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[w4jchosen]

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[BryantG]

I've been saving up and wanting to get a good gaming laptop, but to also do college work on it. I'm not that tech savvy, but my friend recommended me to get this laptop. It's a little pricy, but I have enough for it. All I'm wondering is if this laptop is worth the money? And would it be able to run most games on Steam? (L4D/L4D2, TF2, Crysis 1/2, etc)

Newegg.com - TOSHIBA Qosmio X775-Q7272 Notebook Intel Core i7 2630QM(2.00GHz) 17.3" 6GB Memory DDR3 1333 2 x 500GB HDD 7200rpm BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M

Any help, feedback, comments are appreciated.

[imported_Parlock]

Laptops, as I've said many times before, are horrific for gaming. However, that one isn't terrible I wouldn't expect Crysis 1, but L4D1, 2 and Crysis 2 should probably be alright. The Processor MIGHT be a bit weak, I'm not sure if it's multicore or not. For the money, you could make a proper PC that waaaaaay outdoes that Laptop though.

[imported_Target Practice]

Just FYI, my three year old store-bought laptop (£500-ish) runs L4D 1 and 2 just fine on medium settings. Not all non-gaming laptops are bad for gaming - just like desktops, it's simply a matter of picking the right machine for what you want to do.

[Crazy Neck]

Laptops, as I've said many times before, are horrific for gaming. However, that one isn't terrible I wouldn't expect Crysis 1, but L4D1, 2 and Crysis 2 should probably be alright. The Processor MIGHT be a bit weak, I'm not sure if it's multicore or not. For the money, you could make a proper PC that waaaaaay outdoes that Laptop though.

That's a top of the range quad-core processor, it will definitely be fine. Laptops are fine for gaming, just more expensive and you need to buy a separate mouse (A must). You could get a desktop for cheaper, but I assume he needs a laptop for portability around the house or whatever, like I did.

That will definitely run most games with ease. I don't know whether it's a good deal though, I'm not too experienced with laptops that high-end.

[Zoey W]

I have a pretty bog standard gaming laptop and games work just fine