Gaming laptop

I want to get that I can casually game on and use for college. I don't want to spend over $750. I play wow.

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Does wow really warrant the need for a "gaming" laptop?

I got my desktop and Samsung monitor off newegg.com great place and I got a quad core with I think 1gig gfx hdmi out and the 1080 tv for 750 shipped :) laptops are not something I think I'll ever use for gaming ever again ;) they are almost all un-upgradable and even if they are it's near impossible or expensive to upgrade. Best of luck though!

I will just farm and quest on my laptop at school after I get my homework done.

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Originally Posted by RedseaReefer

I got my desktop and Samsung monitor off newegg.com great place and I got a quad core with I think 1gig gfx hdmi out and the 1080 tv for 750 shipped :) laptops are not something I think I'll ever use for gaming ever again ;) they are almost all un-upgradable and even if they are it's near impossible or expensive to upgrade. Best of luck though!

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I game exclusively off a laptop. Depending on what you're upgrading, it's not that big of a hassle. I get the back cover off and right there is the ram and harddrives, the two most commonly upgraded things. Do a bit more pulling off and you can get to the processor.

Recently tossed in a second 500 GB harddrive. Cost me right at $80. With it having 6 gigs, I don't have much reason to upgrade the RAM.

But when I want a new video card which is crucial when it comes to games it's just a card slot. Remove and replace. Alot of the mainstream laptops have integrated graphics cards :) just something to consider. But yeah as a secondary gaming platform laptop all the way!!!

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But when I want a new video card which is crucial when it comes to games it's just a card slot. Remove and replace. Alot of the mainstream laptops have integrated graphics cards :) just something to consider. But yeah as a secondary gaming platform laptop all the way!!!

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I've had this laptop for three and a half years. It still plays the newest games on high with no less than 50 fps, usually closer to 60. My prior gaming machine was a desk top and played the newest games just fine for five years up until I started having issues with the motherboard due to a power surge.

What laptop is best for what I want.

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I just bought an HP Pavilion g7 for $550 ish at my Navy base and it will work perfectly for you. Yes wow is installed and we were playing Mist...lol!!

Which g7 model do you have?

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oops!

g7-2118NR
straight from the box lol
17 in screen
500GB hard drive

HP is kinda garbage... If you need a cheap computer it will do fine, but expect it to break within 2 years.

I'd recommend a macbook pro, but it seems to be out of your price range.

Sager and Asus are good brands.

..Macs as a gaming laptop.

I'm going to go lol now.

Get an asus, you won't regret it.

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..Macs as a gaming laptop.

I'm going to go lol now.

Get an asus, you won't regret it.

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Plenty of people use macs for gaming. Dual booting of course. :)

Tech comparison time. My 3 and a half year old asus laptop vs the brand spanking new macbook pro

Price:
Mac: $1699, $1999, $2199, $2799
Mine: $1100

Processor:
Mac: 2.5 GHz dual core, 2.5 GHz Dual core, 2.3 GHz quad core, 2.6 GHz quad core
Mine: 2.8 GHz dual core

RAM:
Mac: 8 gigs, 8 gigs
Mine: 6 gigs

Storage:
Mac: 128 GB, 256 GB, 256GB, 512 GB
Mine: Came stock with 500 GB, threw in a second harddrive for a total of 1 TB

Video card:
Mac: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000/NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
Mine: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M Cuda with 1GB of GDDR3 VRAM

So basically, my three and a half year old laptop is on par with a number of things that the macbook pro. Even in its age it could probably still out perform the mac. Not to mention, with how thin that thing is, it's going to over heat. Badly.

Oh. Just because I could, I went out and found the top of the line asus gaming laptop which is the Asus-G75VW. It has pretty much the same specs as the high end $2799 mac.

The Asus-G75VW is $1250.

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Tech comparison time. My 3 and a half year old asus laptop vs the brand spanking new macbook pro

Price:
Mac: $1699, $1999, $2199, $2799
Mine: $1100

Processor:
Mac: 2.5 GHz dual core, 2.5 GHz Dual core, 2.3 GHz quad core, 2.6 GHz quad core
Mine: 2.8 GHz dual core

RAM:
Mac: 8 gigs, 8 gigs
Mine: 6 gigs

Storage:
Mac: 128 GB, 256 GB, 256GB, 512 GB
Mine: Came stock with 500 GB, threw in a second harddrive for a total of 1 TB

Video card:
Mac: Intel HD Graphics 4000, Intel HD Graphics 4000/NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory and automatic graphics switching
Mine: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M Cuda with 1GB of GDDR3 VRAM

So basically, my three and a half year old laptop is on par with a number of things that the macbook pro. Even in its age it could probably still out perform the mac. Not to mention, with how thin that thing is, it's going to over heat. Badly.

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Lol classic! love it :D

Do you have more specs required?

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Which g7 model do you have?

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HP Pavilion g7-2238nr
15.6-Inch
AMD Quad-Core A6-4400M (1.9GHz)
500GB 5400RPM
4GB DDR3
Radeon HD 7520G

No want to write essays and play wow at school. I have my desktop at home for everything else.

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At the similar price range, you also can look at these laptops

Acer Aspire V3-571G-6407
Acer Aspire V3-551-8469
ASUS A53Z-AS61

Thanks

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