Gaming Laptop

[Maniac]

Im looking for a good gaming laptop that will last me for a few years, id prefer it was 17 inch screen or more, i found a good one at sager for 2750$ but it seems quite expensive.

- Display: 18.4" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Display

- Processor: 45nm Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q9000 / 6MB L2 Cache, 2.0GHz, 1066MHz FSB

- Video & Graphics Card: Dual Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory in SLI Mode

- Operating System: Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 64-Bit Edition

- Memory: 4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 X 2GB

- RAID Storage Options: Non-RAID Storage

- Primary Hard Disk Drive: 500GB 7200rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive

- Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive & Software

- Wireless Network Card: Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module

- Bluetooth: Internal Bluetooth V2.1 Module

- Primary Battery: Smart Li-Polymer Battery Pack

- Integrated Security Device: Fingerprint Reader

Whatya guys think?

[PotshotPolka]

Get up, look at a mirror, and decide if you really need a gaming laptop when you can get a desktop for half the price or less.

 

But that one looks straight, its got a good GPU too.

[Ultramarine]

no way in hell will a laptop last you 4 years for gaming... dont waste your money, wait for the DX11 cards (HD5870 or the x2 of it, or wait for the G300 cards) and build a desktop... definitely be cheaper and you'd have by far more power in you're machine, that will last for awhile.

[Movement]

no way in hell will a laptop last you 4 years for gaming... dont waste your money, wait for the DX11 cards (HD5870 or the x2 of it, or wait for the G300 cards) and build a desktop... definitely be cheaper and you'd have by far more power in you're machine, that will last for awhile.

 

Ya listen to this guy, i only had my laptop for almost 2 years and it has gone through so many problems i stopped counting. If only they made the mac good for gaming, virus free =D

[Akaru]

Do you need a gaming laptop?

[ReGIONALS]

no way in hell will a laptop last you 4 years for gaming... dont waste your money, wait for the DX11 cards (HD5870 or the x2 of it, or wait for the G300 cards) and build a desktop... definitely be cheaper and you'd have by far more power in you're machine, that will last for awhile.

 

HD5870 is already out the HD5870x comes out in a matter of months.

 

 

 

but yea listen to him and get a desktop dewd.

[Maniac]

Id prefer a gaming laptop because alot of my friends game together like css and stuff and id prefer to just have a laptop to take that will provide good gaming on the go rather then lugging my desktop around every week. And if i bought a good laptop im hoping it would last me through highschool and university. I already have a decent desktop which the entire family is using aswell

[Wrathek]

i see your point in that, but laptops will never last you more than ~3 years. There's just something about them that depreciates in quality so fast. I'm not saying it wont run 3 years from now, but you wont be able to play the best looking games anymore, and the battery will last ~5 minutes around then.

 

If its just to game with your friends, why does it have to be top notch? upgrade the desk @ home, and buy a MUCH cheaper midline laptop to play "css or whatever hurr" with your friends at 1280x1024 or something.

[Maniac]

True enough but id rather buy 1 good laptop rather then both a lappy and desktop. Ill be gaming with the power cable in so power isnt a issue either. Ill rarely use it withouth the power cord

[Shadowex3]

A laptop will either have a decent battery life and no overheating problems or problems with both and be remotely capable of gaming. Think really hard about whether this is an impulse buy you dont really need or you'll actually have a use for this laptop.