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Thinking of buying my first laptop, any suggestions?

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Arkitech

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I've been saving up for a new game machine and I've been really toying with the idea of going with a laptop as opposed to my typical desktop setup. Also considering I don't have a good place at home right now for a gaming rig, a laptop would be perfect. So what would you guys suggest for a good laptop? Can I get a decent one for around 1500?
 
My first suggestion is this.

I'm not trying to be judgemental, just you'll hopefully get a better response there.

Now if you have a question about whether a laptop would make a good frisbee....this is the place.
 
I love my Thinkpad. It has all those little details that I really appreciate. Nothing about it annoys me.
 
IBM ThinkPad R or T series, will be tough to get it down to $1500 but it's possible.

Or I'd buy a loaded Dell Inspiron 600m with Centrino 🙂 light, fast and good battery life.
 
Originally posted by: TheCorm
My first suggestion is this.

I'm not trying to be judgemental, just you'll hopefully get a better response there.
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There are also a couple of recent threads on gaming laptops in General Hardware, which search of "laptop" will find. Why reinvent the threadwheel?

 
Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Originally posted by: TheCorm
My first suggestion is this.

I'm not trying to be judgemental, just you'll hopefully get a better response there.
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There are also a couple of recent threads on gaming laptops in General Hardware, which search of "laptop" will find. Why reinvent the threadwheel?
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thanks for the suggestions guys

I'll also stick my head into hardware for some ideas
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
I've been saving up for a new game machine and I've been really toying with the idea of going with a laptop as opposed to my typical desktop setup. Also considering I don't have a good place at home right now for a gaming rig, a laptop would be perfect. So what would you guys suggest for a good laptop? Can I get a decent one for around 1500?
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Yes, you can get a pretty decent laptop from Dell for about $1500. My wife got a Dimension last year and is pretty happy with it. However, I wouldn't categorize it as a gaming machine....
 
Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
Check out this monster.

It's not really a laptop but OMFG it's HUGE. it might be the best idea for those that want a Desktop replacement.
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The P25 is awesome! Used one for about 2 weeks and had no complaints. It's bigger than most laptops, but the 17" widescreen makes up for the extra size/weight.

 
Cheap-ass here likes his Dell Inspiron 1100. Hell, I can even play Unreal Tournament and Quake 3 on it! $660 for 15" screen, 256MB ram, DVD, Celeron 2.0. Can't imagine the T40 is a $800 - $1000 better machine. Maybe I'm wrong or just cheap as hell.:beer:
 
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