I´ve been pretty much ignoring the PC aspect of gaming ever since I quit playing WoW. Owning both the Xbox 360 and Ps3, I have rarely found myself in need of a third system. But I do need a computer, and since my current PC is dead as of writing, the search for a replacement have peeked my interest in a whole "new" dimension of gaming.

At first I thought of getting some cheap junk that would manage my daily internet browsing and schoolwork etc. Then I realized that why settle for bronze when gold is within grasp, because I have quite a bit of money that was originally going towards a car but fuk it. So I decided to go for a reasonably priced gaming laptop. Why a laptop? Because I love having my computer sitting on my lap when I do stuff, I bought a stationary PC back when I was really committed to WoW, but I found myself borrowing my brothers computer to the point where WoW and Steam was installed on it... Under my name ofc...

A friend of mine recently bought an Alienware m15x for 12 000 NOK (do the math), which is significantly less than what I expected for a brand that´s pretty much synonymous with PC gaming. I went over to his house to test it (as well as a number of other friendly activities). We tested MW2, Borderlads and L4D2, all ran smoothly on the highest graphical settings, running at over 50 FPS. We also tested GTA 4 which, unfortunately, chopped a bit at highest graphical performance, but when we scaled it down a bit, it ran smoothly.

So, I´m fairly certain that I will purchase the Alienware m15x as soon as I´m financially able, but I doubt I´ll be gaming sorely on PC from now on. PC´s are great for shooters because of the amount of precision, as for RTS´s and MMO´s because of the number of buttons and macros etc, but I still prefer a controller for most games. It will be nice, though, to buy a 75% off game at Steam, and actually be able to run it (Braid and Monkey Island is still just wasted space in my library).