[Roxaos]

What is your maximum budget? $750

What country are you in? United States

What will be the uses of this laptop? Gaming/Entertainment

Do you have brand loyalty or care which brands we select for you? None

What screen size do you require? ≧15"

What screen resolution do you require? ≧1366 x 768

Are you looking to buy NEW or would refurbished/recertified/used be okay? Primarily new, but if the reliability/price allows refurbished, or recertified will suffice.

How long should the battery last? (Under optimal conditions, no movies/games/heavy internet) At Least two hours.

What games would you like to play with your laptop? And on what settings? Crysis 2/Starcraft 2: Med-High

What operating system do you need? (if any) Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Is there a certain style of laptop you want? (aluminum, black, gaming, etc.) Gaming

How much hard drive space do you need? ≧320

Do you need any special hardware? (blue ray, webcam, specialty ports, etc.) Nothing special, however, a webcam would be nice.

Is there anything else we need to know? (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115987) top prospect at the moment.

 

[moedank]

I did a search through newegg as well, and your choice is the best IMO. However, every now and then I'll find good deals on slickdeals for well-equipped HP laptops for around your price range.

 

[Roxaos]

Appreciate the feedback, I'll be looking forward to those deals.

 

[113802]

This is probably the best laptop you can get for $750

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-...wconfigure=yes

 

[THEoBZ]

Msi gx640

 

[Roxaos]

Quote:

Originally Posted by THEoBZ;13037015
Msi gx640

Do you have a link for this model within my price range?

 

[Tralala]

I'm in the same boat, looking forward to hearing responses

 

[Damarious25]

The Acer Timeline X series is great. I'm selling a 13" with an i3 and ATI 5650 1GB gpu.

See sig for link

 

[Roxaos]

I found two models of the GX640 on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MSI-GX640-Core-i5-15-4-Radeon-5850-1GB-Gaming-Laptop-/330551189267?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item4cf662df13

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/MSI-GX640-i5-2-4GHz-4GB-500GB-HD5850-1G-Gaming-Laptop-/200592878318?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2eb4446aee#ht_3999wt_1141

Does anyone have any experience with ebay? Specifically these sellers, and reliability?

 

[lazi punk]

sc2 on high setting might be tough. Especially when you are engaging in a huge battle. Heck, even my 5870 hiccups at times..

 

[luckii]

laptop looks pretty good. vid and cpu is good for avg gaming. crysis 2 might be struggling on it but just turn down the settings.

the ebay store looks legit. u normally stay away from the ppl with only a few ratings.

 

[OverTheBelow]

Quote:

Originally Posted by WannaBeOCer;13030797
This is probably the best laptop you can get for $750

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-custom-laptop-built-the-clevo-w150hn-p-2999.html?wconfigure=yes

Great suggestion for OP, IMO.

 

[Roxaos]

Wouldn't this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115987) be mostly the same specs with a bigger hard drive and a cheaper price?

 

[Roxaos]

*bump*

 

[113802]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roxaos Wouldn't this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115987) be mostly the same specs with a bigger hard drive and a cheaper price?

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-...wconfigure=yes

This laptop has a Core i5 2520M(Sandy Bridge) faster than the Core i5 480m. 2nd generation Core i processor which is more battery efficient. $30 more(a little over your budget) and you can get a quad Core i7 2630QM.

The Core i5 2520M turbo boost goes up to 3.2Ghz while the Core i5 480m Goes up to 2.9Ghz

 

[Roxaos]

If I can manage to get my hands on this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MSI-GX640-i5-2-4GHz-4GB-500GB-HD5850-1G-Gaming-Laptop-/200592878318?pt=Laptops_Nov05&hash=item2eb4446aee#ht_3999wt_1141

Would it fair better than the Sager even though it has a slower CPU?

 

[113802]

Graphics card is better so if you want to game it would be a better laptop but battery life wouldn't last as long as the Sager.

 

[Akusho]

Hello! I'm looking to buy my first laptop. My needs are studying (means office programs), internet browsing, maybe movies and i think that's it. (Maybe some "lightweight" games).
The cheapest ones in my country are Lenovo G560 0679-B6G and HP G62-B50SJ LD655EA .
In terms of performance - i dont really care(though HP has +1gb memory, means it it would be easier to run win 7, otherwise i'll have to install XP), as long as it is cheap. My real concern is reliability. Has anyone dealt with cheap Lenovos and HPs?

 

[Roxaos]

My decision is between these two at the moment:

http://cgi.ebay.com/MSI-GX640-i5-2-4...ht_3999wt_1141

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-...wconfigure=yes

Unless some amazing deal rears up soon, it's going to be one of these.

 

[Roxaos]

Where it says "No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only" does that mean it doesn't come with an operating system installed?

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np5160-custom-laptop-built-the-clevo-w150hn-p-2999.html?wconfigure=yes