Best Gamming Laptop????????? HELP!!!

Major_Pain said:
Haha, Well thanks guys, I have considered all of the mentioned problems and advantages, and I have done a lot of research.
The problem with the internet these days is that there is a lot of conflicting views on everything.

Was thinking of maybe looking into Apple but im not sure if I play online if I will be able to Play on PC servers?
I dont really have a limit and i know they crazy priced which is why im also considering building my own PC but as I said I would love to be able to transport it and i dont have much space in my flat to put a PC.
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Apple are decent for light gaming - they build Macs with okish GPU's but more for thinness, weight and battery life. It depends on how hardcore you are into games. Most older games like Starcraft 2 and stuff run 100%. And servers aren't really an issue.
 
Hmmm mine from the USA so got it for cheaper(dads business partner lives i the US). Brother got a 70 but trust me it would be a million times cheaper from the US I rate.
 
I have Travelmate 7730g

dual core 2.53 ghz
4gb ram
1 gig 9600m gt

Had it for like 3 years and it still runs todays games smoothly and sometimes on ultra settings

So laptop being outdated quickly is a very old statement which is not true anymore and this laptop cost me like R18000 then

Plus it can be a business laptop like this and still work well for games
 
Merenwenrago said:
I have Travelmate 7730g

dual core 2.53 ghz
4gb ram
1 gig 9600m gt

Had it for like 3 years and it still runs todays games smoothly and sometimes on ultra settings

So laptop being outdated quickly is a very old statement which is not true anymore and this laptop cost me like R18000 then

Plus it can be a business laptop like this and still work well for games
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I highly doubt that
 
Wyzak said:
Don't buy a gaming laptop, it is 3 times as expensive as a desktop and ages 3 times faster. They don't update the drivers frequently enough and within a year you will no longer be able to play games that you could easily play for another few years on a desktop machine.
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No. My G73-JH is more than a year old now and can handle Crysis 2 on max settings.

RaptorSA said:
Asus G73.
I've had mine for almost a year. I runs all the latest games smoothly.
I use this thing permanently at work and at home (it takes a LOT of abuse) and I've never had any problems.
It's still faster than the top-end desktops they provide me with on some projects (I'm a contractor).
At the time it cost me R16K, a similar spec. desktop would have cost me around R13K (So the "It's twice or 3 times more expensive" argument is bull****, unless of course you do the stupid thing and get an over priced Alienware Notebook).

Specs:
Intel Core i7 720QM (The new ones have Sandy Bridge so they're definitely much faster)
8GB DDR3 RAM
2 x 500GB 7200RPM HDD's (I use the one 500GB as an external now, with a 120GB Mushkin Callisto Deluxe SSD as my System Drive)
ATI Radeon mobility 5870 (Similar to a desktop spec. Radeon 5770)

Newer games I play that surpass the critical 30fps mark:
Dead Space 2
Mass Effect 2 (This one loves quad core)
Crysis 2
Battlefield Bad Company 2

http://www.asus.com/Search/?SearchKey=g73
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uqrWyN86rI

Let me know if you need more info.
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That ^^
 
Merenwenrago: there is just no way that a 9600m GT graphics card would be able to handle newish games like Bad Company 2 & Black Ops with a playable framerate (30fps+) on 1920x1080 resolution.
I don't even play those games on Ultra High detail levels with 2x GTX 460's and my i7 940 @ 3GHz on 1680x1050 resolution!

For R8k you can get a desktop PC (without OS) that will give you twice, if not 3 times the framerate of a laptop that would cost you about R15k in SA.

If you're just a casual gamer that would just like to be able to play the games, even if the framerates aren't good, then you have a reasonable selection to choose from for under R10k in SA.
Make sure that you get like at least an HD 5650 Mobility or better if you go for an AMD graphics card.
 
Sure you can totally get playable frame rates on those games, but just not at max settings! He never claimed to play at full rez with everything turned on.
 
I have an Asus G73 and I'd say it's definitely the best value for money gaming laptop out now. No games give me any issues.
 
well, considering all things, the only question to ask when buying a laptop for games, is what games you will be playing, and the second part to the question is, is money a issue. you get really good laptop (speed wise) but you pay for them those type of laptop start at 10k and go up. getting a MAC is something i would not entirely recommend, unless you are fairly clued up with pc`s stay away. my suggestion in this case would be to buy directly from Dell, there you can pick a machine and pick what you want extra or bigger.
 
NomNom said:
I highly doubt that
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Well it does

Can support Black ops etc fine

Also remember some games have been 3 years in making so they were made to support older stuff quite well and with good stats
 
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