I need a new laptop for video games.

Joehelsing · 09-07-2008, 08:49 AM

I'm moving out of home and need to get a laptop. Please help me find a few to choose from as I am having trouble finding a suitable one at the correct price.

1. Budget: No more than £500 ($1000)

2. Screen: I'm not that fussed to be honest, biger than 14-15 inches I reckon

3. Brands: No particular brand

4. Mobility: I will probably always have it plugged in so not important

5. Durability: As long as it doesn't break easily

6. Multitasking: i'll either be gaming, or surfing the web.

7. Gaming: This is what is important, I need a half decent graphics card, not to run any brand new high spec games. It will be nice if it can run the likes of Elderscrolls : Oblivion without worrying, maybe around low-medium settings. Also I would like at least 2GB RAM

8. Calculations: No

9. Storage: 120mb minimum

10. Optical Media: I would like to, not a major necessity

11. Operating System: Vista

12. Location: England

Thankyou very much in advance.

akedm · 09-12-2008, 04:23 AM

I'd think that you'll get better info on the Laptop Support forum. You may want to re-post there. Also check newegg.com, search for laptops and then search among the highest rated ones. Then read the reviews of people that own that laptop. The ratings are based on those reviews. Not that you'll have to buy from them, but the more you know the better.

Here's a link

akedm · 09-12-2008, 04:44 AM

Gaming laptop for a grand is ummm...well, good luck.

Here's a few links that I gleamed from searching "gaming laptop" on this site :

http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/267332-need-cheap-gaming-laptop.html
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/284071-need-laptop-recommendations.html
http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/motherboards-bios-cpu/280948-cpu-should-i-choose-gaming-laptop.html

09-07-2008, 08:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
Joehelsing Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 1 OS: XP	I need a new laptop for video games. I'm moving out of home and need to get a laptop. Please help me find a few to choose from as I am having trouble finding a suitable one at the correct price. 1. Budget: No more than £500 ($1000) 2. Screen: I'm not that fussed to be honest, biger than 14-15 inches I reckon 3. Brands: No particular brand 4. Mobility: I will probably always have it plugged in so not important 5. Durability: As long as it doesn't break easily 6. Multitasking: i'll either be gaming, or surfing the web. 7. Gaming: This is what is important, I need a half decent graphics card, not to run any brand new high spec games. It will be nice if it can run the likes of Elderscrolls : Oblivion without worrying, maybe around low-medium settings. Also I would like at least 2GB RAM 8. Calculations: No 9. Storage: 120mb minimum 10. Optical Media: I would like to, not a major necessity 11. Operating System: Vista 12. Location: England Thankyou very much in advance.

09-12-2008, 04:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	Re: I need a new laptop for video games. I'd think that you'll get better info on the Laptop Support forum. You may want to re-post there. Also check newegg.com, search for laptops and then search among the highest rated ones. Then read the reviews of people that own that laptop. The ratings are based on those reviews. Not that you'll have to buy from them, but the more you know the better. Here's a link

09-12-2008, 04:44 AM	#3 (permalink)
akedm Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA Posts: 336 OS: Win XP Media Center SP2	Re: I need a new laptop for video games. Gaming laptop for a grand is ummm...well, good luck. Here's a few links that I gleamed from searching "gaming laptop" on this site : http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/267332-need-cheap-gaming-laptop.html http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/laptop-support/284071-need-laptop-recommendations.html http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/motherboards-bios-cpu/280948-cpu-should-i-choose-gaming-laptop.html