I'm looking for some opinions on this laptop.. the specs are great, the price is right, and I have the chance to take one home today from work on a nice little payment plan.
The thing is, do I really want to spend this kind of money? I've given up on any hope of gaming on my desktop PC without any serious upgrades, so this is more appealing. Yes, the desktop is more upgradeable in the long run, and will be cheaper, but then I'm tethered to my desk when I want some game time, which is in the basement, away from my family.
I'd much rather be able to sit on the couch and game, or connect to my living room LCD, and play on that. I've already got two laptops though, (a Toshiba 17" Satellite.. nothing special, and an XPS M1210 with a Go7400 and 4gb ram.. acceptable for some gaming).
I know also that I cant do as much for modding on tihs unit (well, any really.. until the warranty is up..) and that my upgrade path is super limited (cpu maybe, HDD, ODD, ram, wireless) but the appeal of having this machine is pretty high..
Specs:
■2.0GHz Intel Q9000 Core 2 Quad Processor
■6GB of DDR2 RAM, 3 slots, 6GB Max
■640GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM), BluRay Disk Combo Drive
■17-Inch WUXGA (1080p) LCD Display, NVidia GTX 260M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 VRAM, Wi-Fi 802.11 bgn, 2.0M Webcam
■Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit) Operating System, Gaming Backpack and Gaming Mouse Included
Downside: payments.
All arguments for OR against, please post. I can't post price, since it's going to be @ cost, but lets just say "awesome".