Laptop for College

[bgiang]

Currently looking for a laptop for college that have moderate gaming.
The laptop that i am currently looking at:
Sager/Clevo NP6165/W150ER
Lenovo Y580

What is your budget?
1000 and under

What country will you be buying this in?
US

What size notebook do you prefer?
Thin and Light (13 - 14-inch screen)
Mainstream (15 - 16-inch screen)

What brands do you like or dislike?
Like: Any
Dislike: HP, Dell

Would you consider a refurbished laptop?
Maybe

What are the primary tasks you need this notebook for?
Web Surfing, Office and Productivity Software, Listening to Music, Computer Programming, Movie Streaming and Viewing, Casual Gaming, Graphic Intense 3D Gaming

What games will you be playing?
LoL, Dota 2, Diablo 3, Battlefield 3 on low, TF2

Where will you be using this laptop?
Will be used different places and Will stay on desk

How many hours of battery life do you need?
2+

Will you be buying online or in store?
online or in store

Which OS do you prefer?
Windows 7

List the screen resolutions that interest you:
High Resolution (1600 x 900)
Max Resolution (1920 x 1080)

Do you prefer a glossy or matte screen?
Glossy or Matte is fine

Is the laptops design important to you?
No

How long do you want this laptop to last?
3 years

How much storage capacity do you need?
500 GB

Are you interested in SSD for storage?
No

Do you want a built-in optical drive, what type?
Doesn't matter

[intel 4004]

Maybe you can think about the Lenovo U310 - Link

7hours battery life
3rd generation processor
Intel HD graphic 4000 - Benchmark
and its in your budget!

[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

Right now, I have the U310 and it's wouldn't make for a good gaming laptop. It's a thin, lightweight laptop that focuses on thin and pretty, so it doesn't have the cooling required to handle long gaming sessions. Also, it has no DVD drive. Not to mention that it's 1366*768 only.

The Y580 and the NP6165 are both great laptops for what you want to do with them, though you'll also need to factor in the cost of a Win7 disc with the Sager (no OS by default). Though if you don't plan on buying any newer games, you could check out other notebooks with the Intel HD 4000, such as the T530 you mentioned.

[intel 4004]

Right now, I have the U310 and it's wouldn't make for a good gaming laptop. It's a thin, lightweight laptop that focuses on thin and pretty, so it doesn't have the cooling required to handle long gaming sessions. Also, it has no DVD drive. Not to mention that it's 1366*768 only.

The Y580 and the NP6165 are both great laptops for what you want to do with them, though you'll also need to factor in the cost of a Win7 disc with the Sager (no OS by default). Though if you don't plan on buying any newer games, you could check out other notebooks with the Intel HD 4000, such as the T530 you mentioned.

He mentioned that he doesn't need an optical drive. From the benchmark that I posted, it seems the HD 4000 is pretty good in handling some popular games.
So how hot it gets when you try to play games on it?

[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

He mentioned that he doesn't need an optical drive. From the benchmark that I posted, it seems the HD 4000 is pretty good in handling some popular games.
So how hot it gets when you try to play games on it?

Haven't played any games on it yet, though I'm about to wrap up my review. I could take my external DVD player and include the results, if interested.

[intel 4004]

Haven't played any games on it yet, though I'm about to wrap up my review. I could take my external DVD player and include the results, if interested.

looking forward to that

[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

looking forward to that

Alright.

Anywho, here's a review for the Y580 (not my work):

Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 First Thoughts Review

[bgiang]

I typically go on long gaming session so decent cooling.
Also i make two typo:
I want to run Battlefield 3 on low (not Battlefield)
Optical drive is of no concern to me

[Kuroi-Tsubasa]

With the Lenovo and Sager you mentioned, you should easily be able to play BF3 at 1080 at medium at the very least, and high without AA.

[intel 4004]

For Sager, the NP6110 or NP3260?