Right. The laptop I have now is dying, and it is not dying gracefully. It has given me so much grief that when I am done with it I am literally going to rip its screen from its keyboard and beat it, then pry off all the keyboard keys with a screwdriver. Then I will light it on fire.
Anyway, my father came to me a few days ago. I've been getting some very good college offers (yeah, I'm a teenager, so kill me) so he offered to buy me a car. I told him I didn't need one, as I plan to be biking around college (I need to lose some weight, I'm afraid). So, he offered me a new computer instead, and just as he did so my computer crashed and a 4000 word, meticulously-written thesis paper was killed. So, the answer was moot; YES!
Now, the thing is, I know very little about computers. Sure, I know how to make them do what I want, and I know how to fix most software problems, but I'm always at a loss about hardware. Therefore, I would like one of you esteemed PC gamers to recommend a good gaming laptop for me.
I know, I know, I'm one of those misinformed people who oogle at Alienware computers, but I don't plan on upgrading my computer as time goes on, as I'm primarily a console player. I'd just like a computer that'll let me smoothly play current-gen games throughout the early years of college, as I'm going to a medical honors college and soon my time for games will become limited. I would normally ask my dad (a computer professional) about this sort of thing, but he is one of those people who thinks that video games are TEH EVILZ.
Now remember, my parents were planning on buying me a brand-new car, so said they wouldn't mind an expensive, high end laptop. However, cheap is good, as always.
Oh, and it needs to have a good Vista program. One that'll be compatible with older operating systems (I think there's a version that isn't compatible, am I right?)
Anyway, my father came to me a few days ago. I've been getting some very good college offers (yeah, I'm a teenager, so kill me) so he offered to buy me a car. I told him I didn't need one, as I plan to be biking around college (I need to lose some weight, I'm afraid). So, he offered me a new computer instead, and just as he did so my computer crashed and a 4000 word, meticulously-written thesis paper was killed. So, the answer was moot; YES!
Now, the thing is, I know very little about computers. Sure, I know how to make them do what I want, and I know how to fix most software problems, but I'm always at a loss about hardware. Therefore, I would like one of you esteemed PC gamers to recommend a good gaming laptop for me.
I know, I know, I'm one of those misinformed people who oogle at Alienware computers, but I don't plan on upgrading my computer as time goes on, as I'm primarily a console player. I'd just like a computer that'll let me smoothly play current-gen games throughout the early years of college, as I'm going to a medical honors college and soon my time for games will become limited. I would normally ask my dad (a computer professional) about this sort of thing, but he is one of those people who thinks that video games are TEH EVILZ.
Now remember, my parents were planning on buying me a brand-new car, so said they wouldn't mind an expensive, high end laptop. However, cheap is good, as always.
Oh, and it needs to have a good Vista program. One that'll be compatible with older operating systems (I think there's a version that isn't compatible, am I right?)
