gaming matlab laptop

[Vicissitude]

Im looking at getting a laptop for school (matlab primarily), but one that i can also take with me on vacations for gaming. Here is the laptop guide thing.

1. What is your budget? around 1k

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? any 11 to 15 inches, but any size realistically

3. What screen resolution do you want? something that will not be a pain in the ass when using matlab

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

5. How much battery life do you need? do not care

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)? Guild wars 2, cod ghosts and or bf4 when it comes out on medium settings at least (25 fps minimum in wvw in gw2)

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.) matlab, fruity loops

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? half a terabyte would be fine

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. Wherever i get a good deal, microcenter is where ive been looking

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? next 2-3 years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?dvd

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. I self build computers, so there is no brand i like, but i dont know how to self build a laptop soo....

13. What country do you live in? USA socal

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed. Im wondering if gaming laptops go on sale for black friday, im hoping to get a good deal, more in the 500 bucks range, though im beginning to think thats an unrealistic expectation.

 

[kwkofler]

Can't go wrong with the Lenovo Y510P. 1080p screen, backlit keyboard, i7-4700MQ @ up to 3.4Ghz, and a Geforce GT750M, and i just recently bought one for almost exactly $1000 CAD with shipping and tax. You'll be able to add a second 750M via the Ultrabay if you ever feel the need (it's about $200), though one has been enough for playing FF14: ARR on High Laptop settings at ~30-45 FPS, native resolution. If I have a complaint about the base model, the HDD is pretty slow. If you've only been using 5400 RPM HDDs though, you'll feel right at home I threw a 240GB SSD in that hoss.

 

[kwkofler]

Oh, and it's less than 6 pounds. That's still portable, right?

 

[Vicissitude]

i have a family member that is a government employee, she was saying something about getting discounts at dell. I looked at dell computers but in comparison to that lenovo youd be getting an alienware for 150% the cost of the lenovo so i dont think im going to get any better of a deal there. Also will that lenovo go on sale on black friday? does anyone have an experience with black friday shopping for laptops?