Looking for advice on a gaming laptop

[CannedWeasel]

Hi everybody, I'm looking to get a new laptop and I'm kind of lost. I've spent the better part of my life on desktops, but I'm in the Navy and need to get a laptop for mobility's sake. Unfortunately, I know very little about buying laptops, or what would be a reasonable price for a good gaming one. I'm looking to spend between $1-2k(can go a little higher for a really good one), size isn't an issue (although full-size keyboard would be a plus), nor is battery life. I'm stationed at Pearl Harbor and the possibility of being deployed exists, or else I'd get a desktop. I'm open to pretty much any components if it can get me a good gaming rig, and I'd appreciate any input.

 

[videogames101]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834220416

would be my recommendation, the 9800M GS is a fairly decent card, and it has a nice screen and CPU. Newegg has more Asus models with smaller screens or larger HDDs, etc.

like this one has a smaller screen for a little cheaper, mostly same components, http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16834220404

 

[Majic 7]

http://www.sagernotebook.com/c...hp?cid=&platform=Intel I've heard good things about this company. Might take a look here also. The NP5793 looks like a pretty good deal.

 

[CannedWeasel]

Still shopping around, was wondering if anybody had any thoughts about this:

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668240.php

From what I can see it looks to be pretty good specs for the money. Don't think it's out yet but I've got a couple of months to wait, depending on when they release it.

 

[BlueAcolyte]

The Gateway P-7xxx laptops are very good for the budget gamer. ("budget" may or may not be a 9800m gts). Anandtech did an arcticle about it a while ago.

 

[Tempered81]

for the win! :

http://www.engadget.com/2008/0...ed-that-sucker-is-fas/

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: jaredpace
for the win! :

http://www.engadget.com/2008/0...ed-that-sucker-is-fas/

4500$ FTL