?

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Ann

I want a good gaming laptop for under $1200.
And please dont tell me to build a computer, ive already built one

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I was in the same boat as you. I wanted a desktop replacement laptop that could play the latest games at least on medium settings. Alienware are so expensive and it seemed as though I wasn't going to find a good gaming laptop.

This was until I went to my brother-in-laws house and saw that he was playing some heavy PC games like Mass Effect 2, StarCraft 2, and Dragon Age 2 on his laptop. He told me what it was and how much he paid. I tried to find a better system for the same or cheaper price and I couldn't.

I gave in and bought the laptop and it has been the best laptop I have ever owned! Now I have several friends that also went and bought the same series of laptops and from now on this is the only brand of laptop I am going to buy until something better comes out.

The laptops are by Gamer's Republic and built on Asus technology. The combination is awesome and they sell them at Best Buy! They are the Asus machines but

These machines have played everything I have tossed at them at the mid to mid-high range which is my target range for my budget. I have had the laptop now for 2 years and it can still play today's games.

Trust me guys this is an awesome machine and I feel like I found a hidden gem and I am ever so happy to let the world know.

Here is a link to BestBuy and their Asus laptops. The Gamer's Republic laptops will start with "G" for the model number. I bought the one that was $1,174.98 but they also have one that is $799.99.

If you prefer to buy online then have it shipped then check out the official Gamer's Republic site in the source section. I like to pick up my machine locally just in case I have to return it for whatever reason.

$799.99 Asus Gamer's Republic Laptop:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+14%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+750GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/7674066.p?id=1218858193065&skuId=7674066

$1,174.98 Asus Gamer's Republic Laptop:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/6904539.p?id=1218814076804&skuId=6904539

What would be a good laptop choice for me?

bigjay2133

I was getting a job this summer and I was going to save up for a laptop. My budget would be under $1200. I was looking for one that i can use for simple functions like typing documents, listen to music, and browsing the web, but can also use software like Photoshop, Autodesk, and Adobe After Effects. Gaming would be nice, but is not really important. Any idea on something i could use?

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Get a sony vaio.My boyfriend bought his for 700.00 and it worked so great until it got stolen.You can get one that has 4gb of total memory and 500gb of storage. And a dvd/cd burner makes it worth getting.So I would go with the Sony Vaio fo you and believe me you won't regret it.

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What's a reasonably good gaming computer for a reasonable price?

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Nickolas

Hi,
I'm looking for a good gaming computer for a good price. I'm also thinking of "building" my own computer. So, if you could recommend a good computer or a good processor and/or graphics card. The furthest extent of the games that I'll be playing would probably be Portal 2, Half-Life 2, Loadout, The Ship, and maybe Team Fortress 2 and Garry's Mod. I'm not asking for a top-of-the-line gaming computer. Nor, the latest and greatest parts. If you would kindly recommend a reasonable computer and/or parts for these games, that would be great. If it could also be less than $500 in total, that would be awesome. Also, I don't care if it's a laptop or a desktop, as long as it works well and is within my budget, that's awesome as well.
Thank you,
Nick
I already have a PS3, and have a enough money tucked away for the PS4. I travel a fair bit(a couple times a week, but just to friends houses). A laptop would be nice and convenient, but it needs to be within my budget and can work well. If it needs to be a desktop, so be it. Thanks for the specs and recommendations, I'll be sure to look out for that.

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Laptops are never considered as gaming accessories, it is only for those gamer's who are on the move and also like to play games while traveling. I personally own both a Sony Vaio Laptop ( which is still good for new games on medium settings) and a intel core i5 gaming rig.

When you are thinking about buying or building a custom end gaming pc.you have to keep some things in mind.

1. What is my budget?
2. Should i only be doing gaming on my pc or other side work too?

You have to Check for below things when buying or building a gaming pc.

1. A good Graphics Card ( This is my first Priority, I will recommend go for Nvidia or Ati ).
2. A bigger RAM ( 8 GB to 12 GB will be enough to run games in optimal settings ).
3. CPU ( Central Processing Unit : a intel core i3 or any other with same or greater performance ).
4. HHD ( Hard Disk Drive : Above than 200 GB you can go higher depending on your budget ).

The same requirements are for laptops too.

You can check website like Amazon, Best Buy and Ebay ( Ebay is particularly good if you are low on budget, but be careful while buying and always select seller that are in your country and have good ranking and reviews ).

I have a advice you mentioned your budget is $500 why don't you consider buying a next gen gaming console like Xbox One or PS4.

Because a Powerful Gaming PC/laptop has one downfall. You have to keep it upgraded as new games comes in the market. While a Console have no such issue.All new games don't require general requirements for a Console you can play any game you want till a new console comes in which is pretty much not happening soon after PS4/Xbox One.

Take a look at the gap:

PS1 release date : 1994
PS2 release date : March 4, 2000
PS3 release date : November 11, 2006
PS4 expected : November 2013
PS5 maybe : 2019-2020

same goes with Xbox One with little difference.

Each PlayStation has a Gap of 6 year's. That mean Buy a PS4/Xbox One and forget about spending money for next 6 year on another PS/Xbox Console.

Can anyone recommend any good pc games that I can play on my laptop?

DrRo93

Here are my laptop tech specs: AMD A Series Quad Core A8 Processor 1.6GHz (4MB Cache)
4GB SDRAM RAM
500GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
15.6-Inch Screen, ATI Radeon HD 6620G
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, 4 hours Battery Life

I'm not too fond of FPS Multiplayer games like COD. Not on the PC anyway. I enjoyed skyrim, saints row the third, bioshock infinite, the fallout series, and Assassins creed 3 all on my laptop.

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Here's some games you may like:

Resident Evil 6:
The reviews say this games sucks. It will suck if you're a fan of horror. It is quite big with 4 different campaigns to kill time.

Watch Dogs:
A game you really must pre-order immediately. It's got free-roam and its just like GTA- only 10 times better. You have a hacking phone with which you can hack different things in the environment ranging from traffic lights to electric circuits to roadblocks to bridges to even a whole subway train. Since its releasing before GTA V in August or so, it can keep you occupied for hours.

L.A Noire:
In this game you're a cop! This means you can't kill pedestrians or ram them over with your car. You can solve mysteries and cases at your own leisure. You get to choose if the your suspect is telling the truth or lying according to his/her facial expressions or body language. And yeah, it has free-roam.

Here are other games I remember playing:
Spec Ops: The Line
Max Payne 1, 2 and 3.
Grand Theft Auto III - IV (All games)
Sniper Elite V2
Stranglehold
Inversion
Just Cause 1 and 2
Total Overdose
Saint's Row 1, 2 and 3
Wanted Weapons of Fate
Kane and Lynch and Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
Splinter Cell (all games)
Sleeping Dogs
Resident Evil 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Transformers (All games)
Gears of War 1, 2 and 3
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 and 2 and Future Soldier
Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3
Tomb Raider (2013)

If you wish check out the gameplays on YouTube.

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How do you tell if a graphics card is good by it's name?

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Brennan

Simple question, looking for a gaming laptop under 1000 and a graphics card is my first priority. If you know of any good laptops too post them here

Thanks
I don't necessarily "need" one, but my current laptop is also not at my desk all day either. It is also very nice on trips and friends' houses.

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Well to save time and space i just answered similar question a few days ago
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AsAKprri1KhzEtqbQDV2Iejty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20120911154441AAXm0nf
(typoed 8-9=high end, not 7-8, but i guess nvidia 7-8=high end, for amd its 8-9)


For your price range look for:

core i7 3xxx Qm (3rd generation core i7)
8GB of ram (more doesnt really help at all)
nvidia GT 650m grahics card (the gddr5 version is equal in performance to the gtx560m)

and really at this price point you either want a 1600x900 or 1920x1080 resolution screen.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215410 (cheaper, 17.3", 1600x900 resolution, GDDR3 GT650m, only 5400rpm hdd, 7.05 lbs)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152339 (amazing gaming laptop for the price. 1920x1080, 15.6", GDDR5 GT650m, 750GB 7200rpm hdd, nice keyboard, speakers, looks awesome only 5.28 lbs.) But being light, might also make it more fragile, so dropping it like a tard may cause more damage the heavier ones.

There is a $100 mail in rebate on that too.


EDIT: @alienware
you are out of your mind if you think they make the best gaming computers...

its $1100
and compared to msi above

-dual core i5, compared to quad core i7
-500GB hdd instead of 750
-but the biggest downfall of all..... 1366x768 resolution screen... eeewwwww....

sacrifice all that to get a shiny glowing keyboard. great idea!

What type of 12 inch laptop do you recommend?

Nicole B

I am a college student, and I am thinking about getting a laptop to do my schoolwork on. I need a laptop that is fairly simple to use.

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Gateway P-7811FX

We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and low price makes the 17-inch Gateway P-7811FX the best mobile gaming deal going right now.
Price: $1,279.99 - $1,279.99 (check prices)


Lenovo ThinkPad X300

The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, full-size keyboard, and nearly every feature a mobile user needs into a sleek, lightweight case.
Price: $1,889.00 - $1,889.00 (check prices)

Apple MacBook

If you're not afraid to take the Mac OS plunge, it's hard to find a laptop designed with more care and precision than the 13-inch MacBook.
Price: $1,185.73 - $1,776.60 (check prices)


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Senior Associate Editor The most common question we get around here is simple: "What laptop should I buy?" Being a generally difficult person by nature, I usually respond with my own series of questions: "What size screen do you want? How much do you want to spend?" and so on. But sometimes people just want a simple suggestion, based on what I actually like. So, here is a jargon-free list of the current crop of laptops that I'm digging, either because they give you good bang for your buck, they excel in their specific category, or because they just plain rock.
Gateway P-7811FX

We don't know how Gateway makes money selling these things, but the combination of high-end components and low price makes the 17-inch Gateway P-7811FX the best mobile gaming deal going right now.

Price: $1,279.99 - $1,279.99 (check prices)

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Lenovo ThinkPad X300

The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, full-size keyboard, and nearly every feature a mobile user needs into a sleek, lightweight case.

Price: $1,889.00 - $1,889.00 (check prices)

Filed in: Best 5 laptops, Best thin and light laptops
Read full review
Play CNET Video
Apple MacBook

If you're not afraid to take the Mac OS plunge, it's hard to find a laptop designed with more care and precision than the 13-inch MacBook.

Price: $1,185.73 - $1,776.60 (check prices)

Filed in: Best 5 laptops, Best thin and light laptops
Read full review
Play CNET Video
Alienware Area-51 m17x

If you're looking to drop some major change on a show-off gaming laptop, it's hard to do better than the Alienware Area-51 m17x, a mean-looking, high-performance black slab.
Price: Sorry, pricing not available

Dell Inspiron Mini 9

Dell's entry into the Netbook market means it's time to take these low-cost, low-power PCs seriously. The Inspiron Mini 9 is an excellent example of the form, if not radically different from the competition.

Price: $349.00 - $349.00 (check prices)


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What are the best laptops for light gaming under 1000 dollars?

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j-man-dood

I'm looking for a laptops under 1000 dollars cause i'm on a bit of a budget. I just want one for light gaming.

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laptop with this configuration.
1) RAM should be 2GB or more
2) Processor needs to be dual-core
3) The graphics card (aka GPU, VPU, Video card, gfx card) needs to be a Radeon or NVIDIA brand).

i need a good gaming laptop under 1000 dollars?

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need a gaming laptop under 1000 dollars i wanna play games like minecraft, bf3, arma 2 . my only problem with picking out a good laptop is i cant tell if they have good enough graphic cards!

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This is how you tell.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

Newegg Gaming Laptops
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=Property&Subcategory=32&Description=&Type=&N=100006740&IsNodeId=1&IsPowerSearch=1&srchInDesc=&MinPrice=&MaxPrice=&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A267294&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A314655&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A316483&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A266883&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A304112&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A305523&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A284980&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A75109&PropertyCodeValue=402%3A154106

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Is an Alienware laptop really the best gaming laptop on the market?

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Unchartedk

I am really looking for a gaming laptop... So far all I can find is the Alienware. Is there a better laptop out there for gaming specifically?

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When you buy alienware you are just paying a premium for the name.

What you want to look for MAINLY in a laptop for gaming is a DEDICATED video card.Avoid integrated or onboard video.

Amount of RAM and processor speed are also important. Id say shoot for at least a two core machine with a minimum of 4 gb of RAM.(depending on what you want to play)

If you are just looking for a name ASUS, also makes good gaming laptops.

What are some good ASUS 15 inch gaming laptops in the market?

Che Leonid

My budget range is anything under 2500. If not ASUS then can someone tell me which other gaming laptop i can get? Thanks in advance.

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I want to infrom you that "gaming laptops" are really un realistic for extended use as most will last 2-3 years if that. I would how ever recommend getting a nice gaming desktop for that budget.

although if you are dead set on a nice gaming laptop I would recommend:
http://www.sagernotebook.com
www.alienware.com

if you decide to go with a desktop instead you can look at these:
both of these also carry laptops
http://www.originpc.com/

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/

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What gaming laptop should i buy for games like guild wars 2,the elder scrolls online and WOW?

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Ricky

As of April 2013 what would be the best gaming laptop for the games i listed?
I know TES online is not out yet but could someone make a good guess of what specs i need?
looking to spend around $800 but i will pay more if it is worth it.

Answer
Lenovo.com
IdeaPad Y500 Laptop- 59371965 - at $850 plus tax. The GT 730M seems to be a little better than the GTX 660M. The link is long but not hard to navigate Lenovo.com

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834312438
The down level Y500 with the pair of GT 650M in sli. With an i5 processor, a few games will CPU bottleneck. It is $900 and taxed in California.
Both in 1080p

Now, hunt the stores, Amazon, Newegg, Tigerdirect, Fry's, Best Buy.

Come up with a GTX 660M or better at these prices.

TES:
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=3734&game=The%20Elder%20Scrolls%20Online
Requirements will be fairly low.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152377
AT $800 is enough.
You can go cheap, and it is probably enough to play, even with weak build quality of Acer:
http://store.acer.com/store/acerna/en_US/pd/productID.258312300/parentCategoryID.60766600/
http://store.acer.com/store/acerna/en_US/pd/productID.259178300/parentCategoryID.60766600/

What specs should a gaming laptop have at least to run all games really good?

Corey

I want to get a gaming laptop but I want to know what specs are good for it or should it at least have? I play games like BF3, GTA IV, Amnesia, and Black Ops.

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since you mentioned gaming but haven't give any budget.. its like dreaming..

a 3rd gen i5 processor-- (faster and with ivy bridge)
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

all gpu starting from score of 1350 upward(benchmark score) can play almost all games from minimal resolution to max setting on the top gpu.
http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu
ram -- 4-8GB will do

with this kind of table you can based your selected laptop capacity on games and look for a better one, that suits your bdget...

an up to date driver ensure system stability.

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