| illuvatar said: i'm looking for a gaming laptop that's roughly mid range specs all round Thanks for all the help so far |
The problem is that 'midrange specs' is too weak to play any recent PC games. And high-end is barely good enough but is hugely expensive and the laptops have poor battery life and are heavy.
Could your need be fulfilled by a small form factor PC? Because that would be a third of the price, actually be able to handle games at your native resolution on medium-high settings, and not have the issues of a high-end laptop.
If you insist on a gaming laptop, then I recommend this chart:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
and this hierarchy list (look under 'Class 1' in the centre column):
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4870-X2-Crossfire.14406.0.html
Anything in Class 2 is considered Midrange, anything Class 1 high-end. But even those midrange cards are pathetically weak compared to cheap desktop cards.
