Gaming Laptop under $500?

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  1. Wheels

    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Ok so I'm not looking for some hardcore graphics card one. But or games like Starcraft and Rome Total War and stuff like that, any ideas where I can build one that cheap?
     
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    Check newegg or tigerdirect.
     
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    oh you can build there? Interesting thanks! I have bought from both of them, but never noticed build :sigh:
     
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    anyone ever play Rome Total War by the way? Just getting back into it again.. forgot how much fun it is!
     
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    have you ever played football manager wheels?
     
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    Which FM are you talking about?
     
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    any...my computer can't run '11 or '10...i want to play it pretty badly. i already know you play it
     
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    never tried it. Actually dont know much about it, I just saw the title for the first time when looking up reviews on Rome lol.
     
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    ...this should be more than sufficient for you at $479.99, I would think!

    Lenovo - Laptop / Intel® Pentium® Processor / 15.6" Display / 4GB Memory / 320GB Hard Drive - Black

    Model: B560 | SKU: 1403286

    Warranty Terms - Parts1 year
    Warranty Terms - Labor1 year limited
    Product Height - 1.3"
    Product Width - 14.8"
    Product Weight - 4.9 lbs.
    Product Depth - 12.5"
    Color Category - Black
    Processor Brand - Intel®
    Processor - Intel® Pentium®
    Processor Speed - 2.0GHz
    Battery Type - 6-cell lithium-ion
    Display Type - High-definition LED (1366 x 768)
    Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) - 15.6"
    System Bus - 1066MHz
    Cache Memory - 3MB
    System Memory (RAM) - 4GB
    System Memory (RAM) - Expandable To8GB
    Type of Memory (RAM) - DDR3
    Hard Drive Type - SATA (5400 rpm)
    Computer Hard Drive Size - 320GB
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    Included Software - Lenovo ReadyComm
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    Drive Capacity - 320GB
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    thanks for the info guys!
     
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    For readers who want a top-of-the line gaming laptop over $500, I know the best buy as of this moment (it will change in a couple of months, of course) because my son and I spent Christmas Eve looking around. He ordered it that evening and received it a week ago.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220834
     
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