$700-$800 Gaming Laptop for a friend.

[GaryLChew]

Hi, I'm trying to find the right laptop for a friend and he wants the laptop to:
  - Available in the US (What's not?)

  - Be $700-$800 (Not too stretchable)
  - Have a screen size of 14"-15.6", smaller is better

  - Be able to play League of Legends and Planetary Annihilation at medium settings with around 45+ FPS (I'm not sure if getting this with PA is unreasonable or not, don't have a good idea on price to performance of laptops)
  - Have a 120GB SSD (This is preferable, but if necessary, can be swapped out for a 1TB HDD)

  - Possibly have red/white backlit keys
  - He won't be doing much other than gaming and browsing
  - Speakers are not a big concern, he uses headphones

  - Does not care about touch screens

  - Battery life is not a big concern as long as it isn't unreasonably low; most of the time it's plugged in.

  - Preferably Black, he likes sharp edges, curved corners (Like the G550JK but who doesn't like it)

  - Not too bulky

 

Sorry for the long text(not really) and thanks in advance!  I'll update this thread if I forgot anything.

EDIT: It seems that Planetary Annihilation has been reported to use a lot of RAM (between 4-8)  This is probably caused by the game being in beta though.

[piggykid1]

I have some stuff to do and then I will get to your question.

 

Thanks for all the information.

[GaryLChew]

I have some stuff to do and then I will get to your question.

 

Thanks for all the information.

I don't mean to rush you, but I hope you haven't forgotten about this thread?

[WaffleDealer]

http://www.mysn.eu/shop/xmg-a504.html

 

It is higher than your budget but this is what I have found. Hard Drive is customizable.

[piggykid1]

I don't mean to rush you, but I hope you haven't forgotten about this this thread?

I did my bad, I will get on it now. A suggestion is go to sites like Tiger Direct, Amazon, and Newegg and use there filter and sort tools. Also use CNET.

[piggykid1]

I don't mean to rush you, but I hope you haven't forgotten about this thread?

Fry's is also a good site.

[piggykid1]

Also check out Best Buy

 

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00COQGJSK/ref=asc_df_B00COQGJSK3222149?smid=A16YSFOH31M2GC&tag=mysimon-ce00-mp01-20&linkCode=df0&creative=395105&creativeASIN=B00COQGJSK

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152570

 

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-CX61-2PC-499US-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00ISKS4A2/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1405105416&sr=1-3&keywords=laptops

 

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V5-572G-6679-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B00DKFFFXO/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1405105416&sr=1-5&keywords=laptops

 

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-572G-587W-15-6-Inch-Platinum/dp/B00K81O3PY/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1405105416&sr=1-2&keywords=laptops

 

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-V7-582PG-6479-15-6-Inch-Touchscreen-Ultrabook/dp/B00H7WF21G/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1405105416&sr=1-8&keywords=laptops

 

Make sure you check reviews in great detail.

[Guest]

He wants a laptop but. Surface Pro 3 with Type Cover would suffice.

 

Anyway, don't take SP3 for gaming, just joking, but it COULD be done.

 

It is compatible with his wishes.

[Scionyde]

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-V3-572G-70TA-15-6-inch-Platinum/dp/B00KCT41VS/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1405108511&sr=1-4&keywords=acer+aspire+840m

 

This, maybe?

[GaryLChew]

I did my bad, I will get on it now. A suggestion is go to sites like Tiger Direct, Amazon, and Newegg and use there filter and sort tools. Also use CNET.

No worries, thanks for the help!  I'm probably going with the Acer Aspire V7-582PG-6479 you listed.