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Considering spending $1500 on a new gaming laptop, stupid?
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:40 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook for $1500: Intel Core i7 2.7 GHz Processor 2.3GHz 16 GB DIMM 750 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive Nvidia GT 660M 2G GDDR5
or, for $1100 Intel Core i5 2450M Processor 2.5GHz (3MB Cache) 6GB SO-DIMM RAM 640 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M graphics
worth the extra $400? |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:08 PM Author: nyuug today this "gaming laptop" is worth literally $20. genius purchase (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815315) |
Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:42 PM Author: Comical bat-shit-crazy stage SSD Is crucial (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819164) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:43 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook can you halp me find a gaming laptop with a 17" screen with SSD for under $1500? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819172) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:43 PM Author: motley base people who are hurt I spent 2,300 on an M18X alienware. I think they have price ranges. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819178) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:44 PM Author: Seedy Clear Abode why not just get a desktop? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819182) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:48 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook cause i've been using a laptop for the past 7-8 years and have gotten used to them, also i travel a lot, but i currentyl have a 17" screen and want to keep the same (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819214) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:51 PM Author: Seedy Clear Abode you can get a powerful desktop for under 1k and then use the extra money to get an ipad or something to fuck around with in the house. unless you want to play games on the road. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819235) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:52 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook i already have an ipad for home fucking around - my laptop stays plugged in wherever i go, i dont really move it a lot (current one is a heavy 17" too)
i do want to play games on the road (tbf, i only play sc2 and diablo3 so it's not like i need a landbeast) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:44 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye tell me what games you play and i'll tell you if it's stupid, in all likelihood it is stupid, also now isn't the greatest time to be buying this shit anywayz (i did because i have to).
this is basically complete overkill btw, u'd be more than satisfied with a laptop at half the price. |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:49 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook i just got diablo 3 adn i couldnt kill a boss because my laptop gfx is too shitty. so i'm kind of overcompensating. the only PC games i've played lately are Starcraft 2 and diablo 3
what would you suggest?
my preferences: - laptop - 17 inch - can run non state of the art games - EDIT: wont be fucking useless in 3 years - EDIT2: ideally i would like to order from amazon cause i have a gift card, but that's only a preference and not a req - that's it
why is it a bad time to buy laptops now? |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:53 PM Author: Spruce Theater Stage Feces shoot for a desktop (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819246) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:54 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook i travel a lot bro and i've gotten used to laptops over hte past several years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819253) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 6:58 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye well it's not a bad time, but there are time frames you want to work with, with most products, i mean if you're really in need of a new system go for it, but if you can wait it out a year there's gonna be a gigantic jump in processing power next year, and the current gen stuff will drop in price like a rock and the next gen stuff will be crazy fast, ivybridge stuff isn't much of a jump from sandybridge. This is akin to buying a car new when it's in the last year of it's cycle.
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM Processor (2.3 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GT 650M Graphics with 2GB GDDR5 memory [HDMI, VGA] FREE Upgrade to 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) FREE Upgrade to 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R) No additional security software 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 6.0 hours of battery life +++ 15.6-inch diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1366x768) FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner HP TrueVision HD Webcam 802.11b/g/n WLAN Standard Keyboard HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
u can get that for a little over 800 bucks
http://www.fatwallet.com/HP-coupons/code-610227/
coupon link, this works for the HP envy as well that has 17" 1080p |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:00 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook thanks - where do u get that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819284) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:04 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye HP ENVY 17 customizable Notebook PC A6U45AV
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 3rd generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3210M Processor (2.5 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.1 GHz) 6GB 1333MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm) 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support HP TrueVision HD Webcam Intel 2x2 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN + Bluetooth(R) 17.3-inch diagonal Radiance Full HD Infinity LED-backlit Display (1920x1080) 1GB AMD Radeon(TM) HD 7690M GDDR5 Discrete Graphics(TM) [HDMI, DP] Microsoft(R) Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word/Excel(R) only, No PowerPoint(R)/Outlook(R) 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery - Up to 5.25 hours of battery life +++ FREE 2-year Norton Internet Security subscription (a $99 value). Pre-installed. Full-size Radiance backlit keyboard Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 10 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 10 2 year limited warranty included HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
slightly worse specs, but you get a slimmer computer with 17" of 1080P, and it should be sufficient for what your gaming needs are for the next 3 years, and this is probably the more durable laptop, comes in at under 1,000 with that coupon i showed u above.
you can upgrade the harddrive, and RAM as well, to make it more similar to the specs of the computers u listed and you'll still save a few hundred bucks and have a superior quality laptop. |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:04 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook thanks brother. isnt 5400 RPM drive awful? or not that much different?
what is the new tech that's coming out next year? |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:07 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye anyone who says they can notice the difference between 7200 and 5400 is probably full of shit, if you want to get an SSD that's fine, but you're not gonna notice much difference between non SSD harddrives
intel's coming out with a new chipset next year.
i like the first system but the big knock on it would be that the display resolution is low.
if you're playing diablo and sc2 (and heart of swarm soon), this sytem will easily meet your needs (i'd go with the first system i picked the dv6). |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:04 PM Author: irradiated coffee pot gaping "FREE Upgrade to 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive"
ROFL |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:05 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye still a comparable system to what he's looking at for a good 600-700 less (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819313) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:31 PM Author: Wild Aqua Senate Travel Guidebook ok, i specced a similar one as this out to be $930 ($1k after tax), will take 2 weeks. should i pull the trigger? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819466) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:48 PM Author: Coiffed Lime Round Eye up to you man, check when that coupon expires, and see if you can get yourself out to a brick and mortar store to test drive one, i think this is the way to go tho, (the dv6 right?) very powerful and barely breaks 4 digits.
EDIT: if you're getting the SSD with the laptop don't, you can get it for way cheaper elsewhere, it's a rip off to get that add on. |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:00 PM Author: irradiated coffee pot gaping agreed that SSD is essential (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#20819282) |
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Date: June 3rd, 2012 7:34 PM Author: Lake hospital boistinker buy a desktop for about 1100 and a laptop for 600 or so and be very happy with both.
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:12 PM Author: nyuug the kind of people who have to ask xoxo for gaming laptop advice are the same kind who get ripped off inevitably bc they have no idea what theyre doing (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815322) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: Daft Unc You have to be the dumbest motherfucker on this site (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815332) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:16 PM Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( ) that was actually a rare sober and insightful post from him (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815334) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:18 PM Author: nyuug gaming laptop market today is FUBARed, the idiots in the other thread have no idea what theyre talking about Lol:
http://xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=5856746&mc=28&forum_id=2 |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:19 PM Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( ) why even get one when you can get one of those handhelds like a ROG Ally and output to a display (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815341) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:22 PM Author: nyuug thunderbolt 5 is out so anything with it that comes with a decent cpu regardless of form factor could be a better choice, most def. m2 nvme output could work too, but zero portability with that setup unfortunately
my biggest concern is the guy who made the OP clearly has no idea what to look out for. is he going new? used? on what basis is he evaluating the gpu? would bet dollars to donuts he has a dilettante-level knowledge at best |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:47 PM Author: Daft Unc The point stands. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815389) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 8:18 PM Author: nyuug lol GAPED (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815640) |
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Date: April 13th, 2026 6:16 PM Author: nyuug lol i know more about gaming laptops than you will ever know champ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1962863&forum_id=2Reputation#49815336) |
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Date: April 14th, 2026 1:11 AM Author: nyuug just looked at current deals...seriously LOLLERCAUST@ 8gb vram in a fucking 5070
anyone buying this garbage deserves to get fucked in the ass by jensen |