Best Laptop for under $3000?

[rjbarker]

Yeah thats a damn nice Laptop indeed.....now..having purchased a couple in the last 3 yrs (both my kids got them for Grad gifts)...they both swear by the smaller 15.5" style vs the larger ones....for "being more portable" and convenienet...you just may want to double check with him on that...but really nice specs and I will attest that both of my kids Laptops are ASUS and have been completely trouble free.

[vulcan500rider]

Originally Posted by Thund3rball

^^ That's a great bang for buck machine but hardly in the $3k category. Maybe a Workstation like the E6500 is more up his alley. Great build quality and style, but not worth sh*t if you want to game as drivers on the Quadro cards are flakey for games :\

Oh, I wasn't suggesting he get a Vostro--just that he might want to see if Dell has any specials on...even if they are the devil.

[Thund3rball]

Originally Posted by somecanadianguy

How's this one look?...
ASUS W90Vp-A1 18.4" Notebook. ASUS W90Vp-A1

Okay now that I know you are looking for a monster gamer I say this is the bad boy you want. Starts at $2174 USD.

Sager NP9280 - XOTIC PC - (Built on Clevo D900F) Notebook

Sager NP9280 Overview
Display 17" WUXGA (1920x1200) Glossy Video Card: 1,024MB DDR3 GTX 280M Processor: Intel® Core i7 Quad (Nehalem) 8MB Cache (Customizable) Memory: 3GB DDR3 1066MHz (Up to 12GB) Hard Drive: Up to 3 Hard Drives Customizable from 250GB to 500GB SATA 5400/7200RPM or SSD's Battery Life: 1-2 Hour Weight: 11.55lbs

[rjbarker]

+1 ^^^^...their you go....the killer Laptop for about $2600 CDN.....that thing is truly a beast!!!

[r0bc]

I recently sold a ASUS G50V and got a Sager because it got upgradable graphics.
Now I see that NCIX are going to carry Eurocon ,they have upgradeable graphics as well and look like a really good option. I wouldn't buy a ASUS again just because you can't upgrade the video,and even if you can find a card it won't work. Not ideal if you game.
I think when you spend that kinda money you should be able to upgrade when you see fit.

[elwoodz]

asus usually has good ones

[Airshehan]

For gaming, these are some good brands; Alienware, MSI, Asus, Maybe Eurocom etc.

[Airshehan]

BTW, that`s a lot of money to spend on a gaming laptop! Whatever you get for that price, it will be atrue desktop replacement, it`ll be a crazed speed demon!

[SneakySnake]

Build yourself an Alienware M17x

You can get up to a qaud 2.53 and dual nvidia 280m's - although that'll run you a bit above $3000, for a cheaper option you get a dual 2.93 GHz with either dual 260's or 280's

[Airshehan]

The m17x is a sweet gaming laptop! Have fun!