Gaming laptop.

Original Poster

3,157 posts

171 months

Thursday 10th March 2011

Dear all
My son is on the lookout for a good gaming laptop.

Needs to carry 4 gig ram at the very least, preferable at least 6,...and have a very advanced graphics engine. Everything else is open to scrutiny.

Budget , ideally between £1200 and £1500 , might go higher if justified, but £1700 is the line in the sand. All makes considered except Macs.

We did think we had found a possible solution...Asus G73JH . But seems to be out of production.

Any suggestions anyone? Especially hands on advice.

Cheers!

Original Poster

3,157 posts

171 months

Thursday 10th March 2011

Thanks all, I'll have a dig around the suggestions...see whats what. Must say, there does seem to be fairly restricted options...I wonder if heat causes some manufacturers to shy clear.

Zad said:

A gaming laptop at £1700! Jesus wept. Does it absolutely have to be a laptop? You can get an absolutely killer desktop for that, or does he like to play Crysis in the middle of a field?

Lordy....

Its not my cash (answering another)....Its his.

The boy works as a self employed contractor to a big heating company and travels all over the UK. So aside the business use, the laptop is usefull for keeping in touch with home, and the gaming keeps him off expensive Hotel net access and out the boozers.

So not cheap , but cheaper than what not having it around could be. He misses hearth and home..but the money is good.

He's away on hols for a few weeks, and his current machine has been damaged (no, don't ask how laugh

)...so he needs some options for when he gets back.

Cheers.

Original Poster

3,157 posts

171 months

Friday 11th March 2011

The_Jackal said:

lol I'm sure most of us thought you were talking about a teenager the way you were referring to him.
It might be worth you having a look at the Overclockers forum or a PC customising forum where you will find the real pros spending big bucks.

Ah well you see, when you have brought them up , they always are children , even when they are pushing 30! laugh

Your Dad is very likely the same with you. Mind you, the man child , just gets older, it never grows up. Too bloody boring that , eh? biggrin

Anyhow, thanks all for suggestions and links. Must say one of the MSI machines looks good, really good spec and still under 1200 sovs....No heat probs either..according to a review I read.Not the only interesting proposition though.

Well, we'll see, I'll pass on everything to him....His cash, his decision at the end of the day.

Thanks folks.

Original Poster

3,157 posts

171 months