Laptop for school

Apathetic

Apathetic

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So Im going to school and I would like a laptop with all the basic capabilties (easy) but also to be able to handle games. I'll probably jump on D3 when it comes out? Maybe some MW2 and CS:S, Portal 2? I had 2 laptops in mind, but feel free to show me anything else. Price range, I wont go higher than 1200. Preferably 1100. Anyways, jumping right into it.

ASUS
http://www.amazon.com/N61JQ-A1-16-I...Laptop/dp/B00378L5G0/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Macbook Pro
http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC374LL/A?mco=MTc0Njg1ODA (I get a student discount 100 off)

So please, tell me which computer will run better and more efficiently overall and during games.
 
Out of the 2 I'd have to say the Asus blows the Macbook pro out of the water in terms of games and performance; out of the 2 you listed I would go with that.

Notebookcheck should give you an idea on notebook gpu performance.
 
Hey fantastic, thank you. Also, does anyone else have any recommendations? Maybe should I get a netbook?
 
Apathetic said:
Hey fantastic, thank you. Also, does anyone else have any recommendations? Maybe should I get a netbook?
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It all depends on personal prefrences, gaming laptops are nice but any desktop can be made online or purchased with the same/more powerful configurations much more cheaply; although I don't know if your professors would be happy with a student dragging around a computer tower/monitor with a couple of cables running across the room:D.

If you're a hardcore gamer I'd recommend getting a netbook for school and save up a little later for a cheap gaming desktop, however if you are like me and are about gaming on the go such as in the campus center/hotels/in a lame professor lecture/beer pong contest, a nice gaming laptop would be a major convenience to have. :cool:
 
Go for Asus.
Get A1 instead of X1
Check google product, there are other shop with cheap price.
http://www.google.com/products/cata...bL6ozdBA&sa=title&ved=0CBsQ8wIwBjgA#scoring=p

BTW, Here is some other choice

Lenovo Y560 have very similar spec
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146777

$1200 Asus G51JX with core i7-720QM and GTS 360m, 4/6GB RAM and 1920 x 1080 screen.
http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item=AS100026&id=AS100026&l=FROOGLE
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=167WZ6CXWPX279XKMJTX

Or $1100 MSI GX640. It has 5850 instead, but only with i5-450m
http://www.google.com/products/cata...b_y4DeBA&sa=title&ved=0CBQQ8wIwATgA#scoring=p
 
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