Help pick $1,100 gaming laptop

Hey guys I'm looking to get a gaming laptop, anyone have a recommendation for one I can get for $1,100 or less? It doesn't have to be the absolute best, but I'm looking for something that will play Oblivion and Fallout on high settings.

You can get a good gaming laptop for $400? Would I have to build it myself? Cause when I mess with expensive equipment it tends to break and I really don't want to put the laptop together myself.

Here ya are, this thing is a beast http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668355.php

Thanks a ton penguin, this'll be the first gaming comp I've ever bought so it's nice to have a solid recommendation.

You can get a good gaming laptop for $400? Would I have to build it myself? Cause when I mess with expensive equipment it tends to break and I really don't want to put the laptop together myself.

darkmoney52

Well Heres a much better deal for a laptop, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152126&Tpk=msi%20laptop

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You can get a good gaming laptop for $400? Would I have to build it myself? Cause when I mess with expensive equipment it tends to break and I really don't want to put the laptop together myself.

MonsieurX

o i c Do yourself a favor though(Since you are moving a lot), don't get a 17in laptop, get a 15.4 inch one.

I've done some travelling recently and haven't had that much trouble with my current p.o.s. 17 in. laptop. Does that inch and a half really make that much difference?

Just one last question:I've heard that certain games like Oblivion don't work well on dual processors or something like that. Is that true, and if so is it that big of a deal? Oblivion is one of the main reasons I want a gaming laptop.

oblivion works fine on my pentium D which is a crappy dual processor, so u should be fine

Kay, thanks for the info.

There is also this laptop. Asus G71GX-RX05

Has a All the same specs as the gateway above, 260m, C2D P8700, 500gig HDD, and 1440x900 res. It is refurbished, but beleive me, from personal experience, refurb products might as well be new.

All that for $920, or 925.50 if you opt for the 2 day 5.49 shipping.

There is also this laptop. Asus G71GX-RX05

Has a All the same specs as the gateway above, 260m, C2D P8700, 500gig HDD, and 1440x900 res. It is refurbished, but beleive me, from personal experience, refurb products might as well be new.

All that for $920, or 925.50 if you opt for the 2 day 5.49 shipping.

crazymonkey092

Well for me, personally. I havent ever had much of a prob with 17" vs 15.4/6" as my very first laptop was 15.4, but still pretty big(it was from 2004 and bigger than most still at time).

I got a 17" gaming laptop earlier this year and its been great. Even just for around the house I love it, and really havent noticed it being too big. I have a small stand for it and it hangs off the edges, but still requires lots of force to knock off. So I'm constantly moving room to room with it. Either working on website stuff(which has been a lot lately, or just being able to have 2 gaming PCs in the house for when friends come over.

I get tons of use out of it even though the popular thing here is to not like gaming laptops. Which I should add, also during the summer my room stayed colder, which was so nice. Usually my gaming pc heats up my room to about 90f. With the gaming laptop, I barely ever see 86f :).

All-in-all, for me, If I'm going to own a laptop, might as well be a gaming one. Also, with that said, having a laptop as your very first pc means you become spoiled, and even with a desktop, I still feel the need for a laptop or I start to lose it. =P

There is also this laptop. Asus G71GX-RX05

Has a All the same specs as the gateway above, 260m, C2D P8700, 500gig HDD, and 1440x900 res. It is refurbished, but beleive me, from personal experience, refurb products might as well be new.

All that for $920, or 925.50 if you opt for the 2 day 5.49 shipping.

crazymonkey092

I think its directly, certainly not like ebay or craigslist. I've bought tons of things from buy.com and they have always been good and reliable. Even a few times paid for my shipping back as I wasnt satisfied with my item($150 dollar mp3 player).

On the notebook review forums I've read about people buying refurb laptops(mainly the Gateways FX) but recently been reading some of the Asus G50/71 refurbs and they all seem to be coming in ok. For the most part, I'd say its safe to say you wont be able to tell its Not new.