Reddit mentions of Samsung Series 3 NP305E7A-A01US 17.3-Inch Laptop (Silver)

>First of all. Dell is great, but if you want a gaming laptop you want Alienware. No contest.

I strongly disagree, with Alienware you are paying simply for the name. Dell bought Alienware a few years back and you can get an ample Dell laptop with gaming specs for well under the cost of Alienware. If you go with Dell, I highly suggest trying out their outlet. You can usually find coupon codes on sites like SlickDeals where you can save upwards of 20% on outlet PCs (which still have full warranties). This allows you to get a much higher spec PC then you would have on a budget.

Samsung, Acer and Asus all make terrific gaming laptops for $700-$1000. As an example, this ASUS is very popular, as is this Samsung. The main point when shopping for a gaming laptop is to stay away from the Intel HD graphics machines, and look for mobile Nvidia or mobile ATI graphics chipsets. You'll want at least a Quad Core processor, 7200RPM hard drive and 6-8GB of memory.

Nearly every laptop maker out there makes great hardware that can run today's games, because the component prices are so cheap. If you have games in mind you like and you find some models of laptops, simply Google the model + the games you want to run on it. Example, if you want a Samsung Series 7, type Samsung Series 7 running Diablo.

No brand is really better than any other, that is the beauty of PCs... as most have the same components within. Just make sure to do your research on any issues (performance or hardware related) with the model(s) you are interested in before making a purchase. Also, buying online from a site like Amazon or NewEgg could save you hundreds in sales tax.

EDIT: Grammar.