$400-$600 gaming laptop. Eh?

[jbramble]

Hello all,

Trying to find a decent laptop for my girlfriend to use in France to play WoW on with me, as well as Skype. Our budget is 4-600.

Screen size doesnt matter. Just want something that will run WoW on some nice settings and look good doing it!

Thanks!

-the cheaper, the better!

 

[wintermint]

You can head out to your retailers and look for a decent llano laptop. I'm going to link some from newegg:

Cheapest one is obviously from Gateway:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834101253

The rest are here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006740%20600165139%204021&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

 

[jbramble]

You think that I could go to BestBuy and get something of quality just as easy as from Newegg?

 

[WR2]

Hello jbramble;

A few options for you to look at:
lenovo IdeaPad Z570 15" notebook $550
Core i3 2310M(2.10GHz) CPU, 4GB RAM 500GB HDD 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GeForce GT 520M.
Will run WoW on medium graphics nicely. But the included webcam is only 0.3MP, not ideal of Skype HD.


TOSHIBA Satellite L755D 15" notebook $530
AMD A-Series A4-3300M(1.9GHz) 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ Radeon HD 6480G.
WoW on medium graphics but not quite as solid as above, mostly due to the slower APU speed. 1.3mp for Skype HD quality.

 

[wintermint]

Bestbuy usually overprice their products. I'm sure that I spot some llano laptop for around $600 when I visited month ago. Go check, you can always cross reference to newegg. Here are some from logicbuy.

http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-pavilion-dv6z-select-edition-coupon/21931.aspx
http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/toshiba-satellite-p750d-17-inch-customizable-laptop/32771.aspx

 

[jbramble]

Oh man, I didnt even think about checking the camera's megapixels - just another thing to bog me down!

Well, I'm sure one of these will do haha

 

[WR2]

1.3mp is the least you want for Skype. 2.0mp is better.
And for best Skype experiance I'd want one of the premium aftermarket cameras vs a built into the laptop model.
Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 2.0mp gives you better sound, video and flexibility to use the camera without moving the laptop around.

 

[Ari3sgr3gg0]

check ebay for the m11x. I got one locally for $400 and haven't looked back, it's got some gaming power, decent webcam but mostly it's really portable to take anywhere no problem and great battery life

 

[Ari3sgr3gg0]

Intel Hd graphics aren't the most ideal for gaming though, great for watching web videos

 

[jbramble]

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