Best laptop for $1800

AphexDreamer · May 25, 2009, 09:07 PM

Can you guys recommend me a great laptop for that price.

So far I am looking at this one right here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220538

Somewhere along the lines of these specs.

IINexusII · May 25, 2009, 09:10 PM

check out the gateway ones, i think they're better overall with nice graphics too

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834101179

AphexDreamer · May 25, 2009, 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IINexusII

check out the gateway ones, i think they're better overall with nice graphics too

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834101179

Which one would perform better.

And is more cores at a lower clock necessarily better?

Kantastic · May 25, 2009, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AphexDreamer

Which one would perform better.

And is more cores at a lower clock necessarily better?

It really depends on what you're going to do with it.

lemonadesoda · May 25, 2009, 10:22 PM

You won't love me for this comment, but IMO, in the $1500-$2000 range, the Apple MacBook Air running bootcamp is one of the "best".

I really dont like OSX, but under VMware or Bootcamp, the Macbook air is a great machine, if you want portable and workable. Superb keyboard/trackpad too.

If you want the biggest badass gamer/cruncher, then your suggestion is "best".

So, depends what you want to do with it.

AphexDreamer · May 25, 2009, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kantastic

It really depends on what you're going to do with it.

Gaming is not the top priority but if I do want to run L4D or TF2 I want it to play smoothly.

-1nf1n1ty- · May 25, 2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AphexDreamer

Gaming is not the top priority but if I do want to run L4D or TF2 I want it to play smoothly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152073

I came across this one its not the best but it looks like it could do some damage

and it will save you some money and thats always a plus especially if you dont think the hardrive is big enough you can buy an external

jamesrt2004 · May 25, 2009, 10:35 PM

well going to throw this out there cos its cheap..ish

Get a refurb inspiron 9400 (diff name in US just type it on ebay) E1705

make sure it has a dedicated gfx ... I.e radeon or geforce...

then easy upgrade to a 7800gtx!
put in 4gb ram

then you got a 2ghz+ dual core
7800gtx
4gb ram
Wuxga
1900x1200
17"
will play tf2 etc.. superbly

heres a link to upgrade it instructions
http://eduncan911.com/archive/2007/1...is-a-king.aspx

maybe not what your looking for, but it's a great deal nonetheless

-1nf1n1ty- · May 25, 2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AphexDreamer

Can you guys recommend me a great laptop for that price.

So far I am looking at this one right here.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220538

Somewhere along the lines of these specs.

to be honest the one your looking at looks pretty good so if anything I'd go for that one also but you may want to look some more

smee · May 25, 2009, 10:47 PM

The Asus, or the Gateway FX.

BUT I've seen better results and more positive reviews with the Gateway FX series.
Check those, Highly recommended.

IINexusII · May 25, 2009, 11:19 PM

i would go with the asus i guess, better screen, more hdd.

AphexDreamer · May 25, 2009, 11:46 PM

Thanks. I think i'm getting the Gateway. Better GPU, quad DDR3. Should run things smoother.

May 25, 2009, 09:07 PM	#1
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May 25, 2009, 09:10 PM	#2
IINexusII Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 859 (0.57/day) Thanks: 53 Thanked 174 Times in 128 Posts System Specs	check out the gateway ones, i think they're better overall with nice graphics too http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834101179

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lemonadesoda Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,337 (2.17/day) Thanks: 749 Thanked 960 Times in 710 Posts System Specs	You won't love me for this comment, but IMO, in the $1500-$2000 range, the Apple MacBook Air running bootcamp is one of the "best". I really dont like OSX, but under VMware or Bootcamp, the Macbook air is a great machine, if you want *portable* and *workable*. Superb keyboard/trackpad too. If you want the biggest badass gamer/cruncher, then your suggestion is "best". So, depends what you want to do with it.

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May 25, 2009, 10:35 PM	#8
jamesrt2004 Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 189 (0.13/day) Thanks: 11 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts	well going to throw this out there cos its cheap..ish Get a refurb inspiron 9400 (diff name in US just type it on ebay) E1705 make sure it has a dedicated gfx ... I.e radeon or geforce... then easy upgrade to a 7800gtx! put in 4gb ram then you got a 2ghz+ dual core 7800gtx 4gb ram Wuxga 1900x1200 17" will play tf2 etc.. superbly heres a link to upgrade it instructions http://eduncan911.com/archive/2007/1...is-a-king.aspx maybe not what your looking for, but it's a great deal nonetheless Last edited by jamesrt2004; May 25, 2009 at 11:46 PM.

May 25, 2009, 10:47 PM	#10
smee Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: East Bay CA, inside a Rubiks Cube... Posts: 277 (0.17/day) Thanks: 114 Thanked 83 Times in 59 Posts	The Asus, or the Gateway FX. BUT I've seen better results and more positive reviews with the Gateway FX series. Check those, Highly recommended. __________________ [Flickr] - Canon 30D \|\| 50mm f/1.8 PRIME

May 25, 2009, 11:19 PM	#11
IINexusII Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 859 (0.57/day) Thanks: 53 Thanked 174 Times in 128 Posts System Specs	i would go with the asus i guess, better screen, more hdd.

May 25, 2009, 11:46 PM	#12
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