Looking to get a new Laptop

[kingworldss]

ok...so ive been looking around for a new laptop...a gaming one...and ive found 3 so far that i like...which ill link to....but i figure why not ask for some other peoples opinions...now i want a cool looking laptop....looks matter...with a NICE graphics card...no integrated or shared crap....price range...up to $2600...

heres the 3 ive found

Apple Macbook pro
now i know macs arent considered gaming laptops...but if i put windows on it it is a pretty decent one...
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...B723642&node=home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro

Sony Vaio FZ290 customized
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...Id=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921665234522

ASUS G Series
http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=67025

 

[GVBN]

You'll want a better graphics card. 8600M GT is a mid-range card and 8400M GT is garbage

T7200 + 7900GS
http://www.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/cto_xpsnb_m1710?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

T7300 + 8700M GT
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?seg=HHO&poid=383432&in_merch=1

 

[Genocidicbunny]

You can wait for a week or two until the new 8800M chips become more commonplace and get a laptop with one of those. According to nvidia, one 8800M GTX is more powerful than two 8700M GT's in SLi

 

[WerBackIII]

I just bought MSI MEGABOOK VR610X-022. 2 gh AMD, ATI RADEON X1270 and some good stuff like numpad and 1.5 mp camera.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

The video card is rather crappy. Its most likely a shared RAM card and even if it wasnt its below the lowest ratail cards, the x1300

 

[WerBackIII]

The most resource-eating game I play is WoW, so...

 

[Quintillus]

If you're looking for a true gaming laptop, I'd skip the Sony. A friend of mine got the 8400 GS video card (just below the 8400 GT the Sony has) and it performed worse on games than my five-year-old mid-range desktop card - granted, it used more special affects, but the result was games I could play on Medium with my ancient card were unplayable with the 8400 GS even on Low.

I think the Asus G1S has the 8600M GT GDDR3 graphics card, the same as the MacBookPro (though the amount of VRAM is 256 MB, instead of the 128 on the MacBookPro), but you should make sure of that. The Amazon link just says "8600M video card", which could mean the 8600 GS DDR2, putting it quite a bit below the MacBookPro. If it is the 8600M GT GDDR3, it is certainly the best deal of the three.

I'd recommend getting the Asus G1S from a well-regarded reseller such as xoticpc.com or powernotebooks.com instead of Amazon, though. That way you'll know exactly what you're, getting, it'll be new, you'll have extra support, and it'll be a bit less expensive.

8700M GT laptops are also an option, though in almost all cases they aren't necessary. The aforementioned retailers have several models with that card. The 8800M series doesn't come out until January or February of next year.