How much are you willing to pay for a good PC?

[darkandshadow]

There has been a major debate with myself and a bunch of my friends about how much are they willing to spend on a good gaming rig.

They say, that $1500 - $2000 should be the right price for desktops/laptops to play most of the games, as well as some of the newer ones on a higher resolution than just average.

Now, when I brought up that I was willing to pay $3700 for a specific laptop (since I'm always on the go), there were mixed reactions about if that was too much or not.

The debate mostly was if I was eventually going to get myself a desktop. I answered "probably not if I'm going to buy this laptop; However, I will spend a little more money to get a plasma screen TV or an LCD TV -whichever is cheaper at the time- so I can hook my laptop up to the TV for home gaming, or movie watching."

Question is, how much are you willing to pay for a decent gaming rig?

[ware4me]

Well... maybe i'd spend 3000 on a good desktop PC, but not a laptop, i use those just for work and i don't really need a powerful machine for that, not more than 800 for a laptop, at least 4me!

It depends on what dns does on a regular basis... but I think it's always cheaper to upgrade desktops.

[darkandshadow]

It is always cheaper to upgrade desktops, but since I'm constantly moving around, from place to place, I need a portable computer.
It's too hard to lug around a desktop xD

[Zer0]

i too like portable computers but i wont spend more then what is needed on it. so about 1k is good enough i think, i dont like to play computers games but i like a fast computer with lots of memory.

[ware4me]

Hmm... dns should get a big bag and carry PC on dns' back!

[darkandshadow]

lol...I have enough stuff to carry, not to add anything more.
I've already made up my mind that I'm going to buy this
laptop, so...=P

[stukasa]

I'm not too familiar with laptop prices but I paid around $1500 for my PC in 2006. I would have been willing to pay a few hundred dollars more if I needed to (to play newer games and stuff).

I don't know what makes your particular laptop so good that it's worth paying more than double what my PC cost but you know more about computers than I do so I trust you if you say it's worth the price. One good thing about paying more for a better system now is that it won't get outdated as quickly.

[zefiris]

$300 USD is the max I am willing to pay unless it have nano-tech. With the nano-tech development, I am willing to pay $500 max.

[darkandshadow]

Nano-tech is actually progressing a hell of a lot quicker
than expected. Yamaha already has a nano-tech sea-doo
machine that you can fetch (for a bit of a price).

At least with the laptop, I can interchange the parts how
often I see fit....although with gas being on the rise...AGAIN,
I may have to put it off...AGAIN.

[LittleVexy]

Nano-tech is actually progressing a hell of a lot quicker
than expected. Yamaha already has a nano-tech sea-doo
machine that you can fetch (for a bit of a price).

At least with the laptop, I can interchange the parts how
often I see fit....although with gas being on the rise...AGAIN,
I may have to put it off...AGAIN.

What... Oil has hit a new price record per barrel!! Impossible!!