Best Gaming Laptop to get

[lapnoewq]

Hello,
I need help finding a gaming laptop that is good for performance and durability at around 1200-1300

 

[lapnoewq]

1. What is your budget?
$1200-1300
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-17
3. What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080.
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portability not a issues
5. How much battery life do you need
2-3
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
All current games on medium-high, not extreme
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?
school work and browsing
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
Just enough to install games probably 500GB+
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3-4 years
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
none
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
MSI, ASUS, SAGER
13. What country do you live in?
USA

 

[dudewitbow]

at this price range, i would think the options for gpu are somewhere around a gtx 670m/675m.

 

[lapnoewq]

Which do you think has the best performance and durability out of all 3 and name some models that would be best for me

 

[dudewitbow]

I personally dont meddle with high end laptops, as its something i personally dont commit to, but all 3 have a good reputation with laptops. its just which ever's customer service/benefits you prefer.

 

[Pyree]

Don't get GTX 670m unless it is cheap. It is not that much faster than the GTX 660m.

 

[TrantaLocked]

You can get some really good deals with Sager:
http://www.powernotebooks.com/Sager-Custom-Built-Gaming-Laptops-Notebooks-cat-26.html

Because of the wide customization array and availability of the lowest to the highest end parts, Sagers can be pretty affordable and offer exactly what the user needs, usually leading to a lower price. MSI and Asus are great quality wise, but they usually keep the base models equipped with a few expensive parts without allowing the buyer to say, "no, I'd have no need for that."

A great example is the ASUS G75VW-DS73-3D, which has a base configuration with two 750GB hard drives. Sager's 17" NP9170 has a base with only one 500GB model, thus cheaper, but you can change it to 750GB and ADD another 750GB drive if you actually want to pay for it. The Asus also has a base of 12GB RAM, while the Sager 17" has a base of 8GB, also cheaper, with more room for flexibility.

I tried out the Asus build, ASUS G75VW-DS73-3D, and then compared with the Sager NP9170 configured to have all that the Asus had. In the end, the Asus was $1996.26, while the Sager with the same parts was $1740.18. Sager is high quality, but cheaper. I imagine they save money by not advertising much.

The NP9150+Windows 7 is $1357, and it has a GTX 670M as stock
http://www.powernotebooks.com/configure.php?special=1229

The NP9130 is cheaper, and if you are going to go with the GTX 670M, buy the NP9130. If you want a more powerful GPU, get the NP9150, but any upgrade on the NP9150 would put you over $1400.