Goooooooooood Morning Naglings! I’m glad you popped over with a cup of coffee and a mind to drool over some hardware because today we’re back onto the Laptop Buyer’s Guide for the peeps who don’t want to follow the sheep. I’ll be looking at netbooks and laptops up to R7000, with a nod to any Ultrabook alternatives for those who need something more light and portable. bear in mind that many of the systems here aren’t actually capable of playing many games at any kind of decent visuals, but I may get lucky here or there. Follow me to see what’s in store for you!

Remember, I’m also doing another System Builder’s Guide for Thursday for AMD fans, since I’ve got a feeling they’re a bit neglected and would like a helping hand in component choice. Make sure you stop by for that one as well.

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Now for those of you who follow the System Builder’s columns, you’ll be familiar with my weekly look at what components you should choose to build a gaming system for a given budget. But what about when you’re looking for that perfect laptop to take along with you, to use in internet cafe’s while sipping coffee and blogging, or for when you’re out and about and need some work done? Perhaps you’d just like a simple system to lug along with you to LANs so you can still play games with your friends, but not have that huge pile of computer junk to take with you. Today I’ll be looking at Netbooks and laptops up to R7000.

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