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First Buy On Gaming Laptops Need Suggestions and Opinions

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Hello ppl well im new here and im deciding to buy a laptop for games. (not extreme hardcore gaming but just regular) This are the laptops that i have an eye on, if u have another laptop that has = or same specs feel free to post it, ok now for the laptops.

#1_What is your budget?-------$0-$2000

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?----"16 or less
3_What screen resolution do you want?----Regular

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement
laptop?-------Portable

5_How much battery life do you need?------Normal

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)?-------Medium-high

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop?--Photo / Video editing, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies.

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?----320 at 7500rpm

9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.----- www.cyberpowerpc.com , www.buyxg.com , www.ibuypower.com , www.vigorgaming.com , www.avadirect.com , www.hp.com

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?-----As much as possible

11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.------i don't want a big laptop.

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.----Any as long that is not to ugly or big

13_What country do you live in?----USA

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X64-9550_Not...

* CPU: AMD Turion™ X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile 2.4GHz 2000KB L2 Cache
* HDD: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
* MOTHERBOARD: NVIDIA® MCP77 Chipset Mainboard
* MEMORY: 4GB DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory
* NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-1652 Notebook 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Pixels w/ NVIDIA® NB9P-GS (Geforce 9600M GT) 512MB VRAM, 2.0 Megapixels Webcam, Built-in Bluetooth, Support AMD Griffin Processor S1g2 package, & Supports PCI-Express mini card
* NOTEBOOK_COVER: MSI MS-1652 Notebook Cover (Original Color)
* NB_LCD: 15.4" WXGA TFT LCD Display 1280 x 800 Pixels
* OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition
* SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
* SPEAKERS: BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS SYSTEM
* VIDEO: NVIDIA® NB9P-GS (Geforce 9600M GT) 512MB VRAM
* _PRICE: $1299 USD

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X5-4850_Note...

* CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.80GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
* HDD: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
* MOTHERBOARD: Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M Chipset Mainboard
* MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory
* NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-1651 Notebook 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Pixels w/ NVIDIA® Geforce 9600M-GT 512MB VRAM, 2.0 Megapixels Webcam, Built-in Bluetooth, Support Intel Penryn Socket P Mobile Processors, & Supports PCI-Express mini card
* NOTEBOOK_COVER: MSI MS-1651 Notebook Cover (Original Color)
* NB_LCD: 15.4" WXGA TFT LCD Display 1280 x 800 Pixels
* OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition
* SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
* SPEAKERS: BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS SYSTEM
* VIDEO: NVIDIA® GeForce GO 9600M-GT 512MB Video
* _PRICE: $1544 USD

http://www.buyxg.com/system/XG_Action_5000_Notebook/

* CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.80GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
* HDD: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
* MOTHERBOARD: Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M Chipset Mainboard
* MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory [+88] (Corsair or Major Brand)
* NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-1651 Notebook 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Pixels w/ NVIDIA® Geforce 9600M-GT 512MB VRAM, 2.0 Megapixels Webcam, Built-in Bluetooth, Support Intel Penryn Socket P Mobile Processors, & Supports PCI-Express mini card
* NOTEBOOK_COVER: MSI MS-1651 Notebook Cover (Original Color)
* NB_LCD: 15.4" WXGA TFT LCD Display 1280 x 800 Pixels
* OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition
* SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
* SPEAKERS: BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS SYSTEM
* VIDEO: NVIDIA® GeForce GO 9600M-GT 512MB Video
* _PRICE: $1542 USD

http://www.buyxg.com/system/XG_Action_9500_Notebook/

# CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core Processor @ 2.80GHz 1066FSB 6MB L2 Cache
# HDD: 320GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE [+80]
# MOTHERBOARD: Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M Chipset Mainboard
# MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2-800 SODIMM Memory
# NOTEBOOK: MSI MS-1651 Notebook 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Pixels w/ NVIDIA® Geforce 9600M-GT 512MB VRAM, 2.0 Megapixels Webcam, Built-in Bluetooth, Support Intel Penryn Socket P Mobile Processors, & Supports PCI-Express mini card
# NOTEBOOK_COVER: MSI MS-1651 Notebook Cover (Original Color)
# NB_LCD: 15.4" WXGA TFT LCD Display 1280 x 800 Pixels
# OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium 64-bit Edition
# SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND
# SPEAKERS: BUILT-IN STEREO SPEAKERS SYSTEM
# VIDEO: NVIDIA® GeForce GO 9600M-GT 512MB Video
# _PRICE: $1478 USD

http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mi...

# Case: Battalion 101 FX-924Z 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Widescreen LCD TFT
# Processor: Intel® Montevina Core 2 Duo Mobile T9600 Dual-Core 2x 2.8GHz/6MB Cache/1066FSB
# Memory: 4 GB DDR2-800 PC6400 [Notebook Memory] )
# Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GO 9600M GT PCI-Express
#Hard Drive: 320 GB 7200rpm Serial-ATA-150 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
# Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
# Operation System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit
# Price: $1586 USD

http://vigorgaming.com/product/config_arespro.html

# PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E8500 at 3.16GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 6M Cache
# MB CORE LOGIC: Intel P35 + ICH9 Chipset w/1333MHz FSB (Maximum 3GB of Memory)
# SCREEN SIZE: 15.4 WSXGA+ 1680x1050 ClearView Glossy-Glass Wide Screen TFT LCD Display
# MEMORY: 4GB SODIMM PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz Memory (2 X 2048MB)
# HARD DRIVE: 320GB Ultra Performance S-ATA150 7200 RPM Hard Drive
# VIDEO CARD: nVidia GeForce Go 8600M GT 512MB DDR2 16X PCI Express DirectX 10 Ready
# SOUND: High Definition Azalia 7.1 8 Channel 3D Digital Audio w/2 Speakers
# OPERATING SYSTEM: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit
# Price: $1816 USD

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.a...

# OCZ, OCZDIY15A2-DM86 Core™ 2 Duo Notebook Barebone, Socket P, Intel® PM45, 15" TFT WXGA TFT Glossy, SATA, DVD±RW, BT, FPR, Integrated ATI® Radeon™ HD 3650 512MB Graphics
# INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz Processor, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB L2 cache, 35.0W, 45nm, Retail
# KINGSTON, 4GB (2 x 2GB) ValueRAM PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL6, Non-ECC
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB Scorpio® Black™ WD3200BEKT, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, OEM
# CREATIVE, X-Fi Surround 5.1, 5.1 channels, 24-bit 96KHz, External, USB 2.0, Retail
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
# Price: $1715 USD

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.a...

# MICROSTAR, MS-165141-007 (GX620) Core™ 2 Duo Notebook Barebone, Socket P, Intel® GM45, 15.4" TFT WXGA TFT Glossy, SATA, DVD±RW SM, BT, Integrated NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT Graphics
# INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo T9600 2.8GHz Processor, 1066MHz FSB, 6MB L2 cache, 35.0W, 45nm, Retail
# KINGSTON, 4GB (2 x 2GB) ValueRAM PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL5, Non-ECC
# WESTERN DIGITAL, 320GB Scorpio® Black™ WD3200BEKT, 7200-RPM, 16MB cache, 2.5-Inch, SATA 3 Gb/s, OEM
# CREATIVE, X-Fi Surround 5.1, 5.1 channels, 24-bit 96KHz, External, USB 2.0, Retail
# MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Basic Edition 64-bit w/ SP1, OEM
# Price: $1558 USD

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_ser...

# Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit
# Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.80GHz) edit
#Display: 16.0" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display 1366x768
# Memory: 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB
# Graphics card: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT edit
# Hard drive: 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard
# Price: $1625 USD
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then i would suggest one of the duo intel's at 2.4 ghz at ibuypower.com
There are some good deals and everything is upgradable in your image
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