Anything better than this for <= $800?

[kilmeister]

Is there a laptop that has better gaming power than the MSI CX61 or the Acer Aspire V3 for $800 or less? (No Asus please, bad history with them). Which is better of the two listed? I used to think Acer was a very cheap company, has it changed over the past few years?

(exact MSI CX61) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152377

(alternative Acer choice) http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314017

Not looking or anything super crazy. Going abroad soon and want to be able to play Dota 2 and whatever new games on decent settings, basically casually gaming (high at 35~ fps would be great). Thanks for the help.

 

[Jim_L9]

The video card will make the biggest difference in your scenario. Here is what I found regarding the performance:

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-730M.84681.0.html

There won't be much difference and it looks like medium settings are more realistic.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

High wont work on either...medium /low maybe...

All the best Brett