Which would be better for gaming please?

[daddystabz]

I am looking at 2 different laptops right now I can afford. I am interested in being able to game a bit on my laptop, mostly MMORPG games like World of Warcraft, DC Universe Online, The Lord of the Rings Online, etc. Some other games too but mostly MMOs.

The two I'm looking at are as follows:

1) Notebook, 9-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter
VISION technology from AMD with 1.7GHz AMD Phenom II quad-core mobile processor P940
17.3" diagonal high-def+ HP BrightView LED display, 1600x900 resolution
4GB DDR3 RAM
640GB 5400RPM SATA hard drive with ProtectSmart hard drive protection
LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW drive, 2-layer support
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth technology
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470 switchable graphics with 512MB DDR3 RAM, up to 2173MB total memory
Beats Audio and HP triple bass-reflex subwoofer
HP TrueVision Web cam, digital mic
HP SimplePass, integrated fingerprint reader
HP Clickpad
5-in-1 digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Battery life up to 6 hours
3 USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, eSATA/USB, VGA, RJ-45 ports
Headphone/mic jacks
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64-bit
Microsoft Office 2010 Starter
60 days Symantec Norton Internet Security 2011
HP software
Measures approximately 16-3/8" x 10-3/4" x 1-1/2"
UL listed adapter; 1-year LMW

2) Includes notebook, eight-cell lithium-ion battery, HP Mobile remote, AC adapter, 2GB SD card with PC Treasures software
2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor P7550
17.3" diagonal HD+ LED BrightView widescreen display, 1600x900 resolution
6GB DDR3 memory
640GB 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
8X LightScribe SuperMulti DVD+/-RW drive, double-layer support
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 graphics, up to 2815MB memory
Altec Lansing audio
SRS Premium Sound
HP triple bass-reflex subwoofer
HP Web cam, digital mic
Touchpad
10/100/1000 Base-T ethernet
5-in-1 digital media reader: SD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Three USB 2.0 ports
HDMI, eSATA/USB, RJ-45, IEEE 1394, VGA, expansion, consumer IR ports
Two headphone jacks
Mic jack
ExpressCard/34, 54 slot
Genuine Windows Home 7 Premium, 64-bit
Microsoft Works
60 days of Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007
60 days of Norton Internet Security 2010
HP software
Measures approximately 16-1/4"W x 11"D x 1-3/8"H
UL listed; 1-year LMW

 

[daddystabz]

This one also interested me: http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx?view=2&app=detail&params=item^E221771,RecTypeInd^IOFFER,navlist^E221773*E221771*E166565*,cp^detail,tmp^related,cpprod^E220787,cm_scid^dtlr&walk=&cmtags=

 

[madboyv1]

Don't bother with the M11x, that particular model is the underpowered version. Considering that the majority of games you intend to play are MMOs (and older ones at that), either laptop will do just fine. if the game supports multiple CPUs, the AMD system will be better, but the the intel system might end up being better with single/double threaded games.

Plus, the HD 4650 is a little more powerful than the HD 5470 for directX 10 and earlier games. Just some food for thought.

 

[daddystabz]

What do you think of this one too? http://www.qvc.com/qic/qvcapp.aspx/view.2/app.detail/params.item.E220787.desc.Alienware-M15x-Notebook--6GB-RAM500GBCore-i7Backlit-McAfee

 

[daddystabz]

What do you think between the #2 laptop on my list vs. the Alienware M11X listed in the first URL link I put up under that?

 

[JMMD]

Dell has what appears to be the same laptop that you linked from QVC for $1599.

 

[JMMD]

This would be another option for about $1200
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214050

 

[daddystabz]

Unfortunately though I am trying to take advantage of the easy pay option QVC has.