Laptop?

[64m3]

I think i'm gunna buy a laptop to replace my main system, i want a small screen 15" and i'll prolly spend $2500-$3000. any ideas on who's the best?

[Schlup]

Yeah, check this out...right in time!

http://www.bulletproofnerds.com/smf/index.php/topic,1305.0.html

[tehfunk101]

I own an Alienware m15x, and its not too bad.  It definitely doesn't perform like a desktop, but its understandable seeing as its very thin and light.  My only recommendation is that if you get a laptop to game with go balls out on it, otherwise you will be sick of its performance in a year and regret not making it faster.  I spend about $2000 on mine, and its almost obsolete now.  I dont make a lot of expendable income so ill probably never buy a gaming laptop again lol.

Asus also makes a pretty cool laptop;  3d vision ready among other things.  
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220670&cm_re=asus_laptop-_-34-220-670-_-Product

[64m3]

the ones that i'm looking at have 6-8 gig ram 1333, i-7 quad, blu-ray, nvidia 1 gig.

[tehfunk101]

the ones that i'm looking at have 6-8 gig ram 1333, i-7 quad, blu-ray, nvidia 1 gig.

Ya, you could probably build an m15x with those specs for around $2000.  I would recommend going with an ATI gpu, like a 5870 or 5850.  The nvidia gtx260M that a lot of laptops come with is a little aged.

[Malhovic]

I would recommend this:
Sager Notebooks NP8120

It comes with an 18.9" Screen, Dual GTX285's in SLI, an i7-920 and 8GB of ram for $3K.

[Schlup]

This one stomps with the better i7 quad that has 8MB of cache (you'll notice the difference) plus it has dual SSD drives in RAID 0...this will give any desktop a run for it's money and comes in at $3000.  You can configure a little different if you wanted to save a little money.

ASUS G73JH-A1 - PRE ORDER
- !! FREE !! UPS GROUND SHIPPING (Use Coupon Code FREESHIP in Checkout - US Only)
- 17.3" FHD 16:9 "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright LED Glossy Screen (1920x1080)-
- ASUS Zero Bright Dot (ZBD) 30 Day Pixel Guarantee
- - Intel® Core™ i7-820QM, 1.73-3.06GHz, (45nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- No Video Adapter
- 8,192MB (8GB) DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2GBx4)
- Standard Finish
- - 4X Blu-Ray Reader / 8X DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive - Standard
- - 80GB Intel G2 X25-M Solid State Drive (SSD Serial-ATA II)
- - 80GB Intel G2 X25-M Solid State Drive (SSD Serial-ATA II)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 8-in-1 Card Reader: MMC/SD/Mini-SD/XD/Memory Stick/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in 802.11 Wireless A/B/G/N - Stock Wireless Card
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Channels 24-bit External USB Sound Card
- Asus G Series Matching Backpack made by Targus
- Smart Li-ion Battery (8-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- USB 2.0 Docking Station/Port Replicator (2 USB 2.0, 2 PS2, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial & 1 LAN)
- No Fingerprint Reader
- Asus G Series Razor Gaming Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit w/System Recovery + Drivers & Utilities Disk
- No thanks, do not create backup recovery DVD's from ASUS System Recovery
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- 2 Year ASUS GLOBAL Warranty, 24/7 Support, 1 Year Accidental Coverage & 2-Way Pre-Paid Shipping for Repairs (N.A. Accidental Requires Registration w/ ASUS)
- No Xotic PC Gear

Sub-Total: $3,137.00

I configured it here: http://www.xoticpc.com/asus-g73jha1-order-p-2731.html

[64m3]

those asus look awesome, might have to go that way.

[Schlup]

Yeah, just go to the configurator and play around a bit...the above is how I would build it, but you might be different...