Posted by Well after years of having an HP Pavillion Laptop (dv4) i came to realized that the graphic card build it there really suck! so i sold it and now saving up more money to buy the a new laptop built for gaming. So far i narrowed it down to 2 laptops. BUT IF YOU KNOW OF ANOTHER LAPTOP THAT IS SIMILAR TO MY NEED. PLEASE TELL ME PLUS RELIABLE WEBSITES TO BUY IT FROM.
So which of the two laptops bellow do you know will fit my requirements?
My Budget: a little bit over ,600
What I’m Looking For: The best gaming laptop for 00, 15-18 inches, be able to handle games like Crysis, Dragon Age Origins and Mass Effect 2 on the highest setting ( or at least high setting) need the best graphic card and processor.
Between The Two Laptops: I’m leaning toward to the Asus G73JH-A1 more
Asus G73JH-A1 — ,609 (Deal I Got From Xoticpc.com)
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- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920×1080)
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee
- – Intel® Core™ i7-720QM, 1.60-2.80GHz, (45nm, 6MB L3 cache
- IC Diamond Thermal Compound – CPU + GPU FREE w/ CPU Upgrade
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- 8,192MB (8GB) DDR3 1066MHz Dual Channel Memory (2GBx4)
- – 4X Blu-Ray Reader / 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- – 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- – 500GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Buffer (Serial-ATA II 3GB/s)
- Internal 8-in-1 Card Reader: MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory Stick/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless B/G/N – Stock Wireless Card
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- Asus G Series Gaming Mouse
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Pre-Installed + Drivers & Utilities Disk
-Create backup recovery DVD
- 2 Year ASUS GLOBAL Warranty, 24/7 Support, 1 Year Accidental Coverage & 2-Way Pre-Paid Shipping for Repairs (N.A. Accidental Requires Registration w/ ASUS)
Toshiba Quosmio X505-Q887 — ,500 (Deal I Got From Toshiba.com)
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Display
Diagonal Size : 18.4"
Max Resolution : 1680×945 (HD+), Supports 720p content, 16:9 aspect ratio
Technology : HD+ TruBrite® TFT LCD widescreen display
Processor (CPU)
Type : Intel® Core™ i7-740QM
Memory
4GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 360M
2298MB total: 1GB GDDR5 discrete memory + up to 1274MB shared memory w/NVIDIA® TurboCache™ technology
Hard Drive
500GB 7200rpm
Communication
Modem : No Modem port
LAN : 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
WLAN : Wi-Fi® Wireless networking (802.11b/g/n)
Bluetooth : Bluetooth® V2.1 + EDR
Input
Premium US LED backlit keyboard with 10-Key Pad (Black)
Volume Control (Up & Down)
Mute button
Media button
TouchPad™ pointing device with multi touch control
TOSHIBA eco utility™ (Energy-saving mode)
CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track)
Audio
Built-in microphone
harman/kardon® stereo speakers
S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
Microphone jack (mono)
Headphone jack (stereo)
Interface
1 x eSATA/USB (2.0) combo port with Sleep and Charge
3 x USB (2.0)
1 x i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
1 x HDMI-CEC (Regza Link™)
Optical Drive
Blu-ray Disc™ ROM and DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash®
Slots
Card Reader : Memory Card Reader, S/P DIF output port (shared with headphone port)
ExpressCard™ Slot
Microphone
Built into LCD bezel
Camera
Built into LCD bezel
Power
Battery : 12-cell High Capacity Li-Ion 87Wh
AC Adapter : 180W (19V x 9.5A) Auto-sensing,100-240V AC Adapter
Battery Life : up to 3.77 hours
Security
HDD Recovery
Security Cable Lock Slot
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Dimensions and Weight
Weight : Starting at 9.70 lbs.
Software
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
TOSHIBA ConfigFree®
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
Hard disc (HDD) recovery
TOSHIBA Recovery Disk Creator
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)
Microsoft® Works Version 9.0
TOSHIBA Face Recognition
TOSHIBA Power-saving Eco utility™
Microsoft® Windows Live Essentials including Photo Gallery
Messenger
Mail
Writer and Movie Maker.
TOSHIBA DVD Player with Resolution+ Upconvert Technology
TOSHIBA Media Controller
Microsoft® Silverlight™
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30-day trial)
Dolby® Home Theater®
TOSHIBA ReelTime™
Available Color
Fusion® Finish in Omega Black
IM sorry Alienware isnt an option. I could get the same hardwares with the Asus and Toshiba for 1000 less. so its way overprice for all. that lightshow. i really cant decide. both asus & toshiba has some problem with their laptop. which one should i go with? which one is the more reliable laptop that wont break down on me
Hi Jason!
I think HP brand is better. Get HEWLETT PACKARD – HP Pavilion dv6t
Quad Edition Espresso Black , Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
(1.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB) , 6GB DDR3,
250GB 7200RPM SATA HD, 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M,
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support,
Webcam + Fingerprint Reader, Wireless-G Card,
15.6" diagonal High Definition LED HP Brightview Widescreen Display (1366×768),
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, Microsoft Works 9.0
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038Z48Q6?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-post-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0038Z48Q6
Consider an Alienware as well. They are designed for gaming after all. Dell XPS computers are also a gaming focused computer brand.
Otherwise, go with the Toshiba.
Definitely an Alienware.
I would suggest ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH-A1 17-Inch Gaming Laptop
this product and it performs really well I would definitely suggest
ASUS Republic of Gamers G73JH-A1 17-Inch Gaming Laptop
*1.6GHz Intel i7-720QM Quad-Core Processor
*8GB DDR3 1066MHz; 4 SODIMM Sockets; up to 8GB
*1TB (500G 7200RPM x2) HDD; Blue-Ray Disk Combo Drive; 802.11 b/g/n
*17.3-Inch Full HD LED Display; ATI 5870 Graphics with 1G GDDR5; 2.0M Webcam
*Windows Home Premium 64-bit Operating System; Gaming Backpack and Mouse
http://www.amazon.com/Republic-Gamers-G73JH-A1-17-Inch-Gaming/dp/B0039825JE/?tag=klnprk-20
Also check out at Ebay there are really good deals going
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574865779&toolid=10001&campid=5336440665&customid=klnprk&mpre=http%3a%2f%2fshop.ebay.com%2fi.html%3f_nkw%3dAcer%2bAspire%2bAS5251%26_sacat%3d0%26_odkw%3dlaptop%26_osacat%3d0%26bkBtn%3d%26_trksid%3dp3286.m270.l1313
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HP ENVY 17-1011NR NoteBook Intel Core i7 720QM(1.60GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory 640GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850
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Sony vaio f series VPCF12JFX/B
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I know what you’re saying, but I’m seriously recommending you check out Alienware. Like someone said they are "designed" for gamers like us. Every bit of it is designed with high end long lasting hardware. You already sais Asus and Toshiba have problems, I have NEVER heard anyone that had a problem with an alienware computer. For less than that $1600 you could have a kickass alienware laptop. The M15 I think starts at $899, add a couple extra features and you’re about $1000 in already. I had a Toshiba and granted it worked great for awhile but after about 4-5 years it just died on me. Don’t know much about Asus though.
Also both those laptops are using integrated memory I don’t care if it goes up to 3gigs, if it’s shared it’s NOT for gaming. I’m telling you Alienware is the way, they use MXM cards which are NOT integrated into the motherboard and are upgradeable.