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    Just Ordered My First Gaming Laptop

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by csacwp, Apr 10, 2011.

  1. csacwp

    csacwp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm preparing for College and as a graduation present the folks decided to buy me a laptop. They gave me a $1500 budget. After some research (and a realization that Alienware laptops are overpriced), I ordered a computer from CyberPower. Here are the specs:

    Model: Xplorer X6-9300

    Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM Mobile Processor 2.20 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 3.30 GHz

    8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory

    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460M 1.5GB GDDR5 PCIe Video

    500GB 5400RPM SATA300 Hard Drive


    This was the best I could do with my budget (without doing a homebuild; I have no experience working with electronics whatsoever so this wasn't an option for me). I'm interested, does anybody know what games this computer will be able to run?
     
    csacwp, Apr 10, 2011
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  2. ZRock

    ZRock Notebook Consultant

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    Virtually every game out there at at least medium settings...
    Nice setup by the way, enjoy!
    Post in the gaming section for a more detailed answer.
     
    ZRock, Apr 10, 2011
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  3. DoDeH1

    DoDeH1 Company Representative

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    try MSI GT680. I think the price should be cheaper, with a nice designe, a better hard drive and a capacity of up to 16GB of ram.
     
    DoDeH1, Apr 13, 2011
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    bjgrenke Newbie

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    I just ordered a Xplorer X6-9200 which is close to the same specs as yours. With that build you should have no problems playing almost any game on good settings. One thing to keep in mind though is that laptops aren't really meant for gaming and you'll have to keep the heat concern in mind while gaming for long periods of time.
     
    bjgrenke, Aug 19, 2011
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  5. palubear13

    palubear13 Notebook Enthusiast

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    do these xplorer gaming laptops come with backlit keyboard lights?
     
    palubear13, Oct 17, 2011
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  6. saturnotaku

    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No. The particular chassis this notebook uses does not offer backlit keys.
     
    saturnotaku, Oct 17, 2011
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  7. pmassey31545

    pmassey31545 Whats the mission sir?

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    Hmmmmmm? Check my sig!!! Heat isn't an issue with the tech advances nowadays. just saying.......

    OP-nice little rig. But AW prices are pretty good in some places. The market here being really good place to look.
     
    pmassey31545, Oct 17, 2011
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    iPhantomhives Click the image to change your avatar.

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    Yea...heat isn't an issue...

    @OP you may try consider dell outlet or contract dell rep directly ,its almost 20~30% discount compare to websites.
     
    iPhantomhives, Oct 18, 2011
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  9. Nardon

    Nardon Notebook Consultant

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    Nardon, Oct 21, 2011
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  10. hydra

    hydra Breaks Laptops

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    Cyberpower..do your research before ordering from them! Heck, on their own forum they are asking to FIRE one of the Cyberpower salesmen, LOL.

    Most of the people who speak highly of them are the lucky ones who never had a problem. The other are so cost conscious that they don't care!

    But the prices will get you every time ;)
     
    hydra, Dec 7, 2011
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