Is there a better laptop for me?

[R3LIC]

I currently use an Acer Aspire One 722 (AMD C-60, 2GB, upgraded 60GB SSD, 3.2lbs)
It's fast enough for all the usual stuff, but I would like to be able to game a bit on the go.
I'm specifically looking for something than can play Guild Wars 2 decently at low-med detail.
I'd like to stay at 4 pounds or less as I carry it with me daily and I've been spoiled by the (lack of) weight of the AO722.
My budget is $600-$700.

I am considering the Samsung Series 5 NP535U4C with:
AMD 2Ghz Quad-Core A10-4655M APU
750GB 5400RPM Hard Drive (would swap in current SSD)
14-inch LED-backlit matte display
4GB DDR3-1333 RAM (would upgrade to 8GB dual channel)
DVD±RW drive
3.99 pounds
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series.../dp/B0083S3N3W
Consistently on sale for $649

I like that this system has a matte display and a DVD±RW drive, yet still comes in just shy of 4 pounds!
The only thing it doesn't have that I would really like is a backlit keyboard.

Are there any other laptops comparable to this in price, performance, and weight (and maybe with a backlit keyboard)?
I would consider giving up the matte screen and/or DVD for a backlit keyboard or faster GPU if need be.
There's very few reviews of the A10-4655M and none that I've seen with GW2 benchmarks.
Is the HD7620G GPU with dual channel RAM enough to play GW2?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

The minimum specs for GW2 specify an Intel HD3000. The A10 should be fine. There aren't a lot of reviews of the 4655M because everybody reviewed the top end part. Speeds of the 4655 will be about 10% less. (It's just lower-clocked.)

The Samsung laptop you linked would be pretty nice, judging by the specsheet. (Samsung don't build no crap.)

A newer Intel laptop with HD4000 graphics would be a close second in terms of FPS and faster for everything else. And as a laptop user, you'd benefit from Intel's better power efficiency at a given price/performance point.

I finally got to tinker with a Thinkpad E420 yesterday, which a lot of people on here seemed to be a fan of. I was installing Virtualbox and Ubuntu on it for a classmate, so I was a bit disappointed with the slow HDD performance. (SSDs in all my machines spoil me) but it was a VERY nice machine otherwise.

It's been discontinued and replaced by the E430, which includes HD4000 graphics.

I would consider 8GB of RAM and an SSD to be a minimum. But that's me. For light gaming and being lame on teh interwebz, an HDD is okay.