What is a good laptop for these features?

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Cold

I am looking for a laptop with:

-Okay audio (for listening for music without headphones now and then)
-Screen above thirteen inches
-Under 650$ USD
-Not to big or bulky(under 16 inches), will use mostly in the house, with some in the car
-Good web surfing
-Okay graphics (Going to be playing games here and there)
-Something I can watch hulu and play some flash games on

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Look at these http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/customlanding.to?page=Gaming_Laptops

What websites do you recommend to buy laptops?

Encycloped

I am looking for an affordable, quality laptop that will last me 4 years. Please specify the laptop you would recommend and why. Also, I'm on a budget so a laptop under $1000 would be nice. Remember, I'm also asking what websites you would recommend to buy quality laptops at a cheaper price. (Much like when you buy furniture from a warehouse) Thank you for your help!

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For sites, I would suggest:
www.newegg.com
www.mwave.com

For laptops that is affordable and that will get you through a few years, I would suggest a lower name brand like fujitsu or acer. My sister bought a HP a few weeks ago and she loves it. She paid around $650 for it at Best Buy. It only has a Celeron Processor, but all she does is do Word Documents, surf the net, and watch movies. Those laptops are good for that purpose and they will last a long time as long as you take care of them. If you want performance with a budget, get a low brand. If you just want one to surf and watch movies, get an HP or Toshiba with a Celeron. On those, just make sure you have at least 512MB of memory and probably around 60 - 80 gigs of HDD space (depending on what you plan on using it for). But if you want a laptop that will not be outdated for 4 years, your looking at twice your budget. Unless you get lucky at auctions. The one thing I suggest, whatever you decide, take the preinstalled trial software and non microsoft games that come with a new laptop, out. They usually tend to use up alot of HDD space and memory, and it usually slows down your laptop. Hopefully this can help you decide.

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I need a decent gaming laptop that can double as a work laptop?

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Poll

I need a decent gaming laptop ( something that could handle WoW without too much lag) that would suffice for high school projects. Any suggestions? Alienware comes to mind but they don't come equipped without microsoft word or anything else really.

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The Dell XPS series is a good model. You can get a 13, 15, or 17" screen with many customizable options. A solid state drive isn't necessary, but a good graphics card is if you want to play some games. Dell uses nVidia in their laptops, anywhere from 128MB to 1GB I believe. 4GB of ram should suffice for anything you're trying to do, and a high resolution screen would be nice for games. A Dell rep could help you pick what you want on the website.

What gaming laptops are out there with good warranties?

jamezz212

I've been searching for a while now for a gaming laptop in the price range of 2000-3000 US dollars with at least the option to have a 4 year parts/labor warranty on it. I have looked at Ibuypower and Alienware but both look a little less than optimal on repairs and warranties. Any suggestions?

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Try dell xps laptops.They are much cheaper than2000-3000 dollars but have the option for a great 4 year warranty.

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

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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/

What is a reasonably priced gaming laptop?

Joshua of

My old laptop reaching the end of its life and I am due for a new laptop, and I'd like a gaming laptop (as that is what I do mostly on my laptop now).
I am looking for a reasonably priced one it possible; I do know gaming laptops are more pricy that most. I'd prefer to not spend more than $1500 on one, but if need be I am willing. If you know f a good one cheaper than that that's better!
Thanks in advanced!

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These are all good options:

**Lenovo IdeaPad Y580** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$949 + tax**
- Sign up and sign in here: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold (Barnes and Noble Gold discount page)
- http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/config.workflow:ConfigureMtmAsItem?mtm-item=:000001C9:0000393A: (i7-3610QM, GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080, 500GB 7200RPM) - $949
- http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/barnesnoblegold/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/config.workflow:ConfigureMtmAsItem?mtm-item=:000001C9:00003943: (i7-3610QM, GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080, 1TB 5400RPM + 32GB SSD for hybrid cache) - $1039
- These models come with the 1920x1080 display. There are other models that come instead with a 1366x768 display, but those models are not recommended unless you need the larger text. 1366x768 resolution in a 15.6" display makes things onscreen large, and 15.6" displays that have 1366x768 resolution tend to have very poor image quality due to low contrast.
- Click the green "Activate eCoupon" button in the cart.
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

**MSI GE60** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1099 no tax**
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152339 (GT 650M) - $1099
- N82E16834152349 (GTX 660M) - $1199
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

**Sager NP6165** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$920 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6165-clevo-w150er-p-4344.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- 17.3" version: www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6175-clevo-w170er-p-4345.html?wconfigure=yes

**Sager NP6370** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GTX 660M, 17.3" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$1027 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6370-clevo-w370et-p-4796.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Recommended: Matte display option.
- Note: the GTX 660M is not significantly faster than the GT 650M.

**Sager NP9130** (i5-3210M, NVIDIA GTX 670M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$1095 no tax**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9130-clevo-p151em1-p-4340.html?wconfigure=yes
- Select Windows 7 under Operating System if you cannot acquire your own copy for cheaper.
- Downgrade the memory to 8GB 1333MHz, unless you have a particular need for 8GB 1600MHz memory. (Only available on XoticPC configuration page).

**Sager NP9150** (i7-3610QM, NVIDIA GTX 675M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$1405 no tax** (w/ GTX 670M: $1308)
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9150-clevo-p150em-p-4341.html?wconfigure=yes
- Take note of the GPU options, and note that the stock GTX 670M is available in the cheaper NP9130.
- Recommended: Matte display option.
- Downgrade the memory to 8GB 1333MHz, unless you have a particular need for 8GB 1600MHz memory.
- Note: comes with a colored backlit keyboard unlike the NP9130.
- 17.3" version: http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9170-gaming-laptop-clevo-p170em-p-4342.html?wconfigure=yes

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Note: Another answer here recommended the "ASUS N56VZ-ES71". This model is not a good option, because it comes with a 15.6" 1366x768 display. 1366x768 resolution in a 15.6" display makes things onscreen large, and 15.6" displays that have 1366x768 resolution tend to have very poor image quality due to low contrast. It also has the slower GDDR3 version of the GT 650M instead of the GDDR5 version, but it's still a decent GPU.

The N56VZ is a good option if you buy the N56VZ-RB71 which comes with a 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display, but the N56VZ-ES71 is a bad option.

N56VZ-RB71: http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0394503

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What is a good gaming laptop for Minecraft?

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Evans

Im looking for a good gaming laptop that isnt too much and not too little price. A laptop that can play it on all high settings and good fps.

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Alienware m14x, got one myself incredibly fast can get them a lot cheaper on ebay than from dell although you can take them on finance from dell at about £50 per month. Make sure you get the I7 processor.

What is the best budget gaming laptop for my uses?

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.

:)

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How to stop my samsung laptop from overheating?

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Eevee

I bought this laptop (Samsung RV511) in october 2012. It's ran pretty well since then, but recently (in the last month or so), it's been running hot, especially when playing games; the CPU was reaching 95°C, and the game would freeze up for a few seconds. I think the problem is the fan since I can't feel much air coming out of the vent.

Any way to solve this? I want to try cleaning the fan, but It's buried pretty deep and I'm afraid I'll mess something up if I open it. Will just blowing compressed air into the vents do anything or is that bad for the laptop?

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95°C is really bad for your CPU and computer in general. I guess you use the computer for a fairly long period of time per use so that is probably why it is firing up so high.

It is a good idea to invest in a cooling pad, these things raise your computer, allowing more heat to escape and to cool it down at the same time with a fan blowing underneath. I suggest getting one from coolermaster, since my friend has one and it works well

I have got a laptop in gift but with no windows.So what to do and is this a good gaming laptop?

Harrar

So how to install windows & drivers.... is this a good gaming laptop
SAMSUNG 350V4X-S0CTH (Titan Silver) Intel® Core⢠i5-3210 /4 gb/ 750 gb/ ATI HD7670M-2GB 14" HD LED

Configration
ProcessorIntel® Core⢠i5-3210M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz, rPGA
ChipsetMobile Intel HM77 Express Chipset
Memory4GB (DDR3 4GBx1) 1333MHz
Harddisk750GB (5400rpm S-ATA)
Optiocal DriveDVD Super Multi Dual Layer
ConnectionLAN,802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth V3.0 High Speed
GraphicAMD Radeon⢠HD7670M (2GB GDDR3)
Camera1.3 MPixel HD Webcam
Display14.0â LED HD (1366x768) 16:9 Anti-Reflective
Battery6 Cell Lithium
Other1xUSB 2.0, 2xUSB 3.0, D-Sub, HDMI, 4-in-1 card reader
OSDOS
Warranty2 Years
Can its ram be upgraded to 6 or 8 GB?????????

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Your could install a free operating system on it like Linux or BSD. That looks like a pretty good gaming laptop.

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Does anyone know if the Toshiba Qosmio X500 will be available for release in stores? its the new gaming laptop?

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finalfanta

I was just wondering will they be releasing the new gaming laptop of Toshiba?
The Toshiba Qosmio X500?
I was planning to either get the ASUS G71GX or yeah the Qosmio X500
in Best Buy.
I know it is released the 22nd of October but does anyone know the price and will it be available for stores?

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i hope, i believe the price online will be about near 1000, not totally sure. i know its around there.

What is a better gaming laptop, toshiba, alienware or asus?

Epic

More specific, I have been searching for the best laptops. I have stumbled across a website http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming-laptops/ and I had an eye on toshiba, since I have great trust in it not crashing down (unlike dells or hp's)But the review on the toshiba is not nearly as great compared to alienware, although it seems to be double as good! so what is better,
http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming-laptops/toshiba/toshiba-qosmio-x-series-review.html
or
http://computers.toptenreviews.com/gaming-laptops/alienware-corporation/alienware-m17x-review.html
And why do they wright such a bad review for the toshiba?
Ps: I want a computer for both gaming, animations and general browsing.
I don't want to build my own laptop.

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When it comes to laptops I would recommend buying them not building them like desktops, and the Alienware is better, it has a better graphics card and a better processor. The only downfall is the 2GB of ram instead of 3, although you definetly do not need 3 as it is a single screen. Go with the Alienware.

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Best Gaming Laptop Under 1000 euro?

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Ois�n

I want to get a new laptop and i rly want to get one that is gud for gaming and wont lag or anthing!
What is the best gaming laptop under 1000 euro???

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If You Prefer Gaming Then Get A PC Instead Of A Laptop!
Get An Alienware If You Want Laptop!
If PC Then I Would Suggest You Following Specification For Your PC Which Will Easily Last For Next 5 Years On High To Max Settings Of Possible Every Game!

ase: ATX Case (bit Fenix, Corsair, Fractal design)
Motherboard: ATX size which 2 PCI-ex16 (x8 x8) - For SLI Xfire
CPU: i5-3570k
CPU cooler: Coolermaster 212, Coolmaster 612s, Gelid) - Less noise, mild OC
8GB RAM (1600): Vengeance is good.
750W PSU: (corsair, coolermaster, enermax, XFX ect.) 80+ Plus PSU
SSD: Samsung 830 128GB
HDD: 500GB HDD
OD: Disk drive
GPU: 7950

Total Would Be Around 1000 Euros!

Should I get a Gaming Laptop or Desktop?

Arbiter

Hi. I've had this laptop for 3 years now and I was thinking of getting a new laptop but my uncle, who works in IT, has offered to go out and build a desktop with me. I'm heading to college shortly and if need be, I can use this laptop for college but it's quiet old and slow. So, I'm wondering, should I get a custom made Desktop or a Laptop? Let me expand a bit.
I have a budget of in or around â¬1000 and I will be using the laptop/desktop for gaming as well as running and installing other minor programs for my college course. To my knowledge, a custom built desktop would be much more powerful in terms of gaming and overall performance and you can get better specs for your money. At the same time, the mobility of the laptop is something I'm not too keen on giving up. I plan to use the laptop for college but If I do get a desktop I can use this laptop instead. I will be playing games like the Total War series and Chivalry, but I don't plan on playing any games that have heavy requirements (Battlefield 3, Tomb Raider).
So, I suppose there are a two questions in this...
1) Can I get a powerful laptop for â¬1000 euro that can run games like Chivalry and the Total War series on the highest settings (Ultra)?
2) If not, should I just custom build a desktop?

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Stating your country and mentioning some online shopping for computer parts would help to give a better assessment. I do believe that importing from the UK should approximately equal locally sourced.
PCPARTPICKER has expanded and is now UK, Spain, Germany, France, and Italy, but is not as effective in showing all the best prices and available stores in each country.
I will use the UK as guidance of availability as 1.18 â¬/£ and try to account for shipping. Looking at about 800£ total to work with.
The requirements of the latest Total War and Chivalry are mid-grade and a GT 650M or GT 750M and core i5 in a laptop should handle them well, also allowing the newer games at lower settings. Desktop/Tower PC performance in the price range is substantially higher. For lowest prices of computers, laptops are stronger in performance, but in best value shopping, the break even is about â¬500 where Desktops can substantially outperform, the higher in price you go. If you are going away to a university, certainly a modern laptop is useful, but can be a supplement to a better desktop/tower. The only question is dormitory room space and whether you travel by air about desktop PC shipping convenience.
Build your own:
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/109mY
£736.80 in a tier 2 CPU as FX-4350 AMD build
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html
AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor, Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler, ASRock 990FX Extreme3 ATX AM3+/AM3 Motherboard, Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory, a modest sized SSD Kingston SSDNow V+200 90GB 2.5" Solid State Disk, Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card, Cooler Master Storm Enforcer ATX Mid Tower Case, XFX 650W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply, LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit). This leaves funds for keyboard, mouse, speakers, and an HDMI cable plus differences in shipping, but does not include a monitor.
Certainly, you max out anything at your current gaming level, and all new releases from the series for years to come. It is approximately a top tier gaming PC, with slight weakness in the CPU performance, but the best AMD has to offer. Intel Core i5 builds seem to take too much away from the graphics performance of a balanced complete reliable stable build.
Desktop+notebook GPU pulldown + RESTRICT
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
GTX 660 as overclocked I selected approaches GTX 660 TI, playing just about every game on ultra in 1080p, except as bottlenecked by the CPU, so Far Cry 3, Planetside 2, 64 man Battlefield-3 may be high settings instead. It is about optimizing choices. With a monitor/display added you lose some performance. A system like this can set plans on top level games.
What does 800£ get in a carefully selected laptop from the right seller?
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Products/cat/Laptops/refine/max~850$min~680$46565~144424$46565~144435$46562~144409$46562~144410$46567~59712
Check also Lenovo.com in your country for the Y series for a GT 750M laptop (=GTX 660M).
£839 = 990⬠plus a bit more for shipping is about the top end.
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/MSI_GE60_1345458.html
An MSI GE60 with Core i7-3630QM Quad Core, 15.6" Full HD Screen 1080p, Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 750GB HDD, DVD Rewriter, Dedicated GTX 660M Graphics
In 17.3" drops to GT 650M 2GB Graphics at a little lower price, or maybe a multi-function fun laptop:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_Z500_Touch_1357424.html
Lenovo IdeaPad Z500 Touch screen ideal for Windows 8 with Intel® Core⢠i7-3630QM, 15.6" HD Touch Screen, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, DVDRW, 2GB GeForce GT740M Graphics as a little under the GT 650M for £775 â¬914 plus shipping.
Total War Rome II on the Lenovo is High settings, but not ultra
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=4691&game=Total+War%3A+Rome+II&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+i7-3630QM+4-Core+2.4GHz&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+GT+740M&ram=8&checkSubmit=#systemRequirements
The MSI with GTX 660M, just crosses ultra settings, so that is the level you need as GT 750M/GTX 660M in a laptop. These are below GTX 550 Ti level, and as you can see, you get substantially higher gaming in a desktop at your price point.

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Whats a good gaming laptop for under 400?

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STEV-O

I've been looking for a GOOD laptop that can support games like league of legends, minecraft, APB, etc. Anyone know of a fast laptop for under 400 that can support games? Please i really need advice since i have been screwed over twice by people claiming theirs is the best! Answers will be appreciated!

Answer
Check out this laptop Acer Aspire AS5560G-7809 NX.RURAA.001 Notebook PC

What kind of laptop to buy for gaming?

Sheree

I know it's better to buy just a computer but I gotta get a laptop. What's a laptop under $400 that can run Starcraft 2 and pretty much anything on steam.

Answer
I don't know a gaming laptop under $400. But Alien ware is an awesome gaming laptop.

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Can the Intel Pentium Processor Run WoW At 60 FPS?

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Daniel G

Im planning to buy the Alienware M11X laptop, and by default it comes with the
Intel Pentium Processor
-Overclockable Intel® Pentium⢠SU4100 1.3GHz (2MB Cache)
can it run world of warcraft at 60 frames per second on high settings With the exeption of being in dalaran/bigass 40man raids?

Answer
Yeah, sure because of its powerful Nvidia graphics. M11X easily plays more graphics intensive games like Portal, TF2 and HL2 maxed at >60FPS.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/06/review-alienware-m11x/

It can do >100FPS in Bioshock and manage to play Crysis (most graphics intensive game) at medium settings but low resolution.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/alienware-m11x-review/

The M11X should have an easy time with WoW. And you would enjoy a lot with many other exciting games on that laptop.

What would be the specs I would need for these things I would like to do on a laptop?

Dan

I want a laptop that will be reliable and will not slow over me running several applications. Im buying a new laptop because I want to use editing programs and watch HD videos. So I want it to run these things with ease. I don't want to play games on it because I figured that would add a whole lot more money on to the price.

Answer
"reliable and will slow over me running several applications"
so you want a reliable brand, with good RAM and a decent processor.

Toshiba, Sony, and Dell make the most reliable laptops, HP makes the most unreliable (there was a study, i'll post a link)

you will want a Core 2 Duo (specifically that type, they are built for performance) with the speed of at least 2.0GHz (2.1 or 2.2GHz are available for about 20 bucks more expensive)

you will also want 3GB of RAM at a minimum, 4GB+ is better.

here's the link to the study i was talking about:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/17/laptop-reliability-survey-asus-and-toshiba-win-hp-fails/

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What is the best gaming laptop overall for the price?

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AceCombata

I want to know what is the best gaming laptop for the money. I am sick of reading good and bad reviews online. Please tell me which laptop is best OVERALL! (tech support, warranty, everything and of course max settings for games!)

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I would have to say go with a custom gaming notebook company. These companies are almost unheard of and not over hyped like alienware, Dell and etc. and they don't make junk. I definitely rec mend checking these brands out: Sager, Cyber Power, and especially Malibal all provide amazing laptops and at really good prices(much better computers then alienware in general). They have superb tech support, warranty, and processors and graphics card that will last at least 5 years for you. **** but like any laptops just make sure you do good maintenance on them such as clean fans, good anti virus, and de frag regularly.

What is the best gaming laptop money can buy as of today?

Alex

I'm 16 and I just got a job. I would like to save up to buy a super-powerful gaming laptop. I only care about power, not screen size or hard drive space.

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Since it is going to be a while before you buy, take a look at this ASUS. It will give you an idea of what you should look for. Nividia just released their new graphics chip series 7xx. AMD is gearing up to release their 78xx series. A i7 or i5 Intel CPU should do just fine. You will want a 256 GB SSD for your C drive and a 500GB to a 1TB D drive. In the higher end system a 1080 screen is common. Your choice on it being a 15 or 17 inch.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230590
Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 17.3" 16GB Memory 256GB SSD 750GB HDD 7200rpm GeForce GTX 670MX LED 3D 120Hz 1920 x 1080 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot

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.

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. 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. My experience with them are limited because the few I worked on made me think they were designed in such a way as it would take a blow torch and a jack hammer just to disassemble them.

Choose wisely.

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What is the very best gaming laptop I can get for under 900 dollars?

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Alex

Ive been trying really hard to find a gaming laptop lately but I'm no computer genius haha. I would love a laptop that can run skyrim on at least medium settings and minecraft on high setting with no lag. I'm not amazing with computers so a lot of help would be incredible. Sadly though I can't go over 900 dollars. Thanks! :)

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Choosing a laptop computer can depend on whether youâre looking for a cheap computer or if youâre looking for the best performance. I will focus on looking for the best computer according to its performance without taking into account its price. There are many factors that can be considered when choosing a laptop, but the most important features to pay attention to are processor speed and amount of RAM, CD-ROM, USB and floppy drives, and hard disk space.

What is good and cheap gaming laptop?

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.

Answer
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 :)

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What is a good laptop to buy right now that would be able to play most pc games?

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Juriah's R

I am just now looking into pc gaming and I wanted to know what laptop specs I should look for so that I can play most pc games. I would be looking to play popular console games, nothing too complicated.

I would also like to know if pc gaming would deliver the same quality of gaming as consoles. Do pc games lag or have any notable limitations or setbacks? Would any laptops under $600 or $500 suffice for good & reliable pc gaming?

Answer
A REALLY good laptop could be a Sony VPCEG27FM Notebook PC! it's really good and it's about 300 or 200 dollars.It can support over 300 games

What's the best gaming laptop under 600 dollars?

Ace1cx2

So I want to get a gaming laptop but I don't know which one I should get. I play games such as Left 4 Dead 2, PayDay the Heist, COD(Most of them.), and the Counter Strikes. So I was wondering if you guys can recommend some? Thanks for answering!
Forgot to add, I'm also looking to get the Arma series too.

Answer
this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215390

i couldn't find one currently with better graphics capabilities at that price point. i can't comment on the build quality or the other specs, as they are near irrellevent to gaming.

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What kinda laptop is good for school and maybe games?

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Ben D

Alright i'm getting a laptop sometime soon and well, I want a laptop that runs games smoothly, and can run programs and all sorts alright....I plan on keeping it under $900 dollars though. I dont really want a vista kind of computer because I just dont..But anyways I need to know sometime soon.
Alright i'm getting a laptop sometime soon and well, I want a laptop that runs games smoothly(such as Bioshock, command and conquer and battlefield), and can run programs and all sorts alright....I plan on keeping it under $900 dollars though. I dont really want a vista kind of computer because I just dont..But anyways I need to know sometime soon.

Answer
Sony VAIO NS10J/S runs Windows XP Home/Premium SP1

What is the greatest gaming laptop I can get for under 900 dollars?

Alex

I really need a gaming laptop that can run a lot of games including skyrim on mid to high settings and Ive been trying to research but I get really confused when looking at the specs since I don't really know what they mean. I would also like this laptop to have a full hd screen. Your feedback would really mean a lot to me. Thank you :)

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These are the best I could find. They all don't have discrete video cards, but for under $900 what can you do
http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-dv7-7030us-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B0085RUYCO/ref=sr_1_8?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1345664156&sr=1-8
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-S855-S5254-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B008482UHG/ref=sr_1_10?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1345664156&sr=1-10
http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i17R-2895SLV-17-Inch-Laptop/dp/B0081YPUTI/ref=sr_1_20?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1345664156&sr=1-20

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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 is a good website to get/build a gaming laptop or pc?

TBenoit

I want to get a gaming laptop or pc my price range is from 500 to 800 i want it to have good graphics and i want to be able to hold a good bit of games on it which webstie would be best. Also which one should i get a laptop or pc i know if i get a pc i can just upgrade the stuff but which is better.

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These are two great builds that can be tweaked to your liking.....

Mid range 800
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/systems/oc3d_recommended_systems_-_q4_2013/2

500 budget.
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/systems/oc3d_recommended_systems_-_q4_2013/1

with the 500 budget link you might want to change to a AM3+ platform...

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What is the best gaming laptop model from ASUS?

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Jonathan

The site doesn't show any price at all for Asus gaming laptops. So i did my research and i believe that the best one they have is the Asus G74SX 3D model. Is this true? If not, can anyone please tell me the best one they have. Thank you!

Answer
Asus G74SX 3D is good laptop It is worth buying

Asus G74SX 3DE laptop arrived within 48 hours.

The unit has changed from its predecessor with better venting. The 3D Blu-Ray is most excellent indeed. The hard drive array of two 750 GBs with about equal partitions among 4 partitions is intelligent and a great boon over the older laptop that this replaces. The VRAM of Nvidia 560M is fantastically powerful and actually is faster than desktop Blu-Ray units. The Nvidia 560M has 3GBs of power. The LED screen is very brilliant and crystal clear. This certainly is another cutting edge improvement over the former stealthy laptop. The former never had 3D capability. This model has twice the graphics power too.

How much money do you reckon my laptop could sell for at the most?

Sam

Just as a note, this isn't a gaming laptop. Just an ordinary office laptop. It's been used for about 1 year and a half, not very frequently though. The keyboard has been damaged once, but it was taken to the manufacturer about 2 months ago; it came back with a completely replaced keyboard as well as a BIOS upgrade.

The laptop has a 750 GB HDD, which should be enough for a huge amount of photos, videos and also able to hold a lot of programmes without lagging. To help, it's got 6 GB of RAM, which is surprisingly huge for an office laptop. The graphics are integrated but good enough to play regular games like Diner Dash (it can also play the first few expansions of World of Warcraft), not advanced ones like Battlefield or FarCry. But, do not worry about the graphics card if you're looking for a laptop to use for editing, or just daily working or socializing. The processor is the Intel Core i5-2430M running at 2.4 GHz. This is a really good processor.

The colour of the laptop is red, a bit dark but not very. It has Windows 7 on it so you won't have to worry about getting an OS disk. It comes with its charger in the box that the manufacturer provided after its repair; otherwise it comes in a plain box, but it will be protected so it isn't damaged during travel.

How much do you reckon my laptop could sell for at the most on eBay?

£'s please.

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Hey, that is a great question, I hope this information helps.

To buy or sell it is hard to beat Craig's List, Amazon and eBay.
(What is it worth here is how to find out:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-p952ttyâ¦
http://www.gadgetsalvation.com
Look on eBay to see what the last few like your have
sold for, that is fair market.
Check prices on Craig's List and eBay.

http://www.webcrawler.com/

http://www.cashinyourlaptop.com/

Look at classed ads in your area.

http://www.mctsol.com/

I am dedicated to providing you with an excellent experience. I am here to answer your questions and resolve any problems you may have.

Source(s): CompTIA A+ Certified Computer Professional

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Gaming on NVIDIA Graphics Card GeForce GT 230M ?

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Shila

I hav just got my sisters laptop which was bought 2 years back. It is HP pavilion DV7t-3000 laptop with following features:
⢠Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
⢠Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
⢠4GB DDR3 Samsung 1333Mhz System Memory
⢠1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M

I want to know how good this laptop is for gaming purpose? Will it support the new games like NFS Run and others. Is the graphics card good enough for gaming purposes. If not is there any way of updating/replacing it with newer ones.

Answer
The laptop was bought as an end of the model sold mostly 2008 and 2009, and the GT 230M was a lower-mid class release in June 2009. It is at 273 in this GPU to gaming web site:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
It ranks between Intel Integrated graphics HD 3000 Mobility and HD 4000 Mobility
It cannot play the highest graphics new games and is not considered gaming level. NFS Run was released in late 2011 and it appears that GT 230M is just above the game manufacturer minimum so should play on the x768 screen at low settings.
Graphics cards of laptops cannot generally be upgraded. There are cases in newer laptops using standard laptop graphics cards and if a similar model laptop exists, you might be able to use that card.
I don't know what the configurable HP DV7t-3000 offered, but might be another in the GT 2x0M series if it can be found. It is generally not worth trying. I could not find any indication of a higher level card compatible on the internet. You could not upgrade with a newer card. If socketed, only a higher level of the same GPU family.

What can I do to upgrade my laptop? (read description)?

marosam236

My laptop is Acer. (ASPIRE 4937G) (I have it since late 2008)
Processor: Inter Core 2 Duo centrino 2 P8400, 2.26 GHz, 1066 MHZ SFB, 3MB L2 cache
Ram: 3GB DDR3
Graphics: 512MB of dedicated DDR 2 VRAM, up to 1791 MB of shared system memory, NVIDIA GeForce G105M TurboCache
Operating System: Windows Vista
Hard disc: 320 GB
DVD-Super Multi

if you want more specs go to http://www.latest-price.com/latest-laptops-notebooks/acer-aspire-4937g-laptop-price-specifications-and-reviews/

In june 2011 I will buy the Valve complete pack from Steam. My laptop can run all games in the pack up to games produced after Half life 2, i.e. Half life 2 Deathmatch "high latency", CSS "high latency", Day of Defeat: Source "high latency", Team fortress 2 "high latency and a little slow" and Left 4 dead 1 & 2 "high latency and VERY slow"

Now what I want you to tell me is if I can change the processor to i3 for example, what RAM upgarde will be suitable and if I can upgrade the graphics card. I don't care for the price (as long as its cheaper than buying a new laptop of course!), and sorry if it is a long description but I want a good answer too, focus on what I can do to make the games work by improving my laptops specs and how i can decrease my latency. Thanks for the help in advance!
@Josh Courtoreille thanks for ur answer but i don't think i will buy a new laptop before i go to university after 2 years so if u can give me a temporary solution which will be enough to run the games but not necessarily at best graphics and average online latency (less than 200 "my latency is already like 170 in most servers for most Valve games except l4d 1 & 2") will be good enough (this applies to other people that will answer too)

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Sorry to say but your best bet is to purchase a new laptop altogether. A laptop designed for gaming would be much better. Not to mention you can't upgrade your laptop to a Core i3 because the socket types are different. You can't upgrade the graphics card in a laptop because it's part of the motherboard.

Laptops were designed to be a *bit* upgradeable, but only to a certain extent. Your laptop is 3 years old, and therefore it's already out of date. I'm not saying it's junk, I'm saying it's out of date.

So go out and buy a gaming laptop with an i5 Sandy Bridge processor. It will give you way more bang for your buck, even if you have to fork out a larger amount of buck, so to speak. There's not much you can do with your laptop you have now to be able to give you the performance you require to play games.

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What is the top 10 best 2013 laptops that can handle games bigger than bf3 in ULTRA?

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Dave

Hi my dad is going to buy me a new laptop sadly he said no alien ware cause why buy a laptop for gaming only??
So i need help im not good at picking laptops cause the sellers in the market always try to sell ppl cappy expensive ones.
I need a laptop activate ultra in Lol and wow and bf3 too plz anything higher than alien ware i dont want it and thank you.

Answer
'd never buy Alienware unless you're looking to spend extra money on a laptop with worse specs than you could get in another. This is one of the brands you'd definitely want to look into getting a gaming laptop from: http://www.sagernotebook.com/
A specific one I'd recommend is their NP7280 here: http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?pâ¦
It's normally $1999 but it says it has $320 off instantly. It has a 580M which should easily play it on Ultra.

Edit: I actually saw now that the $300 off was for the $2499 laptop. However, the one on the right from that link for $1799 will still do BF3 great, just maybe not on Ultra, but at least High.
2nd Edit: I didn't notice, but it actually has TWO 560Ms. That will VERY easily play it on Ultra.

And I'm just gunna mention that those people with $9000 PCs were probably Alienware (or another extremely overpriced pre-built), as mine with an i5 2500K and a 6950 plays BF3 on Ultra easily, and it cost me around $1300.

What's a decent gaming laptop for the money?

Conner Mcc

I've been thinking about buying a laptop lately and was wondering what would be my best bet. I would be playing farming simulator 2013 and fallout 3 and my budget will be about $700 to $850

Answer
If you can go another $150 check out this one. It is on sale and can play the games you mentioned and then some with no problems.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230592
Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 17.3" 12GB Memory 500GB HDD 7200rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M 1920 x 1080 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot

This one is in your price range.

This HP can be customized to what you need. If you want better performance upgrade the APU to a A10, the graphics to AMD Radeon HD 8750M + HD 8000 Series Dual Graphics. and increase the ram to 8GB. That will bring it to $700. Add the 1080p screen for just another $40. Starting at $530

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

Brand buying advise

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 than 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.

Chrome books are useless. They are designed by Google to make you dependent on Google. If you can not access the web then you can not do anything.

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.

Always avoid refurbished units. They only come with a 90 day warranty and have a higher failure rate. The service contacts are normally just a one time replace contract.

Choose wisely.

:)

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