Laptop R7k-R11k suggestions

[Puento]

Hi,

I need some help on choosing a new laptop for a friend.
He is the casual gamer, watching movies, listening to music and so on.

He's interested in the MSI GX740 core i7 with a mean AMD 5870 (but in my opinion its already old tech, with the new sandy bridge laptops arriving).

im really clueless, please give me some suggestions? anything around R10k...

Thanks

[KALSTER]

How about getting a Sandy Bridge laptop and then buying a good GFX to upgrade?

IMO the first thing to look at with a laptop is the kind of warranty you get. Might even be worth spending a bit more to extend it to how ever long he'll probably be using it, maybe even a fetch and return warranty.

[Puento]

Like this Asus K series ?
where can i find laptop GFX cards? prices on them? sounds like a good plan !

[KALSTER]

Some Googling suggests it is not as easy as upgrading a desktop. Only some laptops allow a GPU upgrade and the cards are very expensive. Might have to go for a gaming ready system.

The MSI laptop you mentioned doesn't look bad at all imo, for the price. It's got a nice 17" screen as well. Only a 1 year warranty though, which is just begging Murphy to show up in month 13.