Guild Wars 2

thanks for the advice i think ill go for the ge70 but i might wait a bit to see if i can get on a Christmas sale or something

after a bit of looking round i found some similar laptops but im not sure which of the 2 would be the better choice,
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/notebooks/componentview.asp?partid=19827 is about 1700usd
http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/notebooks/componentview.asp?partid=19830 is slightly more at around 1770
which would be the better option for guildwars?
also my current computer specs to compare are
cpu: intel core 2 duo e6850 3ghz
ram: 4gb ddr2 (4×1gb)
gpu: nvidia geforce 8800 gts
harddrive: 2×250gb

Avelos.6798:

This laptop will run the game at high settings well enough for regular play. You’ll want to turn them down for WVW though if you do that. The processor can handle all but huge zergs though. Well, maybe it can handle some pretty harsh zergs but I don’t think it could do the epic zergs. Not very well anyway.

SolarNova: Laptops can run Guild Wars 2 fairly well but the sad reality is that they have to be expensive high end gaming laptops. An i7 3630QM with GTX 670MX can do it and anything beyond that will do better. My buddy’s MSI GT60 with i7 4700MQ and GTX 770M plays the game no problem (and even BF4 at ultra preset which includes MSAAx4 but BF4 is not a comparison to GW2, but I’m just adding that as an example of how powerful the machine is. 50+ FPS averaging)

I know that a Sandy Bridge i5 and GT540M can play the game fairly well on medium settings with 1366×768. I’d have to wager that this HP Envy here can do the same settings at 1920×1080 fairly well.

But for that price, 1500 dollars for this HP Envy, it’s totally not worth it at all when you can get a laptop with a GPU more than three times as powerful for the same price, such as an Asus G750JX or MSI GT series GT60/70 (same price for both units literally the only difference is one is 15.6 and the other is 17.3) and possibly 50 dollars less for the MSI.

I even went and checked for ya on the MSI ones.
15.6:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152404 100 dollars less than that HP Envy
(Buddy of mine has the 15.6 version and it’s amazing. Totally worth the performance and visual aesthetic)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152452 same price, but 17.3 inch
Both of these units are the same price or 100 dollars less and are in my opinion, ten times better for gaming and ability to stay cool while being heavy in battle.

thanks for the tips but the website i posted was in nzd so price would be a few hundred more than you would be used to and unfortunately the website you directed me to doesnt do international shipping but im going to have a look out for something similar that can send it to me

hey, my computer is getting quite old and im thinking of getting a laptop so i can play while im not at home after a bit of browsing i settled on http://www.mightyape.co.nz/product/156-i7-HP-Envy-Laptop/21767025/ but i wanted another opinion before i buy it.
How well would this perform playing gw2?