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Asus Laptop

$1,150.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
gaming laptop its graphics are amazing i use this for playing crysis it never laggs for me so thats good for gaming.
from www.bestbuy.com
i have tsted this laptop with some very ridiculous tasks like scanning viruses and playing high graphic games and playing a music in the background all at the same time and it passed all the tests
from www.bestbuy.com
played crysis on it and so far, it runs smoothly; try playing it on another laptop not meant for gaming, and you'll know what i mean.
from www.bestbuy.com
now that i have it i just might start playing some other pc games.
from www.bestbuy.com
one thing i wasn't too crazy about was i couldn't the volume on the speakers as loud as i like it when i was playing crysis.

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Positives: Great Portability, Fast, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Display Size: 15.6 in.

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for PLAYING

ASUS G Series G50VT-X6 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo

$1,325.00 Est. at Amazon

from Josh, www.newegg.com
it wouldn't fit in any of the 15.4 in bags that i found.cooling pad is a must with this laptop, it was getting hot even with a nice cooling pad when playing games.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
adjust brightness via control panel and turn it down to 0% to further save power.all in all i got about an hour and 20 min on high performance playing halo 2 and running at a max of 169 degrees f.
from John, www.newegg.com
after setting the volume to the max the sound is very loud and clear.the laptop runs cool, even after playing games for a couple of hours.
from CoryC, www.newegg.com
battery life isn't good, but it's meant to be plugged in for playing.
from j5tar, www.newegg.com
that the area is slightly discolored but it is not noticeable when the background has colors or playing a game.don't listen to the reviewer below because:1) this model came out early this year.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Fast, Attractive Design, Display Size: 15.4 in.

3 RECOMMENDED by 12 people for PLAYING

Samsung NC10-14ROBL 10.2" Netbook

$390.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
a piano-playing friend finds the keys too small for his hands; for my smaller female hands it's perfect and takes surprisingly little adaptation, the biggest problem being the placement of the page
from www.amazon.com
i love that i got to start playing with it earlier than i would have had i ordered it somewhere else since nobody else had the blue in stock.
from www.amazon.com
i have not tried playing a dvd on it but that will be a big disappointment if that suffers.
from www.amazon.com
i use it around the house (while watching tv (playing games, while cooking (following recipes, etc) and while entertaining (showing photos and videos to guests).
from www.amazon.com
and if you plan on playing music from your netbook, be sure to get external speakers, because these speakers are by far the worst thing about it, with a generic tinny sound to them.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Display Size: 10 in.

4 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for PLAYING

MSI GT627-218US 15.4-Inch Laptop

$1,300.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the turbo option on this laptop is a very nice feature for installing software fast and playing high end games.
from banktechy, www.newegg.com
bluray playing software not installed, comes with windvd 8 but requires an update, corel wants you to pay for it...
from www.amazon.com
i ordered the gt627 because i wanted a good, cheap laptop for playing games and blu-ray watching.
from Jentzschman, www.newegg.com
i will try and get some vids posted playing wow, since that is my game of choice...
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i am "this" close to buying this machine, but really want to see some vids of this playing wow and other games.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Display Size: 15.4 in.

5 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for PLAYING

Acer Computer AOD150-1165 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$365.00 Est. at Amazon

from Michael A, www.newegg.com
you may not be playing crysis on this thing but it's more than enough computer for internet, and other portable office and person apps, including a lot of games and portable enough to actually make
from N/A, www.newegg.com
my friends even have the dell mini 9 and and the msi wind, and we were all playing quake iii on our netbooks, and mine handled it with no problems while the others had a little bit of lag every once
from www.amazon.com
but don't think it can't handle other hd videos, just ones playing through flash-based players are too much.
from www.amazon.com
at the most, but that was when i was stress testing it streaming 4 different youtube videos, and using vlc to stream from my desktop to this system while chatting and playing a game on kongregate.
from Saint Iggy, www.newegg.com
if i turn the screen brightness down and turn off the automatic wi-fi scan, i can get an average of 10:00 playing halo with no external devices.

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Positives: Good Mouse Quality, Good Portability, Lightweight, Display Size: 10.1 in.

HP G60-235DX 884420631262 PC Laptop

Hewlett Packard G60-235DX (884420631262) PC Notebook

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from www.bestbuy.com
"i just went out and bought this new laptop and i have been playing with it for many hours.
from www.bestbuy.com
i haven't tried playing any games yet so i'm not sure how well the graphics card and processor will do with that.unfortunately it does not come bluetooth enabled, which isn't a big deal as i have a
from www.bestbuy.com
only problem that i have had with it was that dvds were not playing on it, and an hour call to tech support for hp fixed that with no problem.
from www.bestbuy.com
"loved the laptop from the beginning, have no problems with downloading or playing my mmo's or video games.
from www.bestbuy.com
my only complaints are it seems much heavier than the 6.8 pounds it shows in the specs and the sound is very low when playing a dvd.

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Positives: Fast, Excellent Portability, Lightweight, Weight: 6.57 lb.

HP HP NB129UA HDX X16-1140US Entertainment 16"

Hewlett Packard HP NB129UA HDX X16-1140US Entertainment 16" Notebook PC

$1,300.00 Est. at Amazon

from jb0510, www.newegg.com
i haven't had any trouble playing games on it; they run, and look, great.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
if your playing games on it will want a mouse.also can run warm on the front left side so a cooling pad would be useful for long term lap usage.
from dnvlgm, www.newegg.com
good speakers and sub for a laptop but still bad other thoughts: overall this is a great computer if you have a life and don't spend all your time playing games or are a nerd who expects from a
from www.amazon.com
about me: graduate engineering student, so i spend most of my life working on design codes/viewing movies/listening to music/playing computer games/iming with friends on this machine
from www.amazon.com
i use mine for gaming and music playing.

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Positives: Good Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Attractive Design, Display Size: 16 in.

MSI EX625 9S7-167414-227 PC Laptop

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from Kh3M1C4L, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: this laptop makes me sweat balls during hot summer days when playing with it on my lap, the videocard gets hot while playing games.
from CabbitBoy, www.newegg.com
also - overheated once playing empire: total war while it was on my lap.....it didn't feel that warm.
from SIC08869, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i am currently playing warhammer and tf2, war is running at maxed out settings with performance aa on.
from Ghost, www.newegg.com
pros: this laptop has handled every thing i can throw at it playing two eve online games at once at max settings, half life 2 at max.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
except 1024x768 on fsx.p7350-haven't tried using any photo/video/3d editing programs but has more than enough power for normal day to day usage-handles winamp playing 320kbs mp3s; firefox

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Positives: Nice Portability, Strong Graphic Capabilities, Fast, Weight: 11 lb.

Compaq Presario Laptop

$398.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
i have ben playing with it all day long i love it ...
from www.bestbuy.com
mainly used for surfing the net and playing games( not online games)and it is perfect for that.
from www.bestbuy.com
this computer can also run games really well, i installed warcraft 3 in maybe 10 minutes and was playing it, was no lag whatsoever, great fps.
from www.bestbuy.com
this is for youbut if your a gamer playing call of duty, your not even in the right price rangethanks hp!!!
from www.bestbuy.com
i did notice that the new itunes visualizer (the pretty graphics display while songs are playing) was slow, so i suspect that the graphics card wouldn't stand up to heavy graphics based work, but i'm

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Positives: Fast, Easy To Use, Nice Portability, Display Size: 15.6 in.

Samsung N120-12GW NPN120KA02US Netbook

$475.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i didn't notice this at first and it's fine for browsing the web, but if you're playing back video, you'll want to tell the video player that the monitor aspect ratio is 16:9, or everything will be
from www.amazon.com
i recently purchased the samsung n120 wanting to have a smaller laptop which would satisfy my needs of surfing the web, checking mail and playing poker, especially when i travel - what a great
from www.amazon.com
so amazon keeps playing with the price but it has been consistently offered at well below $460.00....and they have started doing this with the nc10 too.
from www.amazon.com
- performance could be better: jagged frames while playing 720p content; rosetta stone runs slowly especially the voice recognition processing
from www.amazon.com
well, it arrived yesterday (5/14/09), and after charging the battery and playing around with it for a few hours we decided to return it and buy another nc10.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Attractive Design, Weight: 2.8 lb.

Samsung N120-12GBK NPN120KA01US Netbook

$456.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i didn't notice this at first and it's fine for browsing the web, but if you're playing back video, you'll want to tell the video player that the monitor aspect ratio is 16:9, or everything will be
from www.amazon.com
i recently purchased the samsung n120 wanting to have a smaller laptop which would satisfy my needs of surfing the web, checking mail and playing poker, especially when i travel - what a great
from www.amazon.com
so amazon keeps playing with the price but it has been consistently offered at well below $460.00....and they have started doing this with the nc10 too.
from www.amazon.com
- performance could be better: jagged frames while playing 720p content; rosetta stone runs slowly especially the voice recognition processing
from www.amazon.com
well, it arrived yesterday (5/14/09), and after charging the battery and playing around with it for a few hours we decided to return it and buy another nc10.

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Positives: Great Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Lightweight, Weight: 2.8 lb.

ASUS Eee PC 904HA 884840343271 Notebook

ASUS Eee PC 904HA (884840343271) PC Notebook

$277.00 Est. at Amazon

from DemonicDerek, www.newegg.com
i'm gonna get around to trying it with my 2gb of ram sooner or later...taking notes with this thing is class is awesome, due to its small size and innocent look teachers don't suspect me of playing
from Abrahm, www.newegg.com
i use it for surfing the web, programming, reading pdfs and playing some games, and it handles it all with ease.
from www.amazon.com
5 hrs after installing my software and playing around, i flipped it over and installed the ocz 2gig ram stick offered as a bundled deal for this netbook.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
now that i'm not playing with it constantly anymore and letting it do it's sleep thing when i'm not using it, the battery will last all day easily for on-and-off use.
from www.amazon.com
in most other conditions i've been getting about 5 hours of battery time though and that includes playing fallout which isn't so graphically intensive.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Fast, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Computer AOD150-1577 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$355.00 Est. at Amazon

from faceless, www.newegg.com
i remember a few years ago i was playing my nintendo ds while in line at the post office, and a woman asked me where i got "that tiny laptop" from.
from www.amazon.com
at the most, but that was when i was stress testing it streaming 4 different youtube videos, and using vlc to stream from my desktop to this system while chatting and playing a game on kongregate.
from www.amazon.com
but don't think it can't handle other hd videos, just ones playing through flash-based players are too much.
from www.amazon.com
i have had desktops for several years, and enjoy working and playing on them.
from www.amazon.com
i will admit there have been a few times its hiccuped and not responded for about 5 seconds at the most, but that was when i was stress testing it streaming 4 different youtube videos, and using vlc

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Positives: Nice Portability, Good Mouse Quality, Fast, Display Size: 10.1 in.

Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

$462.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i've been playing with it for a little over a week now and i am impressed.
from www.amazon.com
true, it doesn't have the horsepower of a desktop or full-size notebook machine, but my standard for a computer of this class is that it should feel responsive and have no trouble playing video,
from www.amazon.com
in general use with wifi turned on i was able to get over 6.5 hours and playing full screen xvid videos i got around 5 hours before the battery died.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Weight: 3.1 lb.

Acer Computer AS1410 Aspire 11.6" Notebook PC

$462.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i've been playing with it for a little over a week now and i am impressed.
from www.amazon.com
true, it doesn't have the horsepower of a desktop or full-size notebook machine, but my standard for a computer of this class is that it should feel responsive and have no trouble playing video,
from www.amazon.com
in general use with wifi turned on i was able to get over 6.5 hours and playing full screen xvid videos i got around 5 hours before the battery died.

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Positives: Great Portability, Fast, Large Screen, Weight: 3.1 lb.

Acer Computer AOA150-1505 Aspire One 8.9" Netbook

$394.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's ultra thin and perfect for playing movies on a flight.
from www.amazon.com
it never even occurred to me to try playing 3d games on it, until i read intel's spec.
from www.amazon.com
the problem that occured with the first one received is after a few days and only when playing music it would play just fine for a few minutes or sometimes several hours then would start to distort
from www.amazon.com
playing a movie would probably drain it in two hours, but that's generally long enough for a movie.
from www.amazon.com
do not buy this netbook if you think you will be doing anything intensive like video editing or playing crysis.

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Positives: Excellent Portability, Lightweight, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1784 8.9-Inch Netbook 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 Ha...

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1784 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... (LU.S050B.225) PC Notebook

$438.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's ultra thin and perfect for playing movies on a flight.
from www.amazon.com
it never even occurred to me to try playing 3d games on it, until i read intel's spec.
from www.amazon.com
the problem that occured with the first one received is after a few days and only when playing music it would play just fine for a few minutes or sometimes several hours then would start to distort
from www.amazon.com
playing a movie would probably drain it in two hours, but that's generally long enough for a movie.
from www.amazon.com
do not buy this netbook if you think you will be doing anything intensive like video editing or playing crysis.

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Positives: Good Portability, Lightweight, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1553 8.9-Inch Netbook 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 Ha...

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1553 8.9-Inch Netbook (1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Ha... (LU.S410B.067) PC Notebook

$330.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's ultra thin and perfect for playing movies on a flight.
from www.amazon.com
it never even occurred to me to try playing 3d games on it, until i read intel's spec.
from www.amazon.com
playing a movie would probably drain it in two hours, but that's generally long enough for a movie.
from www.amazon.com
the problem that occured with the first one received is after a few days and only when playing music it would play just fine for a few minutes or sometimes several hours then would start to distort
from www.amazon.com
do not buy this netbook if you think you will be doing anything intensive like video editing or playing crysis.

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Positives: Nice Portability, Lightweight, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1359 8.9-Inch Netbook

$330.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's ultra thin and perfect for playing movies on a flight.
from www.amazon.com
it never even occurred to me to try playing 3d games on it, until i read intel's spec.
from www.amazon.com
playing a movie would probably drain it in two hours, but that's generally long enough for a movie.
from www.amazon.com
the problem that occured with the first one received is after a few days and only when playing music it would play just fine for a few minutes or sometimes several hours then would start to distort
from www.amazon.com
do not buy this netbook if you think you will be doing anything intensive like video editing or playing crysis.

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Positives: Great Portability, Lightweight, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 8.9 in.

Acer Computer AOD150-1920 Ultra-Portable 10.1" Netbook PC

$310.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
at the most, but that was when i was stress testing it streaming 4 different youtube videos, and using vlc to stream from my desktop to this system while chatting and playing a game on kongregate.
from www.amazon.com
but don't think it can't handle other hd videos, just ones playing through flash-based players are too much.
from www.amazon.com
i have had desktops for several years, and enjoy working and playing on them.
from www.amazon.com
i will admit there have been a few times its hiccuped and not responded for about 5 seconds at the most, but that was when i was stress testing it streaming 4 different youtube videos, and using vlc
from www.amazon.com
so for under $500, i have one ruby red 500gb, 2gb ram, video taking-chatting, movie/song playing, office-working behemoth i love and carry it with me on-the-go everywhere.

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Positives: Good Portability, Fast, Good Mouse Quality, Display Size: 10.1 in.

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