Best Gaming laptop??

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Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

IMHO using an Alienware machine for running the sims is kind of like buying a tank to take the kids to school, it's total overkill.
Just find a good laptop that meets the specs required by the games and go from there :)
My mate at uni built his own gaming PC that out-performs most Alienwares, for considerably less than what they cost too.

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but i like taking my kids to school in a tank.....lol.. yeah i know that its a over kill but they do look very pretty thou.....:angel:

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Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

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My mate at uni built his own gaming PC that out-performs most Alienwares, for considerably less than what they cost too.

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He built his own laptop??? Now that is impressive! :angel:

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Originally Posted by bacicat

Yeah, but that is the problem. Both the Toshiba and Mac Book meet the minimum specs to run the game, and while they do, neither is comfortable doing so. They are maxed out - Sims uses a huge amount of RAM to run and keeps the processor running hard. It may look and sound like a simple game, but it is anything but that behind the scenes.

Some of my sons 'top end' games run better and taxes the computer less on these computers than Sims does...

Also, it needs to be a laptop, not a desktop.

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True, but it requires the same principle I like to apply to things.
It's not about if it can do it, but if it can do it well.
If you know the minimum requirements for the games, you should be able to find a laptop that exceeds those specs.
Still, last time I played the sims was a while ago, my sister didn't let me play it after I removed all the doors and smoke alarms from her house :angel: :twisted:

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Originally Posted by sheerluck

Well, we have to take our kids to school in a tank, it's a really dodgy place here :Rolling:

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Quiet you :p I wouldn't know, never been to Jamesobese.

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Originally Posted by Skips RR

but i like taking my kids to school in a tank

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You do drive an L322 I guess..... :D
If you can afford an Alienware then I guess it would be okay for running the sims :p
If not some smart shopping should see you with what you want for less than an Alienware

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Originally Posted by isuzurover

He built his own laptop??? Now that is impressive! :angel:

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Point taken :p

You could look at metabox clevo's, I considered one, mainly because I liked being able to pick a matt screen, and 18 inch :) and backlit keyboard :)

they do 15's as well.

but I couldnt stretch to the $1200-$1300 at the time price tag and bought a refurb HP 17inch i7 for less than half.

My youngest lad has just blown all his savings on an "MSI GE70" gaming laptop. He seems rather pleased with it although I know nothing about them :confused:

seems ok CatchOfTheDay.com.au

Pre-configured New Systems - Inspiron Laptop | Dell Australia has some really nice deals at the moment

DFO-2252397IP seems the pick of the bunch

The DFO section is where they sell the refurbish and pre-configured but cancelled orders etc, same as lenovos clearance section i mentioned earlier