Best Gaming Laptop under 1500

[adreen]

Well I don't only mean the weight, I meant the overall size/weight in general. It's a full size DTR so it's not gonna be as thin/small/light as a 15.4", it really depends on what the end-user wants.
I have nothing against Dell's, I just feel notebooks should be compact. Just IMO.
Obviously some people are gonna prefer a bigger screen or killer performance, to each his/her own.
I think the Acer TM8402 minus all the problems+667 ram instead of 533 would be my dream machine. Decent size, thin, beautiful, and pretty dang powerful.

 

[Mech]

You said everything I wanted to say Adreen 8) It all depends on personal peference/need. For me, I DON'T want anything bigger than 15.4, since anything like 17 would be simply too big and I will not like using it. Therefore, I may have to settle for lappys with slightly slower performance, but I doubt I'd have much time for serious gaming in college anyway... :?
Acer Ferrari 4006.....if ONLY it'd come with the Radeon X1600....*drools*
BTW, the fact that Acer's can't be configured is really...odd lol. And that really displeases me :twisted:

 

[bluescreens]

I had to make a similar decision when I bought a 12.1" Apple Powerbook. Most vendors don't put serious graphics hardware into their 12" form factors, so it was difficult getting anything much better than integrated graphics. Even Apple (a company that doesn't use integrated graphics) only put the nVidia 5200 in there, so performance is pretty poor. It's all a tradeoff between size, weight, cost, and a variety of other factors. I decided I didn't need to game on it, and so the portability has been a big plus for me.

 

[Mech]

I see. Personally, I don't like the 17 screens because they tend to get PRETTY HEAVY And to tell you the truth, I don't think I'd ever need that big of a screen anyway lol. But yes, you're right, one has to trade size, weight, and portability for performance. (Well you CAN have both, if you want to spend $2500+ lol).

 

[lunyone]

Just thought I would add my 2 cents. I have been perusing through several different sites to find a decent gaming laptop for under $1,500 and have only found a few that have a decent GPU.
The Dell e1705 is one of them that has the 7800 GPU and can be had easily under the $1500 mark. Yes I would like to have the 7200rpm hard drive, but Dell definately inflates the price quite a bit along with there memory prices.
One of the biggest problems I have with most major retail/etailer chains (Dell, HP, Gateway, etc), is that the proprietary hardware that is generally used, they try to force you to buy their stuff. I especially don't like the software that comes PRELOADED on their systems. I have had several computers in my life. My most recent ones have been an IBM 266mhz AMD K6, Compaq 500mhz AMD K6-2, Dell Latitude C400/PIII 866mhz, and 3 other home built systems (2 AMD's and 1 Intel P4).
Out of the 3 pre-configured systems that I have, the IBM is the one that I liked the best. Mainly because it was always bug and BSOD free (Win95SE, now sitting in garage since I have newer gaming systems)! It also didn't have alot of unnessary software crap that came with it.
But getting back to the original question, I would have to agree that the Dell seems to be a better buy, assuming you get the coupon codes. If there wasn't a coupon offered than I would probably side with the newer MSI-1036. It has the 17" screen and 256mb of x700 GPU, but as stated earlier, the X700 is starting to become a little dated, but that shouldn't change things too much.
Just thought I would give my opinion and hope that this helps out.

 

[killernotebooks]

If anyone who buys a DELL is in need of a 7,200 rpm hard drive. I have a 200 gig 7,200 rpm SATA notebook hard drive I accidentally purchased that I can't use.

DELL get $365 for this "upgrade". If I got $175 shipped I would be happy.

 

[ap90033]

FYI had my dell e1705 for over a year now, love it! went to LAN Man in KY (4 days round the clock gaming) and played 8-10 hours a day and not one problem

 

[ap90033]

Oh sorry killer didnt know you posted. I sold the dell to a friend and it still works GREAT. And what a GREAT deal... I bought a Gateway P-6831 FX laptop from best buy for $1250, here are the specs
Core 2 1.67 ghz, 3 Gig DDR2 Ram, 250 GIG SATA Drive, 17 Inch 1440x900 Screen, Bluetooth, Firewire, 5 in 1 media reader, Vista Home Premium, DVDRW, NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GTS 512 MEG (beats 8700 and 7950 by quite a bit), and it came with my choice free game.
CPU is P Socket and is highly upgradeable, and with 3 gigs ram (runnning dual channel) seems like a great system for less than $1300 bucks... I figured since you never answered you would have anything then or now that would be this good so I went ahead and got it...

 

[darkstarcomputers]

hello everyone,

I been looking at these post and been laughing like crazy between the fights of bluescreen and killer computers...

But i agree and disagree with bluescreen

for laptops i recommend a intel based system with a 8800gtx x2 and at least a 2.3 ghz core duo and at least 2 gigs of ram for a laptop around $1500

for Desktops i recommend a AMD Phenom black edition with (which is quad core) 3.04ghz and at least 4 gigs of ram and a ASUS M5N MB and a ATI 3750 crossfire ready GPU and at least a 650-1000 watt ultra X3 power supply and a 250gig HD

 

[darkstarcomputers]

And one more thing killernotebooks. did you copy and paste your killernotebooks logo from the Killer NIC card ?? lol cause sure does look alike 😛

 

[darkstarcomputers]

OH OH one more thing killer wireless A/B/G is outdated try using wireless N with Draft technology

 

[frozenlead]

This thread is over 2 years old, give it up.

 

[endrewsmith]

Hello everyone.
Can anyone here please suggest me some decent configuration as i m planning to buy a new acer notebook?
I use adobe photoshop, MS office and also do a little bit of gaming.
So please suggest according to this.
Thanks in advance.

I'd say don't bother acer. It is as good as garbage. I know you would be enticed by its spec to price ratio but it just not worth it. I had mine for over a year until all the plastic around the hinges came off from normal use and then one hinge broke. Before then the adapter toasted. Think about other brands like sony may be.

 

[endrewsmith]

Hello everyone.
Can anyone here please suggest me some decent configuration as i m planning to buy a new acer notebook?
I use adobe photoshop, MS office and also do a little bit of gaming.
So please suggest according to this.
Thanks in advance.

Get to the nearest shop and try this VAIO. Spec is impressive I'd say.

http/www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10132919&catid=26955#

 

[endrewsmith]

Hey mate thanks for sharing this link.
I liked it but i also want an elegant skin on my notebook so i have searched a lot on internet regarding this and came through this website http://www.decalskin.com/[/url], Is this website is really good in providing notebooks with nice skins?

Sorry I can't comment on that cuz I've never used decals before.

 

[alouis6]

I am amused at the arguments I see here. It is my experience that no one can push a PC on some one who has already made up their mind. I must admit, I have more Dell systems come in than any other manufacturer. Is that because they have a steam roller like advetising that has everybody thinking the only pc is a Dell? I don't know. I only can speak from my personal experience.

The same holds true in the processor area. I personally prefer AMD. I have had many people at the local comunity college tell me that AMD is not capable of running most programs. This from the teachers that are training our next generation of techs. I don't know. I have done many repairs from some of the students there-- a local shop employees them as they go through their 2 yr course.


My laptop has a AMD Turion, and currently only 2 G ram because I had a customer that needed the extra ram really bad and fast so I took it out of my system. So I guess that many shops give that extra special service.

One point to keep in mind, the computer is only as good as the service that backs it. I am not going to say I am anti Intel. My destop has an i7 in it. It is just an economy build and I am reserving my AMD for my toy.

Watch out for the weak point on any laptop- the power connection to the mother board. Also, buyer beware of any locally added spyware like application that a lot of businesses like to add to their pcs.

 

[ianholt60]

Hi everyone.
I am buying a new notebook soon having elegant skin so while searching on internet i found a website http/www.decalskin.com/ ,
Is this website is really good in providing notebooks with nice skins?

 

[Geeksire]

If you like gaming, as much as I do, go for Asus or Sager (I'm not sure about Sager because I've never bought from them) but I'm pretty sure there pretty good as well. Let me send you a link to Asus's new laptop that they have for a good 1500-1600 and their older version.

Asus G72:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220669
or
Asus G73:
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220704
(This one is sold out for now but sooner or later they'll get a shipment. This computer has the best graphics card for now, and I recommend for anybody who loves a good gaming computer from Asus.)

Hope this helps!

 

[alouis6]

I am reading and writing this on a AMD turion 64 bit system. Chose this because AMD still holds the market as a very stable portable processor. I have no problems using it as I have far fewer AMD systems come in for major processor issues than Intel

 

[buwish]

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