In need of new semi-gaming laptop. Please help!

[Rukus]

Hello smart computer people I am in need of your advice. I need a new laptop. Below are my preferences:

Under $1100
Under 18'
A battery that won't fry or be irreplaceable
Good customer support
Can play bf3, swtor both on med to high settings
Can play 25man WoW raids 30fps+

Got any suggestions for me? Thank you all for your help.


<<<UPDATE>>>

After tax returns my budget has grown quite a bit


I can now afford a $2,000 machine. Id love to be able to play the recent games on high settings at least. Portable, light weight and good battery length would also be a great plus.

Any ideas?

[jries]

I would recommend the Toshiba Qosmio series (though may be out of your price range by a bit, for the cheapest one) I've got one and have never had any problems with it. Can run BF3 just fine, as well as SWTOR and 25man Raids on WoW.

http://us.toshiba.com/computers/lapt...gh+Performance

[Milkshake86]

MSI and ASUS gamer or media series would be your best options.

[Rukus]

Got links for specific machines?

---------- Post added 2012-01-19 at 05:15 PM ----------

still in need of help.

[Rukus]

still looking for suggestions...havent purchased anything yet but with a larger budget I think it would be easier to find something.

I have had an Alienware m11x but its severely outdated, overheats, and has had battery issues (the battery is inside the machine unable to be removed without taking the computer apart).

[Spasx]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152299

15.6", Intel core i7 2nd gen processor, 16gigs of RAM (not sure what speed, hopefully 1600) 1TB 7200 HDD, Blu-Ray burner with a GTX 570M with 1.5GB VRAM, and a Non reflective screen all the inputs/outputs you could want PLUS good audio built in (hard to come by for a laptop) all for only 1,700$ I would say its the best bang for your buck.

[iChaoTropic]

Check out the Origin laptop series. I just ordered a 15.6 inch laptop, only about an inch and a half thick (average in laptops now a days) and it came to about 2600 bucks. It has an nvidia 580, 16 gigs ddr 3 1333 mhz ram, 750 gig 7400 rpm, and an i7 2760, just to give a short over view. The only downside is that it only have around a 100 minute battery life, but it will be plugged in i'm sure. I'm totally rambling right now, but in short check em out. I haven't actually used it/received it yet, but i'm pretty pumped, and the reviews for Origin are phenomenal.