Gaming laptop for... Diablo 3! :)

[rabbitee]

1. What is your budget? Around $1000.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? I don't really mind but more than 13

3. What screen resolution do you want? Doesn't matter

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? portable.

5. How much battery life do you need? doesnt matter.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
World or warcraft with low/medium setting (but still smooth) and I want to play Diablo 3 with medium to high settings.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? Internet, watch movies, skype.


8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? I don't know but not much

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
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10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? Few years (2/3)

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Doesn't matter !

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
None

13. What country do you live in?

France but I guess i can buy on US website and/or my boyfriend who lives in US can get it for me.

Thanks everyone

 

[absorber]

Not going to go into a lot of detail, but for processor I would recommend AMD's Llano chips, or if you can wait a month maybe Trinity, the next generation. These APUs combine cpu power with gpu power, very handy.

 

[rabbitee]

Ha thanks for advice! I'll look on internet

 

[Warmacblu]

Anything with a dedicated GPU will be good. My Zenbook with Intel's HD 3000 GPU can run the game just fine on the lowest settings.

 

[rabbitee]

What about the medium setting? I saw this computer > HP Pavilion dv6 Select Edition 15.6" Core i5 Laptop

What do you think about it?

 

[Warmacblu]

Post a link to it or list the specs.

 

[rabbitee]

I am hesitating between those 3 ones :
http/www.logicbuy.com/deals/coupon-hp-pavilion-dv6t-16-inch-quad-edition-laptop/15717.aspx

http/www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-pavilion-dv6/28865.aspx

http/www.fnac.com/Samsung-RC530-S03FR-15-6-LED/a3907435/w-4#ficheDt

Thanks again

 

[Warmacblu]

Any one of those laptops will be fine for D3 as long as you customize it with the dedicated GPU's.

 

[rabbitee]

I'm sorry I'm a biiig noob about that subject.. What is the "dedicated GPU's" ?

 

[Warmacblu]

Not an integrated one like Intel's HD 3000/4000. For example, that first laptop has a GT 630M or an even better GT 650M. Both of those dedicated GPU's will be fine for D3.

 

[muelonilxfon]

so this one http/www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-pavilion-dv6/28865.aspx will work for d3 as standard?

 

[muelonilxfon]

i am also looking at this one http/www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/acer/15-inch-notebook-sku-86421/

 

[muelonilxfon]

sorry for the many posts, but how about this one? http/www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/hp/pavilion-15-inch-notebook-sku-79915/

 

[Warmacblu]

Any of those should be fine for Diablo 3. Go to your local PC store to see which one you like best and feels good.

 

[edit1754]

I would suggest looking at the Sager NP6165 and DV6t Quad Edition (with the GT 650M and 1920x1080 display upgrades)

For the Sager NP6165, follow this link to the configuration page. Select Windows 7 under Operating System. It will be $949 no tax.

For the HP DV6t Quad Edition, follow this link to a saved configuration that includes the GT 650M GPU upgrade and the 1920x1080 display upgrade. Don't downgrade the display to 1366x768, because 15.6" 1366x768 displays make things onscreen large and tend to have very poor image quality due to low contrast. Don't downgrade to the GT 630M GPU because it is considerably less powerful than the GT 650M, and don't upgrade to the 2GB version of the GT 650M because there will tend not be an appreciable difference in game performance due solely to an additional gigabyte of memory on a GPU of this level. Apply coupon code NBW9325 to make it $949+tax.

These are on USA websites.

 

[Warmacblu]

Check out this article by AnandTech:

http/www.anandtech.com/show/5865/laptop-graphics-face-off-diablo-iii-performance