1. My price range is 2000-2400$
2. I am looking for either a 15 or 17inch screen
3. preferably at 1600x900
4. I am looking for a desktop replacement
5. battery life is a non issue as I will be plugged in most of the time
6. I am looking to play games at medium to high settings with good framerates (I.E. SC2 or GW2 or Black ops)
7. I will primarily be either gaming, watching movies(netflix), or doing basic stuff with excel word
8. I would like as much storage as possible 1t if possible
9. I am considering going to alienware(alienware.com) but would love other suggestions
10. I will need this laptop for 3years
11. The optical drive is unimportant so long as it has one obviously
12. I have not purchased a gaming laptop yet and do not care as to the brand so long as it delivers the quality gaming experience I am looking for. That being said, I don't have a lot of experience with these types of products as I have primarily been a desktop user.
13. I am in the US
14. I am really just looking for a solid gaming laptop within my budget range that will last me the 3 years. I am not super picky about whether it will be at the maxed out graphics settings for most games because medium does it for me. I know that alienware is seen as an overpriced brand but I simply don't know enough about other brands to know about their quality and specifications. The current computer I am looking at has the following specs and is an alienware 17 inch laptop.
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
VIDEO CARD 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M
HARD DRIVE 1.5TB Raid 0 (2x 750GB 7,200RPM)
LCD PANEL 17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
If anyone has any insight as to whether this will be adequate for my needs or if I am making a mistake or if there is a better place to get this type of product I would really appreciate the help!
2. I am looking for either a 15 or 17inch screen
3. preferably at 1600x900
4. I am looking for a desktop replacement
5. battery life is a non issue as I will be plugged in most of the time
6. I am looking to play games at medium to high settings with good framerates (I.E. SC2 or GW2 or Black ops)
7. I will primarily be either gaming, watching movies(netflix), or doing basic stuff with excel word
8. I would like as much storage as possible 1t if possible
9. I am considering going to alienware(alienware.com) but would love other suggestions
10. I will need this laptop for 3years
11. The optical drive is unimportant so long as it has one obviously
12. I have not purchased a gaming laptop yet and do not care as to the brand so long as it delivers the quality gaming experience I am looking for. That being said, I don't have a lot of experience with these types of products as I have primarily been a desktop user.
13. I am in the US
14. I am really just looking for a solid gaming laptop within my budget range that will last me the 3 years. I am not super picky about whether it will be at the maxed out graphics settings for most games because medium does it for me. I know that alienware is seen as an overpriced brand but I simply don't know enough about other brands to know about their quality and specifications. The current computer I am looking at has the following specs and is an alienware 17 inch laptop.
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2720QM 2.2GHz (3.3GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS)
VIDEO CARD 2GB GDDR5 AMD Radeon™ HD 6970M
HARD DRIVE 1.5TB Raid 0 (2x 750GB 7,200RPM)
LCD PANEL 17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
If anyone has any insight as to whether this will be adequate for my needs or if I am making a mistake or if there is a better place to get this type of product I would really appreciate the help!