Question by Sazuki Lockheart: Which laptop would be best for gaming and schoolwork for the lowest price (fixed information)?
Here’s a few I’m looking at:
I need one that can handle online gaming as well as hold large programs like photoshop and Microsoft office and have a decent battery life for the lowest price.

My laptop crashed and it costs so much to repair its not worth it.

Here’s the ones I’m looking at:

Acer AS5738-6252 15.6″ Notebook
Processor 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6570
Memory 4GB
Hard Drive 500GB SATA
CD-DVD Drive 8x Super-Multi optical drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
Display 15.6″ HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-Backlit
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery Life Up to 3.5-hour
Network Type Acer InviLink Nplify 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wireless, Gigabit LAN
Graphics Chipset Intel GMA 4500HD
# of USB Slots 4
Ports 5-in-1 Card Reader, HDMI with HDCP, VGA, Headphone/Speaker/Line-out jack with S/PDIF Support, Microphone-in, Line-in, RJ-45
Other Features Multi-Gesture Touchpad, Bilingual Keyboard
Weight 6.1 lb.
Dimensions 1.02″/1.46″(H) x 9.84″(D) x 15.07″(W)
Warranty 1-Year Limited
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Acer Aspire AS5517-5796 15.6″ Notebook
Processor AMD Athlon 64 Processor TF-20
Memory 2GB DDR2
Hard Drive 250GB
CD-DVD Drive 8x Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
Display 15.6″ TFT LCD
Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 3200
Ports 2 x USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Weight 6.0 lbs.
Dimensions 1.1″/1.5″(H) x 14.4″(W) x 10.8″(D)
Warranty 1-Year Limited
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Asus K50ID-X1 15.6″ Notebook
Processor 2.2GHz AMD Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4400
Memory 4GB DDR3
Hard Drive 500GB SATA
CD-DVD Drive DVD Super-Multi
Display 15.6″ HD (1366×768) LED backlight LCD
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium – 64 Bit
Battery Life N/A
Network Type Integrated 802.11 b/g/n, Ethernet LAN
Graphics Chipset 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT320M
# of USB Slots 3
Ports 1 x Microphone-in jack, 1 x Headphone-out jack, 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor, 3 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert, 1 x HDMI
Other Features N/A
Weight 6 lbs
Dimensions 1.22”/1.40”(H) x 14.56”(W) x 10.07”(D)
Warranty 1-Year Limited
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Acer Aspire AS5732Z-4779 15.6″ Notebook, English
Processor 2.20GHz Intel Pentium Processor DC T4400
Memory 4GB DDR2 667MHz
Hard Drive 320GB 5400RPM SATA
CD-DVD Drive 8X DVD-Super Multi Double-Layer
Display 15.6″ HD Widescreen
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, English
Battery Life Up to 2.5 Hours
Network Type 802.11b/g/Draft-N, 10/100 Ethernet
Graphics Chipset Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M; Up to 1695MB of Intel Dynamic Video Memory
# of USB Slots 2
Ports Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader, 2 x USB 2.0 ports, External display (VGA) port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port
Other Features Dedicated Numeric Keypad
Weight 6.00 lbs
Dimensions 1.1″/1.5″(H) x 14.4″(W) x 10.8″(D)
Warranty 1-Year Limited
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HP Pavilion 15.6″ Laptop, 2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD (dv6-2130ca)
Processor 2.13GHz Intel Core i3-330M
Memory 4GB DDR3
Hard Drive 500GB SATA
CD-DVD Drive LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.6″ Diagonal High-Definition LED HP BrightView
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Battery Life N/A
Network Type 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
Graphics Chipset NVIDIA GeForce G105M; 512MB Dedicated Memory
# of USB Slots 4
Ports 4 x USB 2.0, 4th port shared with eSATA, 2 x Headphone out, microphone-in, HDMI, VGA (15-pin), eSATA + USB 2.0, RJ -45 (LAN), notebook expansion port 3, IEEE 1394 Firewire (4-pin), Consumer IR (Remote Receiver), 5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader
Other Features N/A
Weight 6.34 lb.
Dimensions 1.33″/1.61″(H) x 14.90″(L) x 10.15″(D)
Warranty 1-Year Limited

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Or any suggestions for any I could get at Staples, Walmart, Future-shop, for the lowest price and best usability would be appreciated.
Also I’d prefer you guys tell me the top two I could get for my needs between $ 500-$ 700.
I appreciate this so much.

Also no refurbished links please. i want to buy one in a store with a warranty, just want to know the specs for sure that I need and such.

Best answer:

Answer by Jeffrey
No help in picking a specific laptop, but help in picking a brand:
Avoid HP/Compaq, Gateway, and Acer. They have had the worst record
for reliability for the last 2+ years. Asus, Toshiba, and Sony Vaio
have been the best. See below:

http://lifehacker.com/5524704/laptop+reliability-study-highlights-

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