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    Sager for FFXIV?

    I know these questions have been asked multiple times and I know building a desktop is far better for gaming than a laptop. I have a Mac, but need a laptop because most of my college professors use PC and not Mac. Since I have to get one anyway, I might as well try and get something that can play FFXIV and Guild Wars 2 since I want to play those bad now. I've been reading rumors about FFXIV getting some less intense spec requirements with 2.0's release, but no one has confirmed it. With that in mind I've picked 3 different laptops to choose from.

    Sager NP3260 because it looks sleek, the graphics card will play XIV, but I have no idea at what setting, and it's at the perfect price range for my budget.

    Sager NP6165 because of it's graphics card. It doesn't look as sleek as the 3260, but if higher power is needed then I'll have to do with. This one cost over $900 which is something I wasn't planning to go over, but if I can talk some half ways with paying things then I can get it.

    Acer Aspire V3-571G This one has a graphic card in the middle of the two Sagers, is the lowest price, but I don't know two much about it. I need to spend as little money as possible while still getting the overall benefit I'm looking for. Would anyone be kind enough to help me out here?

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    One thing i can say for sure: my 13" sony laptop with a Radeon HD 6630M can run XIV and GW2 at 720p windowed/1366x768 fullscreen in decent quality. No eye candy, but it runs halfway smooth and doesn't look like crap. Can provide screenshots if wanted when the weekend comes, don't have it at home atm.

    According to this, the 6630M (~20%) is quite a bit weaker than the 630M (~25%), 640M (~29%) or 650M (~46%), so either chip should be able to run both games.

    The Acer and the NP3260 only have glare displays, just the NP6165 offers a matte one... Your choice, but i still have the opinion that i'll happily trade off a bit of "super-bright and brilliant colors" for not having to use the laptop in a completely dark room or with a black/dark wall behind you to be able to see anything...

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