Gaming Laptops

[mALX]

Keep doing research OP. Gaming laptops exist and cost about the same as a equal desktop. Anyone who tells you otherwise, is flat out dead wrong and assuming.

And that will be why a Dell XPS M1730 with base specifications and Office 2007 Home and Student costs ?2,303.87, and a similarly specified home-built desktop PC with peripherals and software costs ?1,114.64, then?

By the way RAKtheUndead - I just read over what I responded to you, and it sounds like I am asking you to build a laptop for me. That wasn't how I meant to say that. I meant the list you made of the best desktop components; if you could make me a list like that of what the laptop would require for playing Oblivion and Fallout 3 - graphics hogs in other words. I don't need to play maxed, just med would be fine as long as it doesn't lag.

If I had a list like that, it would increase the chance of me coming close to what I am looking for in the price range I am stuck with. (1,500.00)

 

[mALX]

Asus F3SR ( it hink its called that) sattisfies me. I played fallout, mass effect, oblivion , the witcher, saints row, bioshock. On medium high- medium without lag. And its preety cheap too!

I'm making a list of all the suggested laptops in my price range, and then will research each as far as consumer reviews, customer satisfaction; then compare their stats and try for the best one I can get for the money I have to deal with.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will put it on my list. Someone else mentioned Asus too, but a different model. I heard they make good motherboards, but hadn't heard any feedback on their laptops.

 

[mALX]

One other thing...

Now to anyone that is gaming on a laptop. Why in the hell would you be worried about the battery life? Plug the damn thing up! I've never not once, been sitting around gaming thinking to myself, " hey I'll just use the battery! ".

Nah man, use the AC. If I'm mobile, I'll have the power cord with me.

So get over the battery life seriously.

I do plan to be plugged up to an outlet, I just would rather carry a 15 pound laptop which can be carried discreetly; instead of my XBox and TV which everyone at work can see me carrying. Another irritation in the XBox is all the hooking up required to the TV and it's stand, XBox, electric, etc. With a laptop it will be just one cord, and I can game while I wait, and actually look busy instead of entertained.

I have to do a lot of traveling, and a whole lot of waiting. Also with a laptop I can also be checking my mail, etc. I have been having to carry the laptop for that, plus the Xbox and TV for the gaming. People see me coming and think I am moving in, lol.

 

[out0v0rder]

attention all, don't know if it's been posted yet, but you dont have to spend upwards of 2000 dollars.

This plays crysis on HIGH beautifully [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&st=gateway+p7805u&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218043606827]

One time they had a rebate for $150 off, which brings it to an even $999.99. The site lies about the resolution though, it's actually 1920x1200.

Edit: It appears the newest batches have a 1440x900 screen, good thing I got it when it first came out.

 

[out0v0rder]

This one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&st=gaming&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218043606827

That's a really low price too!!

It's amazing, isn't it? Plus, the screen is insane (17" for a laptop is quite a lot), and the graphics card is a 9800 with its own separate memory.
I came accross it because I am looking for gaming laptops myself (I'm planning on spending around 900-1100 dollars)

I posted a link to the exact same laptop. I bought one in January with rebate, this thing is better than some desktops out there. The 1GB Video Card really helps. If you read all the user reviews, EVERYONE is able to run EVERYTHING on high.

 

[mALX]

attention all, don't know if it's been posted yet, but you dont have to spend upwards of 2000 dollars.

This plays crysis on HIGH beautifully [http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&st=gateway+p7805u&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218043606827]

One time they had a rebate for $150 off, which brings it to an even $999.99. The site lies about the resolution though, it's actually 1920x1200.

Edit: It appears the newest batches have a 1440x900 screen, good thing I got it when it first came out.

I do have that one on my list, marked with a star because of the price, lol. Thanks!

 

[mALX]

This one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&st=gaming&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218043606827

That's a really low price too!!

It's amazing, isn't it? Plus, the screen is insane (17" for a laptop is quite a lot), and the graphics card is a 9800 with its own separate memory.
I came accross it because I am looking for gaming laptops myself (I'm planning on spending around 900-1100 dollars)

I posted a link to the exact same laptop. I bought one in January with rebate, this thing is better than some desktops out there. The 1GB Video Card really helps. If you read all the user reviews, EVERYONE is able to run EVERYTHING on high.

I have to find those reviews, but someone else on here posted on it and played both Oblivion and Fallout 3 on it. My favorite thing is that graphics card with a gig dedicated.

 

[Sewblon]

They exist, though they are incredibly expensive and probably not worth it.

 

[mALX]

I think someone brought this up a bit ago, and I looked it up - look at these stats!

Asus W90Vp-X1 [http://computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/asus-w90vp-x1]



(unfortunately 700 over my budget) -

 

[yankeefan19]

If there is an affordable gaming laptop I want it.

 

[stinkypitz]

I remember seeing a laptop in PC gamer magazine that could play fairly new games on decent settings and was only 700 dollars, if your interested il find what it is.

 

[mALX]

If there is an affordable gaming laptop I want it.

Asus has a laptop coming that they refuse to price but it has 12 gig memory and a 5000 gig hard drive - the downfall is the graphics card, they said the best they could do is one NVidia 9800 GT or something. (which is better than I have on my desktop, but what are you going to do with all that memory and hard drive with that small a graphics card?

 

[Horticulture]

The Gateway people have been linking above has a pretty impressive GPU for a $1200 notebook. The CPU might bottleneck performance a little, though. There's an ASUS in your price range [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220491] sporting a slower GPU but faster processor with twice the cache. It might actually manage better framerates at high settings because of the smaller screen/lower resolution.

Do you need to do gaming on the go? You could get an inexpensive laptop and put together a solid gaming desktop for $1500.

 

[Joos]

If anyone has found a laptop that will play Oblivion and Fallout 3 on at least medium graphics without lag, could you please let me know? (and list the graphics, memory, hard drive, OS, etc. that comes with that laptop please?)

This one would, quite easily, since it is more powerful than the 15" alienware:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=160092

There are plenty of 17" dragtops out there than can play games, however, I wouldn't call them laptops. Portable perhaps, but I draw my laptop size at 15".

 

[yankeefan19]

good point

 

[Shath]

Well mALX it sure isnt your name lol. I own a mALX alienware laptop. Regret it each day. I'd Guess a pimped out dell XPS could do the job?

 

[mALX]

If anyone has found a laptop that will play Oblivion and Fallout 3 on at least medium graphics without lag, could you please let me know? (and list the graphics, memory, hard drive, OS, etc. that comes with that laptop please?)

This one would, quite easily, since it is more powerful than the 15" alienware:
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=160092

There are plenty of 17" dragtops out there than can play games, however, I wouldn't call them laptops. Portable perhaps, but I draw my laptop size at 15".

That was a lot lower price than the other Sagers I looked at today, some of it is because of the 15.4" whereas the ones I looked up were 17" - but it had a lot of what I think it would need (dedicated graphics, ram, at least 2.2 Ghz process speed, and faster hard drive). I customized it to the least I could stand (no TV tuner, ) - and added the least warranty I could stand, and it wasn't bad, just 1,890. Over my budget, but if I find a good one I will hold off buying and aim toward the better one (within reason, I can't hold off for the 4-6,000 ones, lol).

Thanks for showing me this one!

 

[Joos]

No worries, I think the mobile 260 GPU is going to be a killer. No deliveries until april, but I think it will be worth waiting for.

 

[KenzS]

I have a 18.6" Toshiba Qosmio, it can handle Fallout 3 as far as i know, but its an expensive laptop... $1600, and not too mention its so big i cant even find a bag for it!

why not just buy an xbox?

 

[mALX]

I have a 18.6" Toshiba Qosmio, it can handle Fallout 3 as far as i know, but its an expensive laptop... $1600, and not too mention its so big i cant even find a bag for it!

why not just buy an xbox?

I have an Xbox, I've been carrying it around with me for years, I would like something a little simpler. When you have to set it up, and the TV and stand up, all the wires for both, etc. Then carry a laptop too in order to keep up with my mail, etc. It would be much easier to just carry a laptop and one cord.