Best gaming /enertainment laptop under $900? All arguments welcome!

[Guest]

Any ideas? I need a computer that can play all the latest games, but still has good multitasking capabilities, and is under $900.

 

[xl_480]

y500 or y400 great value for under 900USD

 

[olin9]

The Y500 is on sale on the Lenovo site for $470 off.

i7
GT750 2 GB
8 GB ram

 

[Guest]

Sorry I'm new, didn't know i had to fill this out.....

1. What is your budget? 900ish

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 15in

3. What screen resolution do you want?1600x900

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? uh both-ish?

5. How much battery life do you need? At least a few hours. More would definitely be better, but it's not like a dealbreaker or anything.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)? Alan Wake on High, Minecraft, Warframes High, PlanetSide 2, High, maybe some BF3 or 4, high or medium.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) Youtube, Video Processing, maybe Word.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? 750-1TB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. www.newegg.com

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? A few years at least.

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? CD/DVD drive would be nice, I guess.
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

13. What country do you live in? USA

 

[Prostar Computer]

The GeForce 750M in the mentioned Lenovo is not quite considered gaming class, but it is definitely capable of running quite a few modern games on at least medium high - ultra settings. I digress, the Y series is a pretty good deal with its current config.