An honest assessment

My laptop is 5 to 6 years old (SONY Vaio) and it's time to get a new one. I play most of my games on console and need a little direction as to what type of laptop I actually need for the next 3-4 years.

My budget is around $1000.

I'm looking to play only a few games a year on PC... Diablo 3, Amnesia, maybe a MMORPG, etc. Nothing too terribly straining. I'd like to throw in a Witcher 2 but, I know that might be too much for the PC to handle.

I'm past college and all I really do on the laptop is surf the web and stream a few t.v. shows... no movie watching, programming, etc.

So, what do I really need to play some of these games for the next few years. I am not looking for max settings, but would like to play without much lag.

I can do the research for what laptop has what.... I'm just not sure on GPU/CPU/RAM, etc.

Thanks everyone.

How about this? it looks pretty good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220996

This also looks interesting but it is openbox :? I personally don't buy openbox but it's an option.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152230R

Thanks, looks great. And, something like that will keep me somewhat in the ballpark for the next 3 years or so?

Thanks, looks great. And, something like that will keep me somewhat in the ballpark for the next 3 years or so?

Dudka26

For general use it (the first one) could last 4-5 years. For gaming it will never be optimal although it should play the games you mentioned at low-medium settings (keep in mind that screen resolution is 1920x1080).

The second will perfrom better in games however it is heavier, has less CPU power, has worse battery life, and is openbox.

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Thanks, looks great. And, something like that will keep me somewhat in the ballpark for the next 3 years or so?

Tezcatlipoca666

For general use it (the first one) could last 4-5 years. For gaming it will never be optimal although it should play the games you mentioned at low-medium settings (keep in mind that screen resolution is 1920x1080).

The second will perfrom better in games however it is heavier, has less CPU power, has worse battery life, and is openbox.

If the screen resolution is less than 1920x1080 be it a different laptop (configured the same) or lowering the resolution will the game play "smoother?"