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I've got +$300 in gift cards at Best Buy, so I'm kind of forced to look at ones from there or Amazon. I'm looking for a nice gaming laptop with a good graphics card, i7 Processor, tons of ram, and a blu-ray player. Any recommendations? Also, I don't want to spend more than $1,100.

EDIT: I had to use my money for something else at that time, but I'm looking for one again now! Especially since Diablo III comes out tomorrow.

Look at the ASUS G series. Pretty great performance for the price! That one you linked only has a GT 540 in it. Not very good graphics card for a gaming laptop.

$1300 is probably my cap as far as what I can spend though.

yep asus g series is awesome

typing this on a g74sx right now

Is there a particular reason why you want a gaming laptop? Do you play a lot of games with high system requirements on the go?

Everyone I know who has ever bought a gaming laptop ended up regretting it and saying they should have just spent the money on a gaming PC and a netbook for documents, presentations, and smaller games for on the go.

Originally Posted by blindinglights Is there a particular reason why you want a gaming laptop? Do you play a lot of games with high system requirements on the go? Everyone I know who has ever bought a gaming laptop ended up regretting it and saying they should have just spent the money on a gaming PC and a netbook for documents, presentations, and smaller games for on the go.

Scratch what I said and go with this!!! But the G series are fantastic laptops if you have to have one.

Originally Posted by blindinglights Is there a particular reason why you want a gaming laptop? Do you play a lot of games with high system requirements on the go? Everyone I know who has ever bought a gaming laptop ended up regretting it and saying they should have just spent the money on a gaming PC and a netbook for documents, presentations, and smaller games for on the go.

I'm not home consistently enough to get a dedicated gaming PC. I'm trying to get into the habit of playing more PC games too. It really doesn't have to be top of the line, just something really good that can hold up for quite some time. I have a weekly radio show that I take and produce on the go as well, and my current laptop is slowly dying and becoming unreliable at times.

G series are looking like they will be out of my price range. Are the N good?

EDIT: I guess like this for example - http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+N...ries&cp=1&lp=5

Once again, only a GT 540M... Take a look at the G53 or something like that.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G74SX-TH7...549448&sr=1-15

This one is actually quite a nice deal! Remember, you can also use your BB GC's to get amazon monies instead!

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 Once again, only a GT 540M... Take a look at the G53 or something like that. http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-G74SX-TH7...549448&sr=1-15 This one is actually quite a nice deal! Remember, you can also use your BB GC's to get amazon monies instead!

How so?

Originally Posted by Antic How so?

Use your BB GC's to buy Kindle GC's in-store at BB.

Originally Posted by Mr Dude65 Use your BB GC's to buy Kindle GC's in-store at BB.

I guess I had no clue I could do that. I'll have to look at it the next time I'm in there. Lol, that comp is a beast. Has pretty much everything I could ever imagine though.

Well, if you're getting a laptop for gaming, just go for it! Otherwise, there's cheaper options to be had, but they aren't for anything more than casual/moderate gaming.

Not fourteen pounds, lol! It is about 9, which isn't light, but is still portable.

it also depends on what type of system you have now. If it's just a small upgrade you should just wait until you have more money and buy a better laptop (you can use dxdiag to find out your system specs)

I mean if you are gonna get a gaming laptop, you might as well get it right lol

Bump with the edit!

Asus. G55. XoticPC.

Originally Posted by mrspicytacoman yep asus g series is awesome typing this on a g74sx right now

+1

Remember, Labtop not that great for gaming since cant keep up with new releases and gets hot.

I vote against the Asus. Computers... I bought a Asus g74 less then 5 months ago.. touch pad crapped out on me. And it was unstable,tried contacting Asus by phone and emails .. got no response from them. Till a week after Amazon made a exception and did a full refund for me. On a side note the Asus community was glad to tell me how to take apart my laptop and fix it my self sense Asus is so hard to work with.. my advise stay away from Asus. (Side note I was brand loyal to them before this buying PC parts extra from them being a builder)

Edit: was trying to contact them for 3 weeks. Sorry for they typos did this on a Droid

Originally Posted by The Punisher +1 Remember, Labtop not that great for gaming since cant keep up with new releases and gets hot.

This isn't necessarily true. A laptop with a high end GPU is going to be able to keep up for a while. Anything new, as in this year, will be able to keep up. No, you won't see every blade of grass like you would with a desktop running two GTX 690s, but it'll still be better than consoles. Also, as far as heat, look into it. It varies wildly, but some stay much, much cooler than others.

EDIT: To the guy above me, I realize that you had a bad experience, but Asus makes fantastic machines. And I do know their CS is a little iffy, as you either get great service, or hardly any at all. Sounds like your machine was an isolated incident. Stuff happens, but I wouldn't say stay away from Asus. Especially with the new G55/75's being out. Ivy bridge and a GTX 670 are a sweet combo!