Buying a Laptop

Im trying to decide between these [SIZE=30px]5 laptops. I Want a Gaming laptop that I can also carry around to classes because I use my laptop everyday in college, but Im tired of having to replace my laptop every year or so so I want something good that wont be out of date in 2 years but isnt super heavy or overpriced either.. Heres what im thinking of:
  1. Samsung - 15.6" Geek Squad Certified Refurbished Laptop - 8GB Memory - 1TB Hard Drive - Titan Silver
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/15.6%22+Geek+Squad+Certified+Refurbished+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive/8342067.p?id=1218873334715&skuId=8342067&st=NP700Z5C&cp=1&lp=1

  • [FONT=arial]3rd Gen Intel® Core™ i7-3635QM processor- 6MB L3 cache. 2.4GHz processor speed.Turbo Boost=3.2GHz.[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]8GB DDR3 memory[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support Records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media.[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]15.6" LED high-definition widescreen display[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]1TB Serial ATA II hard drive (5400 rpm)[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M graphics[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]Built-in 1.3MP high-definition webcam and microphone[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]Weighs 5.3 lbs. [/FONT]

2. ASUS N56DP-DH11 15.6" Laptop Computer - Black $529

http://www.microcenter.com/product/401594/N56DP-DH11_156_Laptop_Computer_-_Black#
  • AMD A10-4600M Quad-Core Processor
  • Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
  • 8GB DDR3-1600 RAM
  • 1TB 5,400RPM Hard Drive
  • 8x Super Multi Double Layer Drive
  • Memory Card Reader
  • AMD Radeon HD 7730M
  • 10/100/1000 Network
  • 802.11b/g/n Wireless
  • Bluetooth 4.0
  • 15.6" LED-backlit TFT LCD Display

3) MSI G Series GE60 0ND-667US General $929
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...E16834152393&gclid=CIvyyo3r4rkCFZKk4AodDQwAtw
  • MSI G Series GE60 0ND-667US Reviews
  • Color Black/Red
  • Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
  • CPU Type Intel Core i5-Core i5-3230M 2.6GHz
  • Screen 15.6"
  • Memory Size 8GB DDR3
  • Hard Disk 750GB
  • Optical Drive BD-ROM
  • Graphics Card NVIDIA Geforce GTX 660M
  • Video Memory 2GB GDDR5
  • Communication Killer Gaming Network
  • Dimensions 15.09" x 9.83" x 1.27"-1.46"
  • Weight 5.28 lbs.

[FONT=helvetica][SIZE=23px]4) Lenovo IdeaPad Y500 (59359560) Windows 8 $819
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  • Intel Core i5 3230M(2.60GHz)
  • 6GB Memory 1TB HDD
  • Dual NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M SLI
  • 1920 x 1080
  • Windows 8
  • 6.4lbs
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[FONT=arial] [/FONT][FONT=arial] 5) [/FONT][FONT=arial]MSI CX61 0NF-258US 15.6 Notebook $699
[/FONT][FONT=arial]http://www.amazon.com/MSI-0NF-258US-Notebook-i7-3630QM-GeForce/dp/B00BQMGVC2/ref=sr_1_19?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1379986441&sr=1-19&keywords=MSI[/FONT]


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  • [FONT=arial]1[/FONT][FONT=arial][FONT=arial]5.6" HD Display (16:9; 1366 x 768)[/FONT][/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]Intel Core i7-3630QM 2.4GHz[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]6GB DDR3,750GB HDD, DVD Super Multi[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]NVIDIA GeForce GT 645M[/FONT]
  • [FONT=arial]Windows 8 Brown[/FONT]
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#1 - refurbished, stay away
#2 - low-end AMD CPU, stay away.
#3 - not quad core, 'meh' GPU
#4 - not quad core, probably nicest GPU combo
#5 - quad core, but GPU is lacking


Bets option is probably #4 for gaming. I'd pump more money into it to get a quad-core CPU. Also buying an SSD wouldn't be a bad idea.
 
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