Never had a gaming laptop.... help! notebook/tablet

[Allanon]

Thanks for the help ZD, I'm definitely interested in Acer one at 850. Those specs seem to be pretty darned good for that price, and as the top graphic demanding game that I will be playing for a while is Guild Wars 2. I think that will do just fine.

[simkiller]

Thanks for the info zero!

[Preacher]

ZD for President 2016!

[ZeroDamage]

Thanks for the help ZD, I'm definitely interested in Acer one at 850. Those specs seem to be pretty darned good for that price, and as the top graphic demanding game that I will be playing for a while is Guild Wars 2. I think that will do just fine.

 

I recommend an extra expense and get a cooling pad for the gaming laptop. They all tend to be poor in ventilation.

[shaftiel]

This is what I ended up getting. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834200776&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-

 

 

Seemed to have everything you guys said it needed, and at a great price. Only down side is that its refurb... but I've had refurbs before with 0 issues.. so heres hoping!

 

 

Thanks for all your help!

 

 

 

 

Shaftiel

[Biggs]

Dude, you got a Dell!

[walkingCat]

What's wrong with Dell?

[crasx]

I'm going to need one for ffo also, theres no way I'm lugging my tower.

 

I currently have a macbook pro I love but it couldn't handle any gaming. I can't use a laptop keyboard for gaming so I would bring an external keyboard/mouse.

Don't want to spend too much, I will look through what people posted but can anyone send suggestions?

Maybe I can just use my mbp? but the graphics is only 256mb

[TheDude]

I'm going to need one for ffo also, theres no way I'm lugging my tower.

 

I currently have a macbook pro I love but it couldn't handle any gaming. I can't use a laptop keyboard for gaming so I would bring an external keyboard/mouse.

Don't want to spend too much, I will look through what people posted but can anyone send suggestions?

Maybe I can just use my mbp? but the graphics is only 256mb

 

You can borrow mine, on the condition that you come get it yourself and bring me with you to FFO.

 

Edit: and take me back afterwards

Edited February 20, 2013 by TheDude

[crasx]

I'm gunna catch a ride with walkingcat from chicago. I don't have a drivers license and I think belgum is a bit out of the way =p

[TheDude]

I'm gunna catch a ride with walkingcat from chicago. I don't have a drivers license and I think belgum is a bit out of the way =p

 

Not by that much, and as i recall you don't need a license for swimming...

 

[crasx]

I'm on a boat and it's going fast and

[Biggs]

catch a ride

Edited February 21, 2013 by Biggs

[Preacher]

I'm going to need one for ffo also, theres no way I'm lugging my tower.

 

I currently have a macbook pro I love but it couldn't handle any gaming. I can't use a laptop keyboard for gaming so I would bring an external keyboard/mouse.

Don't want to spend too much, I will look through what people posted but can anyone send suggestions?

Maybe I can just use my mbp? but the graphics is only 256mb

 

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=8510W-C2D240-PB-R&cat=NBB

[crasx]

hows this?

 

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=4978351&sku=A50-156422

[ZeroDamage]

hows this?

 

http://www.tigerdire...&sku=A50-156422

 

Not bad. the 635M graphics is near the top of the class-2 video card. Looks like a good deal to me.

[lousiest]

Where do you find a list that compares laptop graphics cards?

[shaftiel]

I used this site when I bought my laptop in the summer of 2011. It gives you an idea where the video card of the laptop you are considering places among the hundreds of options out there. There are so many. http://www.notebookc...ards.130.0.html

 

 

 

Here. It was farther up in the thread.

 

 

 

 

Shaftiel

Edited March 5, 2013 by shaftiel

[Pronouncemyname]

hows this?

 

http://www.tigerdire...&sku=A50-156422

 

Not bad. the 635M graphics is near the top of the class-2 video card. Looks like a good deal to me.

 

It I had to guess I'd say it'd run any game on the market, probably on med-high settings. Its a good deal for the price.

 

My laptop (and currently only PC) has a 560M. I can almost max out games like L4D2 (everything maxed except AA, because those fireworks are a FPS killer) with it.

Edited March 5, 2013 by Pronouncemyname

[crasx]

how about http://tech.woot.com/offers/hp-17-3-dual-core-laptop-5

[Static]

make sure you dont get it based on design unless you like it as alienware etc,, sell for double even triple the price because they have a cool look