Affordable Gaming Laptops

Hot on the heels of the new GeForce driver update, AMD has put up a preview version of its Catalyst 10.3 graphics drivers. This release brings forth one major new feature for notebook users: official support for Mobility Radeon HD 2000 through 5000 GPUs in laptops offered by "most...  

First announced at CES 2010, MSI's GE700 has now been officially let out of the bag. Billed as an entertainment gaming machine, its Intel Core i5 processor combined with a DirectX 11 supporting ATI Radeon HD GPU and cinema class audio are promised to give the "ultimate experience in multimedia entertainment"... Tags: ATI, CES 2010, Core i5, Gaming, Laptop, MSI Related Articles: Asus Core i7 gaming notebooks Intel Core i7 Mobile...  

Back in my day, we had one core, and we learned to love it. Now iBUYPOWER has sent out a press release announcing the launch of four Paladin gaming rigs that all pack SIX core processors. These machines are powered by the Intel Core i7 980X Extreme Editio...  

Dell Home offers the Alienware M11x Intel Core 2 Duo 1.3GHz 11.6" Widescreen Notebook in two colors for $999 plus $8 for shipping. It's $99 off and the least expensive Alienware laptop we've ever seen with this class of processor or better. Sales tax ...  

Last week at the Game Developer's Conference, AMD held a little press conference to unveil what they call the “Gamer's Manifesto”. Presented by AMD's Chief Marketing Officer, Nigel Dessau, AMD revealed four promises to the gaming public ...  

It would appear that the GE600 gaming laptop has a sequel with the GE700. This laptop has an ATI Radeon HD5730, an Intel Core i5 chip, as well as a 17.3 inch LCD. It also has room for dual hard disks with up to 500GB each, not to mention a nine cell battery. [...]  

The laptops used by mobile gamers have to be powerful beasts in order to offer the kind of smooth, detailed graphics and slick gameplay exacting users demand. The latest example to make claim to the title of fastest laptop in the world is the X8100 from Taiwan's Clevo. The credentials begin with a choice of three Core i7 processors, either one or two nVIDIA GeForce GTX graphics processors with SLI technology support, a 18.4in full high...  

Gigabyte, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards and other computing hardware solutions launched their latest AMD AM3 Socket GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard, delivering loads of performance enhancing bandwidth for applications such as high end gaming and high speed data transfer on systems featuring new AMD 6 core CPUs.  

I found this laptop on Newegg, but haven't seen a lot of reviews so was wondering if this is a good deal on a gaming laptop. I haven't been able to find anything else for this price range with as good of a cpu or graphics card. Any input is welcome ...  

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today introduced the ATI Radeon™ HD 5830 graphics card, bringing gamers the cutting-edge features and performance of the award-winning ATI Radeon™ HD 5800 series at a lower price than ever before at less than $250 USD.1 With the introduction of the ATI Radeon HD 5830, gamers have another great choice in graphics hardware, with full support for DirectX® 11 gaming, ATI Eyefinity technology,2 and ATI Stream capabilities.3  

You can't go more than a few days without MSI dropping another new laptop, and today's is the GE700. It's not only 100 more than the GE600 from a few weeks ago, but a little bit bigger, sporting a 17.3-inch LCD with an unspecified resolution, up to a nine cell battery, and room for dual hard disks of up to 500GB apiece. Graphics are again handled by an ATI Radeon HD5730, processing again done by an Intel Core i5 chip, and there's a 720p...  

SUNNYVALE, Calif. —3/2/2010 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) and its motherboard partners today unleashed ATI Radeon™ HD 4290 Graphics with the AMD 890GX Chipset, a versatile, affordable and exceptionally energy efficient solution for an incredible, high definition visual computing experience.  

Looking for a new gaming laptop that won’t require you to refinance your house? Well then you’re in luck as the Maingear mXl-15 gaming laptop has just been announced. This laptop features a 15.6-inch LED backlit display, an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, an ATI Radeon Mobility 4570 5120MB GPU, up to 8GB of RAM, [...]  

MSI Intn’l has announced the GE600 16-inch gaming notebook with the Intel Core i5 processor and ATI Radeon HD5730 1GB discrete graphics. The GE600 includes two DDR3 memory slots, choice of 250, 320, and 500GB hard drive sizes, and a built-in optical drive. MSI’s gaming notebook also features a 720p webcam, stereo speakers, 7.1 channel audio support, [...]  

For those who want full PC performance optimized for mobility, the HP Pavilion dm3 Entertainment series delivers in a surprisingly affordable, minimalist design. Read more HP Pavilion DM3-1130US 13.3-Inch Laptop (Silver)