Is this used gaming laptop decent for the price?

Adi88

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I'm looking for a used laptop for a $700-800CAD that I can use for some gaming when I'm not at home. Won't be playing latest AAA titles but things like World of Warcraft, DoTA, Minecraft...

It is an Asus G53sw. The ad is asking for $800 and lists the following

ASUS G53-SW,
15 inch 1080p screen ,
2nd-generation Core i7 quad-core CPU,
560m GPU,
6GB RAM,
500GB HDD

The asus site says it comes with a 460M LINK, I emailed the seller to see if he put a different one in or if's a typo or something. I'd probably buy a SSD to replace the HDD to make everything feel a bit faster.

Just wondering if that sounds like a decent deal? Also curious if there are any decent options for new laptops I could look at in my price range?

Thanks in advance everyone,

-Stephen,
 
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That is a ripoff. If you want to game, don't buy a laptop. Seriously though, that laptop will not play modern games at anywhere approaching decent settings and is absolutely not worth $800. I wouldn't pay $400 for that.

EDIT: You will not get a decent gaming laptop for anything less than $1500.
 

doctoordave77

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