Very hard desicion

Hello all hope u are all good and having fun

Well this year i will go to university and because my sister goes to university as well and we both have only 1 computer and thats in my room so i am going to give it to her with this config:
E6600,4GB RAM,8800GTX,500GB HDD,22"MONITOR

And i myself am going to buy a laptop(Yeah not desktop because i may move alot when i go to university so i cant get a desktop)

Well there are currently 2 laptops that can replace my desktop,on of them is XPS M1730(Mobile CPU,Dual 8800MGTX) and the other one is SAGER NP9262(Desktop CPU!! with Dual 8800MGTX) which are both ~$3500 with a good config and that price is too much for me (Before i continue let me tell u this that i do GAMING(ALOT),WEB SURFING, PHOTHOSHOP......) so thats why the GPU is very important for me
BUT the computer gaming isnt what it was in the last years, the titles are mosty going to XBOX 360, Wii and other consoles, so this gave me 2 ideas:

1_Get a good laptop with $1500 like XPS M1530 which is a good laptop and the only problem of it is its GPU(8600M GT)
with a XBOX 360 or Wii and do gaming with the console and other things with the laptop

2_Wait for the prices to come down and get a beast like XPS M1730 or SAGER NP962 and dont get Consoles

3_othe ideas


thanks alot

Build your sister a cheap system and keep the C2D and 8800GTX. Can you say, "Of course this is not ...refurbished, what do you think I'm trying to pull here."

http://microcenter.com/search/sear [...] top_refurb

I'm currently attending a university myself, and I can safely tell you that while moving a PC around can be annoying, I love having it here. But if you really don't want to lug it around, I would go with your first option, get a decent $1500 laptop and a 360. Besides, an 8600 isn't all that bad. I'm still using an X800pro in my PC 0_o
But I guess going from an 8800 to an 8600, I understand hahaha.

If that SAGER was just a little cheaper i would definitely have gone for it:
17" 1920x1200
Intel DUAL/QUAD Desktop CPU
2x 8800MGTX
3xHDD

Lol this things even beats my PC but its very expensive

thanx mate
Well as i said if i want to get a new dekstop i will need a 24" monitor which costs $1000 so i cant

Well we have a 40" SAMSUNG LCD TV with 1920x1200 resolution so if i get a XBOX or Wii i will hook them to the TV

ehat with you and the 24", cant you get something a bit cheaper?

I must get 24" because i currently have a good 22" LCD and if i want to replace it then i must get something which has 1920x1200 resolution

aww jeez, is that all, just suffice with a cheaper one. U graphic whore(Im one too though, all hardcore PC Gamers are).

There is a very good solution for this..: http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668033.php
$1400 of laptop goodness. Then buy a 360 to go with it!

an 8600gt is nothing to laugh at. its good at 12800x800 res and will max out wow and alot of other games. wow maxed out with 8x antialiasing and smooth mouse which alone cuts off 40% of fps.

if you need that higher res you need a very good card.wait for the ATI's 4800 series or NVIDIA's GT280.for laptop see the alienware's m17x. it has dual 8800mgtx.

Hmmmmnnnn its tough to play on a notebook after spending a long time with an 8800GTX on a 22" screen

Damn, really what a pain in the *ss. Just go to school will ya? Then fill what you need, dont get to ditzy about having a laptop w/ game console or get new 24" LCD. Made up your mind brother!!! Assuming you have a laptop and play a heavily game w/ max setting, the battery wont last long, aproximately 2-3 hours max. A laptop originally design NOT for playing games, know the basic THEY create a laptop. Indeed, todays laptop equiped with high GPU. But thats for give clear view of the screen, the most important of a laptop is the BATTERY!!! How long will the battery last, 2 hour, 3 hour, 4 hours or even more to play a heavily game??? thats the question. And what you need for a laptop? Is it to help you with your study? Or to get compliment from others? If your choose the first one, to help your study, then go ahead with the laptop. And dont think about get the super ultra extraordinary hardware inside, the usual is great, as long as it can fulfill your need. And the rest of the bucks you can buy that crap Sh*tty 360 or save it for your other need. But if you want to get a compliment, well i considering you a really really really dumb dumbest dumbass. In Indonesia $3500 you could buy a gp bike, honestly. and for $1000 you could buy a standard bike. You're an adult now, be wise brother. surfing and photoshop, use a pc. And for game, use that 360 degree of rotation. If you cant afford any of them, use your current pc. Don't waste your money for something that you really don't be needed for now. And for your sister, build a new pc w/ standard config, that should do. And if you couldn't buy a pc, what the hell you want a laptop??? Sorry for the word's bro, you really remind me of my friend. The ditzy attitude, you know.

Well unfortunately GATEWAY is available only in US
Well i think i will wait and i wont get a console + a cheap laptop because for example if i had a low end desktop with GPU then upgrading to a laptop would be better but replacing an E6600 @ 3.2 +8800GTX+4GB RAM is very hard, u know i cant really give away this and get a console and a cheap laptop so i guess i will wait for the prices to come down and in the mean time i have to be without a desktop (at least it wont be in my room)

Thanx all, i appreciate your help