09-18-2013, 08:13 PM
My go-to brands for laptops are ASUS and Lenovo which I usually recommend to friends and family as well.
ASUS laptops generally had a good price/performance ratio to me, and Lenovo laptops have decent quality materials from what I've seen but can be more expensive than the former.
My last laptop bought last year was a Lenovo E520, one of their budget/mid range models, which was around €800, but a rebate knocked like €100 off the price which made it very decent for the specs.
One piece of advice I can give is that an important part is to check the specs of the screen. Cheaper laptops have lower resolution and lower quality screens (typically 1366x768), and nowadays you should want something better. Sometimes pricier laptops are still stuck with a lousy screen, and you should definitely avoid those since they're just not a good buy for a gamer.
Is there any reason in particular why you want a laptop over a desktop? If size isn't a problem like you mentioned, you'd be much better off with a desktop model instead.
ASUS laptops generally had a good price/performance ratio to me, and Lenovo laptops have decent quality materials from what I've seen but can be more expensive than the former.
My last laptop bought last year was a Lenovo E520, one of their budget/mid range models, which was around €800, but a rebate knocked like €100 off the price which made it very decent for the specs.
One piece of advice I can give is that an important part is to check the specs of the screen. Cheaper laptops have lower resolution and lower quality screens (typically 1366x768), and nowadays you should want something better. Sometimes pricier laptops are still stuck with a lousy screen, and you should definitely avoid those since they're just not a good buy for a gamer.
Is there any reason in particular why you want a laptop over a desktop? If size isn't a problem like you mentioned, you'd be much better off with a desktop model instead.