I need Gaming Laptop under 500 dollars

Hi and if any of you can give me address where can I get laptops under 500 dollars please share here. Actually I have been searching gaming laptops over the internet for long time.

you might found something here: http://gaminglaptopunder1000.org/best-gaming-laptops-under-600-dollars/

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HT3702 How can I just prepay say 500 dollars on my itunes account, so that I dont need to have multiple transactions on my credit card...?

Hello There! How can I just prepay say 500 dollars on my itunes account, so that I dont need to have multiple transactions on my credit card...? Cheers Dilip

Hello DilipVenkat,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. If you want to have a purchase iTunes Gift Cards to have credit on your account, just purchase an iTunes Gift Card at your local Apple Online Store or through iTunes. Store.
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What's a good gaming laptop?

College student here, in dire need of a new laptop. I dropped my old one and the screen cracked. Plus it's rather old and slowly starting to die on me.
So with that said, I need a laptop for school, but I also need it to be able to run WoW and LoL. I have know nothing about computers, so I don't really know what I'm looking for. Any suggestions?

Like the other contributor suggested, any laptop with a dedicated card (nVIDIA/AMD VISION sticker on it) Will give you better performance than integrated graphics.
Best bang for your buck would be a laptop with an AMD Trinity Processor, and AMD Vision graphics.
While it won't give you the best performance in the world, it will be able to run WoW & LoL at very good framerates at a decent screen resolution (720p HD). (should run you about 500-750)
If you're looking for something with a little more pizzaz and don't mind spending some more money there is a 14" Asus G41 series gaming laptop with an i5 processor, an nVIDIA GTX 660M graphics card that will give you fantastic performance, and also be a bit more future-proof in case you wanted to expand your gaming horizon in the coming months.
Good luck, always good to have more PC gamers.
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How to choose gaming laptop with right Graphics for your demand?

Most users buy a gaming laptop because of playing games, but do you have clear picture of these GPUs performance and comparison in mind before you choose it?
Here comes the check list about the GPU Pipeline(Cores) and memory info as below table, it's the key index related to the 3D benchmarks and gaming performance, and it's easier for all users to check if the GPU/Graphics performance is good or bad compare with last generation graphics.
Normally we know that GTX780M/770M is enthusiast level for ultra gaming, and GTX765M/760M is for high performance gaming, GT750M/740M is performance level HD gaming, but what's the gap and difference of these graphics?
Analysis about 3D Mark scores
For the 3D Mark Vantage, it's the benchmark reference based on DirectX10 effects and rely on more CPU performance. According to the score rated, performance level should over P7000 score, high performance level should over P13000 score, extreme performance level must over P18000 score. So you could see that GTX780M, GTX770M, GTX680M and GTX675MX were on the top of the enthusiast level graphics with great performance.
Then we look on the 3D Mark 11 tests, it's pure DirectX11 gaming performance test, more rely on GPU/Graphics performance, and less impact from different CPU, so you could see that 3D Mark 11 is more demand on graphics performance. Performance level need to over P2000 score, High Performance level need to over P3000 score, and to be enthusiast level will need to over P4000 score. Take a look on GTX780M, it's top performance and leading far from other graphics performance, GTX770M and GTX680M are also great to pver P5000 score as enthusiast level graphics. GTX765M got same score as GTX675MX, so you could see the improvement of the GTX7xx series from GT6xx series.
Same situation with 3D Mark Fire Strike, the latest benchmark program from Future Mark, it's also the heavy loading 3D test program of DirectX11 effects, so you could see the score was similar but lower to 3D Mark 11 P score results.
Then we look at AMD platform with GX60/GX70 series from MSI, it's all over P4800 score, so the gaming experience is really better than enough, and you could take it with Eynfinity mode as a gaming machine with 3 monitors surround view as well.
Something need to be noticed
There is a trap from different memory chip difference, we take a look on the GT750M with 2 columns, the top one comes with GDDR5 and below one comes with DDR3, you could see the GDDR5 version is over 10% faster than DDR3 version, that means 4GB is not help on the performance enhancement, please choose MSI GE series laptop with GT750M GDDR5 will be much better for gaming.
Another part, you could see both Intel embedded graphics HD4600 and AMD embedded graphics AMD8650G was faster than GT720M and GT630M, so anyone who wants to buy the laptop with GT720M/GT630M graphics or under, it's a kind of waste on the performance and price point of view, you rather to buy an UMA version laptop without low performance graphics to have less heat, lower power consumption and more battery life indeed.
Conclusion at last
Lets come out a performance summarize for your purchase reference.
MSI GT series with GTX780M/770M is the best choice for 1920x1080 Full HD resolution and ultra detail setup gaming experience. That's why professional gamers always buy MSI GT series with finest graphics!
Choose GE series or GS70 with GTX765M/760M is suitable for 160x900 HD+ resolution and higher detail gaming experience, if users wants to play with 1920x1080, must sacrifice the detail to become medium, for some heavy game titles even need to set low detail.
If you are not powerful graphics demand users, you could choose GE series with GT750M or GP series with 740M, is suitable for 1366x768 HD resolution and high detail gaming experience, or runs at 1600x900 with lower detail setup. Sometimes GT740M even need to adjust the detail become medium or low to make the game smoother to play in heavy loading games.
Remark: All benchmarks will have +-5% score range depends on different test status and conditions.

WOW ~ the most detail analysis I've ever see , gamers just follow the above expert's suggestion , you will buy excatly what you need !!! rocks !
- best enthusiast and ultimated gaming without budget limitation, just choose GT70/GT60 series
- gamers need super mobility should choose GS70 series
- the best cost/ performance ratio product should be GE70/GE60/GE40, or GX70/GX60 ( HD8970M also great for ultimated gaming)
- if you are on-line gamer or multi media professional expert, GE or GP series is also great for you
- GS is also great with super slim body, professional expert for movies and music studio must take into consideration...

Best Monitor for Under $500

I'm looking to pick up a new monitor for the office and I was given a budget of $500 to work with. Obviously, this excludes the best models available, but
I should still be able to find something decent. Any help is appreciated.
Here are my requirements.
1. Cost must be under $500
2. Good color accuracy. I'm a graphic designer, so this is very important.
3. 22" or bigger.
4. 1920 x 1080 or better
5. Wide viewing angle.
6. Good contrast ratio
7. Good overall sharpness. I do not want grainy whites.
8. Glossy or matte screen is fine.
More details
1. Well lit office environment (fluorescent lighting).
2. LED or LCD. Either option is fine. Looking for the best overall quality regardless of technology.
3. Gaming performance / response time is not important. This will only be used for design work.
Models under consideration
1. HP 2310m
2. Samsung SyncMaster F2380M (It seems to no longer available)
3. HP 2311x
4. HP ZR24W
5. Dell UltraSharp U2410 (poor quality control)
Are there any other good models that I am leaving out?

I can only say that I have three F2380's (without the M) and even while they are not up to IPS monitors, they are way better than TN monitors, meet all the other requirements you stated and IMO they do deliver a very, very nice price / performance ratio.

Need a laptop for video and have no direction...please help!

Hello,
My name is Bryan Troxell and I just started film school this week. After attending my first editing classes I learned that we would be using Adobe Premiere Pro as our editing program of choice. This opened my options for purchasing a laptop as I had previously narrowed my search to Apple based laptops. Now I have the dilemma of trying to find a portable workstation for video editing that will last me through school and beyond. I am open to windows and apple devices and I have a price range of about $2000 including tax. I live in Washington so really my purchase needs to be around 1800 or lower for me to remain within my budget. The reason I need a laptop as opposed to a desktop is the neccessity for mobility and the ability to edit while at school(which has outdated imac models) and at home. I am looking for maximum mobility and solid battery life. So I am hoping for a 15 inch class with at least 5 hours of battery life. If this is unattainable in my price range then as close to it as possible. I guess I am asking for help because I haven't searched for a computer in almost 3 years now and have no clue what I will need beyond a quad core processor, minimum 8gb of ram, and a 1080p display. I hope that the knowledgeable minds here can point me in the right direction.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Bryan Troxell

From everything I have read online I want a Haswell processor. I did happen to find 4 builds that have caught my attention but I was wondering if you guys might be able to give some input. All 4 are different brands and somewhat similar specs but I might be missing something.
TOSHIBA Qosmio X75-A7298
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834216537&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
ASUS G75 Series G750JX-DB71
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231090&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
MSI GT Series GT70 2OC-017US
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152399&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
GIGABYTE P27K-CF2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834233024&cm_mmc=CNETFinders-_-Noteb ookFinder-_-na-_-na
I have never heard of the brand in the 4th model before but with the few hundred dollars in savings I was wondering if it was worth looking at. If you have any input that you can give on these models or have any others to reccommend please let me know. Thank you

I need a laptop with these specifications (or something close). Please advise so I can order. Thanks

CPU: Intel® Core™ Ci7 870 Processor 2.93GHz turbo upto 3.60 GHz min. core i5
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Operating System: Win 7 Pro Orignal
Hard Disk Drive: 500 GB max
Also it has to be a lightweight laptop.
I need a laptop with these specifications (or something close). Please advise so I can order. Thanks

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor+/+17.3%2...
That's about as close as I could find.
Can I ask your budget? That's a fairly pricey machine you're looking for.
If you like my post, or solution to your issue/question, go ahead and click on the little star by my name and/or accept the post as the Solution. It makes me happy.
I'm NOT an employee of Best Buy, or Geek Squad, though I did work as an Agent for a year 5 years ago. None of my posts are to be taken as the official stance that Best Buy will take on your situation. My advice is just that, advice.
Unfortunately, that's the bad luck of any electronic, there's going to be bad Apples... wait that's a horrible pun.

Compatible cheap camcorders - under $500.00

Hello List
I am looking into purchasing a cheap camcorder, that are compatible with Final Cut Pro. Tape or Card I don't care. The important thing is that I can easily edit the footage without having to do any conversion or ripping.
There used to be a supported cameras list for earlier versions of final cut. Is there one for Final Cut Pro 5?
any advice or receommendations are much appreciated.
Thank you.
Regards
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Regarding HD versus SD in the under $500.00 camcorder pricerange, what is your opinion regarding workflow and image quality? I understand that with a cheap HD'ish camcorder you'll get more pixels but in an 'inconvenient' delievery format that needs to be converted for FCP. Is the final image quality compareable to an uncompressed miniDV image that is smaller yet not compressed?
What about the workflow, how much of a pain is the additional conversion from mp4 or mpeg4 ( or whatever format these camcorders output ) to a dv quicktime movie?
Any insight or advice much appreciated.
Thanks
sk

The 10 best laptops: MSI GS70 is the only winner in gaming laptops

Check out "The 10 Best laptops from PCmag.com" and MSI GS70 is the only winner in gaming laptops category. Cool~
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2369981,00.asp

Wow, looks like you guys get some nice extras over in Asia. I bought mine here in the USA, and the only "extra" I got was the laptop sleeve case.
As for your questions.....
Turbo boost from Intel is sorta set to automatic. It will boost based on the program you are running on the system. As for Cooler Boost 2.0....I don't remember seeing that on my GS70.
Killer Wireless is always on. On average, I get downloads of 4.6-5 MB a second on Steam. So you don't need to do anything special to get it working.
As for your HDD selection....
I have the 256 GB SSD/16 GB RAM edition, so I keep my SSD clean except for system related programs. The only programs I have installed on the SSD are things like Office 2013 Professional Plus, and smaller programs like the Starcraft Anthology USB. You'll want to install everything on your Data drive, since this was made to store all of your games, music, videos, etc.

Loud fan noise while gaming on GT70 gaming laptop

I've loved my laptop ever since I bought it but there seems to be one problem with the fan possibly.
The fan noise is really audible and it gets annoying when I'm gaming. Games like Fable Anniversary (highest setting) forces the fan to be turned on and make loud noises that even wearing a headset wouldn't help avoid. You know how new MSI laptops have a button for turning on cooler boost 2? It feels like it gets turned on by itself while playing some, if not most games.
I would first like to know if this is normal for a gaming laptop. Its REALLY annoying, I even tried the GT70 Fan control 1.63 but the fan keeps turning on by itself. I understand that the GTX 870m gets heated fast and therefore needs to cool off, but like on almost every game.....Skyrim, Tera (not even that demanding.....and not even on max setting ....) long hours of playing league of legends, The Last Remant..etc. I wanna play without such loud fan noises I don't mind if its audible but not too loud, I can even hear the fan noise from upstairs if I leave my room door opened. I would really enjoy playing Tera and Archeage without such irritating, loud sound that really distracts me and makes me fear that its abnormal. Hell, even Rift (MMORPG) released in 2011, would turn on turbo fan.... =(. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Specs:
Name: GT70 2PC Dominator
Intel Core i7-4810MQ
GTX 870m
8gb RAM
1TB 7200 RPM

Quote from: chc on 26-May-15, 11:33:52
There isn't much you can do with the tool but better than nothing.
It didn't fix the fan problem =/
I'm not the only one with such problem, https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=256673.0 look at the 2nd video and just listen to how loud the fan noise is. (Yes different models but same crap)
The silent option doesn't fully stop/slowdown the fan, maybe just momentarily then once you open up the game, the fan goes back to its usual 3k RPM. Is there ANY way to stop this? its been happening ever since I bought it and it really makes me not wanna play simply because of the noise that is audible even through wearing a headset. Let alone not wearing a headset....
Sad it happens even when playing fifa 15. I mean is fifa 15 even THAT demanding? the answer is no, not even close to demanding as its using the same engine as 13, 14 ..etc. Also, I played it on my old lenovo laptop that had WAY lower specs such as gt 650m graphics card and yet the fan was extremely quiet, and I might add it was on highest setting....
I understand that the gpu can get heated fast, but on almost EVERY game? at first I thought the fan will only make such noises when playing highly demanding games such as Skyrim. A game from 4 years ago without any frkin mods. or Fable Anniversary..OR Prison Break: Conspiracy (what the f?) but it turns out that the fan will go turbo mode on literally every game. so in conclusion, every game is suddenly demanding thus the Cooler Booster 2 will automatically turn on.

Gaming Laptop GT70 OND broken still after 5 times sent to AS

As the title says, I sent my laptop in 5 times last year, each time it returned with the exact same issue. The initial problem was blue screens, complete freezes and extremely low performance in games that the laptop should easily handle (league of legends, WOW, etc) I could not play a game for longer than 5 minutes at a time. I was without a laptop for over 6 months due to sending it in to MSI After service, and each time it would be returned with the same, or slight variation of the problem (different errors on the bluescreen). My warranty ran out eventually BUT the problem is still occurring. the technicians made a huge error with there diagnosis of the problem, rooting the problem to my graphics card. I sent my laptop to a private technician recently to see if they can find the problem and immediately they have said its the motherboard, and it needs to be replaced as its far from fixing. this is a problem that I am now stuck with due to the failure of MSI technicians to find this problem all 5 times (6months) of them having it. I do not find it fair and quite frankly very against contract to pass this cost onto me, a paying customer. I would really like a response in relation to this, as the price to fix it would be almost half of what i actually paid for it (about $2,100). PLEASE can this be addressed as this is a gaming laptop that was only actually used for gaming for about 8months. THANK YOU. I can and will provide any further information needed once this is replied to.

I have already posted a ticket to them, and awaiting a reply, was just hoping some1 from MSI support might see this and be inclined to help. thanks for the reply hch

MSI challenges Alienware with lightweight, 14-inch gaming laptop

MSI challenges Alienware with lightweight, 14-inch gaming laptop
The market for powerful and lightweight gaming laptops is heating up with companies like Alienware and Razer both pushing the envelope further in terms of the kind of raw power that can be squeezed inside a small package. MSI, a company typically known for its hulking devices, is jumping in the mix with the release of its GE40, equipped with specs that actually beat the larger names in the space.
The new laptop starts at $1,299 and its base configuration comes with a 2.9GHz Core i7-4702MQ processor, a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX760M GPU, and 8GB of RAM. That is enough horsepower to handle even the most demanding games on the market today on medium to high graphics settings. It also comes with a 750GB 7,200RPM hard drive, and a 14 inch, 1600X900 resolution display.
The company is offering a slightly upgraded model for $1,399 that switches out the aforementioned processor for an Intel Core i7-4700MQ, and adds a 128GB SSD to go alongside the 750GB HDD.
Despite all this horsepower the GE40 is relatively light for a gaming machine, weighing in at 4.4 pounds, which compares favorably against the 6.1 pounds of Alienware's new 14 inch laptop.
Some other notable features include a built-in HD webcam, Sound Blaster audio, a SD card reader, HDMI out, and the ability to output to three displays simultaneously (including the native notebook display). The company is shipping both options for the GE40 now, so interested buyers need not wait to get their hands on one.
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Actually GE40 lose the Alienware 14
NO IPS PANEL
you can either install two mSATA or just a ODD
Everything is cheap plastic compared to alienware new design and made of aluminium
Temperature is pretty bad on GE40
Warranty is seriously bad news for those who likes to claim in the future because most " notebook " parts are from taiwan

New gaming laptop suggestions

My laptop came back for Geek Squad with a message telling BB to replace it. As they don't carry that model anymore and the stores don't stock the better gaming Laptops they gave me a gift card so I can replace it.
my old machine had 12 GB RAM, NVIDIA 675m GPU, and 7200 rpm HDD. And it worked exceptional for all games I played. Most CPU's in the current gaming machines are faster.
Looking for suggestions and bad things on certain brands.
As a base starting point I am looking at the Dominator 895 and 894
The significant differences are 8 gb ram on the 895 and 12 gb on the 894 plus 128 GB SSD for $200 more. RAM I can install for a less than $200 to bring it up to 12 or 16
Is the SSD that much of a game changer. I have never had an SSD on a computer (only tablets and phones)
It is my understanding that the OS would be loaded on the SSD.
Would it also then be significanly better perfomace wise to load my main games on the SSD or to leave that alone for the OS

Changing ram in system in most cases does NOT void the warranty. Only time it would void the warranty is if you have to break a warranty seal to access the memory.
SSD's are very much worth it. While HDD win on price and capacity. SSD's are better for their speed (and yes the speed difference is noticable), they emit no noise at all, they dont become fragmented like HDD's that traditionally slows down a HDD speed even further, and they are rugged! SSD's are great in laptops because laptops are designed to be portable and movable. A SSD has no moving parts so they are not susceptible to shock like a mechanical HDD is.
That said it looks like all other specs are identical. I would go with the 894 for 200 dollars more. While you may be able to upgrade the memory cheaper then 200 dollars you will pay just as much if not more if you also bought a SSD seperately as well.
If you get the one with the SSD the OS should be installed on that drive by the OEM. And then I would put your most played games on that SSD as well and then the rest on the HHD.

Upgrading my hp to a gaming laptop

Hi i was trying to make my HP Pavilion dv6-6c12ed Entertainment Notebook PC to be a better gaming laptop and i wanted to make some upgrades.so i needed some info on what to upgrade but note that i wont afford to get a whole new motherboard but still u should tell me if i have to but at this time i dont think i can upgrade those kind of stuff.i will take any info that i can to make my laptop a better gaming laptop and by the way is my laptop a good gaming laptops,i am a high game player and lover and i play a lot of new and recent games.most new games that come out i would like to play them all like even watch dogs and the ones upcoming.this is why i am looking to upgrade.here is all the specifications about my laptop here is a link to my laptops info the changes i made to it is now its windows 8.1 64bit and i am using bit defender 2015 with a 6 month activation left rather than norton internet security.thank u for ur time.and please help me to make my hp a better gaming laptop
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No you cannot swap processors with your friend. Based on your questions even if you could swap it would not be a good thing to try and your processors are very close in power. Where his laptop is better than yours is the video. The video memory is not that important it is the speed of the graphics engine. On the Radeon graphics card the higher the number the better. 7670 is better than 7400. Neither is a great gamer but his is better than yours by a fair margin. An even swap of his laptop for yours would not be cheating him. Yours is a higher end laptop generally just not for gaming. His laptop is not upgradeable either. No video card change is possible in either laptop for an amount of money less than a new laptop.
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Be careful with these new "gaming laptops"

I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a few new "gaming laptops" being advertised on the website. Sony, Toshiba, and even Samsung have started off the new year by offering some really interesting new products. While I am happy to see this new dedication to the gaming genre of computer, I really want to warn potential buyers of the pitfalls associated with these machines.
Lets start with the good-The new computers are boasting some good power, including the newest and most advanced processors (i5 and i7). Pretty much all of these models use DDR3 ranging from 4-6 gigs...not too shabby. Some other nice features include very stunning screens, blue tooth, etc.
A good gaming laptop is usually composed of 3 major elements (debatable): 1. A good processor 2. A decent amount of RAM 3. A good graphics card. Similar to the fire triangle, one weak or absent component makes the structure crash. And this is the Achilles heal of the new Sony, Toshiba, and Samsung "gaming laptops."
Enter the Nvidia 330m and 360m graphics card. For those loosely keeping track of Nvidia mobile graphics cards, the 260m is one of the more recent ones to be released, so naturally the 330m and 360m SOUND better than the 260m. Well...yes and no. For simplicity sake, lets compare 3 graphics cards: GTS 360m found in the Toshiba, the GT330m found in the Sony, and the GTX 260m found in the Asus.
The GTS 360m is essentially the same chip as the GTS 260m, ranked #25 as a class 1 chip, only just above the GTS 260m. The GT 300m is surprisingly only a class 2 chip (midrange) and ranked #51. Finally, the GTX 260m..............................................................class 1 chip, ranked #19.
So which one is the best to get? There are 3 Toshiba "gaming laptops" currently out and each has a $400 price difference between them. They all have the same graphics card and the only difference is that the middle one has a better processor and the best one has more ram. The graphics card is...decent and the processor is more than adequate. The Sony has a good processor but the graphics card is very week for a top of the line gaming notebook. Finally, the Asus has a slightly older processor and only 4gb of RAM, but the graphics card is the best. Unfortunately, Asus computers at Best Buy have not had a very good reliability rating.
For someone like me currently in the market for a gaming notebook, I have seen Toshiba make their move, I've seen Sony make their move, so now I am going to wait and see if Asus makes their move anytime soon (which I do expect to happen). If Asus does not come out with a new computer within a month, I will probably get the lower end Toshiba, just because it is more reliable than the Asus and not too overly expensive.
Please feel free to write your own opinions on my opinions stated here.

I haven't fully tested out the graphics, but for basic things its keeping up just fine. High settings on basic games like wow and dragon age are running flawlessly. Haven't tried anything more demanding. I would never say a laptop would be a top of the line gaming system because the majority of gamers use desktops for true gaming because of the expandability and upgrade capability. It's still nice to have a computer that can keep up with day to day use and still be able to play something when I feel like it, or stream hulu on a dual monitor set up while I do other things without issues. It sure is a jump up in performance from my older ati card. So is it a gaming laptop, sure. Is it going to do what a true gamer would need it to, nope, but somebody who is investing in a computer only for high performance gaming wouldn't buy a laptop.
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