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Gaming Laptop

Rellion88Rellion88 Registered User new member
edited July 2007 in Games and Technology
So I need to get a laptop for College, but I figure that I mine as well get a gaming laptop and kill two birds with one stone(to upgrade my current computer would cost 800-1000 anyway). I have around 3500-4500 to spend on it so it should be decently teched out. I am not a fan of dell xps systems but past that everything else is welcom. So, if you would, please help me out with a build for a gaming laptop in the price range. I have looked at Widowpc, Sager and Alienware but my problem is that I havn't put a comp together in a while and I'm not sure what will be needed in the next few years for games and programs and what won't be. I usually end up getting to much crap and overpricing it. Well, that's the story and I hope everyone can help me out.
Thanks

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  • SerpentSerpent Sometimes Vancouver, BC, sometimes Brisbane, QLDRegistered User regular
    edited July 2007
    my first recommendation:
    buy two computers, one gaming desktop and one non-gaming laptop.

    you will probably save money, and even gain some comfort on the desktop with things like a nice widescreen monitor or good speakers or blah blah blah.

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  • DaedalusDaedalus Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Goddamn it we have this thread every other week.

    Short answer: getting a small, light, good-battery laptop and a gaming desktop, at the same time, would cost less than a gaming laptop and work better too.

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  • DratatooDratatoo Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Thread title: Gaming Laptop
    Short answer: is not worth it.

    You are stuck with a clunky, heavy machine which is most likley bound to an outlet. The closest to a gaming laptop I would by is a Macbook pro, or something which similar specs. (but even then, you have to turn down the details in future games)

    The problems is, the time when games come out which take full advantage of the "omg shiny" DX10 effects you are stuck with a machine which can't be upgrated (or if it does have a upgradeable graphics card, you most likley find no replacement). Secondly, you have to fuck around with modified graphic card driver, because your Notebook manufacturer provides the official ones and doesn't care about updating after the next model is out.

    I would say, go for the Desktop and the light Notebook route and save you some headaches. Luging around a heavy notebook is just a pain in the ass, believe me. If somebody knows a machine which contradicts my experience I am glad to be disabused.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    As long as we're on this subject...
    Are any of the portable mahines Here good? At all?

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  • mrcheesypantsmrcheesypants Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Watch as this thread's response repeats itself about 20 times just to drive the point home.

    2-3 years you will regret getting the gaming laptop.

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  • DratatooDratatoo Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Local H Jay wrote: »
    As long as we're on this subject...
    Are any of the portable mahines Here good? At all?

    Decals on the the lid, or the side make the PC go faster ;-)

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    edited July 2007
    Dratatoo wrote: »
    Local H Jay wrote: »
    As long as we're on this subject...
    Are any of the portable mahines Here good? At all?

    Decals on the the lid, or the side make the PC go faster ;-)

    I know they look lame, but are they any good?

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