Cheapest laptop (used is okay) to play WoW at max settings and TF2 reasonably?

[slugg]

I was wondering how cheap I could go for a portable WoW and TF2 playing machine. I'd like WoW to run at max settings, but TF2 could run at any reasonable settings as long as it runs smoothly.

Used is fine, as long as the said used laptop is in good condition. In other words, a $200 laptop with a broken screen won't cut it for me

Any ideas?

 

[EliteRetard]

I was wondering how cheap I could go for a portable WoW and TF2 playing machine. I'd like WoW to run at max settings, but TF2 could run at any reasonable settings as long as it runs smoothly.

Used is fine, as long as the said used laptop is in good condition. In other words, a $200 laptop with a broken screen won't cut it for me

Any ideas?

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2076683&highlight=

Asus G50Vt-X5 from Buy.com for around 500$ after bing cashback. I just received my unit and am rather happy with it (especially for the price). Looks like it might have been a display model or something, light scratches/scuffs on the outside but inside the keyboard and mouse are clean and show no signs of wear. No problems with the screen and from what I can tell the battery holds about the right ammount of charge. Obviously I cant say what youll get, but it seemed well worth the risk to me even before I had an idea what I might get.

Its got a bit of bling to it which I actually dont like, lights on the lid and such (seems they cant be turned off fully though they do have a "battery saver" mode), but they have some somewhat usefull software (and lots of bloatware, looks like it was from bestbuy) including a utility that overclocks the CPU/RAM a bit (from 266 FSB to like 290FSB)...may not seem like much, but in a CPU intensive app like WOW it could help.

 

[slugg]

So $500 is the lowest I can go? :-/

 

[SithSolo1]

Most laptops aren't designed for gaming and those that are usually start around $1200. Be happy with $500. It should be able to run WOW at max screen rez just fine although you may have to turn a few things down.