Help me find a laptop :D

[Putty]

Hey guys, sorry I've been away for so long. Finals are finally over.

Anyway, I had a gaming laptop, then sold it to build a gaming desktop and got a netbook to suffice for school. Well, the gap from desktop to netbook is horrible, it's way too slow. Thus I am looking for a new laptop.

There's no hurry on it, I'll end up getting it in a month or two (would there be better sales then?).

What I'm looking for:
NOT bigger than 15.6" and no more than 6lbs. (my gaming laptop was huge and I hated that fact).
great battery life, at least 4hrs.
a video card I could play source games and TF2.
I'd prefer under $500, but I can spare up to $700 if necessary.

Thanks guys.

 

[Activate]

Well I just did a quick search on Newegg and came up with these two.

More expensive, but better specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220701

Less, expensive, little worse specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220693

Average Price, worst specs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114792

**Note: These do not have a 4 hour battery life as I couldn't find any fitting your budget**

 

[iOprah]

What will be the primary use for this computer?

 

[Putty]

For school definitely, but I'm a digital media major so Photoshop and other graphics programs are going on it right away. I wouldn't mind if it could handle TF2 comfortably though, since I often find myself with a spare half hour between classes.

 

[Darkstarr]

If it was my choice I would roll with the
http://usa.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=8je5Ot4HBnKOdT81
Except you would have to find the version with Raid 0 and the Blue ray drive.

 

[Putty]

That's kinda 3x my budget though.

 

[Simon]

Any particular brand in mind?

 

[Putty]

I was looking towards ASUS or HP, but none in particular if the laptop is good (review-wise).

 

[Putty]

Found the perfect laptop for me.

It's the ASUS UL50VT. I just picked it up for $750 @ Bestbuy. It has a 1.3ghz dual core, but has an OC feature to bump it up to 1.8ghz. Then it has an integrated chip, but also has a GTX210M dedicated card upon command. THe battery life with the integrated activated: 8+hrs.

Huray!

Plus it has a disc drive which is always nice.

 

[reflex99]

Link ? Pics?

Curiosity

 

[Putty]

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...ci_sku=9701931&ref=06&loc=01&id=1218153002507

Sexy, huh? If you really want, I can post pics tomorrow.

But honestly. It has the battery, the mobilty, the speed, everything. Then, it doesn't have a glass screen, which makes me happy. Then the part your wrists rest on aren't glossy / shiny. It's a rubberish feel, reminds me of the Razer Lycosis keyboard. THis is honestly everything I was looking for.

 

[Activate]

Wow, that's really nice. I would buy one if I didn't already have a new one and were in China :/.

 

[jizwood125]

go with Acer AS5532-5509 15.6" Athlon 64 Notebook. It will satisfy all your needs. long battery life, easy to use. Right now it is on sale at SuperBiiz for only $410. Hurry up before it is gone. I just got mine. It does not feel cheap at all and the speed is pretty decent. you might check the deal if you want it: http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?type=id&q=d156087&ru=289052
hope it helps

 

[Putty]

Sorry man, I already got the laptop I posted above you lol.