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So i am in the market for a new gaming laptop, and was hoping for a little help shopping around. my budget is 800$ not including tax, so if its 799$ or 800$ its fair game. min 8 gigs ram, hopefully ssd (but i know that's not going to happen,at least a 740m or comparable AMD GPU. Thanks in advance for the help.

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So i am in the market for a new gaming laptop, and was hoping for a little help shopping around. my budget is 800$ not including tax, so if its 799$ or 800$ its fair game. min 8 gigs ram, hopefully ssd (but i know that's not going to happen,at least a 740m or comparable AMD GPU. Thanks in advance for the help.

Check out some lenovo y510p or y410p models on amazon. Some are around that price and specs. I can find one later.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Boom http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y510p/

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I would get it on amazon, more models of y410 and 510p and at better prices.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Thank you for the quik responses. yes the y510p looks great. would it be possible to put an ssd in it latter?

Probably let me check I recall you could but I'll check.

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Thank you for the quik responses. yes the y510p looks great. would it be possible to put an ssd in it latter?

Yes you can, just checked

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So i am in the market for a new gaming laptop, and was hoping for a little help shopping around. my budget is 800$ not including tax, so if its 799$ or 800$ its fair game. min 8 gigs ram, hopefully ssd (but i know that's not going to happen,at least a 740m or comparable AMD GPU. Thanks in advance for the help.

Sager, the brand that makes hardware for companies like Alienware, has great gaming laptops, with much lower prices, as they're not buying parts from anyone. That's where my brother got his gaming notebook.

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Sager, the brand that makes hardware for companies like Alienware, has great gaming laptops, with much lower prices, as they're not buying parts from anyone. That's where my brother got his gaming notebook.

 

yes i have looked at sager before and if i had a grand id buy the perfect laptop for me, but sadly my 6 year old asus is limping by, and i don't know how long it will last

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so i don't know if i should blindly take his word for it, but i called customer service with lenovo and he said you cant put an ssd in there. would i be voiding my warranty by doing so?

Hmm I'm not sure. I looked online on lenovoes forums. Let me check again. Even so in it in most if not all models is a hybrid drive.

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so i don't know if i should blindly take his word for it, but i called customer service with lenovo and he said you cant put an ssd in there. would i be voiding my warranty by doing so?

OK just talked with a lenovo employee. He said you can't. I showed him a YouTube video saying how to. He said would void warenty. So you could, if you search how to on YouTube, but may void warenty.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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so i don't know if i should blindly take his word for it, but i called customer service with lenovo and he said you cant put an ssd in there. would i be voiding my warranty by doing so?

I have personally done so with my Y510p when I had it. Its a simple procedure and I didn't have to remove or break any seals. I am sure they told you that to cover their asses. But if you need to send it in to get it fix or something, just pop the HDD back in. It's extremely simple and anybody can do it.

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I have personally done so with my Y510p when I had it. Its a simple procedure and I didn't have to remove or break any seals. I am they told you that to cover their asses. But if you need to send it in to get it fix or something, just pop the HDD back in. It's extremely simple and anybody can do it.

The lenovo guy i just spoke to in the above post said it would void warenty, but he did not seem very knoladgeable or fluent in english.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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My best suggestion is to wait for the new gang of gaming laptops, like Lenovo Y40/Y50

Can you install your own OS?

Are you ok with refurbished?

What kind of games do you play?

Yeah, y50 and y40 look good

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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They have a $799 I believe. Isn't that in your price range?

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP2650  this is what you are refering to. and i can find better on newegg for less. the GPU really isnt that good.

 

 

My best suggestion is to wait for the new gang of gaming laptops, like Lenovo Y40/Y50

 

Can you install your own OS?

Are you ok with refurbished?

What kind of games do you play?

yes they look good and maybe my computer can last that long. itll give me time to save up some more too. 

in order

yes i have my own windows 8.1

i am ok with referbished or open box but prefer new (obviously)

i play a lot of mmo's a few action RPG games rare shooters.

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Look up a brand called Sager (can be found on XoticPC) 'nuff said.

ALready said on this thread, and discussed

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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You should check out Sager ;)

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