I've been looking to purchase a new laptop as of late, but I can't find one that is close to what I want without being outrageously overpriced, or getting bad reviews.

 

 

 

The only choice that I've found that I like is the Sony Vaio.

 

 

 

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1665519347

 

 

 

I was going to add the 2 gigs extra ram(to make it 4)($100), make the storage 250 gigs(7200rpm)($100) , replace the video card ($100),

 

 

 

Which made it $1199.

 

 

 

Is it a good choice?

 

 

 

And if it is worth it, will you please go to the link and suggest if I should pay more for the better processor.

 

 

 

I'd appreciate any and all help you are willing to give me.

I would get a cheap laptop and use a desktop for gaming.

 

Do you plan on playing games and such with it? Otherwise i wouldn't pay for a faster gpu.

 

"HP Pavilion dv7-1170us NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T5800(2.00GHz) 17.0" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 5400rpm Blu-ray Disc / Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - Retail" - 1100$, save 50$ after rebate

 

or

 

"ASUS M50 Series M50Vm-B1 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T9400(2.53GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA+ 4GB Memory 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS" - 946$

 

 

 

Both got hd's with 5400rpm tho.

 

I'd buy from Zepto, but they don't ship to America.

I was wanting it to be able to be a gaming laptop. I'm not home enough to make use of my gaming desktop. Seems like a waste of money now.

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668195.php