Looking for Laptop Suggs - $1-1.5k Price Range

[Shaithis]

Hey guys,

I'm on the market for a new laptop. I will be primarily using it for my accounting business, but I would like for it to be a top-of-the-line technology purchase as I do plan to play some games on it and want it to last 4-6 years.

I have been holding out for the Sandy Bridge tech and looks like that it's finally ready. That said, I am not against a first-generation i5/i7 if it's an excellent deal, but what I am seeing is that going from an i7-8xx to Sandy Bridge is not a big deal as far as price. Same with Nvidia GTX vs GT. That said, if I could find an i7-8xx GT laptop for <$1k I'd probably be very happy with it.

I have been seriously considering the MSI 680, but am not quite sure that it's going to be a good fit with my business image. It's also a bit bigger than I would prefer.

I have a credit with Newegg that I need to use. I would love some good suggestions. I am not interested in building a desktop at this time.

Thanks for your help.

 

[civ_king]

Why are you in the Civ IV Tech support?

Does this look more business to you?
It is the EX-L 15 by Maingear who have killer customer support for those in the US

 

[Shaithis]

That looks great, but I need to buy from Newegg to use my credit. Also, comparing the specs to MSI / Sager, it seems a bit overpriced.

Didn't realize that I posted in Civ 4 support, please move my thread if you can.

 

[nokmirt]

Try an Asus thats what I bought. Sandy bridge works great with CiV.