Recomendation on a Laptop

Hello everyone!

After reading a few different forums I have come to realize that the group of "experts" we have on Tomshardware seem to be the nicest and most patient. I am currently a Navy Reserve Aircrewman. As an aircrewman I get an opportunity to fly all over the world, which leaves alot of downtime in places, that for the most part aren’t necessarily the most fun to be in. I know that when I have flown into alot of bases there is usually an area where you can pick up wi-fi and such. I really enjoy computer gaming and I have a slim budget of about $1200. I know when it comes to building a comparable computer I will probably get taken for alot more money then I need to spend. If possible, I would really like it if someone could tell me about a good laptop that can give me the ability to play some of the newer games on mid settings. I’m not really much of a techy but I know you need a decent graphics card and good memory. If there are places with a military discount that would be a plus, but I know I will be pushing the envelope looking for a $1200 gaming computer. Thanks so much for any help!

You can have a look at the Toshiba Satellite X205-S9800, it has a NVIDIA?GeForce?8700M GT card. And I have noticed that a deal on the Dell XPS M1530 15.4 inch 3GB 200GB laptop is $1199, it has a NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT card. I think you can have a look at them.

Dell has great discounts.... I'd recommend at least an 8600m GT for gaming. You can now get a Vostro laptop with an 8600m gt for under $1000 now. I have the 1720 with the 8600m gt and can play all modern games just fine on medium to high settings.

Thanks everyone!