Looking for a laptop for light gaming (prefer i5)

auraya

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Jul 10, 2013
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1. What is your budget?
Around $500-650

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15"-16"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Preferably something around 1366x768, don't need anything higher.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Doesn't need to be super portable.

5. How much battery life do you need?
Not important.

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)?
Medium to high for Tomb Raider, Civ 5, Sims 3

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Photo editing, web surfing, watching videos.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
At least 500 GB

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
At least 2 years.

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
Not important.

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.
Anything but Apple.

13. What country do you live in?
US.

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
I'm picky, I need: a numpad, actual clickable left/right mouse buttons, nothing under an i5 or A8/A10, and a glossy screen. The most important part is discrete graphics.

Currently looking at: HP Probook 4540 - but it has a matte screen

HP Pavilion G6t (A4G30AV#ABA)

Toshiba Satellite S855D-S5148