Gamer on a budget? Here are some laptops, complete with discrete graphics chips, to help you get your game on.

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Gamers Dream Budget Laptops Review
Gamers Dream Budget Laptops Review standard feature set. However, AMD’s latest series
of Llano A8 APUs, which contain the CPU and GPU
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inspiron 1750 batteries care , Sony vgp-bps5 , Hp Laptops equipped with these chipsets can achieve
510 batteries life playable frame rates on games like Crysis on a 1,024-
by-768 resolution and Medium settings, like the HP
Pavilion dv6-6135dx (40fps) and Gateway NV55S05u
(36.7fps). Though, there is a trade off when it comes
to day-to-day processing power; the AMD A8 APU is
slower than Intel’s lowest Core i-CPU offering, the
Core i3, but unless you’re planning on editing pho-
tos and videos on a regular basis the discrepancy
between the two is negligible.
Of course having a dedicated AMD or Nvidia gra-
phics chip is always the better (read: more expen-
sive) option if you have the change to spare. Most
manufacturers pair a more powerful and more ex-
pensive Intel Core i5 CPU with a dedicated chip, but
occasionally you can snag a laptop with a cheaper
AMD APU inside paired with a graphics chip; howe-
ver, none have crossed our bench as of yet. Where
Gamer on a budget? Here are some laptops, com- the Pavilion dv6-6135dx and Gateway NV55S05u
plete with discrete graphics chips, to help you get were under $700, Intel systems equipped with a
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your game on. GPU range from $750 and up—it all depends on the
power of the parts and features thrown in.
Looking to supplement your Steam account with a
gaming laptop, but don’t want to shell out $1,000+ Below are some of the best bargain gaming laptops
for a top of the line PC? We have compiled a list of that have come through the labs, they may not be
computers under a grand that will allow you to get able to play Crysis in 1080p with anti-aliasing turned
your game on, just not at the highest quality settings. up to 4x, but you can get away with playing Star-
craft II with some textures and shading at medium
Gaming laptops are by no stretch of the imagination, quality settings.
cheap. For $1,000+ you can get a Blu-ray player, top
of the line Nvidia discrete graphics chipset, and a
slew of features. However, gamers on a budget may
have to opt for a DVD drive or no optical drive at
all, an ATI or lower-end discrete graphics, and a
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Gamers Dream Budget Laptops Review
Featured in this Story: quad-core performance, switchable graphics, boo-
ming audio, and a sleek aluminum chassis at a fair
Gateway NV55S05u price, making it the affordable media center laptop
$579.99 list to beat.
The Gateway NV55S05u is one of the Acer Aspire AS3830TG-6431
first laptops to use AMD’s new Llano- $750 street
based parts, and it performed ably and
is priced to move. The Acer AS3830TG-6431 is one of the
most powerful ultraportables on the
HP Pavilion dv6-6135dx market, even though it’s far from
$679.99 list being the lightest.
The HP Pavilion dv6-6135dx desktop Dell XPS 15z (Microsoft)
replacement laptop delivers above- $999 list
average graphics for a budget laptop,
but is a subpar performer on produc- The XPS 15z (Microsoft) is available
tivity and multimedia tasks. from Microsoft’s Store and every bit
as luxurious as the Apple MacBook
Lenovo IdeaPad Y570 Pro 15-inch, but it won’t cost you near-
$849.99 direct ly as much.
Underneath its ugly-duckling exterior, Toshiba Satellite P755-S5269
however, is a compilation of fast-run- $979.99 list
ning parts that include a Core i5 pro-
cessor and switching graphics tech- The Toshiba Satellite P755-S5269 des-
nology (good for preserving battery ktop replacement laptop offers high-
life), courtesy of Nvidia’s GeForce GT 520M graphics end processing and gaming-level gra-
chip. phics without going overboard on
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price.
HP Pavilion dv6-6173cl
$949.99 list Related Articles:
High style, strong performance, and
big sound highlight the versatile HP
Pavilion dv6-6173cl, a 15.6-inch des-
ktop replacement that would be good
for your home.
HP Pavilion dv7-6163cl
$949.99 list
The HP Pavilion dv7-6163cl supplies
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