Best Gaming Laptop for under $1200.

[silvertounge]

Hello. As the title states above, I'm looking for the best gaming laptop I can get for the money. The thing is though, I will be taking this laptop to college, and using it to type notes on. So right now, I'm just considering 15inch laptops. ( I believe a 17 inch monster woulld turn quite a few heads if i were to slam that thing down on a desk...) I'm honestly looking for something around $999, but for the sake to consider more options, I'll put a max of $1200. Currently looing at the MSI GT627.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152095
You may view that from the above link.

Just as a note, I have been looking around for quite awhile now, but my lack of knowledge on how Laptop Graphic cards ( what card is better than another) is making this decision hard.

Opinions are greatly appreciated! Looking for a push in the right direction. Thanks.

 

[Espada]

http/www.xoticpc.com/force-3551-built-msi1651id2-p-2596.html?wconfigure=yes
the new MSI MS1651 has a good video card
xoticpc is really good at customizing laptops.. especially since they dont solder their cpu youll be able to upgrade that easily.
another thing you wanna do
http/www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=5160
go to this link and it will give you the average of what video cards will do for you on a laptop hope that helps.

 

[Espada]

just realized your budget is alot higher than mine.. im spending a total of $850 for mine
Getting MSI MS1651 ID2
nVIDIA geFORCE 9600mGT DDR3 512mb
4GB OCZ 800MHZ
250gb seagate 7200.4 hard drive
Intel Wifi 5300
and my resolution is 1680x1050
forgot Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHZ 6mb L2 Cache and 1066MHZ FSB

 

[lostandwandering]

Asus G51VX: http/www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9366651&type=product&id=1218092150636

It has probably the best GPU that you are going to find in a laptop.

 

[the one with questions]

The Asus G51VX may have the best GPU, but the processor is average/ below average, and probably eats up the battery really fast.

 

[Espada]

P7350 nope p series are 25W T series 35W so they draw less power to the battery so battery will last longer.

 

[silvertounge]

Thanks for the link Espada. It helped a lot. This is defintely given me a few things to consider. More opinions/recommendatons are welcome!

 

[maldinilovegame]

ASUS G71GX-RX05 is a good choice for you

 

[lostandwandering]

ASUS G71GX-RX05 is a good choice for you

He is looking for a 15'' laptop buddy.

 

[Espada]

I did give a link for a 15inch?

 

[lostandwandering]

I did give a link for a 15inch?

I think he meant me, but that's ok. As long as he finds what he needs it doesn't matter.

 

[silvertounge]

I actually might open up a new thread in a few days, concering 17inch laptops for about the same price, but for now and this thread, I will just stick with the 15inch.

 

[johnyeah]

Assuming you're taking the laptop to class, I'd say a 14" would be a better choice.
If you're primarily leaving it back in the dorms or apartment, then I'd recommend you getting a cheap laptop or just get a desktop.

Desktop at half the price of a laptop would still perform better than a laptop.
Getting rid of it is easy, just put it on craigslist when you're going to move out, etc.

Gaming laptops are just a bad idea in general, you're paying more for less. Think twice.

 

[Espada]

Not necessarily johnyeah I have a gaming laptop.... for pure gaming, its good because when i go to lan tournaments and i have to bring my own computer easy for me to carry.. go to a friends and lan easy to bring.. its a 15.4inch with 1680x1050 resolution! so gaming laptops aren't a bad idea just depending on what game your gonna play...i play css competitively and play tf2 and l4d for fun. 9600mGT works good for me! So light and you have more space on a desk to put your books and for me my mouse pad space!

 

[silvertounge]

I plan on having a gaming Laptop and a desktop Johnyeah. The main reason, as espada has said, for how easy it will be to take to lan parties, ect. I'm not looking for a desktop replacement, but just a mobile gaming system, that I can take into class every once in awhile to take notes on. Killing two birds with one stone, you could say.

 

[silvertounge]

I appreciate all the responses guys. I've pretty much know the way I'd go in the way of 15inch laptops. I have got it down to the AsusG71GX-RX05 and the MSI GT628.

http/www.xoticpc.com/gt628-gaming-laptop-p-2631.html?wconfigure=yes
That's the link for the MSI GT628, which seems like a great buy for the money to me.
Sometime today I plan on opening a new thread for 17inch laptops with a new max price of $1350. It'd be great if you guys would like to spread your opinions on that new thread.

 

[Espada]

found this in asus website...
http/vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?board_id=3&model=G71Gx%28BestBuy%29&id=20090627114124765&page=1&SLanguage=en-us
not sure if they fixed it. but then again all post were from 6/30/2009!
hope this helped you out with the decision and nice setup with the msi laptop! i just have to say take consideration when going with 32bit to 64bit.. my sis uses 32bit which is okay but me and a couple other team mates use 64bit just because i think its good for looking at the ram. 32bit on laptop only finds 3gb of ram max, 64bit 8 gigs! with vista of course not sure about windows 7 and just tell me once you open that thread ill be glad to help!

 

[silvertounge]

Hey espda. I opened the new thread. It's "best gaming laptop for under 1350". Feel free to take a look at those 3 laptops I gave links for, and give your opinions, ect. That very first link you gave me for the GPU's, has been a ton of help!