Samsung is getting into the gaming laptop ring with their newly revealed Gamer Notebook Series 7 and Ihad a chance to get my hands on them at CES 2012 this week. Judging from what I saw it seems like Samsung has done their homework.
This new line has a nifty rolling switch on the upper right hand side of the system that lets you dial in your use. Roll it to library mode and everything will keep quiet, including the speakers. There's also balanced and eco modes for normal computing.Of course, the main draw is the optimized gaming mode, which sets the laptop up for gaming in several different ways. When switched on, the CPU is optimized for gaming, and fan speeds are also increased for beter cooling. The WASD keys turn red with their backlight, and all other keys turn blue. Also, the trackpad and button are deactivated automatically.
I was able to try out the system with Battlefield 3, and I came away impressed with its desktop-like performance. Its 2nd generation Core i7 processor and 2GB Radeon graphics handled the game nicely, and the gorgeous 400 nit LED screen didn't hurt either. Another nice touch: I could feel explosion rumbles in my fingertips through the system's powered subwoofer.
A Samsung rep told us that while pricing isn't quite set yet, they're looking at launching their first gaming notebooks starting at about $1,800 later this year. These are handsomely appointed, sleek notebooks with every bell and whistle you could ask for, including Blu-ray drives and 3D screens. I'd gladly use one.
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Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:00 AM on 01.13.2012 | 
Dale, can I come over to your house and chill for a bit - preferably near the money trees in your 100 square mile acre lot?
On your planet where $800 VR glasses and $130 32GB SD cards are "cheap"?
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I love you Dale.
Personally, I think PC gamers should just get a decent desktop. You can get a gaming desktop together for 600-700 bucks that would be able to play pretty much anything with at least decent graphics settings for around 3-4 years. Push it up to 800-850, and you can probably get a great gaming PC for at least 4 years.
The main issue is the video card. Video cards take a lot of space and power and make a lot of heat. As a result, having a good video card in a laptop (especially a laptop that doesn't weigh as much as a desktop and which can be played without being plugged in for more than 10 minutes) is incredibly expensive. On the PC, however, you can get a good one (assuming you have an okay power supply) for 200.
Add a 200 dollar video card to almost any -okay- desktop, and you have a gaming PC. Congrats.
(Not that I have any money to buy this thing)
I speak from experience. :(
Ultimately, this is still too much for me to consider, despite being cheaper than Razor's comps.
Granted they work with Dell now, so no quality guarantees.