Laptop for college

[bosox188]

Well it's time for me to start thinking about getting a laptop for college. I know right away that I would like to be able to play games comfortably but I don't need the highest settings. I would like to run upcoming games such as Crisis and Unreal 3. There are three laptops I am considering:

The new Macbook Pro which I can get for $1800 with an educational discount: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...se&mco=3856D31F&node=home/macbook/macbook_pro

Asus G1S:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220182

Asus C90S:
http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=C90S

I'm leaning towards the C90S at the moment because the desktop cpu will give better performance and also makes it cheaper. From that configuration I could take a 7200prm 160gb hard drive and a Core 2 Duo E6600 and keep the cost cheaper than the other two. I don't think the battery life is very long but I think it should be okay for me.

I do like the Macbook but I don't like how upgrading later on would be rather limited, whereas the C90S is much better in this area. Any thoughts?

 

[bosox188]

bump

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

hmm that C90s is really nice, I'm also on the market for a lappy and going to college. Concerned somewhat about product support though.

 

[Stigmata]

Build your own!

 

[Barney Fife]

One of your most concern other than performance (Being a student and all) should also be battery life. Since you will spend so much time on the battery; battery should cover your back for minimum of two hours.
The thing everyone over looks and gets caught when shopping for laptops is, a half an hour battery life; like the Acer Aspire laptops, which came out couple of years ago.

I like em all, I don't know about Crysis though.

Good Luck.

 

[hneaz]

im trying to look for a laptop too, with at least 2 hours of battery life. i dun think ill game alot. wat would be a good laptop?

 

[hungryduck]

macbook pro is best bet. OS X is great and you can run windows for games.
the 8600gt should handle newer games okay too.

 

[bosox188]

Hmm well the macbook pro still has similar hardware and 4 hours of battery life, it is also a bit thinner and lighter which helps portability. The Asus G1S also has 2-2.5 hours of battery life so even that might be ok. I probably won't be getting the C90S then.

 

[nofx]

This months computer shopper has top 10 laptops... so you might want to pick that up, but they also have a good chart for current hot laptops in the market so check that out... I believe Dell XPS offer the best bang.. but you will def. pay for the bang,.

 

[Ridge]

Im typing on a Dell Latitude D820 right now...great laptop, battery lasts I have Office 07 on it, etc...

Came with two power cords, too. Left one plugged into my power strip, the other is in the bag for use on the go...

 

[leib10]

I'm about to pick up a Dell XPS M1710. It's a big sonofabitch, but it's pretty damn nice and fast. Should be able to run Episode Two with no problems.