New gaming laptop recommendations.
January 25th, 2014
Im looking to get a gaming laptop as my current desktop PC is 4 years out of date . I have a budget of about £800-£1000. Im looking for something that will suit hi-end gaming and also general web surfing etc.
I have been looking at some alienware products and found one that i like.
http://www.dell.com/uk/p/alienware-m11x-r3/pd?oc=n00w1v03&model_id=alienware-m11x-r3
But looking for second opinions as im not really down with whats value for money or better off going elsewhere.
I woudlnt ever go with Alientware i think they are over rated and not that good spec It is alot cheaper to get a highend gaming PC rather than a laptop
Just depends which you think suits you best
To be honest, with Alienware, you are paying for the brand name more than anything.
That laptop that you have linked to, only has an 11 inch screen. THAT IS TINY!!
You’d be better off going to http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk
and building your own.
Let me create one for you and I’ll post back the results.
—edit—-
Here is something that I’ve very quickly come up with.
Chassis & Display
Vortex II: 15.6" Glossy Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2540M (2.60GHz) 3MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (1 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1.5GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M - DirectX® 11 (15.6" Vortex II)
Free Item
Free Item
FREE Batman Arkham City with any Nvidia® GeForce GTX560 or above!
Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Vortex Series 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (3,800 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 180W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
PRICE:
£829.17 ex VAT.
£983 inc VAT and Delivery.
The Alienware one might seem a slightly better spec, but this is because they are only offering an 11 inch screen. Might not seem a big difference, but trust me, it is!!
You’ve saved money on the operating system.
To be honest, all new laptops come packed with a lot of crap with the standard OS.
You’d be better off wiping it and starting fresh anyway!!
You can download that from here… obviously
personally i think alienware are as good as any even if there overpriced, but thats peoples differant views on things??
It is alot cheaper to get a highend gaming PC rather than a laptop
now i tend to agree with that but??
i don’t know what you think of this
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/computersfora-21/detail/B004VE73L0