Need a decent gaming laptop

[kirknetic]

I'd like to get a decent gaming laptop, one that can run games well and one that won't cost so much. It's going to be for my fiancée since we play a lot of L4D2 together, she uses her brother's laptop but she needs one herself.

Maximum price I'd like to spend is around $1K but ideally $600-$700 would a good range. I was thinking of the new line-up than Origin released, though I don't know if it's any good.

Any suggestions?

[skippy72294]

Lenovo Y570 with a GT555m. I have one, L4d2 is absolutely MAXED out including filtering, AA, and VSYNC.

[kirknetic]

Doing some research on this laptop that you suggested and it actually has some nice reviews and seems to be universally loved. I'll look more into it and see if it's the best option. It's on sale right now too so it's pretty tempting.

Thanks.

[skippy72294]

Originally Posted by kirknetic

Doing some research on this laptop that you suggested and it actually has some nice reviews and seems to be universally loved. I'll look more into it and see if it's the best option. It's on sale right now too so it's pretty tempting.

Thanks.

I picked mine up for $650 plus a 2 year warranty on newegg awhile ago.... but mine is the core i5 variant that's sporting a dual core, still flies though EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Only gripes against it I have is mine came with a 5400rpm HDD and 4Gb of RAM. I've upgraded to 8Gb and looking to get an SSD, but it rocks as is.

[kirknetic]

Originally Posted by skippy72294

I picked mine up for $650 plus a 2 year warranty on newegg awhile ago.... but mine is the core i5 variant that's sporting a dual core, still flies though EVERYTHING I've thrown at it. Only gripes against it I have is mine came with a 5400rpm HDD and 4Gb of RAM. I've upgraded to 8Gb and looking to get an SSD, but it rocks as is.

Aw darn it's not that cheap now, I thought the $699 was already pretty good. I'll try looking around.

How's the screen though, that's the only con I've been reading around is the average screen.

[skippy72294]

Originally Posted by kirknetic

Aw darn it's not that cheap now, I thought the $699 was already pretty good. I'll try looking around.

How's the screen though, that's the only con I've been reading around is the average screen.

I used to game on an iMac that had a 1680x1050 20" screen that was beautiful... to be honest, I was a bit worried about the screen also as the laptop one is 1366x768. It's not beautiful, but I've seen worse and in game, it's not that bad really.

[A-spase]

Originally Posted by skippy72294

I used to game on an iMac that had a 1680x1050 20" screen that was beautiful... to be honest, I was a bit worried about the screen also as the laptop one is 1366x768. It's not beautiful, but I've seen worse and in game, it's not that bad really.

he dont wanna be near apple laptops believe me for the price of the machine and upgrading an a expensive and not reliable ,like memory parts.

[kirknetic]

Originally Posted by A-spase

he dont wanna be near apple laptops believe me for the price of the machine and upgrading an a expensive and not reliable ,like memory parts.

But he mentioned he had the iMac and you can't argue that it has one of the best displays out there. But other than that, Mac has limited Steam games so that's a drawback.

[A-spase]

Originally Posted by kirknetic

But he mentioned he had the iMac and you can't argue that it has one of the best displays out there. But other than that, Mac has limited Steam games so that's a drawback.

did u ever compare on the web mac laptop with other brand with the same spec.

[kirknetic]

Originally Posted by A-spase

did u ever compare on the web mac laptop with other brand with the same spec.

I didn't even mention specs. I mentioned the iMac, the desktop and it's display which is much better than than any laptop obviously. Again, iMac display, no mention of mac laptops at all, or specs.

But of course, to agree with you, the specs on the mac laptops aren't optimal for gaming or customizing, because it's not supposed to be.

[bha2597]

Alienware make good desktops. But m18x is awesome

[rotNdude]

That Origin laptop seems to have a •11.6" HD 1366x768 (16:9 Aspect Ratio) monitor. I think that is a tad bit small. You may want to check out some of these laptops.

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming...118_96_98.html

[kirknetic]

Originally Posted by tom12j

I'll suggest Battalion 101 X7200
requirements:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M video card
3.0 GB video memory
3D Premium Surround Sound Audio
Intel Core i7 960 CPU 3.20GHz
RAM 6GB DDR3
Hard drive 500GB HDD
Screen size 17.3 in.
Resolution 1920 x 1080

The specs might be a little overkill.
17 inches is decent size for gaming but a little too big for a laptop.
I was looking around the 13-14 inch range.

Originally Posted by bha2597

Alienware make good desktops. But m18x is awesome

Alienware makes good gaming laptops yes but a little overpriced sometimes. Thanks for the suggestion.

Originally Posted by rotNdude

That Origin laptop seems to have a •11.6" HD 1366x768 (16:9 Aspect Ratio) monitor. I think that is a tad bit small. You may want to check out some of these laptops.

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming...118_96_98.html

Yeah I've been looking into this and I actually am pretty interested in these. Will look more into it, thanks!

[skippy72294]

Heh... I forget about xoticpc.... I really wish I could have gotten that carbon fiber mod for my laptop