Gaming Laptop on a 1400$ Budget

[bomberboysk]

They want it because i would have more mobility, the option to take it with me on trips etc.

Well, you realize they get pretty warm, those dc inverters for cars cigarette lighters wont power a gaming laptop, they are heavy, and the battery life is pretty bad on a gaming laptop... After owning a higher end gaming notebook a few years back, ill never touch another laptop unless its just a cheap one for internet/etc...

 

[Rawlaw]

k let m get an estimate what's a good laptop for fast internet and work only?

 

[bomberboysk]

k let m get an estimate what's a good laptop for fast internet and work only?

For just a lower end base kinda model that would be good for office 03/07 kinda stuff, internet, etc something like this would be fine(but wont play games very well)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146555 (4.6hrs battery life is what its rated)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9263496&type=product&id=1218071605696(Battery life not listed)

 

[Rawlaw]

Fast internet? Good for work. Because i don't want it to take let's say a minute to boot up etc.?And i kind of wante it to be a little lighter

 

[bomberboysk]

Fast internet? Good for work. Because i don't want it to take let's say a minute to boot up etc.?

Pretty much any laptop will take the same amount of time to boot up, that depends on alot of factors such as what you have starting with the laptop(eg- aim, msn, xfire, things that start with windows, the more of those you have the longer it takes). Any modern notebook will have "fast internet", that is more dependant on your internet connection than the notebook itself.

 

[Rawlaw]

And a little lighter. I'd say i want to spend 600$ i would think atleast for it to be any good

 

[WeatherMan]

Why not buy a cheap netbook for say $250, You get the portability for trips, make your parents happy.

You then have $1000+ to spend on a desktop that you can build how you like, maxing most games, keeping you happy.

Newegg have a EEEPC900 for $199 right now

 

[Rawlaw]

i don't get the purpose of a net book what's the difference between it and a notebook or even a laptop and i want to do some work on it. do netbooks even have hard-rives?

 

[bomberboysk]

i don't get the purpose of a net book what's the difference between it and a notebook or even a laptop and i want to do some work on it. do netbooks even have hard-rives?

They are small, light, portable, get amazing battery life and arent very powerful. They are great for browsing the web and the like though:
Ex:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152092
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146554

 

[Rawlaw]

They are small, light, portable, get amazing battery life and arent very powerful. They are great for browsing the web and the like though:
Ex:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152092
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146554

Should i get a laptop,notebook, or netbook. What's the difference between a notebook and a laptop?

 

[bomberboysk]

Should i get a laptop,notebook, or netbook. What's the difference between a notebook and a laptop?

Notebooks and laptops are pretty much the same thing. IMO i would get a netbook for traveling and whatnot then build a pc...

 

[Rawlaw]

k I would rather have one that's fast on the internet and me able to put the old halo on it

 

[bomberboysk]

k I would rather have one that's fast on the internet and me able to put the old halo on it

Well, netbooks dont have cd drives so you may be best off going with the lenovo laptop i gave you a link to earlier

 

[Rawlaw]

k, it will still run halo on it o.k.? And it's still a bit heavy for my taste. I'm willing o pay another hundred bucks in order to loose an extra two pounds

 

[oregon]

I don't think you can really just "pay a hundred" to lose weight. You will probably have to go for a netbook but those are really small and not so powerful. Great for internet or Word, and maybe even old halo though.

 

[bomberboysk]

k, it will still run halo on it o.k.? And it's still a bit heavy for my taste. I'm willing o pay another hundred bucks in order to loose an extra two pounds

5lbs is right around where any small notebooks are gonna be as far as weight..

 

[Rawlaw]

What determines the internet speed?

 

[bomberboysk]

What determines the internet speed?

Your internet connection...

 

[Rawlaw]

Nothing to do with the laptop?

 

[bomberboysk]

Nothing to do with the laptop?

nope, well, more or less no, unless its a severely outdated notebook with like a pentium II