Looking for 15.4" Gaming laptop
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:50 am
Hi all, I'm looking for a 15.4" gaming laptop. My budget is up to $3500USD (actually essentially unlimited budget but feel $3500 should be ample to buy the best 15.4). I want to buy within the next 3 months and can buy at any time within this period.
Alienware are currently looking like the best, and even though I can afford it the price is not optimal and they are overpriced, even for the specs.
I love so many things about Asus, but currently their best 15.4" G1sn only carries a 9500GS. I need this laptop to last me for at least 2 years, which a 9500GS ain't gonna do.
Before I bite the bullet and buy an Alienware I'm looking for some recommendations for any other 15.4" notebooks I may have overlooked or which may be on the horizon.
My requirements are that it MUST be 15.4" (World traveler. Can definitely NOT get anything bigger at all and don't want anything smaller. Don't post anything above or below 15.4" please). A robust high quality chassis is essential as laptop will be going into deserts, high altitudes and extreme environments (will obviously protect laptop as much as possible. Magnesium alloy chassis is an acceptable level of quality. MILSPEC not necessary )
Weight is not as much of an issue as size. Just looking for the sweetest graphics available for 15.4, excellent build quality and all the usual features for a +3k notebook (7200RPM HDD or solid state, 4Gb ram, 1440*900 screen [720HD], MXMIII slot for graphics upgradeability ).
Thanks for your help
Alienware are currently looking like the best, and even though I can afford it the price is not optimal and they are overpriced, even for the specs.
I love so many things about Asus, but currently their best 15.4" G1sn only carries a 9500GS. I need this laptop to last me for at least 2 years, which a 9500GS ain't gonna do.
Before I bite the bullet and buy an Alienware I'm looking for some recommendations for any other 15.4" notebooks I may have overlooked or which may be on the horizon.
My requirements are that it MUST be 15.4" (World traveler. Can definitely NOT get anything bigger at all and don't want anything smaller. Don't post anything above or below 15.4" please). A robust high quality chassis is essential as laptop will be going into deserts, high altitudes and extreme environments (will obviously protect laptop as much as possible. Magnesium alloy chassis is an acceptable level of quality. MILSPEC not necessary )
Weight is not as much of an issue as size. Just looking for the sweetest graphics available for 15.4, excellent build quality and all the usual features for a +3k notebook (7200RPM HDD or solid state, 4Gb ram, 1440*900 screen [720HD], MXMIII slot for graphics upgradeability ).
Thanks for your help