Solved! Replacement Laptop help needed ASAP!

farroo

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I'm hoping someone can help. I was all set to purchase

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115795&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

And then they were sold out. I've contacted Newegg and of course they have no record of when it may be back in stock. My son leaves for College in 3 weeks and I need to find a new laptop but I'm ignorant on the GPU's of Laptops.

Is there a comparable laptop to this one for $800 or less? If it can play League of Legends at high quality and WoW at medium or better he is happy.

Any help greatly appreciated, thanks!
 
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The Radeon 5650 HD should perform better than the Nvidia 330M in most situations. If mobility was not a concern, you should go with the first link.

sidewinderx2

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Will he carry it around, or will it be just left in his dorm room as a desktop replacement?

If he needs mobility, this:
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-TimelineX-AS4820TG-5637-14-Inch/dp/B003VTZPQ6

If he's using it as a desktop replacement, this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834101230

Both are more than suitable replacements for what you posted.
 

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I'm British therefore i don't have a great insight into the US market for Laptops, but a laptop with an i3 or an i5 CPU with an ATI Mobility 5650 GPU will be sufficient enough to run WoW and League of Legends as asked.
 

farroo

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It would definitely need mobility.

Which is the better of these 2? I'm assuming the Gateway due to the i5?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834101230

vs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115796&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=

Over the years, and only talking Desktops, I've not been a big fan of Gateway but maybe laptops are different?
 

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If you need mobility, definitely don't go with a 17" laptop. Those things are insanely heavy, and have absolute crap battery life. I know the newegg page says 3 hours battery life, but don't believe it.

Go with the AS4820TG if you want the mobility.

Also, Gateway and Acer are pretty much the same: Acer makes Gateway's laptops, IIRC.
 

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The Radeon 5650 HD should perform better than the Nvidia 330M in most situations. If mobility was not a concern, you should go with the first link.
 
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