Some laptop manufacturers design gaming laptop computers with serious video gamers in mind. It's rare to find laptops suitable for serious gaming priced under $1000. Occassional deals on gamer laptops can be found under $1500 but usually you can expect to spend between $1500 and $2000 on the cheapest gaming laptop computers available. Prices on gamer laptops do go much higher than $2000. How much you spend depends on your budget and the speed and graphical performance you desire. What you need to do is look at specific laptop features and components to determine whether a given laptop model is capable of meeting your gaming needs and wants. Processor, hard drive, memory, video card, and display size are all important factors to consider in choosing a laptop to satisfy your gaming requirements.
I recommend the following minimum system requirements when choosing a gaming laptop computer: 2.0 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB DDR2 memory, 160 GB hard drive, discrete graphics card, and 17