buying a laptop.

i will be needing a laptop for college so i decided to start looking into them... and i found one that suits my needs ie the ability to play games and to do the things that i will need for school and a price that i like. that laptop happens to be gatewayp-7805u fx. my question is though is this laptop going to be out of date by the time i enter college? which i guess leads me to my real question which is should i buy this laptop nowor wait for a newer modelcloser to when school starts in august(doesnt haveto be the same line of laptop or even a gateway)? any help is appreciated!

I would recomend an MSI. I love mine and it runs great!

Check out one of these and see which fits you. Note that on amazon, some of them are 100 bucks cheaper. Like the -018US is listed as 1400 but i got mine for 1300. same with the lower end one, it's listed there as 800 but you can get it for 700.

if your starting college this august id get it.. looks like it ran cod waw pretty good. i wouldnt recommend a laptop as a gaming system though.. SLUSHiNaToR

I would recomend an MSI. I love mine and it runs great!

Check out one of these and see which fits you. Note that on amazon, some of them are 100 bucks cheaper. Like the -018US is listed as 1400 but i got mine for 1300. same with the lower end one, it's listed there as 800 but you can get it for 700.

That Gateway model should still be good by the time you start school, but I definitely agree with the folks who are saying you might want to wait to make a purchase. Prices could definitely change by then, or maybe some kind of "back to school" special might be in effect.

If you are open to suggestions on different makes and models (or if you just want to compare the Gateway to some similar systems), I recommend you also check out this new application called Laptop Scout (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-laptop-scout/default.aspx). It'll give you a pretty good list of laptops that match what you're looking for and still fit your budget. It's pretty handy for people that are starting their computer search, so I hope it's useful for you.

Let me know if you have any questions, or if I can help in any other way!

Thanks,
Cody
Windows Outreach Team

I built my PC less than a month ago and if I was gonig to build it now I would save around £75