Acer 5560g for gaming

[warzinak]

Hey guys, i want to get my girlfriend a laptop for her birthday because she wants to play games like Guild Wars 2 and Diablo 3 with me...we dont have room for another computer so looking for a cheapish laptop...
I found the Acer 5560g for £375 and am considering buying it but wanted some advice before i purchase as i cannot find much information about it. would possibly go up to £450 but would rather not as its already expensive as it is...

 

[warzinak]

yes its the same one...
i dont know if im alowed to post ebay links but this is the one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271024408816&clk_rvr_id=369408192586

 

[Maxx_Power]

in ths US there is a 5560G version with the Radeon 7670M. Can you find such a thing?

Exactly, make sure to get a laptop cheap or not, with a discrete video card.

 

[warzinak]

or i see another seller offering a Acer Aspire 5755G-32354G50Mnks for £399 (plus discount if i pick up)...would this be a better deal for sameish price?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acer-Aspire-5755G-32354G50Mnks-Core-i3-Gaming-Laptop-NX-RV3EK-001-4GB-DDR3-500G-/200790030185#ht_994wt_1401

 

[warzinak]

sorry for double post...wont let me edit...
i just realised its a dual core so prob wont be as good...
anyway i talked about it with my girlfriend and she said we should spend abit more and get something better....maybe around £450-500.
anyone have any ideas on something more future proof?

 

[warzinak]

because shes afraid that newer games...in a year or 2 wont play on it and she wont be able to play with me which is why she wants it in the first place.

 

[Maxx_Power]

because shes afraid that newer games...in a year or 2 wont play on it and she wont be able to play with me which is why she wants it in the first place.

If that is a consideration, then get the laptop with a FAST GPU. Not too many games have ever been CPU intensive, they all tend to be GPU intensive.

 

[warzinak]

still stuck... her birthdays in 10 days now and we still havent decided on what to get....
still temped to get the 5560g for £370....
we are just worried about making a big mistake...our budget is around £450 but dont want to spend that if it wont make much difference....
any other laptops in the price range that are worth considering?

 

[warzinak]

thanks il get that then...wish family was coming over from America!! its $400 there which is like £250 🙁