Noobie Need advice for gaming laptop

I am looking into buying a new laptop.
I am looking at the fujitsu E series, ATI 7500 32mb, HDD 30Gig, 14.1 inch screen, I was wondering how much does the 4,200rpm HDD will affect game perfomance. Also is the ATI any good for an 3d real time stategy player?

My budge is around 2 grand. I believe that the dell 8200 offers gef4 64mb. But the reason why I think i might lean towards the fujitsu is the fact that its silver looking case, 6lbs hvy, 1.34" thickness. Just out of curisoity why didn't the gateway 540X show up on your list as a gaming laptop?

Personally in my opinion...Dont use a laptop for gaming go with a desktop. Laptops tend to be used for smaller applications and when gaming you tend to use alot more out of the hardware especially the fact thet a laptops screen does not have the best refresh rate and therefor games will seem choppy at times. Go with a desktop, it is alot cheaper, and as for graphics, I am a RTS Player and i recommend staying with a Geforce based card, they are suitably better for gaming where as ATI is more for movies and such. (would you game on a PC or a mac?) I look at PC's and laptops differently for gaming. Besides, if your gonna spend Near $1200 for a laptop then by one for $500 so you have something portable and spend the rest on building a desktop.....I believe i saw a gaming computer built for $625 somewhere around here, it was definently on tomshardware.

Kylen WTF are you doing !?!

This thread is 6 & 1/2 years old !

Also your advice is about as out of date as the original thread.

Stop resurrecting old threads people , LOOK at the date BEFORE you hit the reply key !!