Looking for a new laptop for WoW, SWTOR, an GW2 hopefully under $700

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#1 whoizit
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Hey guys, it's me again. Ok, so I know a little bit about basic computer stuff, I've built a few desktops and whatnot. However, as far as laptops go I really only know what should be good specs but not what a good price is for a mid range laptop. I've only ever bought 1 laptop, which I paid $450 for. Needless to say the $450 Assus notebook that I bought 2 years ago, which is going out on me, can't handle games for crap lol. The only computer games I will be play are World of Warcrack Mists of Pandaria, Star Wars the Old Republic, and Guild Wars 2. Basically I'm looking for a nice laptop that can handle these mmos on high preferably ultra settings and still run very well. I know for a fact you can run WoW maxed very well with an i5 and a dedicated video card an I honestly don't expect much more from the other 2 games since they wil be wanting to compete with WoW. So what I am looking for is a really good laptop for its price. I would prefer a core i7 but would be willing to settle for an i5. If anybody here knows of any good laptops for under $700 please list them and links if you have any. I've searched tigerdirect, amazon, and newegg and haven't found many great deals over the last month or so...

Here are some links to what I've considered so far:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230132&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088Xdab476655b9c9897a7d51937a4945fb5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215198&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&AID=10446076&PID=3946032&SID=skim2305X575088X85e9bf874c957947809dfffc1c82b980

http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/274807

http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/274806

I've heard bad things about Dell and Acer so I am kinda afraid to buy either but they look so nice for those prices... Does anybody have experience with any of these or know of anything better for around the same price? Also I've been considereing waiting around to see what kinda deals can be found on and around black friday but I honestly don't expect to find any good deals on laptops like I'm looking for, usually just seem to be crappy stuff that noobs will pick up when told $300 is a great deal for crap that was never really worth more than that in the first place.nAny of you guys think that I could actually find a good deal on something that I'm looking for around that time?

Don't mean to sound like a prick I am just really picky about things when spending this much money and when it comes to my gamming lol. I apprieciate any help, thanks.

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#2 GummiRaccoon
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Get an A8 Laptop.

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Personally I would not get a Dell. I just think their build quality is crap. Between myself and a couple of friends, we've had experience with 4 different Dell laptops. The keyboard on the one I own no longer functions correctly and the hinges are broken. Another one had its screen suddenly malfunction after 3 months of ownership. Another one just recently died (would not even post) at the 3-year mark. I now own an Asus, very similar to the one you linked, but with the i7 processor. I've had it for a month and it runs fantastic, but I was most impressed by the build quality. The model you linked also has the IceCool palm rests, which IMO are excellent for gaming. Basically it keeps the palm rests from getting too hot. If you've ever gamed on a hot laptop, then I'm sure you can understand how valuable this feature is. Acer laptops used to have a bad rep, but they are all solidly build nowadays. Between the two you have to consider: The Asus has an i5 processor, which is not a true quad core (it's a dual core with hyperthreading) The Acer has an i7, which is a true quad core processor (better performance so it should last you longer, but worse battery life) Both have the Nvidia gt540 dedicated graphics, which blows away any integrated configs, so I think either or should be enough for what you are trying to run.
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#4 ndawgdrake
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Forgot to mention that both the Acer and Asus have relatively low native resolutions (a bit above 720p), so even mainstream gaming performance should be respectable.