Solved! Laptop specs

[jfriley]

Hello,

I have $1,000 to spend on a laptop that will play modern games (mass effect, Dragon age). Whats the best system for the money please?

Thank You

 

[jfriley]

OK, sry. I posted THEN read the FAQ. Here are some specifics...

1_What is your budget? $1000

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 15-17"

3_What screen resolution do you want? IDK

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? no

5_How much battery life do you need? don't 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)? Fallout 3, mass effect, dragon age, the best resolution $1000 can buy

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing
,watching movies, Etc.) nothing else really, basic office programs

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need? 300-500 GB

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. N/A

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop? 2 years


11_What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ? DVD Writer is fine, Blu Ray is not a requirement

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. dont care

13_What country do you live in? USA


14_Please tell us any additional information if needed. I'm spending a year away from home and just want a system to help pass the time, but so nice that if the sand ruins it I'll get too pissed, hence the $1000 cap.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Maziar]

Hello and welcome to the forums
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+-+Blue/Black/9736955.p?id=1218164036446&skuId=9736955
Would be a great choice

 

[IsabellaWinTeam]

Hi there,

You should check out the Acer Aspire 5738DG 3D. It has 320 GB storage and ATI Radeon HD 4570 Graphics. It's a medium sized gaming laptop (15.6") within your budget. Check out the full specs here: http/www.microsoft.com/Windows/pc-scout/laptop-details.aspx?pcid=980c24e8-a312-df11-910b-02bf9d3bf32a.

What do you think?

Isabella
MSFT Windows Outreach Team

 

[Maziar]

4570 is a low-end card for gaming.

 

[WR2]

....Would be a great choice

Fixing broken best buy link

@ Bestbuy: Asus G60JX Core i5-430M & GeForce GTS 360 16" 1366x768 LCD $900 It's over 7 lbs though.
Model: G60JX-RBBX05 | SKU: 9736955 http/www.bestbuy.com/ type in the SKU number on the site search option to find correct laptop.

Asus G60J review (specs are different but the rest of the review should be accurate)

 

[Maziar]

Well,the link is working fine for me

 

[WR2]

It might be one of those Firefox things.

 

[jfriley]

Thanks for the help so far, I think I'm goign to bump my budget up to $1200 to try and snag a better gaming video card.

Thoughts?

 

[WR2]

Look at this MSI GX640 Core i5 430, 15" 1680x1050 LCD, Mobility HD 5850 $1100

 

[WR2]

And a review: http/www.notebookcheck.net/Review-MSI-GX640-i5447LW7P-Notebook.30776.0.html

 

[Maziar]

Yeah the MSI one would be a good choice for that price range

 

[jfriley]

Hi, thanks for the help. Is the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M card better than the ATI Radeon HD 4570 ?

If I read the review of the MSI its card is a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850. How is that one in the pecking order?

 

[Maziar]

GT 360M performs significantly better than a 4570M,and HD 5850M performs noticeably better than GT 360M

 

[jfriley]

What would be the comparison between the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 vs the GE FORCE 360M

 

[WR2]

Comparison of Laptop Graphic Cards
http/www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison-of-Graphic-Cards.130.0.html

 

[Maziar]

What would be the comparison between the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 vs the GE FORCE 360M

GT 360M is faster

 

[jfriley]

Well, I think this may be the winner, its on sale this weekend:

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor+-+Black/9741729.p?id=1218165344675&skuId=9741729

If the link does not work its a 17" Asus with core i7, 6 GB ram, and ATI radeon 5870 which, according to the chart linked above, is a very good card.

thoughts?

 

[Maziar]

Well since you said you wanted to pay $1000,i thought it was your max budget,that's why i didn't recommend ASUS G73
But now that you can afford,definitely go for it,its a great laptop with a great price

 

[jfriley]

Thanks, yeah I forgot how easy it was to creep up on what your willing to spend. Other than the MSI one, if I wanted to keep it at $1,000, which way would you look? (thinking something the $900 one and the $1200)