Need some advice on buying a laptop

My wife needs to buy a laptop and I know very little about laptops so I thought I would ask the experts.

Is this a good laptop?

By good I mean, would it be good enough for most gaming (coh included) and a good price?

I've never been let down by newegg but you never know, someone might be able to find a better deal. Spending a little more money wouldn't be a problem. She wants a 17 inch monitor though.

Edit before it is pointed out, yes I know it is pink.

---

The Kronos has a hold n00b!

No. If you want a gaming laptop, avoid Intel integrated graphics at all costs.

Also it's going to cost you a lot more for a laptop that is "good enough for most gaming (coh included)".

---

Father Xmas - Level 50 Ice/Ice Tanker - Victory
$725 and $1350 parts lists --- My guide to computer components

Tempus unum hominem manet

I'm sorry I should've said that gaming isn't the main reason for the system, I was just wondering.

BTW you always give great advice father so thanks for the response.

---

The Kronos has a hold n00b!

Not sure what deals you can get over there, but my other half has just got one of these which he assures me is pretty good for gaming on as well as most other things.

---

Help Dirk Knightly the freelance detective solve a case in Arc ID:368097

I'll echo what father xmas said, intel graphics won't cut the mustard. Not even close. At best you can login to the game and do very basic out of game things like moving characters around for day jobs and marketeering.

Well, you can do doorsitting too....

You can do some solo missions and street sweeping with graphics set to minimum. It will still be a bit jerky with some lag. I don't consider that acceptable performance.

When the AMD Llano laptops finally push out the top of the line APUs, then we might be talking about something. I just hope they don't price themselves out of a market. The lowish end Llanos are selling for $600 and the mid end ones are in the mid $700 range. So it might be $900 which would put it in the range where intel cpu + discrete card is the better option. (sorry for the slight threadjack)

Sadly, I think if you want 17" screen and acceptable CoH performance you are looking at spending in the $1200 range at least if not more.

If you do get one, make sure to get extended warranties (gaming laptops are not known for having long lifespans) and get a GOOD laptop cooler (gaming laptops get really HOT).

---

H: Blaster 50, Defender 50, Tank 50, Scrapper 50, Controller 50, PB 50, WS 50
V: Brute 50, Corruptor 50, MM 50, Dominator 50, Stalker 50, AW 50, AS 50
Top 4: Controller, Brute, Scrapper, Corruptor
Bottom 4: (Peacebringer) way below everything else, Mastermind, Dominator, Blaster
CoH in WQHD

I feel I have to jump in here: I run CoH on an Intel Graphics card and it's fine. Just don't expect awesomesauce performance and trials are somewhat... of an ordeal...

You can do far much more than just moving things around.

But don't expect to play the latest games on them!

---

---

The Kronos has a hold n00b!