Best gaming laptop for under $850?

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#1 xxchadxxchad
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Hi, i am wondering what you think is the best gaming LAPTOP available for under $850. I really don't want a desktop. I like the portability of laptops. Thanks!

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#2 ionusX
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asus ROG g72gx gaming laptop intel core 2 duo 2.5ghz, 6gb ram, windows 7 64-bit, nvidia geforce gtx 260m

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220733

$750 will pwn most games on high settings.

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#3 desertpython
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Don't bother, drivers are a nightmare for laptops, and a desktop will slaughter it.

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#4 ionusX
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Don't bother, drivers are a nightmare for laptops, and a desktop will slaughter it.

desertpython

true but this doesnt mean you cant game on a laptop at all in fact its becoming more popular to do while dsktops will always be superior and will always be more cost effective they are gaining mommentum.

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#5 icyseanfitz
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trying to sell my dell xps m1730 laptop right now so i can go desktop which i would suggest to you as well just because of the intial cost of these damn things :) mine cost me the best part of 3 grand at the time probably worth around 800-900 now :( and the fact that you cannot upgrade them also sucks, but on the driver side of things the best place to go for laptop drivers is Laptopvideo2go.com they modify the nvidia drivers to work on mobile GPU's

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#6 desertpython
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[QUOTE="desertpython"]

Don't bother, drivers are a nightmare for laptops, and a desktop will slaughter it.

ionusX

true but this doesnt mean you cant game on a laptop at all in fact its becoming more popular to do while dsktops will always be superior and will always be more cost effective they are gaining mommentum.

I agree that you can play games, but a desktop will still be better for a long while yet.

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#7 subrosian
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I've been eye-balling the Alienware m11x namely because it's actually portable. Some of these laptops aren't particularly portable in the 17"+ range.
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#8 Kyozumi
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Lol i only use my Laptop for games like L4D2 , Dota , WC3 to game with my friends in school ... Otherwise , I use my custom desktop for everything else XD