Finding me a laptop ---

**rcaplanist** · June 11th, 2009, 04:26 PM

Here's my situation
I can spend around $1,500.00 MAX on a new laptop, and i need one to fit these requirements.

- Will fit my school needs
- Will be able to run FPS Games (i love that crap)
GOOD GRAPHICS - BEST POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY!!!
all you graphics card nerds out there, help me out!!
- Will be fast, durable
- Not a huge-ass bulky thing that wont fit into a backpack
- Mid-sized screen
- Long battery life is important

If you just have an opinion about the BEST laptop for that amount, I'm definantly open to hear it.

I'd really appreciate some help and/or opinions on the matter.
Thanks!

**KarmaKiller** · June 11th, 2009, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by rcaplanist

- Will be able to run FPS Games (i love that crap)
GOOD GRAPHICS - BEST POSSIBLE FOR THE MONEY!!!

- Long battery life is important

^That's really not possible. Your basically either gotta choose good graphics, or long battery. If you have a good graphics card, it will suck the battery quickly.

So which would you rather have?

(Welcome to techIMO btw)

**rcaplanist** · June 11th, 2009, 04:43 PM

well, can i ask what would be a good option for both sides? A computer with good batery life and those other creds, or a computer with good graphics and those other creds?

And thanks, im loving this forum so far, i dont normaly do this kind of thing =P

**Steve R Jones** · June 11th, 2009, 04:45 PM

Get a second battery

**MegalosSkylaki** · June 11th, 2009, 05:53 PM

One trick that's used in gaming desktops to keep the price down is to get a strong grafix card but a weak processor .....maybe the VDC is more important than a great proc in gaming.I saw one laptop with two video cards. Look at the HP Hdx lappies, also.

You might --at that price which is on low side for a gaming laptop --look for a similar arrangement.
This may also be sparing of your battery, but as said above (except for spare battery--good to have anyway) you won't see great battery spans.

By the way, there is a charge if you use the color purple here as I hold the Patent on it.

DOO

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**KarmaKiller** · June 11th, 2009, 07:12 PM

Do you live in the US? Are you planning on ordering online, or picking it up locally?

**rcaplanist** · June 11th, 2009, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by KarmaKiller

Do you live in the US? Are you planning on ordering online, or picking it up locally?

I do, southern US, and i could do either way honestly. Ordering online would be ideal of course.

Steve R Jones - yeah good idea haha, you'd be surprised i wouldnt have even thought about that!

MegalosSkylake - i dont know man, i'd like to have a good all-around computer. I might even stick to keeping my desktop around at the apartment and gaming on that and just getting a durable, long lasting battery laptop. =/

**cksboy15** · June 11th, 2009, 09:14 PM

I might even stick to keeping my desktop around at the apartment and gaming on that and just getting a durable, long lasting battery laptop. =/

That is the suggested course of action. Really a laptop does not have the cooling ability a desktop does. So a desktop is the preferred choice for gaming.

If you are going to do that a netbook would work just fine.

**ruleofnike69** · June 11th, 2009, 11:29 PM

I'd look at the dell stuff.........I have been very impressed with the units I have been seeing as of late.
A few of the models I've looked at have SSDs in them...which helps in battery life.

**EXreaction** · June 12th, 2009, 12:24 AM

Newegg.com - MSI GT627-216US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8400(2.26GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

As for long battery life, as has been said, not possible in a gaming laptop. If it falls in with this review, you are probably looking at about 1 1/2 hours of gaming battery life or 3 hours of idle usage:
MSI GT627-216US Gaming Notebook Review - HotHardware

This one has a faster cpu, higher resolution screen, Blu-ray drive, and larger battery:
Newegg.com - MSI GT627-218US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide SXGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

**KarmaKiller** · June 12th, 2009, 12:30 AM

Originally Posted by EXreaction

This one has a faster cpu, higher resolution screen, Blu-ray drive, and larger battery:
Newegg.com - MSI GT627-218US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide SXGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

Nice find. That's a nice lappy.

**rcaplanist** · June 12th, 2009, 12:56 AM

so guys, these laptops that EXreaction is telling me about, the
the MSI GT627-216US NoteBook and the MSI GT627-218US NoteBook,
Does anyone else have any suggestions or opinions that can top these for their prices? (the GT627-216US being $1,100.00 and the GT627-218US being $1,300.00)
and also, why the hell is the 218 a wopping $200.00 more than the other one when the only difference is 2.26ghz to 2.40ghz

If ANYONE has any other laptop suggestions, please feel free to let me know, I'd appreciate it before i make my decision.
THANKS!

**EXreaction** · June 12th, 2009, 01:01 PM

It is not just the CPU that is faster...as I said:
This one has a faster cpu, higher resolution screen, Blu-ray drive, and larger battery

**Bizkitkid2001** · June 13th, 2009, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by EXreaction

Newegg.com - MSI GT627-216US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8400(2.26GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

As for long battery life, as has been said, not possible in a gaming laptop. If it falls in with this review, you are probably looking at about 1 1/2 hours of gaming battery life or 3 hours of idle usage:
MSI GT627-216US Gaming Notebook Review - HotHardware

This one has a faster cpu, higher resolution screen, Blu-ray drive, and larger battery:
Newegg.com - MSI GT627-218US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide SXGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

You would be surprised. A lot of gaming laptops now have software that can clock down the CPU and video card to increase battery life. Some laptops even have Intel graphics along side of a dedicated ATI/Nvidia card. The laptop can switch between the two on the fly.

My laptop has a 2.26ghz C2D and a 9800GS, cost $900, and I can get 3 and a half hours of watching a DVD, almost two hours of playing a game, or 5 hours surfing the web and doing stuff in office with the laptop set to Max Battery.

EDIT: Also, streaming internet music using the instant boot Linux OS on my laptop, with the lid closed, I was able to listen to music for almost 7 hours at work on a single charge

**vass0922** · June 13th, 2009, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by EXreaction

Newegg.com - MSI GT627-216US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8400(2.26GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

As for long battery life, as has been said, not possible in a gaming laptop. If it falls in with this review, you are probably looking at about 1 1/2 hours of gaming battery life or 3 hours of idle usage:
MSI GT627-216US Gaming Notebook Review - HotHardware

This one has a faster cpu, higher resolution screen, Blu-ray drive, and larger battery:
Newegg.com - MSI GT627-218US NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8600(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide SXGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS - Laptops / Notebooks

DAMN YOU!
I was doing good skating by on my crusty old laptop
now I want that one with the blu-ray :-/

I've been looking for a good laptop with high resolution (height > 1000) + blu-ray for awhile and haven't found anything I liked until this one :-/