Buying a new Laptop

[Cannon1]

Im looking to buy a new laptop for my son . He will use it for school but I want it to beable to play games on it like WoW , PoTBS , Madden etc..

We have a budget of 800-1000$
Can anyone suggest a decent gaming rig for that price ?

Thanks in advance!

 

[TheStu]

Originally posted by: Cannon1
Im looking to buy a new laptop for my son . He will use it for school but I want it to beable to play games on it like WoW , PoTBS , Madden etc..

We have a budget of 800-1000$
Can anyone suggest a decent gaming rig for that price ?

Thanks in advance!

What is PoTBS?

>What size screen?
>Does he intend to use it in class a lot?
>Is this for College or High School?
-->If College, what is he studying?
-->If College, do they have any poartnerships with a vendor?
-->If College, do they have discounts on software like Office, or Windows?
-->If College, do they have any dictation regarding specs?
>How important is weight and battery life?
>How important is playing at maximum settings to him?
>Does he care about Vista vs. XP?
>Does he have an existing desktop that can be upgraded?
>How much does upgrading certain components (RAM/HDD) scare you/him?
>How important is 4GB RAM (meaning you have to have a 64bit OS)?
>Does a specific version of Vista matter?
>How important is a webcam?
>Does he care about glossy vs. matte for the screen?

 

[Cannon1]

potbs is pirates of the burning sea .
screen size and max settings isnt a huge concern .
main concern is he will be able to play game like WOW etc. without too much lag.
he has a decent desktop but I do 50/50 custody with his mother and alot of times he carrys his desktop back and fourth so were wanting to get him a decent gameable laptop that he can carry around .He wont use it too much for school since hes in 8th grade but having it there when he needs it is a plus.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

Any Dell, Hp, etc with a discrete graphics card should suffice. Anything 8400 series (Nvidia) or 2400 series (ATI) should be a good compromise between gaming an battery life, as well an inexpensive. WoW is more cpu dependent if I remember correctly as well.