Computers & Networking

[Dennis_Martinez]

I'm looking to buy a laptop for the first time, I want to run good graphic games and I have a price range of 400-650 and wanted to know would this be a good choice? If not could someone please post one that would be good for what I am looking for

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9166635&type=product&id=1218041148373

If you have a better one for just a little bit more money, please share.

[Nokia]

If you're gaming, unless you don't mind playing older games at the very lowest settings, you'll need to spend around $1000.

[Dennis_Martinez]

Well I'm just asking because my desktop right now can run eq2 and WoW pretty good at 1GB ram and only 6800 graphics card with duo 1.8

I'm just talking in games like could it handle a lot of explosions, or gunfire, etc.

[SlimJim77]

Dennis, we wanna help you, bro...but your budget puts us in a very difficult situation.

[Nokia]

First off, that's a desktop. You cannot compare a laptop to a desktop.

Second, a 6800 is considered high-end. To get a laptop with a comparable card, like I said, you're going to need to spend $1000+, and probably even more for a card like that.

[Dennis_Martinez]

Alright, I'm sorry I'm being a pain, I just want the best with what I can afford.

Would the laptop I pointed out be atleast a good deal?

[Drew-Intel]

hey dennis.

finding a powerful gaming notebook on a budget can be tough, so no worries.

the notebook you linked isn't all that bad of a deal. for the price range you're considering, i'd also take a look at the asus X83Vb-X2 (http://bit.ly/M3K8p). it has an intel core 2 duo processor as well as a discrete graphics solution. it isn't the greatest gaming notebook around, but i think it should be sufficient for the titles that you play.

check out the cnet reviews for an in-depth opinion of the notebook.

[shrrtrver10]

You can also ask here What notebook Should I buy?. The advice given there would have saved me from buying a non gaming pc(which is not what I wanted to do lol) so I wished I had found that site before lol. The X83 is a decent pc as well. But you may have to up your budget a bit if you want to buy a decent gaming laptop that will last a few years of the ever increasing graphic card requirements these game makers are putting out. If you can up your budget the G51 might be a good option which is one I am considering as well.

[Entropy]

MSI makes a very good "bang for your buck" PC for around $1300.  BB doesn't sell that model unfortunately.

Now if your main concern is WoW, you're in luck - while a lot of games run horribly on even the latest Intel GMA-series chipsets, WoW is an older game with pretty low system requirements, and very tunable requirements too.  You might be able to get away with something using Intel GMA X4500MHD graphics.  Keep in mind such a system won't play most newer games well at all.

[shrrtrver10]

Yeah I have a Intel GMA 945 in my HP. To buy a pc in 2007 that can only play games from 05 is a bit more then disappointing lol. You should try to get a pc that you can play games for a few years on Like an X83 if you can find one. If you want one with a Intel 4500 try the ASUS U81. Its within the price range you want and its suppose to hae a battery that last over 6 hours.