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Light-gaming Laptop for $600-800 USD

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Evening, LTT Peeps!

 

I'm looking for help in picking out a laptop for a friend's college graduation present. A list of Laptops would be appreciated. I'm not really that versed in mobile laptop gaming anymore. :'(

 

The laptop in question will be used in the day for light office work and power internet browsing (So lots of tabs with Tumblr and 1080p 60fps YT).

 

At night, it is expected to play Steam games like Batman Arkham Origins and Skyrim in a respectable 60fps (High Settings will be fine). Must also have variable keyboard colour lighting (they were REALLY adamant about this feature).

 

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

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Uhhhhhh Hmmm

If you want a "Gaming" Laptop I would save up for a Y50

Because he had a hard drive.

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If you want a "Gaming" Laptop I would save up for a Y50

 

Right, but the budget is around 800 bucks. Lol I would get that too if it was my money being spent, but her parents really only have 800USD max.

Main Rig: Illya V2, the Tiny Titan: ||i7 8700k 5GHz @ 1.385v (delidded)|| ||NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE|| ||KrakenZ63|| ||ASRock Z390-Phantom-ITX/ac|| ||Corsair SF750||

2nd Rig: Illya V1, the Air Cooled Prodigy: ||i7 4790k 4.4GHz @ 1.3v|| |NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE|| ||Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2|| ||ASRock Z87-E|| ||SeaSonic G-Series 550w (Carbon Fiber Mod)||

 

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Uhhhhhh Hmmm

If you want a "Gaming" Laptop I would save up for a Y50

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y50/?sb=:000001C9:000120E4:

 

Right, but the budget is around 800 bucks. Lol I would get that too if it was my money being spent, but her parents really only have 800USD max.

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Must also have variable keyboard colour lighting (they were REALLY adamant about this feature).
You mean RGB?

Only MSI does RGB and it's not 800$ http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GS60-GHOST-013-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00LJEJZ84/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1419023471&sr=8-4&keywords=msi+gs

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Must also have variable keyboard colour lighting (they were REALLY adamant about this feature).
You mean RGB?

Only MSI does RGB and it's not 800$ http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GS60-GHOST-013-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00LJEJZ84/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1419023471&sr=8-4&keywords=msi+gs

 

Thanks! I didn't know the Y40 existed! Putting this up on the list.

 

But yeah, my friend saw my alienware M11x back when we were still freshmen and really wanted it. Now that she's getting her own, she also wants the keyboard to be able to change colours.

Main Rig: Illya V2, the Tiny Titan: ||i7 8700k 5GHz @ 1.385v (delidded)|| ||NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE|| ||KrakenZ63|| ||ASRock Z390-Phantom-ITX/ac|| ||Corsair SF750||

2nd Rig: Illya V1, the Air Cooled Prodigy: ||i7 4790k 4.4GHz @ 1.3v|| |NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE|| ||Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2|| ||ASRock Z87-E|| ||SeaSonic G-Series 550w (Carbon Fiber Mod)||

 

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Yeah she is not getting RGB for under 1500$ and mail isn't the only one.

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Yeah she is not getting RGB for under 1500$ and mail isn't the only one.

 

Alright thanks for the input. Not having a glow-y RGB keyboard shouldn't be that big of an upset. Seeing that she's upgrading from an HP Laptop from the 7th grade--9 years ago.

Main Rig: Illya V2, the Tiny Titan: ||i7 8700k 5GHz @ 1.385v (delidded)|| ||NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE|| ||KrakenZ63|| ||ASRock Z390-Phantom-ITX/ac|| ||Corsair SF750||

2nd Rig: Illya V1, the Air Cooled Prodigy: ||i7 4790k 4.4GHz @ 1.3v|| |NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE|| ||Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2|| ||ASRock Z87-E|| ||SeaSonic G-Series 550w (Carbon Fiber Mod)||

 

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Y40 in my country is 1400

Consider urself lucky

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Y40 in my country is 1400

Consider urself lucky

 

Dang, that's quite a hike. Yeah seeing how parts are more expensive on different places in the world, I do consider myself lucky.

Main Rig: Illya V2, the Tiny Titan: ||i7 8700k 5GHz @ 1.385v (delidded)|| ||NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE|| ||KrakenZ63|| ||ASRock Z390-Phantom-ITX/ac|| ||Corsair SF750||

2nd Rig: Illya V1, the Air Cooled Prodigy: ||i7 4790k 4.4GHz @ 1.3v|| |NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE|| ||Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2|| ||ASRock Z87-E|| ||SeaSonic G-Series 550w (Carbon Fiber Mod)||

 

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Ther are many suggestions made for the specified budget may be have a look at this $600-800 budget which may help you with some assistance in building.

 

Thanks thanks but I was asking for laptops specifically. I can handle designing desktop builds with that budget--it's just that I'm sort of clueless when it comes to the portable PC gaming area.

Main Rig: Illya V2, the Tiny Titan: ||i7 8700k 5GHz @ 1.385v (delidded)|| ||NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE|| ||KrakenZ63|| ||ASRock Z390-Phantom-ITX/ac|| ||Corsair SF750||

2nd Rig: Illya V1, the Air Cooled Prodigy: ||i7 4790k 4.4GHz @ 1.3v|| |NVIDIA RTX 2080 FE|| ||Be Quiet! Dark Rock 2|| ||ASRock Z87-E|| ||SeaSonic G-Series 550w (Carbon Fiber Mod)||

 

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Is the y40 the go to "budget" gaming laptop?

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Is the y40 the go to "budget" gaming laptop?

You may be able to find cheaper ones of similar specs, but Lenovo supply really high quality machines for the price.

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