Buying Notebook Gaming Laptop..Which is better or any another options

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Hey everyone, nice site.

I was wondering which notebook i have made is better.Now i can't go any high then 2,000 pounds(really).I've come to an agreement with my parents(I have saved a bit, they pay some because i can use it for college etc)

Aurora™ m7700

Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 Display with Built-in Camera
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 1-Year 24/7 Warranty
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 - 4200+ Processor with HyperTransport and Dual Core Technology
Memory: 1GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2x512
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900GTX with 256MB of DDR3 memory
System Drive: Single Drive Configuration - 100GB 7200 RPM SATA
Optical Drive One: CD-Burner: 24x10x24x CD-RW / 8x DVD Combo w/Software
Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Wireless Network Card: Internal Wireless 802.11a/b/g miniPCI Card
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - English


[1] Area-51® m7700

Display: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 Display with Built-in Camera
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition UK with SP2
Warranty: Aliencare Free Phone 1-Year 24/7 Warranty
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 660 w/ HT Technology 3.6GHz 2MB Cache
Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-4200 533MHz - 2x1024MB
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900GTX with 256MB of DDR3 memory
System Drive: Extreme Performance - RAID 0 - 120GB (60GB x 2) 5400 RPM ATA100
Optical Drive One: CD-Burner: 24x10x24x CD-RW / 8x DVD Combo w/Software
Sound Card: Intel® High-Definition Audio (24-bit, 192Khz) with 7.1 surround sound
Keypad: Mobile Keypad - English
Communications: Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
Wireless Network Card: Built-In Wireless 802.11 b/g miniPCI Card
Floppy Drive: USB Floppy Drive
Security Software: Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Professional - English


Those are the 2 i've come up with so far. just under 2,000.

Now i will use it many for gaming and work and chose a notebook rather then desktop pc because its mobile.

Are there any other options i chose have chosen on the Alienware site and what other options(Different brands) are better..?

Thanks Mike
 
I have a similar system to what you are looking at, but you'll be getting a better CPU than I did. One thing to keep in mind is that a system like this is extremely power hungry. 17" widescreen, 7800GTX....If you plan on doing any travelling with this computer (i.e., needing the battery) then look at the mobile versions of CPUs as they will help you a lot with battery life.

AMD turion, or the Intel Core Duo for example.

But if you know you'll always have it plugged into a wall, then don't worry about it.

(my computer lasts just over an hour on the battery, and that is WITH a mobile version CPU - PentiumM 760).
 
man.... and I thought my toshiba laptop battery life was bad..... Mine is lucky to last an hour and 45 minutes. I can't even really watch a full movie on battery power!
 
if you buy a powerful gaming laptop, don't expect to be able to do much work with the battery supplying power. if you need one for college as well as gaming, i suggest go for a less higher spec. the alienware hardware will kill your battery.
 
Well since we have some mobile gurus here, I just gotta throw this out.

Should I order a second battery for my notebook? Specs are

Intel Core Duo T2500 (2.0Ghz)
2GB DDR 3200 RAM
80GB 5200 SATA HD
Nvidia 7600 Go 256MB
17" Widescreen

The Laptop is for college/gaming. I want to use it for classes, but also I want to be able to play BF2 and the upcoming Quake Wars.

DO you think I should tone it down a bit?
 
It seems pretty good for all that. And yeah, gaming is going to use up battery power a lot so a second battery would come in handy.
P.S. - What about the Dell XPS systems for MikeCarter? Would they be any better than the Alienware systems?
 
I think you ought to study for your classes more and quit playing games!!!! hahahahaha

Yeah, I'd get a spare battery.... they're always handy.
 
haha thats a point but i guess it will spend most its life plugged into a wall as it will replace our family desktop but for me so my family can have the desktop and ill have the notebook.. second battery ok :grinthumb
 
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