Gaming Laptop suggestions

[bluedemon]

Hey for those computer people out there I am looking for a new laptop to replace my Toshiba Satellite, cause the graphics card in it is crap. I play a lot of sims (i know I'm a geek) and Fable, and racing games so I need a decent graphics card with decent ram. What I don't need is to spend $1500 on one, so if you guys have any ideas that are in the cheapter range I would love to hear them. Thanks in advance.

[pitfield]

another brightonite, perhaps not the same one though.

I recently bought a laptop, an acer, it's probably not up to scratch for your uses but the range is extremely good value so would recommend checking out their range.

[bluedemon]

Hmm that's the second time Acer has been brought up during my search, what are the specs of yours?

[styla21]

Here's some high-performance laptops, under $1000. :-)
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=100021_10197301_&tag=centerColumnArea1.0

[SHIZL]

why gaming laptop why not pc

[bluedemon]

Here's some high-performance laptops, under $1000. :-)
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/?filter=100021_10197301_&tag=centerColumnArea1.0

Cool list I really like the Vaio and the HP, thanks

why gaming laptop why not pc

So I can take it to work where I play most of my games most of the time. A PC would be great but then I couldn't play at work. :(

[Alelanza]

While I'm not particularly up to date on mobile GPUs, these seem to have rather interesting options around that price range in 15" or 17":

http://www.alienware.com/products/notebook-computers.aspx

Personally i find 17" too much, but if mobile gaming is your thing dual 3870s at $1650 looks appealing: http://www.alienware.com/customize/M17-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-M17&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
Then again i'm unsure if those can top a nice single chip nvidia, I guess some research would be needed.

[bluedemon]

While I'm not particularly up to date on mobile GPUs, these seem to have rather interesting options around that price range in 15" or 17":

http://www.alienware.com/products/notebook-computers.aspx

Personally i find 17" too much, but if mobile gaming is your thing dual 3870s at $1650 looks appealing: http://www.alienware.com/customize/M17-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-M17&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
Then again i'm unsure if those can top a nice single chip nvidia, I guess some research would be needed.


Your links have brought me trouble in the best possible way. I think the M-17 is just calling my name for me to buy. :mrgreen:

[Juho]

Alienware cost a lot.
What I would get is one of Dell's XPS 1530(or w/e it is now) laptops, they come with nice/okay graphics for around $1200.

[bluedemon]

Yeah I have discovered that, in attempting to customize one with the stuff I want it was coming up to over 2 grand, and that is waaayyyy more then I am willing to spend. I shall go now and check out the Dell XPS. :)

Edit: I have now checked out the XPS and it is nice, I am going to continue searching, and see if I can get a bit closer to my target price. :) Appreciate all the help and suggestions you guys are giving me and keep em coming.

[Alelanza]

Alienware has become a lot cheaper ever since being acquired by Dell, in the end it really depends on what people are specifically looking for, however it does seem like certain options are a lot more $ on Alienware; ie Dell has a great deal with the memory on the 1530. On the other hand if you want 17", it seems AW is the way to go both price and performance wise. Again, I would read a lot of reviews before going with any of the two.

[EvolutioniuM]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-P-172XL-FX-Edition-2-4GHz-T8300-500GB-RAID-4GB_W0QQitemZ270308710342QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptop s_Nov05?hash=item270308710342&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18

nothing beat the gateway P-172XL in terms of value to money

[bluedemon]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Gateway-P-172XL-FX-Edition-2-4GHz-T8300-500GB-RAID-4GB_W0QQitemZ270308710342QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLaptop s_Nov05?hash=item270308710342&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1234|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A13 18

nothing beat the gateway P-172XL in terms of value to money


Looks like a good choice, not from that guy though, his feedback is not so good. Checking out Gateway's website now... :) It's amazing really all the choices that I never thought of and now it comes down to reviews and value for money, oh and the actual cost, lol