Cheap Gaming Laptops?

• Serathx wrote on 2010-07-14 05:01
  Yeah, since my laptop has been crashing and burning, I'm going to get a gaming laptop
  for Christmas. It's not like it has to play Crysis or anything too high def, but I'd like a decent graphics card on it, and also a decent screen, like about 15-17". My current budget is $1000 (I might be able to get it higher if it's a really good computer though). Any suggestions for it or any brands that are good?
  
  :what:
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-07-14 05:03
  This is mine. Plays PWI, Jade Dynasty, LoL, S4 League on High graphic settings~
  Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Satellite L505-GS5035 NoteBook Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA HD
  

  Manufacturer: TOSHIBA
  Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4400 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz
  Memory: 3072MB RAM
  Hard Drive: 308 GB
  Video Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
  Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)Keyboard:
  USB Root Hub
  Mouse: USB Root Hub
  Mouse Surface:
  Operating System:
  Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_rtm.090713-1255)

• emomutt wrote on 2010-07-14 05:17
  such a thing has never existed
• Halfslashed wrote on 2010-07-14 05:24
  Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Satellite A665D-S6051 NoteBook AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920(1.6GHz) 16" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Radeon HD 4250
  
  Only 800$, and it has one of the higher end graphics cards.
  
  Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  CPU Type - AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P920 1.6G
  Screen - 16"
  Memory Size - 4GB DDR3
  Hard Disk - 500GB
  Hard Disk Drive RPM - 5400rpm
  Optical Drive - DVD Super Multi
  Graphics Card - ATI Radeon HD 4250
  Communication - LAN and WLAN
  Card slot - 1 x Express Card
  Dimensions - 14.98" x 10.00" x 1.18" - 1.48"
  Weight - 6.50 lbs.
  Video Memory - 256MB-1917MB dynamically allocated shared memory (Shares memory with RAM)
• Tokiko wrote on 2010-07-14 06:22

  Quote from bradstrt;92573:

  This is mine. Plays PWI, Jade Dynasty, LoL, S4 League on High graphic settings~
  Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Satellite L505-GS5035 NoteBook Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA HD

  
  
  That's not a gaming laptop.
  First thing I seen was a Intel graphics card and I knew that was a no.
  
  Newegg.com - SONY VAIO E Series VPCEB16FX/B NoteBook Intel Core i3 330M(2.13GHz) 15.5" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm BD Combo ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
  Here are the specs. It's really nice for a laptop only for 800 dollars.
  Color Glossy Black
  Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  CPU Type Intel Core i3-330M(2.13GHz)
  Screen 15.5"
  Memory Size 4GB DDR3
  Hard Disk 500GB
  Optical Drive BD Combo
  Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
  Video Memory 512MB
  Dimensions 14.56" x 9.77" x 1.22"
  Weight 5.90 lbs.
• Halfslashed wrote on 2010-07-14 16:54
  The one I suggested has more processing power due to more cores.
  It also can have more video memory, not to mention it uses the chipset for one of the higher end desktop graphics cards.
• Virtue wrote on 2010-07-14 17:03
  Get one with a mobility radeon HD5650 or higher, or one with a Geforce GT 330m or higher. Anything lower than those and you won't be playing much of the new games.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2010-07-14 17:08
  For gaming I'd leave it to a desktop. When you start working FRAPS and Lost Planet together the laptop won't handle it unless your budget is like 1200.
  
  If you're going to just sit around and play Mabinogi and have no intention of running large renders on multimedia you could probably even settle with a 600 dollar laptop.
  
  I was running Mabinogi Heroes in KR with medium settings at full frame rate with a laptop I bought for 580 dollars from newegg.
  
  But seriously, laptops are for portability, work, and minor gaming. If you plan on doing some big things, just settle for a desktop, because the specs cost half as much and gets the job done twice as well.
• Serathx wrote on 2010-07-14 17:35
  Desktops, huh? Well, it's just that I'm more used to laptops if anything.
  I might try a desktop if they're really good though...owo
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-07-14 18:25

  Quote from Mozendo;92700:

  That's not a gaming laptop.
  

  
  
  I know its not a gaming laptop but it's the one I have, and works well nuff
• Halfslashed wrote on 2010-07-15 04:55

  Quote from Serathx;93067:

  Desktops, huh? Well, it's just that I'm more used to laptops if anything.
  I might try a desktop if they're really good though...owo

  
  
  A high quality desktop costs alot of money to build...
• sakraycore wrote on 2010-07-17 04:23

  Quote from Halfslashed;93804:

  A high quality desktop costs alot of money to build...

  
  
  Only yours because you wanted overkill parts -_-
  
  For $1000, a very powerful desktop PC can be made which will wreck any laptop under $3000
  
  Radeon 4250 is not anywhere close to high end. (4250 isn't on the chart, but 4350 and 4200 is and 4250 should fall somewhere between those 2)
  
  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-radeon-hd-geforce-gtx,2676-7.html
  
  And for CPUs:
  
  http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu-core-i5-athlon-ii,2675-7.html
  
  

  The one I suggested has more processing power due to more cores.

  
  
  Nonetheless in games, any i3 will utterly wipe the floor with a low-clocked quad that is also slower clock-for-clock.