what will be the best buy for gaming laptop?please help?
917204
Well for gaming, the Inspiron will be bad, and the other one will be horrible, hence I guess the Dell would be the Best Buy.  If you are planning on doing gaming, you really should stick to desktops, or be prepared to invest a good amount of money into a laptop.
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ANY laptop that is capable of playing even the most basic 3D game is going to cost at LEAST TWICE as much as a laptop that doesn't.\n\nSince the laptop will HAVE to have an advanced video card, more RAM and a larger hard drive.\n\nDo yourself a favor and buy a PS2 if you want to play games. At $129 it's WAY cheaper than the additional cost a game playing laptop will cost.........
24500
It depends on what you are looking for but I would get one with at least 512MB of memory. In that category there is the Acer Aspire with an AMD Sempron 3000+ processor, 512MB of memory, 60GB hard drive, a 15.4" WXGA display (1280 x 800 resolution), a CD-RW/DVD-Rom drive, you aren't going to find a DVD burner in this price range and of course, 802.11b/g wireless for $600 (after a $200 rebate).  You will have to enter your zip code to see if a Circuit City near you has it because it is only available in store.\n\nThere are several other choices but none of them have the value that the one I have listed does, if you can find it, it is a very good value and should suit your needs provided you don't intend to do any heavy gaming on it.\n\nNewegg has something very similar for $769 but if you can find it at Circuit City, I would highly recommend doing so, buy it online if you can't find it in store.\n\nI wouldn't even consider a Dell or Gateway. I like laptops from Acer, Toshiba and HP.
339444
If you could afford it the Nvidia 7900GTX would be the best, but those are over $500 and huge to boot. I love my 7800GT. They are under $300 and only take up one slot, much more room if you want to go with SLI. Runs cool too, about 40-42C average even while playing games. I have HL2, FEAR, Far Cry, Quake4, all look awesome!\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150108
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get an alienware.\n\nhttp://www.alienware.com/product_pages/desktop_all_default.aspx\n\nany of their systems will be suitable for your gaming needs
1041228
unfortunately ,laptops are a bad purchase for anyone wanting to play games,infact i hate laptops,there overpriced and have rubbish components,unless you pay over £1500 for a top notch model\n       graphic card upgrades are not possible in laptops as most graphics in laptops are built into the unit,companys like nvidia make cards which are shipped to the manufacturers and put into the laptop at the factory\n       all i can suggest is that you download the latest drivers for your existing card and update your direct x files,by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.mspx,and see how you go,but if i were you ,i would try to sell your laptop(you can get good prices if you have a decent processor and adequate ram),and invest in a gaming tower,so you can upgrade your graphics whenever you want,but make sure you get a pci-express system as this is the latest graphics interface,with twice as much bandwith as the agp interface(agpx8,,,,,pci-express x16)\n         good luck
989696
Stay away from Laptops. \n\nIf you are serious about gamming Laptops are not the way to go.\nThey produce way to much heat and are hard to upgrade. For around $600 You can get a pre built system with a 200 GB Hard Drive. 1 gig of Ram A DVD/CD Burner An AMD 3500+ processor.\n\nBut whatch out for the ATI or Intergrated Graphics. YOu can get a nice video card for arouns $150 more if you buy one with Intergrated Graphics in it.\n\nCheck out www.newegg.com if you want to build your own or looking for a video card.
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Any card is fine, I suggest either an ATI card, or a Gforce card. You can find cards anywhere now from like $70-$300 that are good. \n\nFirst just check to find out if your computer has AGP, PCI, or PCI-E (PCI Express) ports. To do this look inside your computer. If you see little brown ports that means you have AGP, if you have PCI then you have just plain metal ports, and if you have PCI-E then you have gold ports. PCI-E is the best, followed by AGP, and finally, the oldest type, PCI. \n\nI suggest atleast getting a 256mb card, as that will work for most. If you are into extreme gaming then you might want to head up to the 512mbs. Also, be sure to check if your computer has dual capabilites. Which means you can have two graphic cards at once. \n\nFor more information be sure to check www.wikipedia.com ... Simply search PCI-E ports, AGP ports, or PCI ports, this will help to give you a picture of what your looking for, while looking in your computer. \n\nGood luck! if you need any more help feel free to email me.
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The cheapest one i could find was from Compaq, the one that has it all is Alienware, but oyur gonna pay for it all to! :) You could probably find a great deal on a good laptop on www.ebay.com they always have good ones. The Compaq cheapest is 499.99
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I would recommend the Alineware Area 51 m5500. \nIts not as expensive as others and is just as good and does not weigh as much. You can build to order an Area 51 on alienware.com. If go all out and get the best for it it will wont cost that much more than 2000 bucks AMD would be preferable for gaming. Do not get a laptop with an Intel Celeron processor. They are not good for gaming.
1067593
Well, the $1500 limit sets you up a bit, but you can still get a good pc.\n\n1) Processor-  Definitely AMD for gaming, you get a definite advantage. Dual Core is also worthwhile. Pretty much any X2, even the cheapest, should serve you well.\n\n2) Hard Drive- Whatever capacity floats your boat and at least 7200rpms.\n\n3) RAM- Minimum of 1gb, 2gb if you want to be a bit more future proofed.\n\n4) Video Card- 6600, 6800, 6700 or 6800, whichever you can afford. Don't go cheaper than these and get one with no less than 128mb, preferably 256mb.\n\nOther than that, have fun! Dell has an XPS line of computers intended for gaming and Alienware has some nice gaming computers too.
716486
hmm...good question.... This depends on if you wanted a desktop or a laptop. \n\nIf you were going for something portable, that you could take to a friend's house to show off or have lan parties with, I'd probably agree with everyone and say an alienware. They are built for gamers like us. lol Make sure if you get a laptop it DOES NOT have the express graphic card in it - it isn't good enough for serious gaming! Most laptops (I'm not sure about alienware, so this doesn't pretain to them) have the express graphics cards in them. They're good for web surfing, or simple mundane tasks, but not for gaming.  You got to have a hefty processor also. Since laptops aren't as specifically built for one's individual needs, you'll have to do a LOT of research before you decide upon one.\n\nIf you wanted a mean machine for you and you alone, for sitting comfortably at your own home, at your own desk, in your own chair, I'd say get you a desktop built for you. Our's was specifically built (over and over, as the years go on!) for gaming and heavy graphic programs, like Lightwave. Make sure you have an awsome processor, maybe a 64. I know people will down me for this one, but I would not recommend intel.  Athlon does great. Athlon 64 would be the best. Max out the memory too, so you don't have annoying wait times on your games. Again, get the best graphics card you can afford too. We have a not-so-expensive sound card, (played through our surround sound) and it is just fine for seek and destroy games - so well, you can hear people coming up behind you! \n\nI hope this helps. Good luck, and remember, whatever you get will reflect in the price, most times. A walmart special will not work for gaming. The exception would be if you know someone willing to build you a desktop at a reasonable price!
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for high end gaming you should go with AMD\n\nbut if you insist on using intel,  get the core 2 duo with 2q GB of ram\n\nyou can order it from newegg.com
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1. For playing world of warcraft an laptop, you can buy cheaper than that. What important is, world of warcraft requirement specification is fullfilled. You can look at the back of the gamebox for the requirement or just simply ask the storeman/woman or googling.\n\n2. What importants to be noted are graphic card, processor and memory requirements.\n\n3. Try HP dv5163 (had awesome specification for laptop gamers, Nvidia 7400 512mb dedicated graphic card!) for the price $ 1400\n\n4. Toshiba Tecra A6 with graphic card nvidia 256mb dedicated! (cause there were also tecra A6 with different specs) for the price $1500. (mine)\n\n5. Noted that 2 laptop above are with great memory graphic card and dedicated! not shared memory! For gamers, i really recommend this spec (minimum dedicated memory graphic card 128mb dedicated)\n\n6. For $1000 below, you can find a lot of laptop with 128mb memory graphic card shared that can play world of warcraft smoothly like acer aspire 5572, toshiba satellite m105, compaq presario v3027 & v3161, etc
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Desk top computers are the way to go.  You will get a faster computer than a laptop at the same price.  Laptops are usually 1.5 times more expensive than the desktop conterpart in terms of specifications.  You are definiately paying for your portablity.  Laptops are good for home or office use.  They are not recommended for gaming.\n\nThe best overall desktop type of computer is an eMachine.  They are well built and are not expensive.  They even have a unique program that automatically fixes any erros that windows likes to give people that cannot be found on any other computer.  It is best used as a home, office, or internet computer.\n\nIf you are looking for a gaming computer, the best way is to build your own.  There are no "cheaper" brands that are really gamer friendly.  The best gaming computer would be Alienware.  They build computers specifically for gamers.  If you have the money, this is the way to go.\n\nHp is ok, and is usable.  Hp is more geared toward picture management, home video optimization, media, ect.\n\nDO NOT USE:\nCompaq\nDell\n\nThese computers are "cookie cutters."  They are produced en mass and are not well built.  The components that they use are not optimized for the computer.  Cheaper is not always better.  For example, the RAM is not fast enough to keep up the the CPU or vice versa.  And what I hear from other people, Dell's customer support sucks.\n\nVOTE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH!
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I think it all depends on the specification of the notebooks. If you are going for the game... I suggest Alienware notebook, XPS for Dell, and for me I thought Toshiba was pretty good overall.
548757
Very Good!! Asus socket 939 Mobo; AMD Dual core 4400+ processor; Zalman CPU Fan; 2GB Kingston ValueRAM; EVGA 256MB or 512MB AGP or PCI Card; Two-74GB Western Digital Raptor (10,000 RPM) SATA Hard Drives; a 600 Watt Power Source with fan controls; one 250GB Western Digital SATAII Hard Drive (with the 16MB Cashe) for backups; one 16x Plextor DVD-RW; one Lite-On DVD/CD Combo Drive; one Floppy Drive with Card Reader; Plenty of case fans to keep your cool. 19" monitor, keyboard, optical mouse, 5:1 amplifyed speakers. Joysticks and other interfaces. That'll probably shoot down that $2500 real fast! Try buying at Newegg.com or at Tiger Direct. That might save you some $$!