im not to sure what to look for as far as quality and price range, so yea would love some help. im looking for mostly gaming ill probably put a little music, and watch some movies. is alienware the way to go? how much do you think it would cost for something like this? reps and much appreciation

some alienware notebooks: http://www.alienware.com/products/notebook-computers.aspx

$1399

Featured Specifications:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo @2.33GHz
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT - SLI®
Up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
Up to 1TB HD Capacity
Extreme High Definition Video and HD Audio
Dimensions: (W)15.65" (D)11.75" (H)1.5"

$1499

Featured Specifications:
Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme @2.8GHz
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX
Up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
Up to 1TB HD Capacity with Smart Bay
Extreme High Definition Video and HD Audio
Dimensions: (W)14.55" (D)10.73" (H)1.3"

$2149

Featured Specifications:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo @2.0GHz
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 8700M GT – SLI®
2GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
160GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive
Extreme High Definition Video and HD Audio
Dimensions: (W)15.65" (D)11.75" (H)1.5"

$2199

Featured Specifications:
Intel® Core™ 2 Extreme @2.8GHz
Dual NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800M GTX – SLI®
Up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 Memory
Up to 1.5TB HD Capacity with Smart Bay
Extreme High Definition Video and HD Audio
Dimensions: (W)16.1" (D)11.5" (H)2.1"
17 in monitor

why does it have to be a laptop?

why does it have to be a laptop?

I assume he wants to play games while at work.

i got a sweet laptop form fateway for about 1300. it has the 8800gts video card, the best for laptops out there, i can run conan and wow at the same time, just alt+tab between the two. i can run conan on max settings and get high 20's in fps, its sick. i do need a lil more ram tho,i got 3gb but thats easy to upgrade.

here it is, it just went up $100, i got it at 1299, but also with a $75 discount, i got a good deal

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668033.php

u have to add alot of things to those alienwares. they say starting at 1399 but in reality u have to add the gpu, the ram, the processor, and before u know it u r at 2000

the gateway is prolly the cheapest laptop out there with an 8800, it also has a 7200rpm hard drive which is really nice and noticeably better then a 5400rpm

word i appreciate all the help there che bro, but your speakin a foreign language my friend.

that one you linked to just needs a memory stick, how big?

word i appreciate all the help there che bro, but your speakin a foreign language my friend.

that one you linked to just needs a memory stick, how big?

i dont understand about the memory stick? u can get seperate memory sticks, like usb flash drives for cheap, but those are independent of the computer itself. this one comes with a 160gb hard drive, not that big, but at 7200rpm its better for gaming then a 5400rpm. u sacrifice a lil space for some better speed.

and u can always buy an external hard drive for cheap and store big files there.

i dont understand about the memory stick? u can get seperate memory sticks, like usb flash drives for cheap, but those are independent of the computer itself. this one comes with a 160gb hard drive, not that big, but at 7200rpm its better for gaming then a 5400rpm. u sacrifice a lil space for some better speed.

and u can always buy an external hard drive for cheap and store big files there.

see what i mean lol. you said you needed more ram thats the memory card thing right?

see what i mean lol. you said you needed more ram thats the memory card thing right?

RAM-random access memory

basically the more u got and the faster it is, the better and quicker ur computer runs. 2gb is a minimum these days especially if u r running vista, since it takes about 1gb for itself. this one has 3gb which is really nice, but 4gb is where its at now. ram is really cheap. if u want to upgrade u will only need to buy 1 2gb stick which will be cheap, just has to match the other stick and the motherboard, new egg should have them, prolly 40-50 dollars.