Best gaming laptop for around $1,500

[CORKNUTZ69]

I've been looking at Alienware, and the known good gaming laptop makers but just seems there are alot of options. Like I'm a dell fan, my last vostro 1700 worked great for wow etc. The price is flexible but I want something that can play all current games on max settings etc.

 

[CORKNUTZ69]

While I'm waiting for my beauty to show up, quick questions. To install that crucial SSD, I will need to remove current HD and plug crucial into that slot I';m assuming? Or is it just jumpered to determine which is primary. Also, I'm assuming that I would make the crucial primary and install operating system and all programs/games to the crucial then any other saved garage drirect to the 2nd harddrive?? Since its only 250 GB I dont want to fill er up too fast.........

 

[Maziar]

Yep,you have to remove your HD and plug the SSD in to it and install the HDD in the optic bay(it should recognize the SSD as the main drive and the HDD as the second one)

 

[CORKNUTZ69]

So do I need a harddrive caddy then? It had an option for 3 harddrives, 2 normal and the third if you wanted it you would have to order no dvd and add a hardrive caddy. I took it as I could fit 2 harddrives without having to remove the dvd rom.

 

[Maziar]

Oh,then you don't need caddy.I first thought it has 2 options for HDDs

 

[CORKNUTZ69]

Cool thanks!

 

[CORKNUTZ69]

FYI WR2/Maziar: Received my 8180 Sager and its the badonk........super massively huge but I love it.......25 lb beast when shoved into the bag with all the goodies, I posted in that other guys forum about that jowa bag to see how/where he got the bag for it. I like the idea of having some padding lol. I got it all loaded up and it screams.......graphics cranked on batman ark, Rage, Call of duty 4 etc. etc. all works great. Thanks again. Dual radeon vids seem to rock I've always been a Nvidia Gforce fan but may be rethinking on home pc builds now lol.

 

[CORKNUTZ69]

Still cant break my 5.9 rating on hardrive on windows performance but from what I'm reading its hard/impossible to do??? I installed the crucial SSD as primary/500 Sata secondary. Still didnt break it. Unless it tests both drives and the sata drags it down?

 

[Maziar]

Congrats ! 😀
Well,if the SSD is is the main drive,then your score shouldn't be 5.9.But TBH,windows score isn't important at all.
Try running a SSD benchmark such as "Crystal disk info" to check your read/write speeds

 

[anies45laura]

I think a Lenovo Y570 086264U is suitable for playing games. Its price is $1,000.47. You can find some more gaming laptops at this page:
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