Recommended High Performance Gaming Laptops / Notebooks

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Other sites just list all the laptops available, I take the time to search out what I believe are the best gaming laptop deals for different price brackets. You save time and get more bang for your buck.

Below is a selection of high performance gaming laptops. These beasts are only for the serious gamer. The kind of gamer with a few quid to spend, because an ordinary laptop just won't do. And if you are spending this kind of money you should expext the fastest core 2 duo cpus, cutting edge dedicated graphics cards and ultra sharp, high resolution screens.

High performance gaming laptops need as much memory as you can throw at them so I recommend you buy as much as you can afford. Dell and Alienware buyers can customise their notebooks at the point of purchase but others can upgrade your RAM here.

Think you have seen a better deal? then let me know.

I Recommended the Following Gaming Laptops

The main points to note when comparing with other notebooks are listed below. Click on the links for more information and the latest pricing.

Alienware Area-51 m9750

Price inc VAT & Delivery:
Starting at £1049 Listed below are the starting specifications, lots of upgrade options are available, see My Comments below...
CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5500 1.66GHz 2MB Cache 667MHz FSB
O/S:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Disk:
120GB 5400 RPM SATA
Memory:
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 512MB
Graphics:
512MB Nvidia® GeForce™ Go 8700M GT
Screen:
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD with Clearview Technology
Other:
Integrated Bluetooth® Device. AlienCare 1-Year Free Phone 24/7 and Collect & Return
My Comments:
I recommend the following Optional Upgrades: 17" WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD with Clearview Technology [+£150] Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7400 2.16GHz 4MB Cache 667MHz FSB [+£214] 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SO-DIMM at 667MHz - 2 x 1024MB [+£62] 200GB 7200 RPM SATA [+£116]

MSI GX700 Extreme (GX700-003UK)

Price inc VAT & Delivery:
£1057.32 £1064.32
CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 800 MHz, 4MB L2 cache)
O/S:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Disk:
250GB 5400 RPM SATA
Memory:
2048MB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Graphics:
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Screen:
17" WUXGA1920 x 1200 Amazing Crystal Vision (ACV)
Other:
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Webcam Integrated Bluetooth® Device. Four speakers & Subwoofer Includes: Carrying case, Headphones and Optical mouse.
My Comments:
Note the 512MB graphics card and the sound system.

Dell XPS M1730 N04X7302

Price inc VAT & Delivery:
£1399 (Other M1730 models) Dell Inspiron & XPS Voucher Code, Valid to 16.04.08: Save 5% on orders over £499: 2SDXQXP2BRR?WG Save 10% on orders over £599: 70VH9$5F87NP17 Dell Home Offers EShot.
CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)
O/S:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Disk:
200GB (7200RPM) SATA
Memory:
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
Graphics:
Dual 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8700M GT graphics with NVIDIA SLI Technology & Ageia PhysX Processing Unit Card
Screen:
17.0" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife™
Other:
Integrated 2.0MP web cam Choice of Colours Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0 Module (up to 3 Mbps) Microsoft® Works 9.0 Base Warranty - 1 Year XPS Premium Hardware Support
My Comments:
Big, powerful and stylish.

Rock Xtreme X770-X9000-8800

Price inc VAT & Delivery:
£2199
CPU:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 800 MHz, 4MB L2 cache)
O/S:
Windows Vista Home Premium
Hard Disk:
250GB 5400 RPM SATA
Memory:
2GB DDR2 667MHz
Graphics:
New NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX 512MB (DX10)
Screen:
Hi-res WUXGA+ X-Glass rock logo Silver
Other:
Integrated 1.3 Megapixel Webcam Integrated Bluetooth® Device. Four speakers & Subwoofer Includes: Carrying case, Headphones and Optical mouse.
My Comments:
Note the 512MB graphics card and the sound system.

Discount Voucher Codes & Special Offers

	Dell Inspiron & XPS Voucher Codes, Valid to 16.04.08. Use the Voucher Codes at check out. 5% off orders over £499: 2SDXQXP2BRR?WG. 10% off orders over £599: 70VH9$5F87NP17. Dell Home Offers EShot
	Save on the Asus Eee PC. Valid to midnight 01/05/08 Save 10% off 4GB Eee PC Black. Use Voucher Code: EEEPC. Save £10 off 4GB Eee PC Pink. Use Voucher Code: EEEPCPINK. Save £10 off 4GB Eee PC Green. Use Voucher Code: EEEPCGREEN. Save £10 off 4GB Eee PC Blue. Use Voucher Code: EEEPCBLUE.
Save 50% on McAfee Internet Security Suite 2008.
	Save £15 off the 4GB Asus Eee PC from Pixmania.com. Use Voucher Code: EEEUK15. Valid to 28/04/08. Save £15 off 4GB Eee PC Black Save £15 off 4GB Eee PC Pink. Save £15 off 4GB Eee PC Green. Save £15 off 4GB Eee PC Blue. Save £10 off the 2GB Asus Eee PC from Pixmania.com. Use Voucher Code: EEE10. Valid to 28/04/08. Save £10 off 2GB Eee PC White.