Spec a gaming laptop please :)

classicVin · 27 Feb 2008 at 16:34

Hello

A friend of mine is looking to get a Laptop which he is mainly going to be using for gaming.
He has a budget of £1000

He was looking at the alienware ones (something like £1500) and he was willing to pay out this i think.

so please could you spec me a good gaming laptop.

Games he will be playing will be like W.O.W, bf2, css, cod4 !, so most new games.

Thanks a lot.

classicVin · 28 Feb 2008 at 16:11

anyone ?

Bengaboy · 28 Feb 2008 at 19:05

lol , sucks dont it when you dont get a response

The best gaming laptop in my eyes at the moment is the Alienware m15x (which I think is the one your mate is looking at) plus its a 15" screen, which I want.

But for a laptop that is under £1000 and would play games pretty good would be the dell xps m1530 for £800 ish (depending on spec) with the 8600gt card in it. Plays COD4 , WOW and stuff fine.

CoreRipOffDuo · 28 Feb 2008 at 20:12

www.rockdirect.com

Bengaboy · 28 Feb 2008 at 23:01

CoreRipOffDuo said:
www.rockdirect.com

Not for a grand though... 8800gtx is where its at maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!

aeT · 29 Feb 2008 at 10:32

CoreRipOffDuo said:
www.********.com

Competitor?

classicVin · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:05

Thanks for the replys, telling him to look into the dell xps m1530 .

Surfer · 2 Mar 2008 at 19:19

if its a laptop for gaming i would not go near anything lower than 17" screen tbh

Alexrose1uk · 2 Mar 2008 at 19:51

Problem with a 17"+ is A) They're harder to drive as they're typically higher resolution, and also if you have to lower settings at a later date, you'll notice it more on a larger screen!

Surfer · 3 Mar 2008 at 10:00

well mine is 1920x1200 and i rarely game at that resolution. No problems at all.

he wants a gaming laptop so that means a top specced laptop.

harder to drive?

OspreyO · 6 Mar 2008 at 10:58

Mine is 1920x1200 and with a 7900GS I play COD4 at 1280x800 on it. Looks fine. I love working at 1920 though.

bakes0310 · 10 Mar 2008 at 23:06

Same question best gaming laptop but budget £3000-£4000.

Alexrose1uk · 10 Mar 2008 at 23:14

Really no point in spending that much. Look at Rock who probably do the fastest one I know of as it uses desktop CPUS not laptop ones and is about 2-3K, or the Dell 1730 with the 8800SLI.

Alienware are an option to but they dont really have anythign available over here with the same grunt as Dell (main part) or Rock.

bakes0310 · 10 Mar 2008 at 23:23

Alexrose1uk said:
Really no point in spending that much. Look at Rock who probably do the fastest one I know of as it uses desktop CPUS not laptop ones and is about 2-3K, or the Dell 1730 with the 8800SLI.

Alienware are an option to but they dont really have anythign available over here with the same grunt as Dell (main part) or Rock.

rock look very good never heard of them before.

Alexrose1uk · 11 Mar 2008 at 08:04

bakes0310 said:
rock look very good never heard of them before.

Probably because they cost so much in general that they almost price themselves out the market except for extreme enthusiasts/people who want premium performance on the move/out and out geeks who are willing to pay the prices, besides if you're looking extreme performance, stuff like the SL8 series isnt exactly extremely portable - over 5kg, so its not quite the sort of laptop stuff most people imagine.

the39steps · 22 Mar 2008 at 18:42

I'm also looking at a new laptop (my current 8 year old Acer 506t screen is cracking at the hinges so I can't close the screen anymore).

After looking around for a couple of weeks, this is what I'm looking at getting. Its not state of the art granted, but it'll play CS Source and DOD (so the reviews say) and should be ok for BF2. And more importantly, its only £600. Money is a major factor, and I can't see anything as good as this for the money, even though its looks will take some getting used to. Looks a bit Fisher Price to me. But big hard drive, lots of RAM, Dolby sound and a 8600 with 256 meg sounds good to me.

Acer Aspire 5920G Santa Rosa 7300 2048MB 250GB DVD-SM 15.4\" ACB TFT Windows Vista Premium

fish99 · 22 Mar 2008 at 20:37

the39steps said:
I'm also looking at a new laptop (my current 8 year old Acer 506t screen is cracking at the hinges so I can't close the screen anymore).

After looking around for a couple of weeks, this is what I'm looking at getting. Its not state of the art granted, but it'll play CS Source and DOD (so the reviews say) and should be ok for BF2. And more importantly, its only £600. Money is a major factor, and I can't see anything as good as this for the money, even though its looks will take some getting used to. Looks a bit Fisher Price to me. But big hard drive, lots of RAM, Dolby sound and a 8600 with 256 meg sounds good to me.

Acer Aspire 5920G Santa Rosa 7300 2048MB 250GB DVD-SM 15.4\" ACB TFT Windows Vista Premium

Have you checked out the Vostro 1500/1700? I just paid £551 for Vostro 1500 / C2D 2.4 / 3GB / 250 GB / 8600M GT 256mb / 1440*900 screen / 6 cell etc.

the39steps · 22 Mar 2008 at 22:36

So there I was, all decided on what laptop to get, and now Fish99 has got me all confused again. Went to the Dell website and those Vostros are very nice, very customisable and very cheap.....and I can even select win xp!!
Very very tempting and very very good. Thanks fish