Gaming My new laptop

[mojoey]

Going against my better judgement I decided to look for alienware alternatives. this is eventually what im getting.
Case
Battalion 101 P150HM 15.6" Full HD 1920x1080 Widescreen LCD TFT Laptop w/HDMI Port, eSATA port, fingerprint Reader, Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter - Original Metallic Black
Processor
Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Mobile Processor (4x 2.00GHz/6MB L3 Cache)
Memory
8GB [4GB x 2] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM [Laptop Memory] - Corsair or Major Brand-free
Video Card
AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB GDDR5 3D Video [P150HM]
Primary Hard Drive
750 GB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive
Optical Drive
8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [P150HM]
Flash Media Reader / Writer
Built-in 9-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]
Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
Network Card
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop]
Internal Wireless Network Adapter
802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel) - 64-Bit
Speaker System
None
USB Ports
Built-in 2x USB 2.0 Ports + 2x USB 3.0 Port [Laptop]

its from a company out in Los Angeles named I Buy Power.
I was wondering if this was better than an alienware or [insert name of company here]

 

[RisingFury]

Buy a PC same specs. It'll be cheaper and more powerful. And without the mobile card...

 

[TSPenguin]

Buy a PC same specs. It'll be cheaper and more powerful. And without the mobile card...

It also will not be portable...
I'd assume that is what he wants. If not... :facepalm:

 

[Lucy]

Desktops are plenty portable! You just can't use them during the portable periods...

I still vastly prefer desktops for their power and upgradeability advantages, but I understand the trend towards smaller, more portable hardware as well. I don't think I'll ever be tempted away from desktop machines so long as I have a choice, but even now the shift is moving away from laptops and on to tablets...

All things considered, the driving factors in terms of buying or building a new computer are the same: What do you want to use it for, and how much can you afford? If the answer is "Basic internet surfing and word processing", then you don't need all that power. If the answer is "Gaming", then shoot as high up the ranges as you can afford and don't be tempted to overspend.

 

[mojoey]

that is about $ 2000 dollars right there however i will look into desktops aswell. im looking for something thats powerful yet easy to take anywhere

 

[Loru]

2 days ago I've bought for my company this machine - mostly for photoshop and, corel and web design (except it has Radeon instead ofGeForce). And after 1 day of using it I'm really Impressed. I can draw with a stylus on screen and despite the fact it isn't portable it's till worth every penny I've paid for it (well - actually EU has paid for it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005HSS5NY/ref=asc_df_B005HSS5NY4445969?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=kelkoo-ce-delta-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22210&creativeASIN=B005HSS5NY

 

[Turbinator]

I have played with this, and it is screaming fast, I couldn't believe that you can max out all the graphics settings in Bad Company 2 and get 60fps in a laptop!!

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G74SX/#specifications

Intel Core i7 2630QM Processor
DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM 8 Gigabytes
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M with 3GB/2GB GDDR5 VRAM

It is definitely chunky for a laptop, but its fast.

 

[Fabri91]

There's also another issue against gaming laptops: power consumption.

True, while surfing their battery will most likely last a good amount of time, but while playing, not so much. Just try to run orbiter on a laptop on battery for more than an hour, and you will see what I mean. So, if it has to be plugged into a wall socket, it's not-so-portable in the end. But granted, having to open a laptop and plug it into the wall is a bit faster than setting up a monitor, keyboard, and everything.

Still, in my opinion such a laptop only makes sense if you don't have a desk where to put everything and have to move often for whatever reason.

 

[Keatah]

I've never been one to like "gaming" laptops. The gaming experience, especially simulations, is best enjoyed on a "proper" desktop or home-based machine.

For portable use I like a thin and power-efficient laptop. Something to do reading and play with data, like MS Office and similar application style applications.

When I'm out and about I'm not messing around with getting the perfect gaming experience. I'm out and enjoying the world around me! I *did* the laptop gaming thing years ago, but quickly found out it was generally a hassle and an inferior experience when compared to a proper stationary setup, like a tower or desktop.

Laptop gaming rigs are just that. Rigs! They are generally heavy and power-hungry. Not to mention very very cost-ineffective.

I suppose, for me, it's a power-consumption and low battery life thing.

 

[mojoey]

I've never been one to like "gaming" laptops. The gaming experience, especially simulations, is best enjoyed on a "proper" desktop or home-based machine.

For portable use I like a thin and power-efficient laptop. Something to do reading and play with data, like MS Office and similar application style applications.

When I'm out and about I'm not messing around with getting the perfect gaming experience. I'm out and enjoying the world around me! I *did* the laptop gaming thing years ago, but quickly found out it was generally a hassle and an inferior experience when compared to a proper stationary setup, like a tower or desktop.

Laptop gaming rigs are just that. Rigs! They are generally heavy and power-hungry. Not to mention very very cost-ineffective.

I suppose, for me, it's a power-consumption and low battery life thing.

Being as it may... Im not just using it for games (orbiter, black ops, portal) im using it for school and surfing. Im moving very shortly and im not going to spend 500$ less for something twice as big. I am infact going to use a xbox USB controller for most of the games as i have not yet found an efficient way of controlling orbiter with one. Im looking at one that has a good battery life. all in all my decision is going to be based off of what everyone says and then what i feel is best for me. Thanks for the advice, and please keep it coming.

 

[Keatah]

I always use an external numeric keypad and a 4 axis joystick for orbiter. I never bothered with game controllers beyond a basic stick or even a 2-axis switch-based joystick like from the old days.

PC's, STILL, to this very day, have the crappiest and most tedious-to-set-up controllers of any platform. Nothing is consistent from game to game or simulation to simulation. It's all over the place. Not that I mind that, personally.

Just an observation.