Cheap Gaming Laptops?

Question

It's time to buy a new laptop. I want a gaming laptop because I have been unable to run a few games that I really wanted to play only due to my video card; Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family. This is just a general graph card and can't really handle games. A desktop isn't really an option for me at this point in time.

I'm not too hardware savvy so here is roughly what I'm looking for:

Critical Stuff:
-Must be cheaper than $1300 USD (not expecting top of the line, but at least being able to run games smoothly on medium settings would be nice, willing to spend a bit more but hopefully less)
-Must have decent/fairly recent gaming graph card/Video card (Nvidia GeForce, ATI, whatever)
-Must be able to run games/emulators smoothly(My job requires me to be on the road a lot, so I'd like to be able to run my ps2 games on my laptop, again this is where my current GPU lets me down)

A few pc games I'd like to be able to run nicely are:

-Starcraft II
-Mafia II
-Portal II
-L.A. Noire
-Batman Arkham Asylum
-Ninja Blade
-GTA IV

Other stuff:
Memory: Should be greater than 3GB ram, DDR3 or whatever else is good would be nice.

Processor/CPU: I hear AMD is better for gaming than Intel , i3, i5, i7 and core whatever, but really have no experience with AMD, please tell me what you think. Right now I have Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 @ 2.1GHZ, so something better than that would be cool.

HDD: Don't care about the brand or size, right now my laptop's HDD size is only 300 GB, I think everything is bigger than that now.

OS: Windows 7 please. I don't like Macbooks and have no interest in Linux at this time.

Screen size: Preferably 15" if not then 17". No 13" notebooks please as the keys are too small for my hands.

I think that's about it, apart from all the standard stuff like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BluRay, Integrated Webcam, which are really just extras. I'm not picky about any brands, but I would prefer it if the mouse was in the middle rather than the left.

Thanks in advance for your time and help! :)

Answer 1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214393



Intel is better than AMD for gaming: AMD is better value.

Blu tooth and Blu Ray are NOT included on most laptops.



This will run all those games on high, AT LEAST, most likely maxed out.

This is also the best gaming laptop deal out there, and the strongest sub 1300$ laptop.

Answer 2

Cheap Gaming Laptops?



The best place to buy cheap Gaming Laptops online is at Amazon.com



http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Laptop-Computers/s?node=565108&field-keywords=Gaming&tag=yah-comp-20



Searching for your next gaming rig then Amazon has a huge range of Gaming Laptops to choose from including models from the main all the popular brands like Toshiba, Dell, HP and Asus and more gaming focussed brands like Razer and Alienware.



Without a doubt, the most important consideration will be the graphics card or GPU because this component will largely determine which games you can play and at what level of resolution you can play these games.



Even though they are priced high as compared to normal laptops, many people do not mind spending a little more money to get the best gaming rig. Gaming laptops come installed with the fastest processors, cutting edge graphics cards.



http://www.amazon.com/Gaming-Laptop-Computers/s?node=565108&field-keywords=Gaming&tag=yah-comp-20



A hefty battery pack, huge heat sink, special ventilation ducts, and several cooling fans and can give the same performance as that of high-end tower PCs. These laptops provide thrilling 3D gaming experience and mobility to gamers, be it LAN game parties or while traveling.

Answer 3

a laptop to run this games are not cheap:),desktop pc's are better for gaming,with a good gpu and good cpu,at least dual core cpu for gaming...and gpu with big freq.

Answer 4

go to toshiba.com look for high performance laptops/ they have cheap ones