Gaming Laptop

[Mrs. Xen_Warrior]

I have reservations about bringing this to the forums because I don't want to deal with anyones bitching but i'm looking for a gaming laptop that can play like CSS, Killing Floor, and possibly L4D2... oh and I really don't want to spend more than $1000.00...

Please tell me something exists?

[mastercheff]

I have reservations about bringing this to the forums because I don't want to deal with anyones bitching but i'm looking for a gaming laptop that can play like CSS, Killing Floor, and possibly L4D2... oh and I really don't want to spend more than $1000.00...

Please tell me something exists?

my laptop can play all of those, and I bought it at bestbuy, but go to the pc tech sticky thread, maybe some regulars there can help you. btw i bought it for 800$ but james told me i could of gotten an even better computer if i had boughten it online ><

[acolyte_to_jippity]

yeah, those games aren't all that intensive.

l4d2 is about the worst of the bunch.

if you go to bestbuy, ask to see the sample laptops they have set up, and then on each one go to systemrequirementslab.com

it will tell you if said laptop can play any game you select.

[mastercheff]

yeah, those games aren't all that intensive.

l4d2 is about the worst of the bunch.

if you go to bestbuy, ask to see the sample laptops they have set up, and then on each one go to systemrequirementslab.com

it will tell you if said laptop can play any game you select.

thats exactly what i did, except the part where i didn't ask

[acolyte_to_jippity]

thats exactly what i did, except the part where i didn't ask

lol, at mine all they had out were dells, and i made them get me something else to check too.

then i just bought it online from lenovo anyway

[brentidge]

i would allways build my pc but i no this can play all of those games


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220612

[yours' truely]

ms. xen
i just checked the specs on all those games (like you should have) and all of themwill work with jsut a single core processor. Seeing as how most are dual core then it's not a problem.

Now, if you didn't understand the min-spec for the games, then i suggest that maybe you do some reading up on it and find what your current system has in the process.

May take some time doing it on your own, but that kind of knowledge will only benefit you

[Perry]

lol, at mine all they had out were dells, and i made them get me something else to check too.

then i just bought it online from lenovo anyway

whats so bad about dells?

better than HP pavilion notebooks. fucker caught on fire with me.

[StarsMine]

Gaming laptop... :lmao:

OK on a real note, under 1000$ the best of the best is the m11x alienware may have overpriced desktops but there laptops are an amazing deal. also Zero has one of these if I remeber right :D

[acolyte_to_jippity]

whats so bad about dells?

better than HP pavilion notebooks. fucker caught on fire with me.

i ended trying out a lenovo, and decided on that in the end. i didn't want anything that fpcused on looking nice, i wanted something that would run and run well.

[Tickle Me Emo]

I'd recommend checking out Asus laptops. You can find them on Newegg or at Best Buy - which is a good place to go to get a feel for different brands/models anyways, unless your Best Buy sucks. They're usually well-rated and a good price for what you get. They tend to be configured to lean towards gamers, which means they're not the lightest things, have poor battery life, and can get pretty warm under load. If you're using your laptop like a desktop replacement (it sounds like you are), none of those things are major issues. If you do use it on the go, though, you might have to consider other options.

Here's an example of what $1k gets you: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220696

As for Alienware... if you want to get far less power for your $ and an 11.6" screen for gaming, cheers to you. An M11x "similarly configured" (slower) to that Asus is almost $1300. Alienware has a reputation for having the same failings as Asus - naturally, since they're both geared towards gamers. Although, with an 11" laptop, I bet it's not too heavy! I've also known 2 Alienware laptop owners, who owned 3 Alienware laptops, and all 3 had to be repaired within the first couple years...

Don't buy an HP or Gateway.

I'm not a fan of Dell either, I've known people that had problems with theirs. I have heard good things about some of their new Studio laptops... I'd have to research that, but I'm too lazy.

[StarsMine]

I'd recommend checking out Asus laptops. You can find them on Newegg or at Best Buy - which is a good place to go to get a feel for different brands/models anyways, unless your Best Buy sucks. They're usually well-rated and a good price for what you get. They tend to be configured to lean towards gamers, which means they're not the lightest things, have poor battery life, and can get pretty warm under load. If you're using your laptop like a desktop replacement (it sounds like you are), none of those things are major issues. If you do use it on the go, though, you might have to consider other options.

Here's an example of what $1k gets you: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220696

As for Alienware... if you want to get far less power for your $ and an 11.6" screen for gaming, cheers to you. An M11x "similarly configured" (slower) to that Asus is almost $1300. Alienware has a reputation for having the same failings as Asus - naturally, since they're both geared towards gamers. Although, with an 11" laptop, I bet it's not too heavy! I've also known 2 Alienware laptop owners, who owned 3 Alienware laptops, and all 3 had to be repaired within the first couple years...

Don't buy an HP or Gateway.

I'm not a fan of Dell either, I've known people that had problems with theirs. I have heard good things about some of their new Studio laptops... I'd have to research that, but I'm too lazy.

The m11x is better for gaming that that computer. it has a much more powerfull GPU(just no dx11). An I7 is silly if your trying to get a cheep gaming computer as there are few games that even use 4 cores let alone hyperthreading. that asus is also heavy. A laptop is ment to be portable, it needs to be light and have alot of battery. M11x beats it in that (~8 hours when not gaming ~2 hours when on something like L4D). the only thing you would be missing would be HDD space and I guess screen size on the m11x but you can always hook it up to a big moniter at home.

While I agree that alienware desktops are a waist of money they really build amazing laptops

[Perry]

Don't buy an HP or Gateway.

I'm not a fan of Dell either, I've known people that had problems with theirs. I have heard good things about some of their new Studio laptops... I'd have to research that, but I'm too lazy.

agreed. Check out there inspirons, I have two (one for me and the other my moms) great basic computer and for 700 bucks, great multimedia and gaming laptop.

My main is a dell desktop. awesome for the price and better than any other comparable computer.

[Tickle Me Emo]

The m11x is better for gaming that that computer. it has a much more powerfull GPU(just no dx11). An I7 is silly if your trying to get a cheep gaming computer as there are few games that even use 4 cores let alone hyperthreading. that asus is also heavy. A laptop is ment to be portable, it needs to be light and have alot of battery. M11x beats it in that (~8 hours when not gaming ~2 hours when on something like L4D). the only thing you would be missing would be HDD space and I guess screen size on the m11x but you can always hook it up to a big moniter at home.

While I agree that alienware desktops are a waist of money they really build amazing laptops

The "much more powerful GPU" is actually less powerful according to Notebookcheck (the only place I could find decent benchmarks), on 3dmark and gaming tests. I also checked the Futuremark ORB and confirmed average 3dmark scores are lower on the 335M.

The i7 single core clock speed is faster than the M11x's Core 2 Duo single core clock speed (1.6GHz vs. 1.3GHz). 4 cores isn't that useful for many games right now, sure, but that doesn't mean it will stay that way forever, and it can be useful for other things. Regardless, the i7 processor is faster for all applications.

I mentioned that it is heavy and eats battery; your claim that a laptop is "meant" to be portable is subjective to the user's needs, and I already mentioned that the Asus may not be the way to go if she needs a highly portable laptop.

I'm not fussed about HDD space, but screen size is a major issue if she doesn't want to drop even more money on a monitor, or doesn't want to use a setup like that. Using the laptop keyboard with a different monitor is not optimal, generally, so there's that too. Of course, she may already have this setup, but that wasn't specified in the OP.

There is no doubt that the M11x is more portable, it's barely bigger than my brother's netbook, and if that's what she wants, I'm not going to say it's a bad choice - I reconfigured it with the Core 2 Duo with comparable specs otherwise (slower GPU of course) and it's $924, plus shipping/tax, which for my zip code gave a total of... $999. Exactly the same price as the Asus. It's a question of what you want - more power, or more portability.

[DeadEyeDeNNi$]

Last year I bought a ASUS G50V for about $700.00 USD and it runs all games fine. Nice unit and still available

Specs:
http://rog.asus.com/2009_old_bak/product.aspx?pCode=20090526C9192F6C41F6448A9CBAC#t abP

[Mrs. Xen_Warrior]

Okay lol thanks for all the suggestions, i'm not trying to replace my desktop i'm just looking for something portable that I can use when i'm not near my desktop.