Good gaming laptops under $1250?

gotmilk?24

I'm going off to college and was very lucky to have a choice of laptop under $1250 from my parents. So I would like to know what are some good laptops, or actual companies. I wanted to get a Alienware m14x that is slightly upgraded to be right in my price range, but my friend told me to get an Asus. After some reading I see that Asus has horrible service, so I need some opinions. Thanks.

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ASUS has good customer service. They even offer one year damage coverage on most of their laptops.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230597
Core i7 3630QM(2.40GHz) 15.6" 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce Dedicated 2GB GT 635M 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot

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 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot

Two HP

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C2K91UA;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000ptFcn-Ce;sid=UfkUk5vYup7bi8p-xu5OB0LXZeXRxq_ElKxaT319WyKZOCFLk0_Q5UIX?HP-ENVY-Sleekbook-6-1110us
HP SleekBook AMD Quad-Core A8-4555M APU AMD Radeon HD 7600G 4 GB DDR3 500 GB SATA (5400 rpm) $700

http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C2N66UA;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000ptFcn-Ce;sid=UfkUk5vYup7bi8p-xu5OB0LXZeXRxq_ElKxaT319WyKZOCFLk0_Q5UIX?HP-ENVY-dv7-7230us-Notebook-PC
17" DV7-7230US laptop AMD Quad-Core A8-4500M APU AMD Radeon HD 7640G 6 GB DDR3 750 GB SATA (5400 rpm) $750

Brand buying advice

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.

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.

Choose wisely.

Best high performance laptop for under £750?

Oliver

For Christmas I received a 32" 3D TV to use as a display for my gaming rig I got last year, but when we tried to turn it on, it refused. The day after we took it to the shop to get a refund, and now I am looking at laptops. I got some money from the TV, but not enough to get your Alienwares or high end MSI gaming laptops, so I want to try not to spend over £750, give or take £10/£20. I have been looking at the HP ENVY TouchSmart 15-j013ea which happens to be on sale at the moment, but I don't know if there is a better deal elsewhere. I will be using the PC for a range of things, but mainly gaming, with a bit of schoolwork.

Thanks for the help.

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£750=$1234.42 This is workable. Computer brands I recommend are HP, Lenovo and ASUS. The HP is a nice computer and all but not a nice computer for gaming. In your case a Lenovo Y sieries or an ASUS gaming laptop would be good for you. Check out the computers in the link below.

\/Specific ASUS computer \/

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G750JW-DB71-17-3-Inch-Laptop-Black/dp/B00COQIKB4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1388290432&sr=8-2&keywords=ASUS+gaming+laptops

\/ ASUS gaming sieries \/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_p_n_operating_system_mrr_0?rh=n%3A172282%2Cn%3A541966%2Cn%3A565108%2Ck%3AASUS+gaming+laptops%2Cp_n_operating_system_browse-bin%3A5945786011&keywords=ASUS+gaming+laptops&ie=UTF8&qid=1388290596&rnid=562215011

\/ Lenovo Y sieries \/

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/

\/ Specific Lenovo computer \/

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/

~good luck

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What is a decent Mid-range gaming laptop under 750$?

Brandon

I need a new laptop, and I'm a avid gamer. I have some laptops in mind, but theres just something about each of them that just dont "click" with me. I will be using the laptop pretty much all the time and it will go where I go so I need a laptop that fits me perfectly. I need a laptop because I travel a lot and I like to have something to use when I'm away from home. Im on a real tight budget so I cant go over 750$. I wont be gaming on it all the time, I will also use it for LIGHT video editing. I want to be able to play games like black ops, BF3, Far Cry 3 and GTA4 on medium-high settings. I've been looking at the acer aspire v3 571g 6622 and the acer aspire v3 771g 6622. I like them both, but theres something about them that just dont seem right to me. To me the graphics card and processor matter the most to me I can live with a 15.6 lower resolution screen and lower RAM because it is usually upgradable. So what is your recomendation to me? Please dont say "put in another 100$ to get..... "or "oh there are no gaming laptops for 750$" etc. I cant put in more money and I know there are laptops that can gae for 750$.
Ok thanks!
Remember, good graphics card and processor, I don't care about the RAM or screen res. And I want to play black ops, BF3, Far cry 3, and GTA4 on medium-high settings.
Suggestions?
BYE!

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Neither of the two laptops you are looking at, the Acer Aspire V3-571G-6622 or the Acer Aspire V3-771G-6622 are particularly good choices, because they come with 15.6" 1366x768 and 17.3" 1600x900 displays (respectively). 15.6" 1366x768 and 17.3" 1600x900 displays make things onscreen large, and tend to be low-grade LCD panels with very poor image quality due to low contrast. Displays like these are displays that you should make a point to avoid when it is reasonable to do so.

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Where you've got your priorities set right is the GPU, and where you don't is the processor or display.

Your priorities need to be are in two areas: The GPU, and the display. It's not processor, it's not RAM, it's the GPU and the display that you need to be concerned with first. The differences in these areas are some of the most substantial differences, and are what will affect you most. You want to focus on getting a decent GPU and a decent display at the same time, before you start worrying about other things that make less of a difference.

The display is key, in that once you start getting into price ranges where it's reasonable to get a decent display, you want to try to get a decent display. Displays such as 15.6" 1366x768 and 17.3" 1600x900, as covered above, are not "decent" displays. Displays such as 15.6" 1920x1080 and 17.3" 1920x1080 are great, in that they let you fit a lot onscreen, and in that they tend to be good quality LCD panels with high contrast and solid color reproduction. But the reason you want to try to get a good display isn't just about how good the good displays are, it's also about avoiding something that's pretty bad. And it's also about more than just resolution itself.

The GPU is the primary determining factor for game performance. Usually, gaming is bottlenecked by the GPU before it really even starts to matter what type of CPU or how much memory you have. Things like CPU and RAM are more of "buff" specs than anything else, abused by manufacturers, resellers, and retailers for marketing in order to create a false impression of power and performance on the uneducated customer looking at the wrong things. Really, most CPUs and most amounts of memory that come with most non-completely-entry-level laptops are more than enough for most users. You need to put your focus on what actually matters first, not on what marketing tries to tell you matters.

A GT 645M (for example), is not a terrible GPU, and i3-3210M is not a terrible processor (it's more than enough for much of gaming, despite the marketing aura surrounding it), but a 15.6" 1366x768 display is a "terrible" display. You should be looking to improve upon a display that's pretty bad, before you start trying to improve upon something else that's already pretty good.

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That said, you've got your three best choices for sub-$750 laptops, that come with decent GPUs and decent displays at the same time, right here. All come with faster GPUs and better displays than the Acer V3 models you're looking at.

**HP DV6t** (NVIDIA GT 650M, 15.6" 1920x1080 matte display) - **$687**
- Saved Configuration: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=7974296
- Apply the coupon code: NB6382
- This configuration includes four things from the base: The 1920x1080 display, the NVIDIA GT 650M GPU, the 7200RPM HDD, and the CPU bump to the i3-3210M (one of the options that enables the NVIDIA GT 650M configuration option). You can upgrade to the i5-3210M if you feel a need, but don't do so at cost of something more important. The GPU and display are the upgrades that you need to have squared away in your configuration before you start trying to fit any of the other upgrades.
- Windows 7

**Sony Vaio Fit 15** (NVIDIA GT 740M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$729**
- Configuration page: http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666564153&categoryId=8198552921644926998
- Select either the i3-3227U or i5-3337U CPU option, in order to enable the NVIDIA GT 740M GPU upgrade.
- Then, scroll down and select the NVIDIA GT 740M GPU upgrade. Take the cheaper option with 1GB of memory, because you aren't really going to see much gain from just another GB of memory on the same GPU, past an amount that's already decent.

**HP Envy 15t** (NVIDIA GT 740M, 15.6" 1920x1080 glossy display) - **$722**
- Saved Configuration: http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/load_configuration.do?destination=review&config_id=7972968
- This configuration includes two upgrades from the base: The 1920x1080 display, and the NVIDIA GT 740M. Whatever you change, keep these two things in your configuration.
- Apply the coupon code: SVD8492

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What laptop can I buy locally at Best Buy best for gaming and under $750?

Jordan Wat

Thanks for the help!

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Nothing at Best Buy looks worthwhile. I even opened 50 items hoping to see a dedicated graphics card laptop at under $750. Nothing.
There is the Y series at Lenovo.com that is generally above $750
This MSI laptop at Newegg is pretty good at $700
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152378
MSI CX61 0NF-257US Notebook Intel Core i5 3210M(2.50GHz) 15.6" 6GB Memory 750GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
That's an enhanced GT 640
This Acer at Tigerdirect looks OK at $700 after rebate and $730 at Newegg without rebate

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4978876&CatId=4935
Acer Aspire V3-571G-9686 NX.RZNAA.003 Notebook PC - 3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3632QM 2.2GHz, 6GB RAM, 500GB HDD, DVDRW, 15.6" Display, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M, Windows 8 64-bit
And, this 17.3" at BHPhoto out of NYC at $683.58 and $700 at Amazon:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/891057-REG/Acer_nx_ryqaa_005_I5_3210M_6GB_DDR3_750GB_HD_Windows_8.html
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-771G-6851-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B009JXK17G
V3-771G-6851 Intel Core i5 3210M Dual-Core 2.5GHz Processor
Internal 6GB of DDR3 RAM Memory
Serial ATA 750GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT640M with 2GB DDR3 VRAM
CineCrystal 17.3" LED-Backlit Display
Widescreen HD+ 1600 x 900 Resolution
Gigabit Ethernet & 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
Optical Drive, Bluetooth 4.0 & USB 3.0
Multi-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Windows 8 (64-bit) Operating System
They are three nice laptops for the price. Sorry that BestBuy offers almost all Intel Graphics or gets an AMD Hybrid situation going, but the GT 630M laptop I answered about out of Newegg and Amazon seems to be better than anything at Bestbuy for up to $750 that I could find.

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Is this a good gaming laptop for under 750$?

Brendan

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230798
Its the best i can find

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Acer laptops are really good as well as Toshiba, I highly don;t recommend HP for gaming on it is slow and they make sure that the laptop only lasts two years before it crashes... by applying all these unnecessary apps that Windows 7 already does, therefor taking up more RAM, which you'll need.

Gaming laptops under $750?

Ethan Flet

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Your budget is rather low, but the best laptop that will play games in that price range is the Acer Aspire V3-771G-6814 see t link below:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3F9HT4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00D3F9HT4&linkCode=as2&tag=cheonlsto-20
It has a solid intel core i5 processor which is one of the best for gaming. It has 8 GB RAM which is ideal for gaming , plus a nice Navida Geforce GT730 graphics card.

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Can I play Sims 3 on a laptop not specifically built for gaming?

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L'amour

I will be getting the Asus u56e-bal7 and it has 750 GB and I read reviews about it online and its not a very good gaming laptop. I'm not a gamer so I don't care about that but I do love playing Sims 3? Will it still work on this laptop?

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Look at the Sims 3 game requirements. If the specs of your computer match, or are better, you are fine playing The Sims 3. The Sims 3 is hardly a GPU intensive game, you'll probably be fine.

You can find a list of all the hardware specs here: http://www.thesims3.com/game/systemreq

FOR WINDOWS VISTA
2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
1.5 GB RAM
128 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1
At least 6.1 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games
For computers using built-in graphics chipsets under Windows, the game requires at least:
Intel Integrated Chipset, GMA 3-Series or above
2.6 GHz Pentium D CPU, or 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo, or equivalent
0.5 GB additional RAM

Can someone show me a good laptop for modern games?

Vinny

Im trying to find a good laptop that will paly modern games (wow, mw3, other games) not like extreme woe highest graphic or anything just one that will play without too much lag, for under 750$

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For less than $750 you can get a decent gaming laptop but am not sure if it will be good enough for MW3, you need to spend about a grand to get one that will play those games efficiently

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How do I build/customize/modify my laptop for gaming?

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Svega

I want a gaming laptop but they cost no less than $1000 and my dad says he will only pay $500 and i would have to pay the rest, but I don't have more than $400 so...
I want to build or customize or modify my laptop when I get one (probably in a month) so I would probably buy a $500 or $600 laptop with a decent system.
What laptop should I buy for this?
What should I change about it and how?
Write extra important stuff as well please!

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In case you are looking for a laptop to play high definition games then you might need a laptop that comes with extremely strong processor and good graphics card. Now you must be thinking that this kind of laptop might cost you a lot, well if it was 2010 then sure, but now in 2013 you can get a powerful gaming laptop for as low as $500. Here, in this article weâre going to show you 10 cheap gaming laptops that you could get for under $500. Many people still think that cheap laptops canât deliver what it requires to play latest games as desktop pc but in reality they both are the same and have same processor within them.
the following laptop will be suitable for you!
Laptops from HP Envy series have always been on top in many of my lists already and here we go again, HP Envy dv6-7210us is on the second spot in our list of cheap gaming laptops. It totally deserves that due to its low price and latest hardware specs, it comes with 6GB RAM, AMD Quad Core processor of 1.9 GHz, 750 GB hard drive and of course Windows 8. Besides performance, sleekness and style is what makes it so perfect and totally worth, it is also very much lightweight and can be easily compared with top notch ultrabook. So, if these specs are good enough for you and can afford to pay $500 for it then youâre definitely going to enjoy playing games on it.

How much is a good gaming Desktop or Laptop?

Bloomhard

So I am 13 years old and I LOVE computer games, but I Want to get one in my room. I am wondering how much is a computer that has...
A good amount of memory, Fast Internet, and doesn't give me high ping on online games. I would prefer a desktop, but I probably won't have enough money. Also if you know a good computer please post the link to it.

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for starters, ping time is related more to your internet connection than the computer.

you can get decent desktops and laptops that will play most games well under $750 nowadays (I cant believe what I am about to say, but I saw a $900 full system at Wal-Mart that I would have a hard time matching. AMD phenom x4 9550, 7 gigs of ram, 640 GB hd, DVD-burner with lightscribe, 64 bit vista sp1 and a 23 inch 1920x1080 capable LCD monitor. the only thing i did not see mentioned on the box was what it had for video. but it was probably at least halfway decent..

As always the more you can spend, the better the system of course

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Is there any good gaming laptops that are under 900 bucks?

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qwerty

Or should I just save for like an Alienware?
Also the games I will be playing are WoW, CoD, sports games, and other shooters.

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You did specify what types of games you want to play. This makes it hard to make specific recommendations. But I will try...if all you plan on playing are older games such as Quake 3 and the like then this model will fit the bill..ASUS K52DR-BIN6 has 2.3ghz turion II processor radeon 5470 1gb graphics card and 500gb hard drive $579.99 If you plan on playing more demanding games this model will play them at low to mid settings..ASUS U52JC-BBG6 has core i3 2.53ghz processor NVIDIA GForce 310m 1gb graphics card and 640GB hard drive $749.99 but if you want to play the very latest games at full graphics settings you will have to pay a ittle more...ASUS G73SW-BST6 has core i7 processor Nvidia GTX460m 1GB graphics card and 750 GB hard drive $1199.99 All of these are available at Best Buy.

What cheap laptop, can run the newest games?

jasper71

I would like to know what laptops can run new games for a cheap, affordable price.

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Get an asus. They are amazing gaming laptops. I have an Asus from 2007 that with a duocore processor, and It is STILL my primary computer. I play minecraft, black ops, MW3, saints row 3, mass effect 2, Dead Space 2, and lots of other new games on it, and it runs FLAWLESSLY! J have a friend who owns a newer Asus, and it is lightning fast, extrememly good for everything, and it is still under $750! And he got it to replace an Alienware, so his expectations were sky high. Asus also has amazing customer support and will help you with any problem. Hope I helped.

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