Friend getting a gaming laptop.
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I'm not a techy guy, but isn't laptops in general pretty shitty for gaming? If he's gonna blow that much money he might as well grab a stationary imo.
Waiting to be corrected over and over again.
Waiting to be corrected over and over again.
Looks pretty nice. I wouldn't mind a gaming laptop. And yes, desktops may be cheaper, but the convenience of a laptop is much more preferable to me.
That is not a bad setup, the processor could be better but the rest of it looks pretty goddam solid. But I think you could get a better deal if you went to an off brand place like Newegg or SAGER [http://www.sagernotebook.com/] or something.
Speaking personally as someone who is a firm believer that laptops can run games with the best towers... SAGER is the company I went with. A variety of big powerful laptops of the 17-19 inch screen flavors. They basically use cheep cleavo cases and fill 'em with arguably some of the most top of the range hardware you can afford. Processors are standard fare (i7 M640 @ 2.88GHz and 3.4GHz turbo mode for mine
) and GPUs are the same (M425 for me w/ 1gb vram in mine) Although if you've got the cash you can get yourself some SLI in the big systems. Again, pretty much anything anyone else offers. I wound up at about $1350US for mine after tax and shipping, but they don't actually carry the case I used so that might not be possible anymore...
That said this is a small company, and the cases are cheep looking with kinda crummy plastic. But compared to Ailenware Asus Sony or even iBuyPower.com, SAGER is almost always the cheapest for the parts included... other than a truly custom setup from NewEgg.
Speaking personally as someone who is a firm believer that laptops can run games with the best towers... SAGER is the company I went with. A variety of big powerful laptops of the 17-19 inch screen flavors. They basically use cheep cleavo cases and fill 'em with arguably some of the most top of the range hardware you can afford. Processors are standard fare (i7 M640 @ 2.88GHz and 3.4GHz turbo mode for mine
) and GPUs are the same (M425 for me w/ 1gb vram in mine) Although if you've got the cash you can get yourself some SLI in the big systems. Again, pretty much anything anyone else offers. I wound up at about $1350US for mine after tax and shipping, but they don't actually carry the case I used so that might not be possible anymore...That said this is a small company, and the cases are cheep looking with kinda crummy plastic. But compared to Ailenware Asus Sony or even iBuyPower.com, SAGER is almost always the cheapest for the parts included... other than a truly custom setup from NewEgg.
For that much you might want to look into Alienware. Also, just because it has a big price tag doesnt make it good. Its a good idea to research things. And the quality of the CPU is going to be the biggest thing to look at.
Newegg and Tigerdirect both have great selections and are pretty accomadating if you just want to look around.
Newegg and Tigerdirect both have great selections and are pretty accomadating if you just want to look around.
I always thought that was a waste of money.
For me a "gaming laptop" is pointless unless you're always on the move - like military or a trucker or something.
Because, if you can be at a home, it's better to have a tower with proper space and cooling and a nice big screen.
For me a "gaming laptop" is pointless unless you're always on the move - like military or a trucker or something.
Because, if you can be at a home, it's better to have a tower with proper space and cooling and a nice big screen.
I prefer laptops for gaming myself and that's a solid setup. Provided you're willing to pay a premium for the mobility a laptop provides there's nothing inherently wrong with laptops. Been using them for a few years now and I couldn't be happier. As I said, whether it's worth going laptop over desktop really just depends on how much you want that mobility.
However, before he buys ask him to look into the ASUS G73 series of laptops. That's what I'm running and it's pretty much as swank as could be.
However, before he buys ask him to look into the ASUS G73 series of laptops. That's what I'm running and it's pretty much as swank as could be.
I have no clue about graphics cards for laptops(I prefer desktops, but I can understand laptops if you are on the move a lot), but the rest of the setup looks pretty damn solid.
gaming laptop is an oxymoron.
looks good, though what the hell is the point of a blue-ray disk player?
looks good, though what the hell is the point of a blue-ray disk player?
Your processor is fine for the most part, most modern games arn't all that processor intensive.Korten12 said:
Your graphics card on the other hand could be better, it will have a hard time running most games on high settings at more than 25-30fps, and that's the high end. Older games, (COD4, MW2 and the like), will run better but still not as well as they could. I'm guessing it comes with around 4gb of RAM, which will work fine. Keep in mind nothing in your laptop can really be changed out, aside from your RAM but that is irrelevant. If you ever wanted to update your graphics card, which with its current perfomance I bet you will, you will have to buy a whole new laptop. Simply because no new parts will fit in the system.
"Gaming Laptops" as a whole are almost never worth the money. 1400$ is a ridiculous (in a bad way) price for the performance you would be getting out of it. In my opinion, it simply isn't worth the money. You could build a comparable desktop for somewhere around 700$, but obviously that wouldn't be as portable. It would however be far more futureproof as all the parts can be replaced when needed. Any questions just ask.
It comes with 8 gb of ram, which is more than enough. I honestly think he'll get away with that video card for a while, they overclock pretty well IIRC. You probably won't be maxing too many new games, but on most PC versions medium range settings are still quite good, and generally better than consoles.
Thamous is right though, it's not cutting edge, and is quite pricey, as is the norm for laptops. One point I would make is that Vaio is an expensive brand, try looking at BenQ or Asus. Asus have been making really good gaming laptops for years now, and BenQ make great high end multimedia laptops, they still have great rendering power and they usually have awesome sound and other features too.
How is 'gaming laptop' an oxymoron? This isn't the 90's.
Thamous is right though, it's not cutting edge, and is quite pricey, as is the norm for laptops. One point I would make is that Vaio is an expensive brand, try looking at BenQ or Asus. Asus have been making really good gaming laptops for years now, and BenQ make great high end multimedia laptops, they still have great rendering power and they usually have awesome sound and other features too.
How is 'gaming laptop' an oxymoron? This isn't the 90's.
Make you sure factor in extended warranty if you get a Dell, I have personally had 2 Dells, no regrets, but friends of mine have had problems with them and getting them fixed under the normal warranty is mission impossible.Korten12 said:
If I can make a recommendation, this probably isn't the best place to ask. Go take a look at the whirlpool forums (whirlpool.net.au) they will give you a fair idea of the best laptop packages, and most of the veterans over there are hardcore tech-heads!
Too much for too little. Get a Lenovo ideapad Y series or something comprable when they go on sale. That GPU will be out classed fast, and getting a slightly less powerful model for much less money is quite worth the save. Also good luck every doing anything not plugged in with that, I get about 2 hours with my high end laptop with lower specs. You should probably bump down to a 768 model at 15in if you want to be able to put it into most bags.