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I have limited space in my new flat/bedsit so no room for my pc unless i get rid of my fridge!!! but i enjoy playing games, so which one do you think to play most games out there is best?? dont really want to spend more than £500. thanks.thanks great answers what do you think of the dell xps m1710 for gaming???

Hi sheep although laptops are not the best purchase if your looking for a games machine,however laptops are alot cheaper these days and you can probally get a decent gaming latop for around £500 to £600 the acer 9420 - ultimate from http://www.meshcomputers.com/default.aspx?page=productviewpage&usg=product&ent=product&key=274391,is a great laptop for its price and with some amazing specifications it has a intel® core™ 2 duo t5500 64bit processor(2 x 1.66ghz,2mb cache,667mhz fsb) and 2gb ddrii 667mhz memory (2x1gb),a great platform for a gaming laptop the graphics are in the shape of the 256mb nvidia geforce go 7300 turbo cache (128mb vram), nvidia® turbocache™ enables desktop perforblokece in your thin and light notebook pc. nvidia turbocache is an innovative technology designed to increase the perforblokece of your thin and light notebook pc without increasing its size or draining its battery. turbocache powers advanced applications on thin and light notebook pcs for incredible perforblokece on the go. other specs include a 160gb hard drive,dvd super format dual layer (-/+) dvd-rw drive with decoder software and a intel 3945abg wireless lan - 802.11a/b /g the screen is a 17.1"tft wxga active colour screen with resolution 1440 x 900 and this is big for a laptop display this is a amazing laptop for its price and will play most of todays games,however remember you cannot upgrade the graphics in a laptop ,however the graphics in this laptop are pretty good so you shouldnt have to another good gaming laptop is the mesh pr600 from http://www.meshcomputers.com/default.aspx?page=productviewpage&usg=product&ent=product&key=224991,this has some good specs aswell,including....................... msi pr600-ms-1637-2g genuine windows vista™ home premium intel® core™ 2 duo t7100 64bit processor(2 x 1.8ghz,4mb cache,800mhz) 15.4" wxga acv(amazing crystal vision) wide screen (1280 x 800) up to 384mb mobile intel® gm965 gma x3100 graphics with intel®clear video technology, support directx9 & mpeg-2 2gb ddrii 667mhz memory (2x1gb) 160gb 5400rpm s-ata hard drive dvd super format dual layer (-/+) dvd-rw drive with decoder software 4-in 1 card reader (mmc, sd, ms, ms pro) intel 3945abg wireless lan - 802.11a/b /g internal mini pci blueth built in video camera (1.3mpixels) smart li-ion primary battery - approx. up to 3 hours 4xusb2,vga- out(15-pin, d-sub), line-in port, firewire,s-video, audio (spdif/headphone-out,mic-in office ready 2007, software for burning cd-organize music & photo, cyberlink free carrying case with shoulder strap (worth £29) x-mas offer - free usb msi digivox avd ii - digital tv receiver with remote control - watch freeview channels 2 years worldwide warranty parts & labour-(collection & return uk mainland only) the graphics in this laptop are the up to 384mb mobile intel® gm965 gma x3100 graphics with intel®clear video technology, support directx9 & mpeg-2,this isnt the fastest of graphic adapters but with 384mb of memory this is a capable chip for its price finally if your budget can stretch to £699 then the mesh gx610 from http://www.meshcomputers.com/default.aspx?page=productviewpage&usg=product&ent=product&key=235829,is a amazing gaming laptop this has amazing specs for a laptop including a amd turion 64x2 tl56 dual core mobile processor (2 x 1.8ghz) and 2gb ddrii 667mhz memory (2x1gb) however the highlight of this laptop is the 512mb ati hd2600 graphics, 256mb dedicated ddr3 vram,this is a direct x 10 graphics adapter and is extremely fast,if gaming is your interest then this is your laptop the 512mb ati hd2600 graphics, 256mb dedicated ddr3 vram has awesome power and uses pixel and shader model 4.0 and will play games at full frame rates heres the mesh gx610 full specifications..... mesh msi gx610-008uk genuine windows vista™ home premium 15.4" wxga acv(amazing crystal vision) wide screen (1280 x 800) amd turion 64x2 tl56 dual core mobile processor (2 x 1.8ghz) 512mb ati hd2600 graphics, 256mb dedicated ddr3 vram 2gb ddrii 667mhz memory (2x1gb) 120gb 5400rpm s-ata hard drive dvd super format dual layer (-/+) dvd-rw drive with decoder software 5-in 1 card reader (mmc, sd, ms/ms-pro and xd card slot) wireless lan - 802.11b /g (with built in antenna) internal mini pci blueth v2.0 + edr (enhanced data rate) built in video camera (1.3mpixels) direct 3d sound, 2xintenal stereo speaker,digital sound, audio out 4xusb2, firewire, modem, tv-out, vga, 2 xaudio (spdif/headphone-mic in) jack free carrying case with shoulder strap (worth £29) x-mas offer - free usb msi digivox avd ii - digital tv receiver with remote control - watch freeview channels 2 years worldwide warranty parts & labour-(collection & return uk mainland only) i hope this has helped you decide,personally i would go for the mesh gx610 ,this is a amazing laptop and is exactly what your looking for any problems let me know good luck sheep !