Seeing as I will be going IT in the navy I will need something that can deal with Starcraft 2 and anything on the go, and after searching around for a little while I finally found something I think will suit what I'm looking for. Pound for pound the Asus Republic of Gamers G73Jh labtop seems to be for its price the best I could come up with. Processor: 1.6GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Memory: 8GB RAM Storage: 1TB hard drive (2x 500 gigs) Optical Drive: DVD±RW Screen: 17.3 inches (1,920x1,080 native resolution) Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 (1GB) Weight: 7.4 pounds Dimensions (HWD): 2.2x16.3x12.6 inches Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) price tag: 1,500.00-1,600.00 I may also go with the main as a 80 gig ssd instead of the 500 for a extra 235 dollars and run the operating system and games/demanding programs on it and just leave everything else for the secondary. Also comes with a bag and a razor gaming mouse which is pretty cool Compared it to alienwares/top brands and beats them out of the park in terms of cost. Only downside is the battery life. http://computershopper.com/laptops/reviews/asus-republic-of-gamers-g73jh
Well, I can tell you, that laptop is gonna own Try and see if you can upgrade the battery to a 9-cell instead.
i don't think there's much point in upgrading the battery, a 17" laptop isn't the kind of thing you'd carry around much. it might be the kind of thing you can take on vacation and leave in your hotel room, but it's so huge and heavy you won't want to be carrying it all day.
Exactly and I plan on having a Iphone (they just came out for version sweetness) to act as a better option for things like email ect on the go. Here is a review of it on AOTS http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/gadgetpr0n/70521/Asus-G73-Gaming-Laptop-Review-Review.html From the way it looks the fans on the back are pretty badass.
