So I have been doing some research on a cheaper entry level gaming/multimedia laptop. Below I have links to several of them that have decent duo core processors, memory, and dedicated video cards and range from 500-800 dollars US. I was hoping this would spur some discussion and save people from having 100 new threads on what you can get for the money in a cheap laptop (and help me decide which one i am going to get). Below I've posted links to the computers, the site I found them at, the cost of the computer, and an extracted score from http/www.notebookcheck.net as to how the video cards rated on the 3dmark 05 scoring. (Check the available GPU processor score for their website for more information.) Hope it is a help to others looking for a similar computer.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115763&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID= 12936 $800
http/www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/alienware-m11x/pd.aspx?refid=alienware-m11x&cs=19&s= 11581(basic model with no upgrades.) $800
http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6241357&CatId=3998 14869
$800
http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5250511&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE 14773
$700
http/www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=55778282&navid=155441519 12609
$504.99
http/www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=54048780&navid=155441519 12609 $750.00
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115763&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID= 12936 $800
http/www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/alienware-m11x/pd.aspx?refid=alienware-m11x&cs=19&s= 11581(basic model with no upgrades.) $800
http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6241357&CatId=3998 14869
$800
http/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5250511&SRCCODE=GOOGLEBASE&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE 14773
$700
http/www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=55778282&navid=155441519 12609
$504.99
http/www.ecost.com/Detail.aspx?edp=54048780&navid=155441519 12609 $750.00