Gaming notebook for around $1200

eyes_on_aurora

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Jun 30, 2012
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1. What is your budget?
$1200 to $1300 including warranty, but I'd go a little higher than that.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Ideally a 15" max.

3. What screen resolution do you want?
I'd like the highest resolution I can get while still having my games run at a good FPS.

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

5. How much battery life do you need?
It'll be plugged in most of the times so it doesn't need to be terribly long.

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)?

Skyrim, GTA IV, The Witcher 2 all on high.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
Watching movies, listening to music, basic schoolwork.

8. How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
Around 500gb

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.
I was planning on buying from Newegg, but I'm not committed.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Probably 3-5 years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc?
DVD R/RW. Blu-ray would be a bonus but not necessary.

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.
To be honest, I am not sure what brands I would prefer.

13. What country do you live in?
USA

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Like I said, I want something that can play games on high settings.

Thanks.