Which laptop is the best for me?

Matrixerx

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Jun 15, 2013
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Hi everyone. I have been on a search for a new PC laptop since my Early 2008 MacBook died. I am going to mainly use this computer for school work during the school year (music, google docs, microsoft office, youtube, Wikipedia etc) but will then be using my laptop mainly for gaming during the summer (GMod, Assassin's Creed 2, Civilization V, Left For Dead 2, PlanetSide 2 and SL). I really need something that can run these games fairly well and is still fast for everyday use. Also I would appreciate if it were better than my old Mac. My budget is about $500 and the following are laptops i've been considering:

http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-g7-2238nr-17-3-Inch-Laptop/dp/B009X8EAA6

http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC

Other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I am also debating whether to get and Intel (i3 or i5) or AMD (a6 or a8).
 

Matrixerx

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Jun 15, 2013
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10,510
Well the main use of the laptop isn't really for gaming. I just want to be able to handle gaming at a reasonable fps at low-medium graphics. Any suggestions for that?