Best laptop around $1000 15.4" and under

ZakkWylde · Jan 18, 2009

Going to university next year so I'm looking for some input on purchasing a laptop.
Will be doing basic tasks (internet, word processing, etc) as well as some gaming (CoD4/5, HL2, FarCry 2, etc). I don't need to be running these games at max settings, but mid-range for CoD4 would be nice. The laptop should have a discrete graphics card and have an intel Core 2 duo processor (t5800 and up plz) and be 15.4' or less, for ease of mobility. Take battery life into account also. Are any brands preferred? dell, hp, toshiba, etc? Thx in advance.

Benno · Jan 18, 2009

http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/pro...psnb_m1530?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&ref=lthp&s=dhs

That first one for $999

You are from Canada right? Just making sure

It's got mostly 5 star reviews, although I'm not 100% sure about the graphics.

overclocker · Jan 18, 2009

The gateway fx line up is nice. i got mine for $999.99 from bestbuy, and its gone down to $799.99 and thats in canada.
my laptop is in my sig <<<<<.

B1gg3stN00b · Jan 18, 2009

HP is EXCELLENT if you plan on running Vista or 7, however are horrendously incompatible with XP hardware wise.
If you want XP, try Dell and Acer.

Gateway makes incredible PC laptops all around.

ZakkWylde · Jan 19, 2009

I've heard that dell is kinda crap quality. I have heard better things about HP. Anyone know anything about toshiba laptops?

ZakkWylde · Jan 27, 2009

spearman914 · Jan 27, 2009

ZakkWylde said:
I've heard that dell is kinda crap quality. I have heard better things about HP. Anyone know anything about toshiba laptops?

The only crap about Dell is battery life. Even playing something like maplestory (don't really play it) , u'll only get 45min batery life w/ power saver plan on. WTF?

cdawall · Jan 27, 2009

this should retail under $1000

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=83170

B1gg3stN00b · Jan 28, 2009

Dell is ok, they've gotten their crap together.

Toshiba are great but I've seen 2 or 3 that have had bad displays.

FatForester · Jan 28, 2009

I've got a Dell Inspiron 1520 w/ C2D and a 8600mGT and w/ the 9 cell battery I get 5-6 hours of battery life. I have been pretty pleased with it so far but if I were to get another laptop anytime soon I would get an ASUS. 3 of my friends have them and all of them are very nice quality. Newegg usually has pretty good deals on them.

cdawall · Jan 28, 2009

FatForester said:
I've got a Dell Inspiron 1520 w/ C2D and a 8600mGT and w/ the 9 cell battery I get 5-6 hours of battery life. I have been pretty pleased with it so far but if I were to get another laptop anytime soon I would get an ASUS. 3 of my friends have them and all of them are very nice quality. Newegg usually has pretty good deals on them.

bestbuy has better deals on them same laptop $200 less before shipping

Midnite8 · Jan 28, 2009

HP, Sony Vaios, and maybe Asus laptop are pretty good.

ZakkWylde · Jan 29, 2009

i am leaning towards HP or gateway right now. maybe toshiba

Triprift · Jan 29, 2009

I got a HP myself and it goes great id certainly reccomend em.

cdawall · Jan 29, 2009

wait for a smidge longer next week Asus is releasing a new lappy @BBY and newegg its part of the X83V line specs thus far: T6400,4GB DDR2 and 14" LCD i will get you some more specs when i put it out. price around $849 retail $699 on sale

ZakkWylde · Jan 29, 2009

sounds good!

cdawall · Jan 29, 2009

ZakkWylde said:
sounds good!

if they run them like the last release it will be $699 on release week and should have a 9500GS for graphics but i will have to check

CarolinaKSU · Jan 29, 2009

ZakkWylde said:
i am leaning towards HP or gateway right now. maybe toshiba

I have a Toshiba and it rocks. Graphics-wise, not the best for gaming but it can run CSS on medium with some details. Just be careful of the ones with the clossy chassis, they are fingerprint and smudge magnets! But its a great all around laptop and I got a great deal on it last year around christmas

ZakkWylde · Jan 29, 2009

glossy is a turnoff, i like a matte finish. Best part about that asus is the compact size.

cdawall · Jan 29, 2009

only thing about that asus is make sure you get it as soon as you can i talked to our inventory guy about them and he said that Asus cannot keep up with demand on them. On the other hand my BBY got 13 of them in stock for next week

ZakkWylde · Jan 30, 2009

ZakkWylde · Mar 8, 2009

How much do you think a lappy with new 4xxx series gpu will cost? approximately

ZakkWylde · Mar 20, 2009

I am still researching, anymore suggestions?

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Best laptop around $1000 15.4" and under

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