Laptop suggestion

[Eddie_Raja]

JRPGfan said:

Eddie_Raja said:

JinxRake said:

Hello folks.

I'm aiming to get my GF a decent laptop this Christmas - so she'd finally get off my poor Lenovo for her LoL needs -. I'd like to get something that's got decent power for gaming - MMOs and the like - and which could be considered at least reliable.

At the moment my aim is this:

http://www.amazon.com/Asus-X550JX-DB71-15-6-Notebook-Laptop/dp/B00Z4UC0F4

Would anyone have a better suggestion in about the same price range - i.e. max. 800$ -?

You can get the latest MacBook Air for 13" for $800.  Can play BF4 MP, 12 hour battery life, and it runs windows fine if that's what you want.

You know the reason it can be turned on (idleing) for like 12hours is because its got very low power usage components right?

It has one of those weak 15w CPUs that are small dual cores.

Only 4gb of ram, and 128 GB SSD.

Intel HD Graphics 6000 =>  integrated igpu on the cpu (tiny little weak thing).

 

The laptop I linked from MSI that was 829$ is going to be like 10-20 times as powerfull for the same price.

The only area this mac book wins is how long its able to idle for (12hours).

That CPU is about as strong if not stronger than the PS4's. and that GPU is about half as strong as the X1 -> all in only 15w.   Look buddy I know what I bought, and I know why I bought it.  I will trade performance for 4x the battery life.   I can run every game out, and I can play them for 4 hours straight on battery.  Enjoy your 30 minute "Mobile" gaming sessions.