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kenshin-dono:
I think its time to get a new system. Ive basically stopped watching any new anime series for quite a while now since my older Dell XPS died over a year ago. Nvidia GPU fried. Ive been on an ancient system i built way back around 2003 or so since then so needless to say ive been outa the pc gaming loop for a while =P I cant even run most HD anime so i havent been around on this forum for a while.

I kinda wanna snag a gaming laptop. Are there any decent ones out there? Or is heat still a major issue with most of them? I did a little searching and Samsung seems to have a decent one with its Samsung Series 7 gamer laptop. I havent seen many reviews but most seem to be relatively positive. Is that a decent one to get? Id like to keep it around about $2,0000 or under preferably

Is that Samsung a decent bet? Any other brands i should check out? I heard Alienwares are decent but that they have a lot of heat and other issues since they got bought out by Dell. Should i look at ACers or anything else? Just looking for some suggestions and feedback from those of you who probably know more about this than I do.

Note: this would be used pretty much for Gaming and watching anime outputted to my TV or monitor. I had my old laptop hooked up to my HT. I watched anime and movies on the bigscreen with it constantly so id like to have a VGA/HDMI out or something for that. Idealy it would have HDMI, DVI, AND VGA. Heat is a big issue for me since my old one died from heat issues too. Any info or suggestions would be greatly apreciated. I got to start playing catchup on all the series im behind on. The last show i watched was Ikoku Meiro no Croisée O_O

^_^x KD

Xycolian2332:

--- Quote from: kenshin-dono on September 28, 2012, 05:45:36 AM ---Id like to keep it around about $2,0000 or under preferably

--- End quote ---

I wish I had that kind of budget for a computer :P

Freedom Kira:
Looks decent, but with such a large budget, I think you can do a lot better.

v I'm sure you can get pretty much any laptop in existence with 20 grand. =P

kenshin-dono:
such as...? Go ahead and throw out suggestions. I havent checked computer specs for a while so im not too sure what to look for here. Im also not sure what brands are regarded as good for laptops. Its not like a desktop where you just build it yourself, so something with a good history would be awesome. Especially considering i fried my last one. I dont want that to happen again.

I did hear Razer is coming out with a gaming laptop at the end of the year, but im not sure if i want to roll the dice on their first attempt at a laptop. I thought Samsung may be a good bet since they make some decent monitors, i figure the monitor would at least be nice, and most reviews i see for this Samsung look favorable. Looking at the GPU i also notice there is another step up from the GTX 675M the Samsung (680M) but i dont see many laptops offering it, other than updating the ibuypower Valkyrie. Im also not sure if its worth the big jump in price.

^_^x KD

heittopussi:
I've got a perfect and wallet friendly solution for you: Lenovo E530!
Specs:
15.6" HD+ (1600x900) LED anti-glare
Intel Core i7-3612QM 2.1 GHz (Turbo 3.1 GHz)
Intel HM77
4 GB (1x4 GB)DDR3 1600MHz
750 GB SATA 5400 rpm + 16 GB mSATA SSD
DVD±RW Dual Layer
Intel HD Graphics 4000 + NVIDIA Geforce® 630M 2 GB
Dolby Advanced Audio v2
Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0
3 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB 2.0 (powered), RJ-45, VGA, HDMI 1.4, 3,5 mm audio

I just got this, and all the games I play work just fine. The only downside is the 4GB memory, but it can be upgraded to 8BG with small price (never pay shitloads of money for extra memory, when you can just buy the memery you need for like 20 bucks and have someone install it for you). Okay, lets be fair, Battlefield 3 doesn't run smoothly on ultra high settings, but it runs fine on medium settings. And the best thing is that this one is cheap: 850 € in Finland, so I suppose they're giving it nearly free in the States. :)

EDIT: Oh, and stuff to look for in a laptop: i7-processor, SSD(Never buy a laptop without it nowadays, it's just stupid), screen should be matt, otherwise it's only good as a mirror(and Samsung does only those mirror screens). Other than that, the choice is yours, but I highly recommend Lenovo Thinkpads, they're reliable and have good warranty(3 years for like 150$, FedEX will come and fetch the broken thing, and return it to you when it's fixed).

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