Gaming & Student Laptop - XPS 16?

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KimYooSuk

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1_What is your budget?
1500€ max (about 2145$)

2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
16" max for portability

3_What screen resolution do you want?
good one don't really know - 1080p?

4_Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
something in between - portability & performance

5_How much battery life do you need?
not that important - will be near power outlets most of time

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)?
yes - quite a lot. medium at least in games like modern warfare 2

7_What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing, surfing the web, playing music, watching movies, Etc.)
programming, watching movies, listening to music and gaming :)

8_How much storage (H.D.D Capacity) do you need?
320 at least - 500 would be appreciated

(9_If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post the links to them.)

10_How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-3 years - maybe longer

11_If you would like to mention some other things about purchasing your ideal laptop, post them.
was thinking about Dell Studio XPS 16 - 2.8ghz dual core, 4gb ddr3 ram, 500gb SATA HDD - where the ati mobility radeon HD 4670 seems somewhat weak for gaming tough :( - price is good also - €1330 / $1900

(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.)

13_What country do you live in?
Germany
 

KimYooSuk

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Thanks for your reply!

The NP8662 seems to fit my profile very well.. only problem that remains is that i live in Europe and I don't know how expensive oversea shipments are (2 different currencies euro <> us dollar), neither how safe they are or how long they usually take. (I am thinking of ordering from XoticPC because of the configuration options)

I am afraid of buying a laptop with a pricetag of $1660 and end up paying $2300+ for foreign currency exchange charges and shipping costs..

Anyone have experience with that?
 

ibnsina

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Have a look at Alienware is got Powerful Graphics performance (owned by Dell).

Alienware Area-51 m15x Prices start from $1049
Alienware M17 Prices start from $999
Alienware M17x Prices start from $1799

http://www.alienware.com/products/m17-notebook.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-M17&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT


Gets good reviews

http://hothardware.com/Articles/Alienware-M17x-DualGPU-Gaming-Notebook-Review/

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2350263,00.asp

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/review-alienware-m17x-gaming-notebook-2008121/
 
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