Best gaming laptop?

William Reed

William Reed

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Hey guys!

Im new here, and also new to laptops and hardware in general. I know a decent amount about software and i know components in the hardware, but i dont really know what does what.

Anyways my question is what is THE best gaming laptop for under $3k? I've personaly narrowed it down to 2 laptops, although im open to all suggestions. I have reasons that it needs to be a laptop, and i understand that they dont compete with desktops, but i just want something that can run all the games i play smoothly on medium/high graphics. I play League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Guild wars (2 when it comes out), Star Wars the Old Republic, Just Cause 2, and plan to start World of Warcraft soon.

The two laptops ive looked at are http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Battalion_101_P170HM_Gaming_Laptop and http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-m18x/pd

So, Which one is better, obviously the Battalion is cheaper, but is it significantly worse than the alienware? any other suggestions?

THANKS GUYS!
 
Specs for the battalion:

1 x Case ( Battalion 101 P170HM 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080 Widescreen LCD TFT Laptop w/HDMI Port, eSATA port, fingerprint Reader, Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter - Original Metallic Black )
1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7-2760QM Mobile Processor (4x 2.40GHz/6MB L3 Cache) )
1 x Memory ( 8GB [4GB x 2] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM [Laptop Memory] - Corsair or Major Brand )
1 x Video Card ( AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB GDDR5 Video [P170HM] )
1 x Free Stuff ( [Free Game Download] - Deus Ex - Free with purchase of AMD FX processor / Radeon HD 6850 or higher video card )
1 x Free Stuff ( [Free Game Download] - Total War: Shogun 2 - Free with purchase of AMD FX CPU + Radeon HD 6000 or higher video card )
1 x Free Stuff ( [Free] Thermaltake SHOCK Spin Gaming Headset - Free with purchase of any laptop )
1 x Primary Hard Drive ( 1 TB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive )
1 x Data Hard Drive ( 60 GB ADATA S511 SSD - Single Drive )
1 x Optical Drive ( 8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [P170HM] )
1 x Flash Media Reader / Writer ( Built-in 9-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Laptop] )
1 x Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
1 x Network Card ( Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop] )
1 x Internal Wireless Network Adapter ( 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo )
1 x Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit )
1 x Mouse ( Razer Lachesis 5600dpi 3.5G Laser Gaming Mouse )
1 x USB Ports ( Built-in 2x USB 2.0 Ports + 2x USB 3.0 Port [Laptop] )
1 x Carrying Case ( Free Deluxe Carrying Case )
1 x Video Camera ( Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera )
1 x Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service - Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
1 x Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )


 
Specs for the Alienware:




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Software & Services
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2670QM 2.2GHz (3.1GHz w/Turbo Boost, 6MB Cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit edit
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz (4DIMMS) edit
VIDEO CARD Dual 1.5GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M – NVIDIA SLI Enabled edit
HARD DRIVE 1TB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive edit
WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel® Advanced-N 6200 a/g/n 2x2 MIMO Technology and Bluetooth 3.0 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio edit
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My Software & Accessories
SYSTEM COLOR Nebula Red Anodized Aluminum edit
PERSONALIZED PLATE Personalized Plate (William Reed) edit
ALIENFX COLOR Nova Yellow edit
WALLPAPER Alienhead Glow edit
GAMING MICE Razer USA RAZER MAMBA 2012 ELITE-WLS GAMING MSE edit
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My Accessories
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1 Year Advanced Plan edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE No Anti-Virus Software Selected edit
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ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
LCD PANEL 18.4-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 WLED
NAMEPLATE Thank you for Purchasing Alienware
POWER ADAPTERS Alienware M18x 330W A/C Adapter

Adobe Reader Acrobat SW
Adobe Acrobat X Reader
 
Get the Batallion. The difference in GPU's isn't great. The 6990 is better. And also because it comes with an SSD! Alienware has great laptops but when it comes down to price you're paying to have their logo.
 
I personally prefer MSI. The MSI GT70 is not a bad choice, this laptop is the beast. Able to run any game you throw at it at max 1080p and able to run smoothly and any program you run without a problem.
 
Best gaming laptop?
Take a look here at the one in my sig.


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Intel Core i7-960 3.2-3.4Ghz Processor
Innovation Cooling IC Diamond 24 Carat for CPU + GPU
8GB 1333Mhz RAM (2x 4GB Configuration)
500GB 7200rpm Seagate Hard Disk
nVidia Geforce GTX560M 1.5GB GDDR5
 
Custom built laptops by system builders is expensive relative to laptops from manufacturers. If you want customized laptop of your choice, you can go to system builder (+$$$) or go find a good DELL/Alienware/MSI/ASUS laptop that will pretty much do the same job for you.
 
I just posted about mobile computers from Auto ID Savings. Have you ever heard of them? Every forum that I have posted on about mobile computers and recommendations, that is what people have been recommending. I know they have a ton of different types and customization options. Let me know if you have heard of them!
 
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