Buying a laptop

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im trying to buy a laptop for part time gaming and school work

limited to best buy unfortunately... damn giftcards

but im looking at the Dells:
(upwards of $800)

i cant decide what would be the best option for the cost

Dell - Studio Laptop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 15.6" Display / 6GB Memory / 500GB Hard Drive - Black Chainlink for $1199.99

or the cheaper i5 Processor

or the even cheaper Core 2 Duo Processor

what would be the best option? / whats the differences in the processors?
cheaper would also mean money to upgrade the RAM, if that is a better option....

please help

Reply to silverronan

i would look at the Asus laptops as well. they are quite good. if you need a gaming laptop, the Asus G73-JH is VERY GOOD, and what about Alienware? they cost about the same, and are made by Dell..

Reply to p4nz3rm4d

Alienware is a little pricier and i feel like i could get cheaper, with a little weaker graphics but just as good speed.

asus - havent heard much but ill look into it.
but out of the i7 , i5 and core 2 duo processors, what would be the best economic decission for the price vs. power of the processor?

Reply to silverronan

Is that the Studio 15? the HD5470 sucks for gaming.

Heres a better gaming laptop for $750: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

Reply to Timop

im still limited to bestbuy.com

but im deciding between studio xps, studio, and inspiron

Reply to silverronan

This would be great then: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+- [...] Id=9741729

This is alright too: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsun [...] Id=9728443

But on the dells, This is probably the best: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+- [...] Id=9682253

Message edited by Timop on 07-29-2010 at 06:11:32 PM

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