Recommendations for Laptop Purchase?

get a Toshiba Satellite, it is really good and is less than 1000, had it for a time and is still like new compared to others

I bought an HP Pavillion about eight months ago, and it's a really sweet machine. It's well-engineered, works flawlessly, and looks great. For less than $2000 you can get a really cheeried out Intel Core2 Duo 2.2Ghz. The only negative is that it came loaded with a bunch of software I didn't really want and I had to spend some time deleting much of it. Still, it's by far the best laptop I've ever owned.

Whatever brand you buy, Intel's Core 2 Duo is the way to go right now in terms of the processor.

Ok, matey. It depends on a couple of things. I will give you an insight into the one I have. Before I start to ramble on, I live in Ireland and I have a good friend who lives in your beautiful country. Back to the point. My laptop is well as I am told "too advanced for my requirements" so know what you want before you buy. Secondly and again only my opinion, you get what you pay for, if you are willing to give up on some of the more expenses and luxuries of a laptop then your budget may stretch a little further. If Iam not mistaken "dual core" is what we call "core duo" and to be honest, I have no idea the difference it makes. Try looking at an indepentant magazine like Which, as the stores will try and sell you the most expensive. Have aa good one my friend.

For the money you are willing to spend go with alienware, that's what its built for. I have a Toshiba unimpressed, i like my Dell better. lol I know you hate Dell, but for the money i spent i love it, the way it boots, moves dual core. 2gigs. it's $650.

I have a Acer also, great graphics and screen, dual AMD, ATI, only $700. It supposedly is great for gaming, i just didnt love the way it moves, boots etc. So alienware is supposedly the best. Dell, Acer, Toshiba, of what i am using now.

Ever consider a apple, you have the money to get one.

Alot of memory is important. Dual Core(i love intel so much more than AMD)Good Luck with whatever you get. alienware or apple

Absolutely. Dell machines are nice but I too have had many issues with them. Visit my eBay store at http://stores.ebay.com/northbridgemachines and look for the ASUS G1S and G2S. They are the latest gaming laptops from ASUS who is a leader in motherboard and video card manufacturing. Also, they have a great support plan for their laptops. 2 year warranty, 24/7 support, free 2-way shipping should you need it, software support, 30 day return policy for any dead pixels on LCD screen.

I can better assist you in purchasing a gaming laptop if you are interested.

HP dv9000z series PC (Model)

with a AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60(2.0GHz/1MB)

(CPU)

2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) (RAM)

160GB 5400RPM (hard drive)

LightScribe Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer (drive)

High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

or

Satellite P200-ST2071 - Toshiba Laptop

CPU: Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2450 (2.00GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB)

Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic 32-Bit

Memory: 1024MB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM (512MBx2)

LCD: 17.0" Diagonal Widescreen XGA+ TruBrite® display

Graphics Controller: nVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600 with 128MB dedicated graphics memory

HDD: 200GB HDD (4200rpm, Serial-ATA)

Optical Media: DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive

Mini-PCI/WiFi: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965 AGN (802.11a/g/n)

Bluetooth: Bluetooth® v.2.0 + EDR

Speaker: harmon/kardon® stereo speakers

Battery: Li-Ion Battery (9-cell, 6000mAH)

Perhaps in your price range then would be an Alienware, or Voodoo laptop. I recommend purchasing them from http://www.newegg.com,/ because they are the cheapest I can find anywhere for computers and parts. Alienware and Voodoo computers are built for gaming, and sport great video cards and sound cards in them for optimum performance, as well as some awesome processing power! Check them out. I promise you won't be sorry.

The new HP 6500 now comes with a NV 8400 dedicated video card option, making it a good choice for gaming in that price range.

I would say build your own if you know how or someone that could help you. If not i would recommend Alienware or Sony as they are made more for gaming and graphic intensive apps.

I BOUGHT THIS GREAT LAPTOP IM USING RIGHT KNOW AND ITS A COMPAQ PRESARIO C502US NOTEBOOK PC AND ITS WONDERFUL I LOVE IT ITS A 15" SCREEN AND IT HAS HIGH DEFENITION. AND IT ONLY COST ME $700 DOLLARS AT CONNS SO CONSIDER THIS ONE OF UR PURCHASES FOR A LAPTOP BEACUSE ITS GOOD. I WATCH MOVIES ON HERE I DOWNLOAD MUSIC , PLAY GAMES ....ORDER ONLINE.. AND SO MANY MORE THINGS.....TO BE HONEST THE ONLY THING THAT PISSES ME OFF IS THAT THE BUTTONS GET STUCK SOMETIMES BUT ALL U NEED IS TO BUY ONE OF THOSE SPRAYS FOR THE KEYBOARD AND THAT BLOWS AWAY THE DUST UNDER THE BUTTONS SO ITS OK AFTER THAT...WELL GOOD LUCK!!! HOPE I HELPED