Poll: Gaming Laptops: What brands?

[Skuffyshootster]

Well, I've been looking into purchasing a laptop (As in, a LAPTOP. Not a DESKTOP. Don't try to convince me otherwise.) for school, but I'm hoping to do some gaming on the side. But I don't know where to buy from, so I was hoping the Escapist could share their experiences with certain companies, what to look for, etc. etc.

Budget is $1,000 to $1,500, if you need to know.

 

[Grayson Illo]

Ailenware M17x runs Crysis on 'Very High' settings, something even destops couldn't do two years ago. However it costs about 4k, with the additional parts and all. So I suggest going Asus G73JH.

 

[KRbertsproduck5]

World of Warcraft does really well on a Mac. But there are almost no games for the Mac so I would stay way from is if I were you.

 

[Skuffyshootster]

So I suggest going Asus G73JH.

Wow, that seems like a great value for the price, but the size kind of puts me off.

 

[NorthernTrooper]

I bought a Dell XPS M1730 two years back, and while gaming laptops are good, I highly Highly HIGHLY recommend you reconsider and spend the same budget on a gaming desktop. You get much better performance, plus the ability to upgrade down the road.

 

[The Infinite]

Personally I would stay away from Alienware, sure their stuff is crazy awesome but it's darned expensive for it's specs. What I'm currently using is an MSi GT628, not had a problem with it yet. Handled every single game I've thrown at it and I'm well pleased with it's performance. ASUS also make rather good laptops too so I recommend them as well.

 

[gl1koz3]

I suggest you look at warranty too. A laptop has a 99% chance of death within 3 years. And you can't really "just fix" those things.

 

[Judgement101]

Just go with alienware.

 

[gl1koz3]

lol 99% chance, really... Fascinating? Love how you pull stats out of your ass, any other magic tricks? As a side note yes you can fix notebooks, there are guides all over the net most high end gaming laptops have user replaceable parts as well.

Great. I can almost see how an average joe gets his notebook fixed by himself. Also, if I say I pulled it from some other ass, will you love me more?

More tricks: The sun rises each day. It is only my experience. Judging that is hitting a brick wall. kthxbai.

 

[Radeonx]

Considering that you say that you need this for school, I think you're being foolish for not considering the netbook/desktop combination which provides portability and power in two discrete packages, but hey, it's your back and your money.

I'd pay attention to this.
Being a college student, and experiencing both first hand, I can say that a netbook/desktop is not only easier than a gaming laptop, but far cheaper.
But as for brands, get an ASUS.

 

[Craftybonds]

Gaming Laptop = Oxymoron

But if that doesn't change your mind, iBuyPower makes pretty good products for relatively cheap prices. i've been using an iBuyPower desktop for about 3 years now, and it still plays most current-release games. i paid about 1/4 of the price of an alienware desktop with nearly the same specs.

Not gonna lie though, if you know how to assemble your own computer, buying from a gaming company seriously isn't going to give you much of an advantage, besides having too many fluorescent lights in your tower with plexiglass walls, and having about 100-500 less dollars in your pocket.

EDIT: oh right, laptop. ignore the second paragraph there.

 

[The Procrastinated End]

Well without a budget I'd say Alienware but with it I'd go with Asus