NYT: The New Breed of Gaming Laptops Get Serious

securitas writes "The New York Times' Seth Schiesel writes about hardcore gamers and the growing trend toward high-performance gaming laptops. Traditional enterprise computer manufacturers like Dell and HP are entering the gaming markets dominated by VoodooPC and Alienware, with the specialty high-end PC makers going the other way and breaking into corporate markets. There are some accompanying graphics and quotes from hardcore gamers about the Alienware Area 51m, Dell Inspiron XPS, and VoodooPC Envy m:750."

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Re:Homer quote

[Seth Finklestein]

Always buy an extended warranty on a laptop. The screen broke on my 15" Titanium Powerbook, for which I had purchased AppleCare. That $350 investment got me a $1,000 screen replacement.

My life companion had a similar experience with his Sony VAIO laptop. Had he not purchased the extended warranty plan, he would have lost $1,000 or more by replacing a screen on a laptop that was only two years old.

Sincerely,
Seth Finklestein
Laptop Buying Authority

Re:Has_Life = False

[fafaforza]

Quite a bitter and malevolent post, wouldn't you say? Perhaps you're the one with issues to work out, or some time away from the computer.

Dode! Check out my BUTT!

[Saeed al-Sahaf]

Gamers aren't geeks any more. That's what's changing.

What's not changing is that it's still a sad waste of time. Next time you see some slackers doods at the mall with their pants down around their knees showin' off their name brand panties while talkin' about the new "gaming laptop" daddy bought them, why don't you think about all the tech jobs going to India, a place where people take education a bit more seriously.