College laptop?

Im planning on going to college this september and i was wondering if the laptops off of cyberpowerpc.com and ibuypower.com were good. I might wanna do a bit of gaming, but not to much.

I was wondering if this laptophttp://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X7-7500_Gaming_Notebook/would be good, or if theres something better out there for a similar price? Thanks :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230027

this one has a better card.

If you buy a clevo I recommend buying from Xotic, they go under as Sager over there. Also build qualities on Clevos is better than Asus, atleast I have found them to be.

My sager np8130 is lovely (clevo p151hm1). Very modddable too, you can access everything, gpu, cpu, all with removing 4 screws, it's very nice. Also warranty is not void for changing parts like CPU and GPU or changing BIOS.

What would you say 'bout this laptop?

http://www.itchasers.com/store/products/Dell-Inspiron-15R-(N5110)-Laptop-Core-i7%252d2630M-Sandy-Bridge-1GB-Nvidia-525-(2GHz,-6GB,-640GB,-15.6%22).html

If you buy a clevo I recommend buying from Xotic, they go under as Sager over there. Also build qualities on Clevos is better than Asus, atleast I have found them to be.

My sager np8130 is lovely (clevo p151hm1). Very modddable too, you can access everything, gpu, cpu, all with removing 4 screws, it's very nice. Also warranty is not void for changing parts like CPU and GPU or changing BIOS.

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For $1050 you can get this:HP dv6-6190, plus a free xbox 360. (with a .edu adress or proof of enrollment in college)

It is a little smaller (which is better for college anyway) but it has the same resolution screen, processor and ram and a very similar graphics card. Plus it has a blu-ray player, and could be 200-250 dollars less if you sell the xbox 360.

What are you going to use the laptop for? Will it leave your dorm/apt? What's your budget? It's hard to recommend anything specifically for you without any details... The behemoth you linked to could be perfect, it could also be a huge mistake. For that price though I bought an XPS 15 and I'm mostly happy with it

Of course , always get the I7 best laptop!, nothing less.

Don't go with a gaming laptop. They're heavy, their battery life sucks, the build quality isn't always the best and their keyboards+trackpads are generally awful -- you couldn't pick a worse laptop for use at school. Either get something more well-rounded like the HP DV6, Dell XPS 15 or Alienware M11x, or if you're really concerned about gaming performance get yourself a nice budget mini-ITX/mATX desktop and a netbook for taking to class/the library.

Don't go with a gaming laptop. They're heavy, their battery life sucks, the build quality isn't always the best and their keyboards+trackpads are generally awful -- you couldn't pick a worse laptop for use at school. Either get something more well-rounded like the HP DV6, Dell XPS 15 or Alienware M11x, or if you're really concerned about gaming performance get yourself a nice budget mini-ITX/mATX desktop and a netbook for taking to class/the library.

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