If you are in the market for a new gaming laptop, there are a lot of numbers and statistics you will need to sift through. The range of prices and specifications can vary greatly depending on your needs. For instance, Alienware is a brand that is synonymous with quality gaming machines and has two different machines at the top of the list. First of all, the Windows Vista OS M17x features a 2. 53 GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad processor.

Some might argue that this is more power than you will ever need, but with the current state of PC gaming and its consistent growth, this might be the future of gaming machines.

With 8GB of RAM and two five hundred GB HDD you will never experience a pixel lag on the 1920 X 1200 resolution 17 inch screen. At 12. 7 pounds it is a bit hefty for a laptop and its corresponding four thousand dollar price tag carries equal weight.

Though it’s only fifteen inches, it is also one of the brightest screens on the market. Operating on Windows 7 Ultimate and weighing in at about nine pounds it is perhaps the most up-to-date system on this list.

A close look at its specs and it is easy to see where this significant price change comes from. The slower 2 GHz Intel Core i7-920XM process can still take full advantage of the DVDr/BD-ROM combo drive for all of your high-definition viewing needs.

This unit runs Windows 7 Ultimate operating system so you can be sure to have optimal performance both on and off the web, no matter what applications you are using. The 15 inch LCD screen is slightly smaller than Alienware’s other entry on this list but at full HD 1920 X 1080 native resolution, you might not even notice. At 9 pounds it is also substantially lighter in weight.

The Sony Vaio NW180J/S rounds out our list as the most affordable and most accessible laptop. At $1200 it is easily the most cost efficient, and with a still high-quality 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, you might not realize that it runs at half the speed of the more costly models.

The 15. 5 inch display is common, but at six pounds it is half the weight of the highest performing Alienware unit and nearly one-third its price. Windows Vista Home Premium is the standard operating system, even on laptops these days, and in this case it is also true. However, with the high-definition Blu-Ray playback capability, it’s a gaming laptop that can hold its own in this generation as well as the next.

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