im actually buying a laptop (Max $2000) for gaming ... what are the specs for good gaming experience core 2 duo or i7 ? how much ram ? any good models to suggest ? i saw toshiba http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Qosmio-X500-10T/1075495/toshibaShop/false/ is this a good card ? Code: manufacturer : NVIDIA® type : NVIDIA® GeForce® GTS 250M supporting TurboCache™ technology memory : 1,024 MB dedicated VRAM (total available graphics memory using TurboCache™ technology can be up to 2,298 MB with a 32-bit operating system and 3 GB system memory or 3,307 MB with a 64-bit operating system and 5 GB system memory) memory type : GDDR5 Video RAM (resp. Video RAM and system memory combined) connected bus : PCI Express®
Not really. That's a basic low-midrange graphics card, roughly equivalent to the basic $60 cards that go in economy PCs for light gaming and video usage. Core i7 mobile CPUs are pretty good, but you really need something like a mobility radeon HD4870 for genuinely good gaming performance that would match a desktop.
Gaming laptops are generally not a good idea unless you have a large amount of money to waste in one place. Instead I would save your money to buy a standard laptop for school or work and a dedicated desktop for gaming.
Even with unlimited funds, a laptop cannot touch the performance of a good gaming desktop. If you want to play games while on a business trip or something, then this is the only reason I would recomend a gaming laptop.
