Looking for a Good Gaming Laptop

[Warren]

Thank you in advance for reading this. I am looking for a good gaming laptop and wonder if I should get a Sony Vaio F Series, HP Pavillion dv8t, series, or if something else would be better. Please post if you think something is not neccessary or that I could get cheaper.

Sony Vaio F Series:

Price: 1719.99

Specifications:

Intel® Core™ i7-840QM processor (1.86GHz) with Turbo Boost up to 3.20GHz (Reg. price $300.00)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Gray
320GB Hard Disk Drive (7200rpm) (Reg. price $55.00)
8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-SDRAM-1333 (Reg. price $300.00)
CD/DVD player/burner
16.4" VAIO Full HD Premium Display (1920x1080)
NVIDIA® GeForce® 330M GPU (1GB VRAM)
No Fresh Start
Adobe Bundle ($448 value.)
Microsoft® Office 2010 Starter
Norton Internet Security™ 2010 (30 Day Trial)
No Engraving
Large capacity battery
LED Backlit Keyboard

HP Pavillion dv8t Series:

Price: 2,047.99

Specifications:

Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-840QM processor (1.86GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz
8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
640GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (320GB x 2) with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M [HDMI, VGA]
18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
FREE Upgrade to Lightscribe Blu-ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Webcam and Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
HP Integrated HDTV Hybrid Tuner
Standard Keyboard
8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (standard)
System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Microsoft(R) Office Starter 2010
No additional security software
Computrace LoJack for Laptops, Two Years

[iPwn]

I would go with the HP Pavilion. I say this because of the added security features (fingerprint scanner & LoJack). Vaio's (from what I've heard several times over) have terrible battery life. I have owned an HP and the battery life was pretty good. Plus, you get the Windows Recovery DVD with the HP.

[Warren]

The LoJack and Recovery DVD isn't free for the HP which the offer, but Sony doesn't offer it or the fingerprint scanner so probbably the HP would be better.

Edit - What is LoJack's "geotechnology" if the computer only allows a fingerprint login but they want to hook it up to a wireless connection wouldn't the fingerprint make LoJack useless?

[AndrewVK]

ive got one ill sell you for 850, pm me if your interested.

[Warren]

What model, and does it have the same specs or different parts?

[AndrewVK]

pm sent