I dare you to find a better laptop than the Gateway FX.

For that price range, probably not... but it's 17inches and you have to take that into consideration.JigglyWiggly_

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]For that price range, probably not... but it's 17inches and you have to take that into consideration.Corporate_Shado

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]For that price range, probably not... but it's 17inches and you have to take that into consideration.Corporate_Shado

Most people who choose to buy laptops do so because of their portability. And at 17", that's a big laptop to have to carry around.

But yeah, it's a nice laptop for the price.

What are you, 5'0"? I'm an average-sized guy, so carrying around something twice that size is no problem. I'll be carrying around books and such anyway...Corporate_Shado

[QUOTE="Corporate_Shado"]What are you, 5'0"? I'm an average-sized guy, so carrying around something twice that size is no problem. I'll be carrying around books and such anyway...Staryoshi87

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152112

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152103

2.4ghz and can be OC'd to 2.8

17"

ATI HD4850 that can be OC'd to 550/900

4 Speakers + Sub

$1,349.99

Nuff' said.

I wouldn't say the Asus G50vt-X1 is "better" than the Gateway FX, but for the cost ($899) the lower resolution isn't a very big deal. In fact, I think 1368 x 768 looks good on a 15" (just as 1440 x 900 looks fine on a 17"), with the added bonus of being able to play Crysis at native resolution. The built-in Asus overclock works great and they have good customer support. At $849, the G50Vt-X5 is a good bang-for-the-buck purchase too, but I'm not crazy about the P7450 or the purple and yellow front cover.

The most important thing to me in a gaming laptop is 1) decent amount of portability and 2) getting at least a 9800M GS graphics card. The 9800M GTS is better but not significantly moreso. Another added advantage is that the G50Vt-X1 weighs 7.2lbs, almost 2 pounds lighter.

Of course, if you have money to spend, and don't care about portability, the AllPowerful and M980NU are the way to go.

One word: Sager.

[QUOTE="Corporate_Shado"][QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]For that price range, probably not... but it's 17inches and you have to take that into consideration.Staryoshi87

but it's very ugly :?

its too heavy. i find my 15.4 inch laptop too heavy(6 pounds) when carrying books and other stuff in my backpack. if i buy another laptop its going to be no bigger than 14.1 since its reasonable for portability. but the specs are nice either way

This one in particular: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&type=product&id=1218043606827#tabbed-customerreviews Yeah, and we're considering bang-for-buck here, so don't just post some $4000 Mac or something.Corporate_Shado

Last time I checked, there is no mac that cost 4000 dollars. And the fact that gateway discontinued that laptop along with the desktop counter part, I really don't see myself or anyone elese dumping over a grand on something that has been **** canned by the manufactuer. Atleast Apple stands by their computers and the argument that macs cost more than PCs is really getting old.

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"]For that price range, probably not... but it's 17inches and you have to take that into consideration.Corporate_Shado

[QUOTE="Corporate_Shado"]This one in particular: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9172511&type=product&id=1218043606827#tabbed-customerreviews Yeah, and we're considering bang-for-buck here, so don't just post some $4000 Mac or something.Digital_Ghost

Last time I checked, there is no mac that cost 4000 dollars. And the fact that gateway discontinued that laptop along with the desktop counter part, I really don't see myself or anyone elese dumping over a grand on something that has been **** canned by the manufactuer. Atleast Apple stands by their computers and the argument that macs cost more than PCs is really getting old.