Best Gaming Laptop under $1000?

[kassuba39]

Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing a laptop in which I intend to game on. I'm simply wondering the best laptop $1000 and under. I want to play games like Skyrim, Fallout, and Cod on the go.

Must have:
- Good Brand (Acer, Asus, Dell, MSI)
- Quiet and efficient cooling
- At least 15'' screen
- Dedicated Video Graphics
- At least 500GB Hard Drive
- 4GB Memory

Thanks for your help and I'd really appreciate your feedback!

 

[kassuba39]

Can someone please help??

 

[sanilmahambre]

Sony VAIO E17 Intel Core i7 3632QM Radeon HD 7650M

throw any game on ultra high setting and it will play like a butter

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=76653&vpn=SVE17125CDB&manufacture=Sony%20VAIO&promoid=1200

 

[JackNaylorPE]

You wanted a good "brand" but most brands don't actually "make" a laptop.

The vast majority of laptops on the market are manufactured by a small handful of Taiwan-based Original Design Manufacturers (ODM), although their production bases are located mostly in mainland China. Major relationships include:

Quanta sells to (among others) HP, Lenovo, Apple, Acer, Toshiba, Dell, Sony, Fujitsu and NEC
Compal sells to (among others) Acer, Dell, Toshiba, Lenovo and HP/Compaq
Wistron (former manufacturing & design division of Acer) sells to Dell, Acer, Lenovo and HP
Inventec sells to Toshiba, HP and Lenovo
Pegatron sells to Asus, Toshiba, Apple, Dell and Acer
Foxconn sells to Asus, Dell, HP and Apple
Flextronics (former Arima Computer Corporation notebook division) sells to HP
Clevo was the supplier to Alienware pre-Dell purchase and still supplies the chassis and major parts to boutique builders such as Sager, WidowPC, Falcon Northwest etc.

I'd opt for the Asus or Clevo

http://forum.notebookreview.com/sager-clevo/91510-clevo-guide-v2-0-faq-reseller-info.html

CLEVO is a large Taiwanese computer company specializing in laptops. While the Clevo brand name is perhaps not widely known, their products are re-branded and sold by known boutique brand OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers)… notably Sager, VoodooPC, Falcon Northwest, Eurocom, etc.
They are also considered (by whoever knows about notebooks) to design and manufacturer the best of the best notebooks in terms of superior build quality and innovative designs.

I buy mine, custom built, from "Larry the Laptop Guy" ....

http://www.lpc-digital.com/notebooks.html

 

[BwwwJ1st]

http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/dell-inspiron-15r-special-edition/43227.aspx

 

[kassuba39]

Best answer selected by kassuba39.

 

[wsx123_34]

Here are some suggestions based on your budget and requirements:

http://wuggee.com/laptop/lenovo-ideapad-y580-59353260.html
http://wuggee.com/laptop/msi-ge-series-ge70-0nd-213us.html
http://wuggee.com/laptop/asus-n56vj-dh71.html

any of these models are pretty decent gaming laptops for the price you are getting them for. Good luck! 😉

 

[niceman91]

I have compiled list of most powerful gaming laptop you can get for under $1000 and it's even reach beyond your expectation specs. There's even a laptop worth even $799 if you wish to save more in that list I provided. All of them mostly 3rd generation i7 processor with 8 GB RAM and pretty decent graphic card which can play dead space 3 at ultra setting and crysis 3 at medium setting and even high for some of them. Totally complete detail for you. check this out:

TOP 5 MOST POWERFUL GAMING LAPTOP UNDER $1000 - 2013 Edition
http://www.***/most-powerful-gaming-laptop-under-1000
Just replace the *** with squidoo

 

[Oddgothgirl]

Three months ago I purchased the Y580 with these specs:

3rd generation Intel Core i7-3630QM processor
Genuine Windows 8
15.6” display ,16:9 widescreen
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 2GB graphics
8GB DDR3 memory,
750GB +64GB SSD HDD storage
Integrated Bluetooth
high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi
USB2.0
USB3.0 connectors
Backlit Keyboard
Integrated DVD Drive
Integrated 1.0M (720p HD) webcam
Dolby Home Theatre V4 audio enhancement & JBL designed speakers
HD graphics support
HDMI output
Battery Life : 4 hours
Warranty : 1 Year Limited

Boots up in less than 30 seconds. The construction appears to be solid. I like the feel of the keys. No offensive bloatware pre-installed. Plenty of bells and whistles. Skyrim and MW3 run beautifully with high+ settings.
My only complaint is that the wireless adapter has been hobbled by Lenovo to prevent connection to 5Ghz (2.4Ghz only).
The price on amazin is $999 now, Be worth buying.
See the comparison,
http://gaminglaptop1000.com/
you'll like Lenovo Y580.

I hate win8. Tried it today and it was like trying to get out from under a wet parachute. Have you tried Linux? if so what are your thoughts?

 

[SlitWeaver]

I hate win8. Tried it today and it was like trying to get out from under a wet parachute. Have you tried Linux? if so what are your thoughts?

Not sure if this thread is dead (few months old...), but there are multiple programs you can install to get rid of that horrid "Merto" or "Modern" interface:
IObit
ClassicShell

Also, great thread with great suggestions! Will be looking at all these options!

 

[Oddgothgirl]

I hate win8. Tried it today and it was like trying to get out from under a wet parachute. Have you tried Linux? if so what are your thoughts?

Not sure if this thread is dead (few months old...), but there are multiple programs you can install to get rid of that horrid "Merto" or "Modern" interface:
IObit
ClassicShell

Also, great thread with great suggestions! Will be looking at all these options!

Thanks! iobit took too long to open (i have very little patience) but I did take a look at classic shell. Very useful thanks!!

 

[Oddgothgirl]

I hate win8. Tried it today and it was like trying to get out from under a wet parachute. Have you tried Linux? if so what are your thoughts?

Not sure if this thread is dead (few months old...), but there are multiple programs you can install to get rid of that horrid "Merto" or "Modern" interface:
IObit
ClassicShell

Also, great thread with great suggestions! Will be looking at all these options!

Thanks! iobit took too long to open (i have very little patience) but I did take a look at classic shell. Very useful thanks!!

 

[SlitWeaver]

Lenovo Y500 is released now, it features NVIDIA Dual SLI GT650M GPU, the performance is better than Y580's GTX660M, see this review:
http://pcgamerhome.com/gaming-laptops-under-1000/

For just over $1k that's quite a steal! Thanks for the share!