Laptop for $1000

gla3dr · 11-23-2008, 12:12 AM

What laptop would you suggest for a budget of around $1000? I would like it to be able to handle newer games as well as be good for media-related things.

AUTOBOOT2000 · 11-23-2008, 12:44 AM

Get a desktop Get a desktop Get a desktop,

but if you really must...

it's going to cost at least 1500 if you want it to play newer games well. On the other hand you could make a perfect desktop for 1000, but if you really insist get a dell

https://ecomm2.dell.com/dellstore/ba...5-679499dabcfb

DMGrier · 11-23-2008, 02:24 AM

Desktop is better for gaming when it comes to the price but if your like me and on the go a lot then get the laptop and go with hp, you will get a better graphic card for the price. Go to the hp site and the one for just over 1k will come with a 2.0 Ghz dual core, 2 GB memory, nvidia 9600m GT 512 MB card, and a 250 GB HDD. I would recommend that you upgrade it through the site to 64 bit vista and get the 2.4 Ghz dual core with 4 GB memory.

voyagerfan99 · 11-23-2008, 05:30 AM

I'd go with a business grade Vostro from Dell. They are really good value for the money. I was able to configure this one for under $900.

Vostro 1510:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5870 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Service Pack 1
LCD Panel:
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife™
Memory:
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
Optical Drives:
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, with Roxio Creator
Video Cards:
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS 8400M
Hard Drives:
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Wireless Cards:
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card
Sound Card:
High Definition Audio 2.0
Processor Branding:
Intel Core 2 Duo Label
Primary Battery:
6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

gla3dr · 11-23-2008, 05:37 AM

Thanks for the input.
Normally I would get a desktop, especially considering mines a few years old now. But for the present, a laptop is preferable in my situation. Just out of curiosity, what's your opinion on alienware?

MrBucket · 11-23-2008, 05:51 AM

Alienware IMO is just for people who don't really know what they're doing and don't wanna research but have alot of money to spend who know they can get a quality product and pay in some cases 2/3 times more than it would take to build it yourself.

voyagerfan99 · 11-23-2008, 05:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrBucket

Alienware IMO is just for people who don't really know what they're doing and don't wanna research but have alot of money to spend who know they can get a quality product and pay in some cases 2/3 times more than it would take to build it yourself.

+1

Alienware is overpriced. A lot of the laptops have motherboard problems down the road.

There is a customer @ work that has a bad video card in hers. It's an Area 51 from probably three or four years ago.

MrBucket · 11-23-2008, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

+1

Alienware is overpriced. A lot of the laptops have motherboard problems down the road.

There is a customer @ work that has a bad video card in hers. It's an Area 51 from probably three or four years ago.

People just pay for a pretty case, BUT some people don't. You know about those very select few gamer "professionals"? Theres a kid in my class who just won a brand new Alienware laptop, i didn't ask em what model but he said it was around 3.5K!. . . He's also won 3-4 of the top of the line video cards over the past 2 years. Anyway! time fore me to get out the old debit card and start BUYING my parts from newegg now. . . . .

gla3dr · 11-23-2008, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Desktop is better for gaming when it comes to the price but if your like me and on the go a lot then get the laptop and go with hp, you will get a better graphic card for the price. Go to the hp site and the one for just over 1k will come with a 2.0 Ghz dual core, 2 GB memory, nvidia 9600m GT 512 MB card, and a 250 GB HDD. I would recommend that you upgrade it through the site to 64 bit vista and get the 2.4 Ghz dual core with 4 GB memory.

Could I get a little more info on which laptop it is you're talking about? I'd like to take a closer look at it but I'm not sure which one you mean.

MrBucket · 11-23-2008, 10:34 AM

Here's a very similar laptop but by Acer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115506, I don't hear too many bad things about Acer, they're ok from what i hear. But what i would do is get this laptop instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16834220343R and try it out and see if they're are any problems. Just because it's an open box doesn't mean anything is wrong with it most of the time, plus the original laptop (non-open boxed) has a good rating from the customers and i'm not totally sure if newegg would let you return the laptop in exchange for a different laptop, say that acer one i posted up first. But the Asus definitly has alot goin for it, 4 Gbs of ram, an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53Ghz, a gig a video ram opposed to the 512 Acer's video ram. Just about the only catch with the open box Asus laptop is that it comes with nothing but the laptop, so you would need to go out and get a charger, not THAT big of a deal.

11-23-2008, 12:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
gla3dr Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: C eh? N eh? D eh? Posts: 182	Laptop for $1000 What laptop would you suggest for a budget of around $1000? I would like it to be able to handle newer games as well as be good for media-related things. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: PC3200 2GB DDR HDDs: C:149GB // D:111GB OPTICAL: DVD RW +/- 16x dual layer // CD RW 52x32x52x // 1.44MB Floppy GPU: XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB AGP DDR3 PSU: 500W ATX Ultra V Series "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." -Douglas Adams

11-23-2008, 12:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
AUTOBOOT2000 Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 378	Get a desktop Get a desktop Get a desktop, but if you really must... it's going to cost at least 1500 if you want it to play newer games well. On the other hand you could make a perfect desktop for 1000, but if you really insist get a dell https://ecomm2.dell.com/dellstore/ba...5-679499dabcfb __________________ Desktop: 23" 1024768/ XP PRO/ Pentium4 3.1GHZ/ ATI X800GT/ 2 512mb ram(1GB ram) Laptop: 17" 19201200/ Vista Basic/ Core 2 Duo 2.33(Overclocked to 2.66GHZ)/ ATI Mobility x1800 256mb/ 2*2046mb ram(4G ram)

11-23-2008, 02:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
DMGrier Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Port Orchard, Wa Posts: 404	Desktop is better for gaming when it comes to the price but if your like me and on the go a lot then get the laptop and go with hp, you will get a better graphic card for the price. Go to the hp site and the one for just over 1k will come with a 2.0 Ghz dual core, 2 GB memory, nvidia 9600m GT 512 MB card, and a 250 GB HDD. I would recommend that you upgrade it through the site to 64 bit vista and get the 2.4 Ghz dual core with 4 GB memory. __________________ ASUS EEE 1005HA OS: Windows XP CPU: Intel Atom 1.6 Ghz RAM: 1 GB DDR2 667MHz GPU: Intel XGMA 950 HHD: 160 GB

11-23-2008, 05:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut/New Jersey, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,718	I'd go with a business grade Vostro from Dell. They are really good value for the money. I was able to configure this one for under $900. Vostro 1510: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5870 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Service Pack 1 LCD Panel: 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife™ Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM Optical Drives: 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, with Roxio Creator Video Cards: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS 8400M Hard Drives: 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Wireless Cards: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card Sound Card: High Definition Audio 2.0 Processor Branding: Intel Core 2 Duo Label Primary Battery: 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery __________________ Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/700W & Clear Side 4 GB DDR PC3200 RAM/Logitech MX Revolution Mouse 690 GB Storage (320S-ATA, 120-ATA, 250-SATA) Asus HD4870DK 1GB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 22" ASUS Logitech G15 Keyboard/G51 Seakers Computer Pics Last edited by voyagerfan99; 11-23-2008 at 05:37 AM.

11-23-2008, 05:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
gla3dr Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: C eh? N eh? D eh? Posts: 182	Thanks for the input. Normally I would get a desktop, especially considering mines a few years old now. But for the present, a laptop is preferable in my situation. Just out of curiosity, what's your opinion on alienware? __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: PC3200 2GB DDR HDDs: C:149GB // D:111GB OPTICAL: DVD RW +/- 16x dual layer // CD RW 52x32x52x // 1.44MB Floppy GPU: XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB AGP DDR3 PSU: 500W ATX Ultra V Series "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools." -Douglas Adams

11-23-2008, 05:51 AM	#6 (permalink)
MrBucket Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Shittsburgh Posts: 342	Alienware IMO is just for people who don't really know what they're doing and don't wanna research but have alot of money to spend who know they can get a quality product and pay in some cases 2/3 times more than it would take to build it yourself. __________________ Rosewill R6426-P BK ATX Mid Tower Case Seagate 500GB OCZ StealthXStream 700W GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P OCZ Platinum 4GB SAPPHIRE Radeon 4870 512MB AMD Phenom II X4 810 OC'ed to 3Ghz

11-23-2008, 10:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
MrBucket Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Shittsburgh Posts: 342	Here's a very similar laptop but by Acer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115506, I don't hear too many bad things about Acer, they're ok from what i hear. But what i would do is get this laptop instead http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16834220343R and try it out and see if they're are any problems. Just because it's an open box doesn't mean anything is wrong with it most of the time, plus the original laptop (non-open boxed) has a good rating from the customers and i'm not totally sure if newegg would let you return the laptop in exchange for a different laptop, say that acer one i posted up first. But the Asus definitly has alot goin for it, 4 Gbs of ram, an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53Ghz, a gig a video ram opposed to the 512 Acer's video ram. Just about the only catch with the open box Asus laptop is that it comes with nothing but the laptop, so you would need to go out and get a charger, not THAT big of a deal. __________________ Rosewill R6426-P BK ATX Mid Tower Case Seagate 500GB OCZ StealthXStream 700W GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P OCZ Platinum 4GB SAPPHIRE Radeon 4870 512MB AMD Phenom II X4 810 OC'ed to 3Ghz

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