£800-900 budget Gaming lappy recommendations?

JukeBox · 1 Mar 2012 at 18:09

As topic, looking to invest in a Gaming laptop as my Dad wants a lappy all of a sudden, and I may aswell go halfies and get something nice.

Requirements:

Battery life: 3hrs+
Display resolution: 1920x1080.
GPU: best performance possible. Is GTX 560M based lappies best idea?

I was gonna get:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=LT-055-MS&groupid=959&catid=1828&subcat=

however the native resolution of the screen doesn't appeal much.

Any suggestions?

Scrutinize · 1 Mar 2012 at 18:28

You really don't need 1080 on a screen that size and it is a total pita for everyday use. I had one on my works AutoCAD 15" Laptop and hated it. 1366 if fine for a 15" as is 1600 on a 17".

That is probably the best value gaming machine you will find esp in terms of build quality and overall package. You can always buy and external monitor @ 22" and 1080 for £80ish as well, as that then makes sense.

paradigm · 1 Mar 2012 at 19:32

Scrutinize said:
You really don't need 1080 on a screen that size and it is a total pita for everyday use. I had one on my works AutoCAD 15" Laptop and hated it..

Whereas I think the 1080p display is THE BEST PART of my XPS 15z

JukeBox · 2 Mar 2012 at 21:01

hmm anyone else wanna pitch in?

Ive seen a few 1280x720 screens and thought the res was reasonable, but if possible I would like a x1080 screen.

I'm amazed there aren't other potential options.

Did external GPU solutions ever take off? I remember Asus made enclosures a year or two ago, is this still done, or has this idea died a terrible death?

TheHitMan-1973 · 4 Mar 2012 at 13:31

I would look at the Dell XPS 17

Disco Boy · 4 Mar 2012 at 13:53

Scrutinize said:
You really don't need 1080 on a screen that size and it is a total pita for everyday use. I had one on my works AutoCAD 15" Laptop and hated it. 1366 if fine for a 15" as is 1600 on a 17".

Strongly disagree.

scrlk · 4 Mar 2012 at 14:16

There's a Medion Erazer with a 570M and MSI chassis going for £960...

JukeBox · 5 Mar 2012 at 23:10

just splurged on the Medion Erazer. Thanks for the recommendation. I plumped for the:

MEDION® ERAZER® X7815

‎"CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor
Operating system: Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64 Bit (OEM Version)
GPU Clock Frequency: 750 GHz
Memory size: 16 GB
Total RAM slots: 4
Used RAM slots: 4
Hard disk capacity: 750 GB
Screen size: 43,9 cm (17,3")
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Resolution: 1920x1080 pixels
Screen Type: non-glare display
LED Backlight: Yes
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX570M DirectX® 11 graphics with 1536 MB GDDR5 memory and digital HDMI audio/video output
Blu-ray drive/multi-standard DVD/CD writer* with DVD-RAM and dual layer support
High-definition audio with 2 loudspeakers and 1 subwoofer – Dolby Home Theater® v4-certified
Gaming-optimised keyboard with a coloured W-A-S-D block
Integrated 3.0 MP webcam with microphone
Multi-card reader for SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MS and MSPro memory cards (memory cards not supplied)"

cost me ~£1080. thats like £1 per pixel

Scrutinize · 6 Mar 2012 at 07:57

JukeBox said:
just splurged on the Medion Erazer. Thanks for the recommendation. I plumped for the:

MEDION® ERAZER® X7815

cost me ~£1080. thats like £1 per pixel

Great, so you spent 1K on a laptop which has a lot of unknowns around longer-term reliability and from the few threads that surface on this a painful warranty turn around.

Lot of money to spend on something without the support and backup of better brands or a shop like OcUK etc.

jubei · 6 Mar 2012 at 15:30

Scrutinize said:
Great, so you spent 1K on a laptop which has a lot of unknowns around longer-term reliability and from the few threads that surface on this a painful warranty turn around.

Lot of money to spend on something without the support and backup of better brands or a shop like OcUK etc.

Well assuming he bought it from the only uk place i know of that is a clevo reseller. They have nothing but praise and even more praise for their customer service and after sales support.

That spec trounces anything you would find on this website for that price too. Hope you enjoy it man.

Scrutinize · 6 Mar 2012 at 17:57

jubei said:
Well assuming he bought it from the only uk place i know of that is a clevo reseller. They have nothing but praise and even more praise for their customer service and after sales support.

That spec trounces anything you would find on this website for that price too. Hope you enjoy it man.

Er Medion is direct from Medion not who you are thinking of...

Great spec, great price.....er and lacking in quality and longevity. You can only do some much at a price before quality starts to suffer.

Interestingly a clevo system would have been in the same budget. I didn't recommend one as the OP said £800-£900 then spends £1100.

If the OP had said £1100 as a budget, there were many more options.