I'm after a gaming laptop - advice, anyone?

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[TerryRussell]

Hi chaps!

My wife's laptop (A Rockwell) has burnt out its motherboard for the second time in a year so it's now been chucked in the bin.

We're looking for a top-notch gaming laptop. Wide screen, number pad, plenty of usb sockets, lots of memory and HDD space. Fast processor. She plays Oblivion a lot.

Must have a numberpad as well.

Anyone know any good makes and also any advice on bad experiences?

Please, I'm only after up to date advice. It's no use telling me that 3 years ago you bought a good/bad model, as it became obsolete 2.99 years ago.

Thanks in advance! 

[Captain Best]

Hi chaps!

My wife's laptop (A Rockwell) has burnt out its motherboard for the second time in a year so it's now been chucked in the bin.

We're looking for a top-notch gaming laptop. Wide screen, number pad, plenty of usb sockets, lots of memory and HDD space. Fast processor. She plays Oblivion a lot.

Anyone know any good makes and also any advice on bad experiences?

Please, I'm only after up to date advice. It's no use telling me that 3 years ago you bought a good/bad model, as it became obsolete 2.99 years ago.

Thanks in advance! 

A
Acer Aspire7520 is a good one.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-CrystalBrite-Super-Multi-CrystalEye/dp/B000R8QKZY (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-CrystalBrite-Super-Multi-CrystalEye/dp/B000R8QKZY)

[TerryRussell]

Thanks.

Amazingly, it's already been replaced by another version!

Apparently, my wife needs it to have a built-in numberpad as well, she has informed me. Sorry, I didn't say that originally.

So, back to the drawing board...

Many thanks!

[CaptainMike1]

Thanks.

Amazingly, it's already been replaced by another version!

Apparently, my wife needs it to have a built-in numberpad as well, she has informed me. Sorry, I didn't say that originally.

So, back to the drawing board...

Many thanks!

You could always get her one of these ! Something else to carry in the hand bag!!

http://www.yesasia.com/global/logitech-cordless-number-pad-for-notebooks/1011408093-0-0-0-en/info.html

[TerryRussell]

Hi Mike.

Well, the girl who has everything. including one of me, has one already. But she prefers a built-in number pad as it won't shoot across the room when she's slaying demons with it.

I'm not sure if she hits demons over the head with it while twirling it on the lead, but that might explain the high casualty rate with her laptopns.

[LucAtC]

Terry,
Is Gateway (http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/02/gateway-p-7811-fx-gaming-laptop-coming-august-14-for-1499/) not some airport way in/out too?
Luc

[J.Ham]

Hello Terry, Is this something for her?

http://www.pressdigital.com.au/mobile-laptops-tablets-umpc-invehicle/asus-m70sr7s004c-hdtv-bluray-supported-notebook-p-5922.html

[Captain Best]

Hi Mike.

Well, the girl who has everything. including one of me, has one already. But she prefers a built-in number pad as it won't shoot across the room when she's slaying demons with it.

I'm not sure if she hits demons over the head with it while twirling it on the lead, but that might explain the high casualty rate with her laptopns.

srry.  i did got the wrong model. it was numpad in that pc i did look on. but not that link.
i will surf on the net and try finding it Terry

[Captain Best]

Here it is.

http://www.multicom.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1679557 (http://www.multicom.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1679557) It This pc i ment. With Numpad

[TerryRussell]

Terry,
Is Gateway (http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/02/gateway-p-7811-fx-gaming-laptop-coming-august-14-for-1499/) not some airport way in/out too?
Luc

Hi Luc.

Pretty much any gate is a gateway. Entrances to football stadiums, airports all sorts of things!

I showed that Laptop to 'er indoors, and her eyes lit up! She's looking at it right now. Thank you.

Hello Terry, Is this something for her?

http://www.pressdigital.com.au/mobile-laptops-tablets-umpc-invehicle/asus-m70sr7s004c-hdtv-bluray-supported-notebook-p-5922.html

Wow! Face recognition! Trouble is, if it recognised me, my life would be in danger... It's a good machine and on the list. Thanks

Here it is.

http://www.multicom.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1679557 (http://www.multicom.no/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:1679557) It This pc i ment. With Numpad

Thank you Captain Best.

It's in Norwegian, so it's all French to me (Sorry Luc). But m'Lady speaks many Scandanavian languages so she's got that oin her list.

Gentlemen, many thanks 

[Captain Best]

No Problem

Here Are the Spec For the computer. In UK
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030091,49293331,00.htm (http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39030091,49293331,00.htm)

MY 2000. POST

[Capt. Le Velle]

toshibas website has very nice gaming laptops.  Bit pricey mine was just a general laptop and it was about 1,600 so dont be shocked by the prices.

PS.  very top notch laptops

[Master Captain]

i always recomed HP, http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Entertainment+powerhouse&series_name=dv7t_series (http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/computer_can_series.do?storeName=computer_store&category=notebooks&a1=Category&v1=Entertainment+powerhouse&series_name=dv7t_series) sorry about the long link, but its got some powerful options and a built in number pad

[Capt. Le Velle]

very good link
http://explore.toshiba.com/laptops/qosmio/X305

[Agent|Austin]

Dell XPS

[TerryRussell]

Gentlemen, thank you all, very much.

We are going shopping shortly (so I'm told). First stop is PC world in Chichester then there is another, much bigger one towards Southampton. After that we're going to Novatech (at the northern end of Portsmouth Harbour) where I have a trade account.

At some stage, Madam will point and say "that one", at which stage I will become slightly poorer...

[CaptainMike1]

Gentlemen, thank you all, very much.

We are going shopping shortly (so I'm told). First stop is PC world in Chichester then there is another, much bigger one towards Southampton. After that we're going to Novatech (at the northern end of Portsmouth Harbour) where I have a trade account.

At some stage, Madam will point and say "that one", at which stage I will become slightly poorer...

Novatech is always worth a visit!! Great stop but not much to look at outside while 'er indoors is shopping!!

[TerryRussell]

If the tides up, I can bring the tender up to within about 200 yards.

In the end we went in Chichester PC World and found what m'lady wanted. But we couldn't get any of the sales team to be interested enough to take our money (despite the fact that there were 6 of them and only us in the shop, they were far too interested in yabbering to each other).

So, we stomped off after I'd found the Store Manager and explained my point of view very loudly. We went to Hedge End PC World and it was completely different. A pleasant young lady came up and asked if she could help and so on.

In the end we bought a Toshiba P300-19P. 4GB RAM, dual core P8400, 320GB HDD, camera, etc.

Thanks for the input, everyone. Much appreciated.

[CaptainMike1]

If the tides up, I can bring the tender up to within about 200 yards.

In the end we went in Chichester PC World and found what m'lady wanted. But we couldn't get any of the sales team to be interested enough to take our money (despite the fact that there were 6 of them and only us in the shop, they were far too interested in yabbering to each other).

So, we stomped off after I'd found the Store Manager and explained my point of view very loudly. We went to Hedge End PC World and it was completely different. A pleasant young lady came up and asked if she could help and so on.

In the end we bought a Toshiba P300-19P. 4GB RAM, dual core P8400, 320GB HDD, camera, etc.

Thanks for the input, everyone. Much appreciated.

Terry

Sounds like the young lady in Hedge End who sold me my PC last week, young with long blond hair and very helpfull which is somewhat unusual for PC World!!

Rgds

Mike

[sadsid (†2016)]

So stripes up to you'r elbows double helpings of marmite all round 
and a great laptop good days work 

[TerryRussell]

Terry

Sounds like the young lady in Hedge End who sold me my PC last week, young with long blond hair and very helpfull which is somewhat unusual for PC World!!

Rgds

Mike

That's her! I have to say that the entire store seems very well motivatred.