Poll

A little bit of laptops I found. Which do you prefer I get for my portable range?

Alienware M11x R1
0 (0%)
Alienware M11x R2
1 (5%)
Alienware M11x R3
3 (15%)
Apple MacBook Air
6 (30%)
Lenovo Thinkpad edge E220s
3 (15%)
HP Pavilion dm1z
3 (15%)
None of the above, listing laptop/s in comments.
4 (20%)

Total Members Voted: 14

Author Topic: What laptop should I get? (Looking for a price range of about $700-800)  (Read 775 times)

All right, I am looking for an ultraportable gaming laptop within the price range of $700 through $800. I can't really get an epic $2000 laptop like the TopTenReviews winner, the  Battalion 101 X8100-U3. I would love to get a handy dandy Alienware M14x, but, sadly, I dont think I will be able to afford that in the next couple of years.

If I need to go for a last resort, I will get the macbook. But that will be worse than the desktop I am typing this on. And that's the reason I need a laptop - my family is always going everywhere.

I have a 3Ds, and of course, I can get on its internet browser. But that seriously is terrible. At least it is better than the DSi's browser, which ran really slow and barely had anything good on it.

What I DON'T want is a really expensive gaming laptop that looks good, then I boot it up and it crashes. I don't want a really expensive good-looking laptop that is really worse than my DSi's internet browser. I need a laptop that is somewhere less than $850, or just around there, but not a sucking $300 laptop.

Quotes and replies :

anything except the macbook
@Agreed! I looked for fast computers when I found that, but later on discovered that it meant its internet speeds. It's probably more of an office or college laptop than gaming.

Anything Alienware, they're good computers
@That's what I thought! Looks good, only 4.5 pounds, and carries an ultimate gaming system. Probably better than a piece of Macbook. Lots of Youtube vids on its gaming, I saw call of duty run a little over 40fps.

Anything Alienware, they're good computers
Those suck.  You're mostly paying for just the pretty look with meh specs.
@Not really. Just because a gaming laptop looks good doesn't mean that it wont game good. That's why the R3 costs some actually money, not just counterfeit.






I have a few ideas (Listed in the poll), but I need help really finding something good.
 Anyone got something?  :cookieMonster:
« Last Edit: August 31, 2011, 06:24:15 PM by Azure »

Hawhaw. No first comment for you! Here is a cookie, though.   :cookie:

Anything Alienware, they're good computers

Definitely not the macbook, I'd go with Alienware.

Get a real computer.  It will last longer and usually won't overheat.

EDIT: Don't get Alienware, I had a couple friends that said theirs started glitching up games on the third day of gameplay.


Get a real computer.  It will last longer and usually won't overheat.
I agree, but he asked for a laptop :c

Definitely not the macbook, I'd go with Alienware.
EDIT: Don't get Alienware, I had a couple friends that said theirs started glitching up games on the third day of gameplay.

DONT. GET. ALIENWARE

They are expensive, low-quality pieces of stuff.

Get this, it's great for gaming:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246153

DONT. GET. ALIENWARE
Get this, it's great for gaming:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246153

Please... I dont want to buy that. It looks really big, I am looking for a laptop I can fit for on-the-go. Plus, it doesnt look comfortable for my hands.

Please... I dont want to buy that. It looks really big, I am looking for a laptop I can fit for on-the-go. Plus, it doesnt look comfortable for my hands.
Buy an alienware and enjoy the expensive paperweight that it will become in a few months.

Anything Alienware, they're good computers
Those suck.  You're mostly paying for just the pretty look with meh specs.

anything except the macbook