What are some good gaming laptops for around 1000$? I'm getting my younger brother a christmas present and I know he wants one.
>>320339498
1000 wont take you far with Gaming Laptops unless there's a mega sale going on. If he doesn't actually care about mobility for his computer I recommend a desktop or building one yourself.
Source: Alienware 17 user
>>320339801
thanks. It doesn't have to be a beast of a rig, I think he'd be fine with something that has like 8GB of RAM, an i5 etc etc. So it sounds like it might be best to just stick with brands like Asus and the like?
>>320339498
Samsung np550p5c. Upgrade the hard drive to an internal SSD and upgrade to 8gb RAM if you need to and you'll be fine for most stuff.
Bought mine for $1000 AUD in 2012 and I'm still using it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA3FA3JN3125&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleMKP-PC-_-pla-_-Gaming+Laptops-_-9SIA3FA3JN3125&gclid=CLahhrHN38kCFcKGaQodQEwFvQ&gclsrc=aw.ds
What I use for all my PC gayming needs, Don't listen to neckbeards, it's good.
>>320339498
Dell Inspiron 15 7559 for less than $1,000
Lenovo Y700 for slightly over $1,000
both have quad core i7, 8GB ram, and dedicated GPU
>>320339498
nada
unless you want your brother to be sterile by burning his testicles off
>>320340280
>>320340262
thanks, I'll have a look at both of these.
>>320339498
Fuck off kiddo. Take that $1000, research parts for building a decent PC for that budget and build one.
Be on the lookout for sales for Lenovo's gaming laptops. I've seen the ~1200 ones dip to 8-900 before
>>320339498
this one http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i7559-763BLK-Full-HD-GeForce/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450242424&sr=1-4&keywords=gaming+laptop
is temporarily out of stock (wait for amazon itself to get stock back and not a reseller), usually goes for 800 and is better than >>320340280
>Gaming Laptop
How casual is your little brother? KEK
>>320340532
>>320340705
I don't know about OP's brother but I prefer laptops because I can use them for both casual use and gaming while comfy on the couch instead of hunched over a computer desk, for how long I usually use it at a time.
I would build a desktop if it weren't for mobility and or comfyness.
>>320339498
>gaming
>laptop
>>320340902
>comfy
Fuck off back to reddit.
>>320341028
sorry my terminology triggered you anon, but please don't make me go there.
>>320340902
enjoy your sterility, you want mobility use your phone or a vita.
the 860m runs at 75c to produce poor results, enjoy your 20fps in fallout 4 with your mobile gpu.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Fallout-4-Notebook-Benchmarks.153924.0.html
>gaming laptop
May as well just throw away $1.30 every day because in 2 years any gaming laptop shits itself.
>>320340158
Yeah most likely, I enjoy my Alienware but I know this damn thing is overpriced to hell and back, all gaming laptops are. Check out Maingear, maybe they will have better price/performance than most mainstream manufacturers.
>>320341250
it comes with a 960m, anon, it will be fine
>>320341791
oh-ho!
26fps well excuse me, I'll just let you throw away all your money are pure liquid shit.
We're trying to help you out here anon, don't fucking buy this garbage that already doesn't fucking work out of the box.
>>320341983
i want a laptop, not a desktop, and i don't want to spend more than $1,000
i'm so fucking sorry that i don't have a desk to sit in front of for hours every day for the ultimate gaymin experience
what do you suggest?
>>320339498
>gaming laptop
What a joke
>>320339498
None.
Underpowered, overpriced, shitty quality. All of them.
>>320342167
I suggest you steal some milk crates and make a desk, cuz you're basically shit out of luck if you want some mainstream gaming.
your only other options are, get a tablet, or get a ps4 and a vita and use remote play religiously
>>320342167
>I don't have a desk
So spend 950 bux on a machine and get a desk for 50 bux at Ikea ?
>>320339498
>not wife's son
>>320339498
MSI PE-70.
I have it, kicks ass.
>>320339498
$1000 burgerbux?
In aus it's basically
<1500 = internet and word only.
>1800 - 3000 = Ultra 1080p
>3000 = High 4k and 1 month until meltdown.
>>320342823
>not even an SSD in it
What a ripoff
>>320342823
>intel hd graphics
do you only play games in your browser?
>>320339498
For 1000 none, for 4000$ yes.
I got my Alienware 18 like 2-3 years ago and still works perfectly.
I needed a laptop since I travel a lot, and the Alienware 18 is Ffucking great, good graphics and no overheating issues.
just got an asus laptop with gtx 960m, i7 for $800. pretty good for lan parties. surprise it runs current games in decent fps
>>320341607
Alienware prices for laptops are actually pretty fair, almost equal to others with similar components i've found.
It's their pc's that are hugely overpriced.
>ITT people actually bought alienware
do you fuckers solve all your problems by throwing more money at it?
>>320344147
>>320343924
We're talking about laptops in 2015, not pcs.
>>320344147
>being 3rd world.
>>320343227
where?
>>320343186
>2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M
Do you even read the words in your browser?
>>320339498
Anything you can find with a GTX 970m in it.
960m can go suck a dick and 980m costs too much.
970m has 7970/GTX 770 level performance and can handle most anything at 1080p.
>>320339498
Not getting a gaming laptop is not a meme
You should never under any circumstances get a gaming laptop.
If you're in a situtation where you dont have place for a gaming rig, then just get a thinkpad or something and wait untill you have more space untill you get a desktop PC:DONT BUY GAMING LAPTOP YOU UNDERAGE FAGT
>>320346419
Not everyone lives in their mom's basement, some people have jobs that travel a lot abroad.
>>320346049
seconding this
If your willing to unlock the bios to OC it its really good
>>320346419
It wasn't a meme, it is now.
Anything release in the past 3 years will work adequately as a gaming device until the next generation of consoles, since everything is a port now.
So buy one released this year and you'll be fine for the next half decade.
Will the WiiNX be more powerful than the current gen consoles?
>>320346419
Modern gaymen laptops are getting pretty fucking fast now.
The 960m's on par with the 7870 and the 970m's as fast as a 7970. Both of which are more than enough for most anything at 1080p.970's a way better value though, especially since laptops that use it are dropping under $1000 more often these days.
Hell, the expensive as fuck ones have actual desktop 980s and desktop i7s in them now.
Most are still horridly overpriced, but the actual hardware in them is reaching parity with higher end desktops these days.
