Laptop for college, gaming and programming

[Studentguyct]

Hi, im looking into buying a laptop that can atleast run World of warcraft at a good level and most pc games. I'd like it to be able to run most games and play well at atleast low settings. i know, desktops are better for gaming, but i'd like to play a bit of games on my 1 hour and 30 minute bus ride to college. Also, it has to be able to run Microsoft Visual Studios and has to be good for video editing. Here is the spec:

Chassis & Display
Genesis III: 15.6" HD LED Backlit 16:9 Widescreen (1366x768) Super Clear Glossy
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Dual Core Mobile Processor i7-2620M (2.70GHz) 4MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - Hard Disk
640GB WD SCORPIO BLUE WD6400BPVT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8MB CACHE (5400 rpm)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ 1102 WIRELESS 802.11N - IDEAL FOR ONLINE GAMING
USB Options
3 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Genesis Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (4,400 mAh)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
External Hard Drive
WD 1TB My Book Essential USB 3.0 External HDD WDBACW0010HBK - Black (£68)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
DELIVERY BY 10 A.M WITHIN UK MAINLAND (MON - FRI) (£19)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £886.00 including VAT and delivery.

Eedit: I am willnig to change chassis or anything like that completely in favour of something similair priced but better.

 

[Teaz]

For gaming, especially on a laptop you may want to go for a decent dedicated gpu than a intergrated graphics.
What you came up with is good but some changes you may consider.

You could consider this spec:

Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS upto 450Mbps

USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

External Hard Drive
WD 1TB My Book Essential USB 3.0 External HDD WDBACW0010HBK - Black (£68)

Total: 916

This will have no problems with your requirements. May just be a bit over budget but if not then its a spec.
If your able to get the gt555 gpu then i would go for it since gpu and cpu on the laptop aint upgradable down the road.

 

[Studentguyct]

For gaming, especially on a laptop you may want to go for a decent dedicated gpu than a intergrated graphics.
What you came up with is good but some changes you may consider.

You could consider this spec:

Chassis & Display
Optimus II: 17.3" Full HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glossy

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2630QM (2.00GHz) 6MB Cache

Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB)

Graphics Card
nVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M - 1GB DDR3 Video RAM - DirectX® 11

Memory - Hard Disk
500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BEKT, SATA 3 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm)

DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)

Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)

Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & INTEL® CENTRINO® ULTIMATE-N 6300 WIRELESS upto 450Mbps

USB Options
2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)

External Hard Drive
WD 1TB My Book Essential USB 3.0 External HDD WDBACW0010HBK - Black (£68)

Total: 916

This will have no problems with your requirements. May just be a bit over budget but if not then its a spec.
If your able to get the gt555 gpu then i would go for it since gpu and cpu on the laptop aint upgradable down the road.

hm, thanks, will definately take this into consideration. might save up a bit to get the best cpu available.