Which laptop should I buy?

[Holly Joubert]

I'm getting a new laptop for x-mas and it's main function will be to play SL effortlessly.  What's the best out there?  And then what's the most cost effective out there?

[Jenni Darkwatch]

I have one of the cheaper ASUS ROG laptops with an nVidia 860M. SL runs perfectly on it. An acquaintance of mine has a MSI gaming laptop which also runs SL fine.

The key is pretty much the GPU. Many laptops have very cheap GPUs which will barely run SL. nVidia tends to work best, followed closely by ATI with occasional problems and with a large performance gap Intel also works, on minimum graphics usually.

[Dean Haystack]

You should know for what you'll spend on a laptop, you'd get a lot more "power" from a desktop that costs the same.
When you see, for example, a NVIDIA 960M on a laptop it's NOT the same as an NVIDIA 960 on a desktop.
So you'll get more for your money on a desktop.

[Sassy Romano]

just remember that "effortlessly" in basic graphics mode is a world apart from "effortlessly" in ultra graphics mode.

[jessicasmicheal]

Hi it, depends on what type of laptop you need .. performance enhancing or gaming setup kinda,
Be sure to get the best answer from Claudio Loureiro Heads.
He suggested a very good and of suitable price Laptop which is really good.