Topic: Looking for a gaming laptop . . .

[FPF-DieHard]

Requirnments:

- 15.4" screen prefered, 17" is acceptable but I'd prefer 15.4"
- Intel CPU  i7 nice but Core2 is acceptable
- 4 GB RAM
-  At least 2 hours REAL battery life whill webserfing.
-  Grpahics chip at least as good as my 8800 GT on my desktop.
-  Less than $2000 including 3-year warranty

Any suggestions?

[Rod ONeal]

There are a few here.

http://www.intel.com/consumer/shop/notebook/core_i7.htm

Looks like the Nvidea 260m is the card of choice for gaming i7 notebooks. The 280 would be the way to go, at the moment. You aren't going to get DX11 from either of them though. AFAIK there haven't been any mobile DX11 cards released yet.

[Rod ONeal]

They're based in Ottawa, but they offer their products in USD. I assume they ship to the US. You can get an i7 w/Nvidea 280 for under $2k.

http://www.eurocom.com/

[Age]

I would check out Asus.Acer and Toshiba.

http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=SGVGxYEAKu15BCwA

This is in CDN prices but with the exchange it will be slightly cheaper.

http://www.shopbot.ca/asus/laptops/portable-devices/canada/115/b/258

[FPF-DieHard]

This does what I want and is in my budget.   battery ain't great but I guess she'll have to do.

[Rod ONeal]

This does what I want and is in my budget.   battery ain't great but I guess she'll have to do.

What does what you want?

[FPF-DieHard]

This does what I want and is in my budget.   battery ain't great but I guess she'll have to do.

What does what you want?

http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g51ja1-p-2674.html

[Capt. Mike]

$1500 or this  http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Video.aspx 

What a decision..well, not really, it's just sneaking it into the herd   

Mike

[Rod ONeal]

Asus makes a good laptop. Glad to see you didn't buy an Acer or equivalent. If they do the same unit with a 280 vid card that would be ideal. Except for battery life. The extra performance does have a price.

Anyway, nice laptop you've chosen there.

[Age]

$1500 or this  http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Video.aspx 

What a decision..well, not really, it's just sneaking it into the herd   

Mike

Gibson don't make left axes but Fender does.Good choice DH and what is wrong with Arcers?

[Capt. Mike]

$1500 or this  http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Video.aspx 

What a decision..well, not really, it's just sneaking it into the herd   

Mike

Gibson don't make left axes but Fender does.Good choice DH and what is wrong with Arcers?

For a price, I'll redo a saddle and cut a new nut for a lefty, since I've done it for my wife..although it was for a classical..electrics generally just mean moving hardware around and cutting a new nut..

An acoustic would involve a new bridge, since the saddle mount would have to be routed to a different angle than a standard bridge..but all can be overcome..

Mike

[Dracho]

Go to Dell.com and HP.com and configure one and see what Christmas specials are running.  I can usually build a hefty one there for between $900 and $1300.

One caution with HP though, they have the lowest life expectancy in the laptop market.

[FPF-DieHard]

$1500 or this  http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Video.aspx 

What a decision..well, not really, it's just sneaking it into the herd   

Mike

This is the last similar toy I picked up:  http://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/bongo-6.html

I don't have kids, therefore i have money 

[FPF-DieHard]

Go to Dell.com and HP.com and configure one and see what Christmas specials are running.  I can usually build a hefty one there for between $900 and $1300.

One caution with HP though, they have the lowest life expectancy in the laptop market.

HP suck, we use them at work.  The servers and desktops are excellent though.

[FPF-DieHard]

For a price, I'll redo a saddle and cut a new nut for a lefty, since I've done it for my wife..although it was for a classical..electrics generally just mean moving hardware around and cutting a new nut..

An acoustic would involve a new bridge, since the saddle mount would have to be routed to a different angle than a standard bridge..but all can be overcome..

Mike

two of the best guitar players I know are lefties who play right handed.   If you're just picking up a guitar and you're a lefty, learn to play right-handed and save yourself a load of pain.

[Age]

Go to Dell.com and HP.com and configure one and see what Christmas specials are running.  I can usually build a hefty one there for between $900 and $1300.

One caution with HP though, they have the lowest life expectancy in the laptop market.

Dell doesn't have over seas support outside of North America and HP the hinges are a problem.You mean like Jimi Hendrix.

[Capt. Mike]

DH, I put my four string bass together myself, buying a blank body, a used neck, and installing the electrics myself..

The wife says I can get a five string (I'd love the ultra low B), but it will have to wait until the company's contract negotions are done in March..

BTW, my kids have all moved out..it's the grandkids now...

Mike

[Centurus]

DH, are you still looking for a gaming laptop?  If so, try www.xoticpc.com.  All their systems are customizable, and most of their systems can come with XP if you want it to, or if you've got a copy of Windows laying around that isn't being used, you can have the laptop shipped without an OS, just a drivers disc.  In fact, the laptop I'm on right now I bought from them, and it works incredibly well.  Haven't tried it for gaming, but it's beautiful, and I put XP on it, and it's running great, and I couldn't beat the price.

Just thought I'd post.

[Bonk]

This:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=463461
or this:
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=452634

Look about right, except for the screen size.