Getting a new laptop advice?

I'm getting a new laptop (my old one is falling apart as i type) anyway i want something that will be powerful enough to run games like the orange-box, far cry 2, stalker, etc. It's not like i need a super high resolutuon/graphics for these games or anything, but it would be nice if i could get a laptop that would be able to run these games like a 360. (BTW i am an IDIOT when it comes to this type of things so please use simple vernacular.

If possible I recommend buying a Desktop. However to purchase a laptop that can output the same graphic quality as the 360 will be a bit pricey bud, I can be wrong though.

Edit: First I have to know your budget.

At a price of $1,050 paired with a 9600m GT this notebook really has a great performance to price ratio considering it's a notebook bud. It's currently on newegg.com here's a link:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147793

Here's also a benchmark for the 9600m GT:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=286033

Gateway p-17811fx. Has poor battery life http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=3373&p=7

And that HP dv5t also has poor batteyr life. I think it's 2 hours and 30 min on a high capicty battery. Which is piss poor.

If your going to get a laptop get a laptop with at least 4 hours+ battery life. And finding a gaming laptop with that amount of battery life is going to be had and expensive.

I will go with the Gateway P-7811 FX however at a price tag of $1400. Here's a link

http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/review-gateway-p-7811-fx-gaming-notebook-20081015/

Do you really need the laptop? You can probably get a better deal for less if you get a desktop.