Which Laptop? Need opinions.

[Rilla]

Hey, im looking to buy a laptop for mainly gaming. I've looked across the market and have come down to a choice of 2 in my price range. Im just looking for other opinions on which to buy!

CORE 2 DUO T9300 2.50GHz (800mhz fsb)
DUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX card
4gig DDR 2 800mhz
2 x 200gb HDD @ 7,200rpm
No HDMI

Or

Core 2 DUO P9500 2.53GHz (1066mhz fsb)
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS 512MB
4gig DDR 3
1 x 320gb HDD @ 7,200
1 x HDMI

Any opinions?

Like i say, im looking for gaming performance. But i would like to move away from a plus socket once in awhile. even if its not for long!

Also i dont intend on upgrading to soon after this one, so a shelf life for as long as possible would be nice!

 

[Rilla]

Sorry, yes i did mean a plug socket

The second system is indeed the overclockers 15.4 inch custom. Looks very nice. How are you finding yours? and how upgradeable does the system look?

Could you install a Blue ray drive yourself easily at a later date, or add a digital TV tuner?

The first is a 17inch 1980x1480 screen.
And is actually more expensive than the overclockers system.

I thought the T9300 processer was also centrino 2 technology?

As for what size screen im looking for, im not 100% sure yet. If you can carry a 15.4inch laptop around.. surely a 17inch isnt much different once its in a backpack?

 

[Rilla]

Thanks Mike1983

Helped a lot, still looking across the market. Seems the 17inch gaming laptops are all very large, heavy and power hungry.