4. Gateway P-6860FX
Editors' rating: 8.0
The good: Excellent performance for the money, particularly with games; offers more memory, a larger hard drive, and slightly faster CPU for same price as the model it replaces; includes HDMI and eSATA ports.
The bad: Not configurable; wimpy CPU for a gaming system.
The bottom line: The Gateway P-6860FX offers GeForce 8800 gaming muscle and plenty of memory in a midprice laptop, making it a great choice for gamers who fall just short of hard-core.
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Price: $1,299.99
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