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[Amres]

Okay, so I'd like some help on getting a new laptop but I'm not sure what to get. My current laptop is a bit old actually but it is still decent for gaming and working.

Budget: $1100 or lower

I have considered getting a desktop but I favor laptops primarily because of their portability.

Edited by Amres, 09 June 2012 - 11:03 PM.

[pumpedupkid]

now some people will say go for Alienware. I will disagree with them coz according to me MSI gaming laptops are the best right now. Just have a look, you will see a range of gaming laptops, each with different price.
MSI MOBILE

And check this one:
GE60 0NC-006US

Edited by pumpedupkid, 10 June 2012 - 12:00 AM.

[RobVaivodiss]

i won't be much help here, but I would recommend getting a build-your-own desktop instead of a laptop. A gaming laptop is a lie in its name since the gaming part of the laptop gets outdated and slow really fast.

[CrazyCanuck]

I've been playing on a Asus gaming laptop for past couple of years.

Check tiger direct for some great deals

[LamboGTR]

http://www.amazon.co...E/ref=de_a_smtd

[R1CARDONL]

Quite the budget.

pumpedupkid, on 09 June 2012 - 11:58 PM, said:

according to me MSI gaming laptops are the best right now.
MSI MOBILE

I have heard a lot of good things about MSI gaming laptops. I say go for those.

[Pollux]

don't go for alienware (if thats even possible for 1100).
overpriced.theyre much too expenive.

[dannyel]

Not so long ago I was in your position to try and find myself a laptop to buy but my budget was a bit lower than yours and ended up buying a acer aspire 5755g with a Intel i5 2.4 ghz (turbo boost up to 3.0 ghz), 8gigs of ram, a nvida geforce gt540m video card with 2g dedicated memory and a 750 hdd for less than 600 euros. So far I am very pleased with it, I can run any game but not all on maxed settings. The only thing that I don't like about it is that when I play some demanding games it heats up a lot but that is normal for a gaming laptop. Considering your budget I will recommend you trying to get a i7 processor with a nvidia gtx series graphics card. Also I wold suggest you considering getting a desktop instead of a laptop because you will get a lot more for your money but that depends on what you want.

Edited by dannyel, 10 June 2012 - 08:17 AM.

[Normalaatsra]

I have an Alienware M11x, don't expect World to run Maximum though, but it handles High settings very well at 60fps.
However I think playing around with driver update changes causes the overclock settings to reset because nowadays my game only runs well if the air vent has a lot of gap to suck it in to.
Oh and the gap is sadly placed underneath the laptop. Pretty darn silly if you ask me.

Maybe you can take a look at MSi's gaming series laptops. If you're not okay with Chinese tech (even though it's from the Kuomintang area, Taiwan), then you should look at the US-only Sager laptops.

[ĸeval]

LamboGTR, on 10 June 2012 - 07:08 AM, said:

http://www.amazon.co...E/ref=de_a_smtd

To me, looks great, other than the graphics. Can't comment on it, and it said 1MB graphical memory lol.

[LamboGTR]

ĸeval, on 10 June 2012 - 10:25 AM, said:

To me, looks great, other than the graphics. Can't comment on it, and it said 1MB graphical memory lol.

http://www.notebookc...5M.41933.0.html

Top of the line for the geforce GT5xxM series.

[Amres]

Thanks guys!

I will also be doing multimedia work like photoshop and so on.

Edited by Amres, 10 June 2012 - 10:40 PM.

[AKO]

Don't forget about the Windows 8 upgrade deal.

[ZTR]

AKO, on 11 June 2012 - 03:23 AM, said:

Don't forget about the Windows 8 upgrade deal.

Meh Windows 8

Im gonna stick with 7 for another year or two

Anyways back to the topic

Go for a Laptop from MSI or Asus as they make good gaming laptops with great specs
Even Dell has good gaming laptops in their XPS series

[LIMIT1LESS]

I suggest an Asus laptop, they are very good for gaming and very reliable.