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what would be the best aptop for me

by demosher Jun 24, 2009 3:50AM PDT

i want to spend no more than $1500 would rather spend $1300 but if it get me a better laptop its worth the cash. i play a descnet bit of games and surf the web alot.i want blu-ray and a high end graphics card also i want this computer to last and least 3 years prefer 5 years.
one that i saw the msi gt627 $1300 fits my needs but i hear some bad things like screen bleeds and bad keyboards. so if you know about one thats better built or has better peromance for my price range please tell me. also i will buy from ebAY and ther sites. and if it gets me alot better deal i'll buy slightly used with a warrenty.

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A Few Ideas
by TimWoodChip Intel staff Jun 24, 2009 4:06AM PDT

Demosher,
based on your post you are looking for a gaming notebook and are not too concerned with weight? With your budget you can either go with a Centrino 2/Core 2 Duo, look for P8xxx series processor or go big with mobile Core 2 Quad. I would look into something from Asus, Dell, Toshiba or HP.

Good luck and hope this helps some.

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3 to 5 year durability
by Renegade Knight Jun 24, 2009 4:33AM PDT

The only two brands I trust to last that long are Apple and Lenovo Thinkpads.

HP, Dell, Toshiba have all crapped out on me before the 3 year mark. Some before the 1 year mark.

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I have
by orlbuckeye Jun 24, 2009 7:14AM PDT

bought 4 laptops 2 Sagers that are still working 6 years old and 4 years old. I have an Acer 3 years old and a no name ECS desknote that I gave to my nephew that is a Pentium 1.6 GHZ. I bought the desknote in 2000 and is still alive and kicking while his brothers HP is dead after 3 years.

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A decent match. . .
by CodyG [WINDOWS-TEAM] Jun 25, 2009 4:04AM PDT

You might want to consider looking at the Lenovo IdeaPad Y730. I searched for graphics intense systems with fast processor speed at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-laptop-scout/default.aspx, and it was one of the first systems that popped up.

It has a superfast processor,great graphics and sound. For a little more cash, the Samsung P560 might also be a good system for you.

I hope this is helpful, let me know if you've got more questions.

Cheers,
Cody
Windows Outreach Team

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