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    Best bang for your buck gaming HP laptop...

    Discussion in 'HP' started by eekamouse, Sep 11, 2010.

  1. eekamouse

    eekamouse Notebook Enthusiast

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    My Gateway 6860 just fried after two years of perfect use... /tear

    So... I'm looking for a nice replacement. I know I can get one of "these"....

    Newegg.com - Recertified: ASUS G71GX-RX05 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo P8700(2.53GHz) 17.1" Wide XGA+ 6GB Memory DDR2 800 500GB HDD 5400rpm Super Multi DVD RW NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M

    Is there a better "bang for my buck" out there? This looks like a steal really. I really have enjoyed my Gateway, and also had a great HP laptop previously, but I'm not sure if I can find as good a deal as the one I linked above.

    Thanks :)
     
    eekamouse, Sep 11, 2010
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  2. City Pig

    City Pig Notebook Virtuoso

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    HP can't even come close to matching that with any model.
     
    City Pig, Sep 11, 2010
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  3. moviemarketing

    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    Yes the 260M is one of the best GPU's - looks like a great deal.
     
    moviemarketing, Sep 12, 2010
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  4. Infamous22

    Infamous22 Notebook Deity

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    That's a terrific laptop. The recertification kind of makes me weary though. On the other hand, Newegg is very reputable. Let us know what you do.
     
    Infamous22, Sep 13, 2010
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  5. neothe0ne

    neothe0ne Notebook Consultant

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    I would avoid a recertified laptop. There is a reason it was returned / needed repair.

    Though if it were new, it certainly would be fantastic bang for the buck.
     
    neothe0ne, Sep 14, 2010
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  6. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    actually the 5830 comes near the specs of that gpu while the 5850 can play games much much better then the nvidia 260m
     
    Texanman, Sep 14, 2010
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  7. GizmoSlip

    GizmoSlip Notebook Deity

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    The issue of course is the price. Yes, the 5850 + a faster processor in an Envy 17 is going to out perform that model, but it would also be several hundred dollars more.

    If you're looking for a good deal on an HP gaming laptop, the dv6t with a 5650 is probably your best bet.
     
    GizmoSlip, Sep 17, 2010
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  8. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    never had a problem with ASUS recertifieds before .... usually come out better since they are double checked and the same warranty applies
     
    crazycanuk, Sep 17, 2010
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