[US, 14"< $600] budget laptop for gaming when not home

LAPTOP QUESTIONNAIRE

• Country of purchase: U.S.

• Budget range: around $600

• Purpose (netbook, ultraportable, mainstream, gaming, desktop replacement, etc.):gaming,

• Screen size preference: anything 14" or bigger

• OS preference (Windows/Mac/Linux):windows

• Gaming requirements (example games and desired fps/settings): rocket league, skyrim, wow, wide variety of games, mid settings and >30 fps

• Other performance requirements (video editing, CAD, etc.): no other requirements

• Brand preferences and reasons (already owned accessories, familiarity, business compatibility): no brand preferences

• Any particular style that you like (examples are great): ummm? i'm not sure what this means...

Which of the following qualities would you prefer? (Choose one, two, or balanced)

• Long battery life -vs- Low weight -vs- High performance:high performance

• Build quality -vs- Low price -vs- High performance:balanced

• Low noise/heat -vs- High performance:i dont mind it giving off heat as long as its not thermal throttling, also it'd be nice if it was relatively quiet while idling/redditing but not a deal breaker

Which features would you pay a premium for?

• High resolution screen:

• A great keyboard: not looking for anything amazing but a good keyboard would be nice.

• A great touchpad/mouse buttons: i'd prefer to have physical mouse buttons as opposed to the style mousepad on the acer c720 or like a macbook

• Great audio:as long as its not unbearably tinny or distorted i'm ok with almost anything, will be primarily using headphones

List any features that are critical: not critical but a dvd drive would be a nice feature, other than that nothing much.

Hey, I'm looking for a laptop that i'll be primarily using while at a second home. I built a desktop in the winter of 2013 to replace my xbox and i love it, but my family owns a small summer home/ lake house style second home that we go to for around one or two weekends a month, more if in the summer, and i'd like to get a laptop to use while im there. i used to bring my xbox 360 back and forth but I dont have a desk or really room for a desktop type setup there so i'm looking into buying a laptop to use while im there. i would be primarily using it for gaming but will also be using it for netflix and the like. i'd like to avoid spending too much on it but i realize that what i want for this pricepoint might not be realistic. additionally do you guys know of any "lapdesk" type accessories that include a place for a mouse, i will be primarily be sitting on a bed for my laptop usage and would need to have something like that. i had one of these but it completely fell apart after about 1-2 years of use (from an old $200 laptop i had before i had a desktop) so im not sure if buying another would be the best solution. any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! also, im willing to buy used if the quality of the product would remain high. i've never bought from something like woot but im not against buy used as long as its not going to fall apart from prior wear and tear y'know.

Submitted by KRi0Z Xbox 720 Release Date 2015