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The GPU is the main determining factor for game performance, and this is definitely just about the best GPU you'll be able to get for around $1000:
**Sager NP7352** (NVIDIA GTX 765M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$1046**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7352-clevo-w350st-p-5842.html?wconfigure=yes
- Scroll down to Operating System and select Windows. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are both offered.
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You've got the Lenovo Y Series bunch, with the Y500 for a cheaper price or the Y510p with a matte display and the ability to switch between the dedicated and integrated GPUs for notably more battery life:
**Lenovo IdeaPad Y500** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR5, 15.6" 1920x1080) - **$809**
- Create a free account and sign in, at the Barnes and Noble Gold discount page: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold
- Take this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y500/?sb=:000001C9:0000C50A:
- Avoid models that come with the 1366x768 display, and not the 1920x1080 display.
- Note: less battery life than some laptops due to lack of NVIDIA Optimus switchable graphics support, but larger than average capacity battery makes it not too bad.
**Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR5, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$949**
- Create a free account and sign in, at the Barnes and Noble Gold discount page: (take the link from the Y500 above. Yahoo Answers has a link per post limit)
- Take this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/?sb=:000001C9:0000ECB3:
- Or this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/index.html?sb=:000001C9:0000ECB0: (adds 24GB mSATA SSD for HDD-Caching/Acceleration)
- Avoid models that come with the 1366x768 display, and not the 1920x1080 display.
- Reports indicate that, unlike the Y500, a solution (albeit a *manual* one) exists to switch from using the dedicated NVIDIA GT 750M to the integrated Intel HD graphics, in order to improve battery life. It's in the NVIDIA settings.
- Main thing you're paying for if you get the Y510p over the Y500 is the ability to switch to integrated graphics to greatly improve battery life, and the matte/antiglare/non-glossy display.
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And a handful of honorary mentions:
**MSI GE60** (NVIDIA GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$929**
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152393 ($929)
- For $999 model that may net you gains in the handful of more CPU-intensive games out there: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152392
**Sager NP6652** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR3, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte+IPS) - **$988**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6652-clevo-w650sr-p-5846.html?wconfigure=yes
- Scroll down to Operating System and select Windows. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are both offered.
**Toshiba Satellite P50** (NVIDIA GT 740M, 15.6" 1920x1080) - **$849**
- http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000098991
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The GPU is the main determining factor for game performance, and this is definitely just about the best GPU you'll be able to get for around $1000:
**Sager NP7352** (NVIDIA GTX 765M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$1046**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7352-clevo-w350st-p-5842.html?wconfigure=yes
- Scroll down to Operating System and select Windows. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are both offered.
---------------
You've got the Lenovo Y Series bunch, with the Y500 for a cheaper price or the Y510p with a matte display and the ability to switch between the dedicated and integrated GPUs for notably more battery life:
**Lenovo IdeaPad Y500** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR5, 15.6" 1920x1080) - **$809**
- Create a free account and sign in, at the Barnes and Noble Gold discount page: http://shoplenovo.i2.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/na/StdAffinityPortal/en_US/Lenovo:EnterStdAffinity?affinity=barnesnoblegold
- Take this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y500/?sb=:000001C9:0000C50A:
- Avoid models that come with the 1366x768 display, and not the 1920x1080 display.
- Note: less battery life than some laptops due to lack of NVIDIA Optimus switchable graphics support, but larger than average capacity battery makes it not too bad.
**Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR5, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$949**
- Create a free account and sign in, at the Barnes and Noble Gold discount page: (take the link from the Y500 above. Yahoo Answers has a link per post limit)
- Take this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/?sb=:000001C9:0000ECB3:
- Or this model: http://shop.lenovo.com/barnesnoblegold/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/index.html?sb=:000001C9:0000ECB0: (adds 24GB mSATA SSD for HDD-Caching/Acceleration)
- Avoid models that come with the 1366x768 display, and not the 1920x1080 display.
- Reports indicate that, unlike the Y500, a solution (albeit a *manual* one) exists to switch from using the dedicated NVIDIA GT 750M to the integrated Intel HD graphics, in order to improve battery life. It's in the NVIDIA settings.
- Main thing you're paying for if you get the Y510p over the Y500 is the ability to switch to integrated graphics to greatly improve battery life, and the matte/antiglare/non-glossy display.
---------------
And a handful of honorary mentions:
**MSI GE60** (NVIDIA GTX 660M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte) - **$929**
- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152393 ($929)
- For $999 model that may net you gains in the handful of more CPU-intensive games out there: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152392
**Sager NP6652** (NVIDIA GT 750M GDDR3, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte+IPS) - **$988**
- http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np6652-clevo-w650sr-p-5846.html?wconfigure=yes
- Scroll down to Operating System and select Windows. Windows 7 and Windows 8 are both offered.
**Toshiba Satellite P50** (NVIDIA GT 740M, 15.6" 1920x1080) - **$849**
- http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000098991
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What is a good school and gaming laptop for $1,000?
santiago
Hi, recently i have started college and i need a laptop. I have a budget of around $1,000 and i would like to buy a laptop that i could play games on. The game i mostly play are Total War, Minecraft, fifa 14 and other smaller games. I'm not so picky as to always have settings on ULTRA but i'll be happy if i could play them on high. I'm also planning on using the laptop for my college classes, since most of them i have to do online homework. I did some research and found the lenovo y510p to be a good laptop for me. However, the laptop at the website does not come with the extra GPU and buying the extra costs around 200 dollars. Is there any other laptop that would be a good option for me? Regarding the battery life, i will be ok if it lasts 3-4 hours since most of the time ima be close to a power outlet.
Thank you in advance.
Answer
Tt might be best for you to get a laptop which is more Schoolwork oriented, as in, good screen, top of the line keyboard, extra battery.
IBM has sold, their once upon a time flagship Laptop division called Lenovo to the Chinese government (51% owned), the once unrivaled quality and workmanship has began to slip over the years.
This is becoming more and more evident, with people complaining of problems such as, improperly applied or not applied at all Thermal paste, poor CD/DVD Bezel placement, missing screws and for the Y510p, the cooling solution is by far to weak for the Dual Video cards causing heat issues to throttle the Video card performance within minutes and Very poor Heat producing hardware placement inside of this laptop in particular, This model of laptop is going to be the last nail in Lenovo's reputation coffin because these problems are becoming rampant.
I work with laptops, 4 years so far and have personally repaired a few of these and can vouch for all of the people who are complaining online, the Missing screws actually bother me the most, its the most basic quality control error, leading me to believe that ALLOT of these very basic and simple but harmful events happen much more often then they should.
I used to work for a very large name brand, if a QC ever got a complaint for the missing screw, they where liable to get "Laid off" indefinitely.
Also, stay away from Dell/Alienware, Im not going to say how I got this information, but all I have to say is, Their RMA department (AKA refurbish/repair) are 95% mailmen and for quality control, you can just forget about.
2, I personally burned my skin and deep muscle about 7 years ago on one of their laptops, which, when one opened the Lid, it covered the heat exhaust, causing the Metal plate to heat up to 90c, I still have a giant bruise on my Leg to this day, hows that for quality control issues?
As for a few examples:
Very high end quality everything, very popular, ATI = King of Multimedia and processing Raw Image data with no competition, also tends to run cooler then a comparable Nvidia GPU, But the downside is, I hear people are having teething problems with the Intel Chipset and windows 8...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B588J6S/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_r=1GX050Y1AME3TS1CV24E&pf_rd_t=101pf_rd_p=1726050082&pf_rd_i=565108
For a company that produces 40% of the worlds Flat screens, its disappointing how they don't use the best screens in their own laptops but instead chose the screens that go into 400$ laptops, being the only flaw, overall its pretty good for a 835$ laptop with dual GPU's
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-V5-552PG-X809-15-6-inch-Touchscreen-Champagne/dp/B00DKFFLH4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394412023&sr=1-2
MSI gaming laptop 200$ over your budget, the CPU is an A10 5750, looks like some one at Amazon made a typo, never the less with MSI you can expect very high end everything including all of the bells and whistles, high quality screen you can never go wrong with quality with their gaming laptops.
The 8970 is the same thing as the new R7 chip, exact same thing just a different brand name.
This is the entry level for High end gaming laptops.
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GX60-3BE-240US-9S7-16FK12-240-15-6-Inch/dp/B00DT70G9G/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394412023&sr=1-5
Then finally ASUS, also known for top of the line gaming laptops and quality, but in this case they have Dual cooling fans for the CPU/GPU, as some one who knows what their talking about, its far more impressive then it seems.
Cheapest one I could find, GTX 765 instead of 780, Still its a GTX chip with Finally, a suitable cooling solution.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/310883444254?lpid=82
Last but not least, Keep in mind, a good screen 1920X1080 and a top quality keyboard is of the most importance to you, a backup battery wont hurt either, as a student.
Tt might be best for you to get a laptop which is more Schoolwork oriented, as in, good screen, top of the line keyboard, extra battery.
IBM has sold, their once upon a time flagship Laptop division called Lenovo to the Chinese government (51% owned), the once unrivaled quality and workmanship has began to slip over the years.
This is becoming more and more evident, with people complaining of problems such as, improperly applied or not applied at all Thermal paste, poor CD/DVD Bezel placement, missing screws and for the Y510p, the cooling solution is by far to weak for the Dual Video cards causing heat issues to throttle the Video card performance within minutes and Very poor Heat producing hardware placement inside of this laptop in particular, This model of laptop is going to be the last nail in Lenovo's reputation coffin because these problems are becoming rampant.
I work with laptops, 4 years so far and have personally repaired a few of these and can vouch for all of the people who are complaining online, the Missing screws actually bother me the most, its the most basic quality control error, leading me to believe that ALLOT of these very basic and simple but harmful events happen much more often then they should.
I used to work for a very large name brand, if a QC ever got a complaint for the missing screw, they where liable to get "Laid off" indefinitely.
Also, stay away from Dell/Alienware, Im not going to say how I got this information, but all I have to say is, Their RMA department (AKA refurbish/repair) are 95% mailmen and for quality control, you can just forget about.
2, I personally burned my skin and deep muscle about 7 years ago on one of their laptops, which, when one opened the Lid, it covered the heat exhaust, causing the Metal plate to heat up to 90c, I still have a giant bruise on my Leg to this day, hows that for quality control issues?
As for a few examples:
Very high end quality everything, very popular, ATI = King of Multimedia and processing Raw Image data with no competition, also tends to run cooler then a comparable Nvidia GPU, But the downside is, I hear people are having teething problems with the Intel Chipset and windows 8...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B588J6S/ref=s9_hps_bw_g147_i2?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-8&pf_rd_r=1GX050Y1AME3TS1CV24E&pf_rd_t=101pf_rd_p=1726050082&pf_rd_i=565108
For a company that produces 40% of the worlds Flat screens, its disappointing how they don't use the best screens in their own laptops but instead chose the screens that go into 400$ laptops, being the only flaw, overall its pretty good for a 835$ laptop with dual GPU's
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-V5-552PG-X809-15-6-inch-Touchscreen-Champagne/dp/B00DKFFLH4/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394412023&sr=1-2
MSI gaming laptop 200$ over your budget, the CPU is an A10 5750, looks like some one at Amazon made a typo, never the less with MSI you can expect very high end everything including all of the bells and whistles, high quality screen you can never go wrong with quality with their gaming laptops.
The 8970 is the same thing as the new R7 chip, exact same thing just a different brand name.
This is the entry level for High end gaming laptops.
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GX60-3BE-240US-9S7-16FK12-240-15-6-Inch/dp/B00DT70G9G/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1394412023&sr=1-5
Then finally ASUS, also known for top of the line gaming laptops and quality, but in this case they have Dual cooling fans for the CPU/GPU, as some one who knows what their talking about, its far more impressive then it seems.
Cheapest one I could find, GTX 765 instead of 780, Still its a GTX chip with Finally, a suitable cooling solution.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/310883444254?lpid=82
Last but not least, Keep in mind, a good screen 1920X1080 and a top quality keyboard is of the most importance to you, a backup battery wont hurt either, as a student.
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