Sep 13 2011, 08:21 PM
Honestly, you're never going to have much battery life on a good gaming laptop while gaming, the lenovo y560s estimate about 5 - 6 hours of battery life (normal usage), which really isn't too bad for a powerhouse machine. If you were to buy a lenovo laptop instead of the apple, you could get the same specs and have enough money left over to buy a second non gaming, great battery life laptop or a netbook (i bought a netbook w/ 5 hours of battery life for $70 on craigslist).
This sexy lenovo on sale for $1,000 (free shipping right now) has essentially the same specifications (slightly slower proc, 2x the memory, slightly faster vidcard) as the current $2,200 mac book pro 15", it is much better than the $1,800 mac which only has a 256mb graphics card in it.
edit: lenovos site sucks with linking
goto: shop.lenovo.com and search for 086227U
This laptop is the updated version of what I have right now, and I'd love to get my hands on one.
This sexy lenovo on sale for $1,000 (free shipping right now) has essentially the same specifications (slightly slower proc, 2x the memory, slightly faster vidcard) as the current $2,200 mac book pro 15", it is much better than the $1,800 mac which only has a 256mb graphics card in it.
edit: lenovos site sucks with linking
goto: shop.lenovo.com and search for 086227U
This laptop is the updated version of what I have right now, and I'd love to get my hands on one.
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