Best Laptop for $600 that Plays Minecraft and Fast?

[Iceycold]

Title says all. I can use Newegg, really any website that is cheap.

I need a laptop for $600 that is fairly fast and can play minecraft well (java game).

Is the Alienware M11x any good for $900?

Thanks

 

[hgiurgiu]

Here is an Asus G74SX
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+17.3%22+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/4566495.p?id=1218492352640&skuId=4566495

 

[hgiurgiu]

I hope is not a scam
http://www.computerhardweas.com/zen-cart-v150-full-release-12302011/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=8_13&products_id=81

 

[Iceycold]

COURSE IT IS. I'll wait for it to come back on newegg for less 😀 😀

 

[hgiurgiu]

Or the previous model of Asus: G73SW
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-NEW-ASUS-G73SW-XR1-i7-2630QM-2-0GHz-8GB-RAM-640GB-HDD-17-3-1920-X-1080-/280827826671

This seller is looks ok and it has 3 year warranty.

The videocard is 460M which is a little weaker then 560M but more powerful then 555M. And the price is closer to $1000 target.

Basically if you consider 560M is 100% then 460M is 90% and 555M - 65%.

It seems that are a lot of offers for Asus G73SW on ebay.

 

[ZanderFX]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246328


Will do everything you need for 50$ under your original budget. You will also get way better battery life than going with those other solutions. Play minecraft on the integrated gpu and battery for hours and hours. Switch to the dedicated and plug in for the big stuff. Using a similar machine and it overclocks easy if you need it and performs great.

 

[WR2]

That blasted right past the original budget about 20 posts ago.

 

[ZanderFX]

That blasted right past the original budget about 20 posts ago.

LOL. Yeah thats the way it is with laptop shopping. You start out modest, and then end up believing you need 2grand worth of I7 and 580gtx to game. It is hard to believe that 600 nowdays will buy a pretty decent machine. I guess people get convinced that they need 60+fps at ultra settings when really your xboxes and such run alot of stuff at 30-40fps and low equivalent graphics and the masses are happy.

If you truly crave the ultra performance then a laptop is not the way.

 

[hgiurgiu]

Here is a good article about mobile vs desktop video cards performance
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-6990m-geforce-gtx-580m-deception,3118.html

I subscribe to the idea of building a desktop: you can very easy upgrade your system. The i5-2500k processor is also quad-core and supports strong OC; the mobile i5 is only dual-core.

 

[Iceycold]

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