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Oh... wait... no.]]>Jun 26th 2009 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
But its a monster! Make sure you use the Dox 185.85 drivers, do the GTS flash on the video card BIOS, and run games in Turbo Extreme mode to see this baby really fly!!!]]>Jun 26th 2009 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 6:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
I have the G50VT (same thing with a tad slower processor and DDR-2 and not 3) and have been very happy with it, with my only qualm being how easily Windows Vista is able to cannibalize laptop performance if you aren't careful. Having a 1Ghz or so deficit in CPU speed versus what you would have on a desktop doesn't seem like a *huge* deal until you see Vista just destroy your resources without warning. Windows 7 can't come soon enough.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9366615&type=product&id=1218092150740]]>Jun 28th 2009 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 1:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 1:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
I wonder how long it takes before the Apple trolls get in here :'(]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/2) GAMEing laptop....

Mac fans feel threatened under these conditions...]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
Partly my mistake though for buying one 1 month before the first core 2's came out, so it had a effing 3.8GHZ Pentium D 4gb of ram 7800GTX and 2 250gig HD's. You can imagine why it got so hot.]]>Jun 26th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
I just checked the site and the lappy looks awesome, but is it true that it doesn't come standard with an operating system? I find that hard to believe.]]>Jun 27th 2009 1:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8662-built-clevo-m860tu-custom-gaming-laptop-p-2564.html

You may not have heard of them before, but they make solid laptops. If you want more opinions, I highly recommend checking out notebookreview.com's forums, they provide excellent advice.

see: http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1017 about Sager machines, for example.

MSI makes some pretty affordable 17" gaming laptops too, if that's you're thing.]]>Jun 26th 2009 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 1:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
Anyway my vote goes to http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9173262&st=asus&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218044029168]]>Jun 26th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 1:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
(Unhappy M1530 owner for almost 2 years.)]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
It was actually around $850 with a coupon and the 2.0 GHz T6400, but if you're looking for something more powerful, you can bump up the processor a bit for a bit heftier price. I have had no problems with it. At first, I didn't like the keyboard or the touchpad (you'd probably want a mouse anyway for gaming), but the keyboard isn't hard to get used to.

This was definitely the best deal a couple months ago for a decent gaming laptop. I was actually looking at an Asus N80VN-B1 since it had the 9650M GT along with the 2.4GHz P8600 CPU for only around $1200. Fortunately, that HP deal let me save about $400 for a basically similar computer. I'm definitely happy with my purchase though, and even though it's not the best laptop out there, it's definitely what I wanted.]]>Jun 26th 2009 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
i don't see them for sale anywhere, not sure how your bestbuy has it, and for so cheap...]]>Jun 26th 2009 3:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
http://www.macmall.com:80/ttsvr/p/Apple-MacBook-Pro/product~dpno~7684021~pdp.fbdchaf
its at macmall right now.

It might not be the best rig, but I play a lot of games on high specs with no problems.

I'm only recommending it because its within your price range and is a great computer for the money.
]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/I think you're the one who's messing around!]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
Please try again.]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
Or anything remotely useful.]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
benchmarks with the 9600M GT
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The gaming benchmarks below were conducted with a 9600M GT containing 512 MB GDDR3 graphics memory and a fast Core 2 Duo CPU. Using a slower CPU and / or slower memory, a slower performance has to be expected (e.g., 20% slower with GDDR3).

Crysis: 1024x768, med: 25 fps -> playable (only in low fully playable)
Unreal Tournament 3: 1280x800, Stufe 3/5 -> fully playable
Call of Duty 4: 1024x768, high Details: 50 fps -> fully playable
Supreme Commander (Gameplay, Multiplayer 2vs2): 1024x768, med -> playable
Race Driver Grid: 1024x768, med -> fully playable
Colin Mc Rae Dirt: 1024x768, med Details: 30 fps -> playable
Gothic 3: 1024x768, high Details: 35 fps -> fully playable
Lost Planet: 1024x768, med Details, DX10: 30 fps -> playable

Current games (08-2008) are all fully playable (but not at the hightest settings) with the 9600M GT. Older or less demanding games can be played with full settings enabled. Compared to the old 8600M GT, the 9600M GT shows a clearly better performance (also because of the faster CPUs).
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and its only 1499. Again if you read my post i only said it because it was within his price range, and a great computer for the money (i didn't say great gaming computer) ]]>Jun 26th 2009 2:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/"Macs are not for gaming."
Everyone calls Macs toys, yet it's the Windows PCs that are for gaming? (BTW it might be quite hard to find aluminium toys...)]]>Jun 26th 2009 4:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
The real problem is the question. Laptops under $1500 are not built for gaming even if they claim they are. So, you might as well get the best laptop available in your budget. That way you will be happy even when you are not playing games. It will perform at least equally well to any PC under his budget whether it costs $900, $1200 or $1500. And he'll still have this laptop long after all you guys throw your HP's, Asus's, Sager's, Gateway's, Dell's, Sony's, Toshiba's and the like in the garbage because frankly they just don't run like they used to... Meanwhile I'll be saving money (not buying another $1000 PC with a 14mo lifespan) playing Starcraft 2 on my old macbook pro for the next 5 yrs :)]]>Jun 26th 2009 5:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
Don't let these fanboys bring you down. ]]>Jun 26th 2009 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
-He wants a gaming laptop under $1500
-95%+ of all games are GPU-Dependent
-Find the best GPU on a laptop for under $1500

You can find 9800's in that price range. A 9600 won't cut it.

My vote is either for the Gateway or an Asus G-series. I have a slightly older Asus model (F3Sv), and my boss has a G50 series, and they have dramatically improved the build quality and overall feel of the laptop. And I'm still quite happy with mine as it is.]]>Jun 26th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/
I'm not bashing Apple, but they never offer the latest graphics accelerators in any of their products (yes even workstations). Gaming is 70% graphics IMHO and Macs suffer in that category.

Clevo dominates gaming notebooks. There is no argument. They make the most powerful notebooks in the world and their mid-range products are very competitively priced. ]]>Jun 26th 2009 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/26/ask-engadget-best-gaming-laptop-for-under-1-500/Jun 26th 2009 6:45AM