The Best Gaming Laptops For Your Money?
By that, I mean the laptops that offer the best gaming performance at a given price.
Why would you want that? Because if you’re about to buy a gaming laptop, might as well get the one that offers the best performance possible for your budget, right?
If you have the time to do research… but who does?
Many of us don’t have the time to read or the knowledge to understand detailed laptop reviews and specifications and just want the answers.
In other words, what you want to know is:
“What’s the best gaming laptop for my budget?”
So if you don’t have the time, don’t worry. We’re here to help you with this article.
The features that we evaluate in order to make our recommendations:
1. Price
2. Performance: CPU, RAM, Storage, Video Card and Wireless Adapter
3. Screen: Size, Resolution, Matte or Glossy, Panel type (TN, IPS, etc.), Brightness, Contrast, Viewing Angles and Color Accuracy
4. Portability: Dimensions, Weight, Real-life battery life during average web browsing?
5. Usability: Keyboard: Layout, Key size, Travel/Pressure, Key Shape and any additional Function keys. Touch pad quality, trackpoint, backlit keyboard, numpad, Operating System, which ports are offered, Webcam resolution, sound quality, optical Drive, noise levels.
6. Reliability: How solid is the chassis? Are the temperatures under load reasonable? How solid are the screen hinges? Is the keyboard spill-resistant? all manufacturer long-term reliability? How easy is it to service the laptop?
7. Warranty: Warranty length? What does the warranty cover?
We then recommend laptops that score the best overall, at various price points.
Alternatives recommendations:
We also suggest alternative recommendations, with clear explanations as to why they are interesting alternatives. That way, you can easily choose the best laptop to answer YOUR needs and desires.
The MSI GE60 Apache-033, one the best gaming laptop for $800.
A few reminders:
I’ll use this opportunity to remind you that this article is only a guideline for the prices I’ve seen on March 13th 2015.
Here are a few things to keep in mind when you read this article:
– This list is based on the best prices from B&H, NewEgg and/or Amazon. Prices and availability change all the time. While I can’t keep up with ever changing prices, I can suggest to you great laptops that you won’t regret buying.
– All prices are based on new laptops prices, no refurbished or open box laptops are listed; they might be a good deal, but they come with trade offs, such as missing accessories, higher failure rate, limited return policy, limited warranty, etc.
Final Thoghts
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The Best Gaming Laptop for:
- $580
- $680
- $720
- $800
- $900
- $1030
Upgrade your laptop:
- Upgrade the RAM
- Upgrade the hard drive to a larger/faster model or to a SSD
- USB DVD and Blu-ray External Burners
- The Best WiFi Routers, WiFi Adapters and Bluetooth Adapters