Good gaming laptop for $1200

[Vaz711]

I've been looking for a good gaming laptop preferably asus and after some decent lurking I found this:
http/m.bestbuy.com/m/e/product/detail.jsp?skuId=6904539&ref=06&loc=01&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=6904539
Is it at a good price?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

This one has much better GPU (670MX 3GB - Free Upgrade) and a bigger 750 GB hard Drive for $1,199 w/ Windows 7/8 Home premium

I'd consider the following upgrades:
750 GB Seagate Moments Hybrid HD / SSD (boots in 17 seconds) + 70
16Gb upgrade from 8GB + 80
Going over $1350 will net you a $50 discount so that would be $1,319 credit" or $1,279 cash

 

[JD88]

I would suggest the Lenovo Y500:

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371963&category_id=5B0116E237099FA0FCA012D9B20ED2FB

Core i7 3630qm
1920x1080 15.6" screen
2X Nvidia GT 750m in SLI
1TB HDD with 16GB SSD
Backlit Keyboard
Relatively lightweight and portable

$1,159.20 with free shipping

That's MUCH better than the one from Best Buy.

 

[Vaz711]

I would suggest the Lenovo Y500:

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371963&category_id=5B0116E237099FA0FCA012D9B20ED2FB

Core i7 3630qm
1920x1080 15.6" screen
2X Nvidia GT 750m in SLI
1TB HDD with 16GB SSD
Backlit Keyboard
Relatively lightweight and portable

$1,159.20 with free shipping

That's MUCH better than the one from Best Buy.

ive thought about this one, but ive heard it has a bad network card which doesnt sound good for playing MMOS

 

[JD88]

I would suggest the Lenovo Y500:

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371963&category_id=5B0116E237099FA0FCA012D9B20ED2FB

Core i7 3630qm
1920x1080 15.6" screen
2X Nvidia GT 750m in SLI
1TB HDD with 16GB SSD
Backlit Keyboard
Relatively lightweight and portable

$1,159.20 with free shipping

That's MUCH better than the one from Best Buy.

ive thought about this one, but ive heard it has a bad network card which doesnt sound good for playing MMOS

I currently have the Y400 which is the 14" version of the Y500 and game on the wireless all the time without issues.

 

[Vaz711]

I would suggest the Lenovo Y500:

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371963&category_id=5B0116E237099FA0FCA012D9B20ED2FB

Core i7 3630qm
1920x1080 15.6" screen
2X Nvidia GT 750m in SLI
1TB HDD with 16GB SSD
Backlit Keyboard
Relatively lightweight and portable

$1,159.20 with free shipping

That's MUCH better than the one from Best Buy.

ive thought about this one, but ive heard it has a bad network card which doesnt sound good for playing MMOS

I currently have the Y400 which is the 14" version of the Y500 and game on the wireless all the time without issues.

hm...is there a way to turn off the backlight on the keyboard?

 

[JD88]

Yeah, the keyboard has 3 settings: High, Low, and Off which are adjusted by pressing the function key and the space bar.

 

[Vaz711]

Yeah, the keyboard has 3 settings: High, Low, and Off which are adjusted by pressing the function key and the space bar.

ok just 1 more quick question, Hows the ventilation? can your really use it as a "lap"top or will it burn after a while?

 

[JD88]

ok just 1 more quick question, Hows the ventilation? can your really use it as a "lap"top or will it burn after a while?

I have been pretty impressed with it in this regard. I upgraded from an old Sony laptop that would get very hot while this one stays relatively cool. It does get a little warm on the left side of the keyboard under lots of intense gaming, but nothing unreasonable or anything that would even come close to burning you.