Buying new laptop

[hockeykid666]

Ok. Well this will be a long post for sure. Trying to remember all of the information you will need.

This laptop budget is about $2000. Give or take. its not concrete but aiming to keep it in that range.

First brand names. I have been referred to Toshiba, Asus and Lenova. Anyone else have a suggestion?

I am jumping between a gaming laptop and more of a work oriented laptop. IE. Autocad, and 3D imaging and what not.

With toshiba. I am thinking the "Qosmio" brand.
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.gr...9652&category=

For Lenova. The T series. You can customize then to a point though the graphics card is a concern for me.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...CAAC13703524BD


Haven't found an asus that looks promising as the site isn't very good at 100% easy comparison.

First things first though. how easy is it to upgrade the ram in a laptop? Would it be cheaper to just buy the ram separately as long as it supports the amount of ram I want? I want as much as possible so 8gb max.

Should I go for a more Quadro FX graphics processor? it looks like its more designed towards Autocad/3d imaging.
I would like to game a bit as well but its not a real concern. If i get the Quadro then will i not be able to run any or I won't get much performance as in I wouldn't be able to run slightly older games at reasonable rates.

Asus - M60J
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=pAWDOlwZMb508qWy

G60J
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...specifications

[B]G51J[B]
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=wGROClu9UevFOGKS

NP8760
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product...php?pid=218647



For the 6,9,12 cell batteries. Are they pretty much universal where i can get a 12 cell and use it in replace of a 6 cell?

How is Sager on warranty/return/etc?
I am in Canada but also can order to the states to save on shipping if need be. If you need more information. I will be around all night.

So in short...

Processor - I7 area
Graphics - Ideally 280M or so.
ram - DD3 1333mhz. 4gb min.
hd - Don't care. 250, 7200rpm
Screen - 17"+
Full Keyboard with number pad.

Thats about the idea of what i want.
Suggestions, what else to consider?

[glc]

I recommend Asus, Dell, and Lenovo.

You can game on a Quadro FX, but you won't get the same performance as you would get with a GeForce. Same applies to a Fire vs. a Radeon.

Sager is supposed to make some excellent machines, but I have no personal knowledge of their support.
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Batteries are far from universal, you have to research each model individually.

Yes, you can upgrade your own ram, but make sure you buy guaranteed compatible ram.