£350 - casual gaming laptop

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Tight budget, I know. But im after something that I can do some casual gaming on when im round at my mates. Im only going to be running things like WoW, some emulators, and some ancient games (like Dungeon Keeper)

I used to have an Acer Aspire 6935G a while ago, and I loved it. Would gladly buy another one if I can find one cheap enough, but if anyone has any recommendations of a decent laptop for this purpose, Im all ears :)
 
HP Mini 311c, can be had for sub £300 and has LE ION (can be changed to ION with new bios i think), decent cpu, supports up to 3gb ram.

Should be able to play WoW to a playable standard, but dont expect too much :)
 
Ironically enough, I've had one of those too :) My uncle has it downstairs. It's nice, but a little lacking in power. WoW runs ok, but I think for £350, I could get something with a bit more umph. Im not really looking for a netbook. I would idealy like something with a 15 inch screen, but im open to the 13 inch range too
 
ah i see :) well there is a thread that has 2 quite nice specced laptops, 15.6" and have dual core cpu with "i think decent" graphics.

Link: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=17917117#post17917117

Murray said:
think i have narrowed it down to these 2 any advice?


MSI CR500 500GB 15.6in Laptop, £349

CPU and Memory:

* Intel Celeron dual core T3100.
* 1.9GHz processor speed.
* 3GB DDR2 RAM memory.
* 500GB hard drive.

Display features:

* 15.6in display.
* Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

* Dual layer.

Graphics:

* nVIDIA GeForce 8200M graphics card with 256MB memory.

Interfaces and connectivity:

* 4-in-1 media card reader.
* Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS), xD, Multi-Media Card (MMC) compatible.
* 3 USB ports.
* 1 Ethernet port.
* 1 HDMI port.
* B/g/n wireless/WiFi enabled.

Multi-media features:

* 1.3MP built-in webcam.

Operating system and software:

* Microsoft Windows 7 Premium.

Software included:

* Microsoft Works.
* Adobe Reader.

Preloaded manufacturers suite of applications include:

* Music.
* Photo.
* Movie.
* Business.
* Tuition.
* Gaming.

General features:

* Up to 3.5 hours battery life.
* Size H3, W37.4, D24.7cm.
* Weight 2.5kg.
* Manufacturer's 2 year guarantee.


or


Lenovo G Series 250GB 15.6in Laptop, £329


CPU and Memory:

* AMD Athlon 2 dual core.
* 2.1GHz processor speed.
* 512KB cache.
* 2GB DDR2 RAM memory.
* 250GB hard drive.

Display features:

* 15.6in widescreen display.
* High definition display.
* Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels.

DVD optical drives:

* DVD-RW(read/write).

Graphics:

* ATI Radeon HD with 4200 graphics card.

Interfaces and connectivity:

* 5-in-1 media card reader.
* Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MS-Pro), xD, Multi-Media Card (MMC) compatible.
* 3 USB ports.
* 1 Ethernet port.
* B/g/n wireless/WiFi enabled.

Multi-media features:

* 0.3MP built-in webcam.
* Built-in mic.

Operating system and software:

* Microsoft Windows 7 Premium.

Software included:

* Microsoft Home Office and Student (trial Version).
* Anti-virus and security (trial version).
* Adobe Reader.

Preloaded manufacturers suite of applications include:

* Music.
* Photo.
* Movie.
* Business.
* Tuition.
* Gaming.

General features:

* Up to 4 hours battery life.
* Size H2.65, W38.1, D24.5cm.
* Weight 2.7kg.
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Loque said:
Tight budget, I know. But im after something that I can do some casual gaming on when im round at my mates. Im only going to be running things like WoW, some emulators, and some ancient games (like Dungeon Keeper)

I used to have an Acer Aspire 6935G a while ago, and I loved it. Would gladly buy another one if I can find one cheap enough, but if anyone has any recommendations of a decent laptop for this purpose, Im all ears :)
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Acer 8371 £350... Ideal
 
DefiantAsh said:
mhmm, have you got it yet? if so do you think its improved compared with your 311?
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I've just got it today, not really had a chance to play games yet but it certainly seems much faster to use than my Mini 311 I would say that the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU is going to be much better than the Atom, the GPU the Ati 4330 is meant to be slightly better than the Ion in the HP Mini 311 so I reckon overall its going to be much better. build quality also seems outstanding but then it is really a business laptop.
 
chrismscotland said:
I've just got it today, not really had a chance to play games yet but it certainly seems much faster to use than my Mini 311 I would say that the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU is going to be much better than the Atom, the GPU the Ati 4330 is meant to be slightly better than the Ion in the HP Mini 311 so I reckon overall its going to be much better. build quality also seems outstanding but then it is really a business laptop.
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i am now considering the 8371 over the hp 311, cheers :) seems good all round and with a 13.3 inch screen it looks to be a treat, got really good reviews as well :)
 
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