Oh. Well, if waiting is an option. Definitely wait. NiX has already pointed out many developments that you should know about when considering buying a new piece of technology. And if you ask me there are only 2 instances when you should seriously think about buying one.
1. When you need it.
2. When you seriously want it.
This is because the tech industry works such that there is very likely a new, promising, bad-arse model lurking around the corner every few months.
I believe Blizzard isn't the kind of company that'll make games that need the latest/best hardware to run. If your real benchmark is SCII and D3 try to wait 'till sometime next year (when they're supposed to be out already) or at least know their minimum sys requirements, then make your unit like 20~30% above those requirements (ie: one kick higher than the minimum sys requirements). From my experiences with my laptop, certain games still feel like crap even if you meet the requirements, you even risk overheating.
imo you'd probably want the following out of your machine:
A. Does what you want/need it to.
B. Reliable. (Doesn't crash easily while you're doing what you want it to be doing)
C. Lasts. (Because if you spend 1k USD on a unit and it breaks down in less than a year you tend to lose hair faster.)
And to achieve these, you'd want to get a unit that doesn't have to push its limits for item A. Wiiiith a cooling pad, can't stress that enough. XD;
EDIT:
Okay, I missed the part about you maybe not waiting. Seriously though, if you'll just buy a new unit later on for the games buy a desktop for it and save yourself the headaches. Laptops are still handy if you ask me though, get one that will accomplish the tasks you KNOW you'll use it for (sans the games you want to play). And if you ask me, having extra ram is always handy. Laptops have a lot more sub-processes compared to desktops, so a laptop will be noticeably slower than a desktop that runs on the same specs.
1. When you need it.
2. When you seriously want it.
This is because the tech industry works such that there is very likely a new, promising, bad-arse model lurking around the corner every few months.
I believe Blizzard isn't the kind of company that'll make games that need the latest/best hardware to run. If your real benchmark is SCII and D3 try to wait 'till sometime next year (when they're supposed to be out already) or at least know their minimum sys requirements, then make your unit like 20~30% above those requirements (ie: one kick higher than the minimum sys requirements). From my experiences with my laptop, certain games still feel like crap even if you meet the requirements, you even risk overheating.
imo you'd probably want the following out of your machine:
A. Does what you want/need it to.
B. Reliable. (Doesn't crash easily while you're doing what you want it to be doing)
C. Lasts. (Because if you spend 1k USD on a unit and it breaks down in less than a year you tend to lose hair faster.)
And to achieve these, you'd want to get a unit that doesn't have to push its limits for item A. Wiiiith a cooling pad, can't stress that enough. XD;
EDIT:
Okay, I missed the part about you maybe not waiting. Seriously though, if you'll just buy a new unit later on for the games buy a desktop for it and save yourself the headaches. Laptops are still handy if you ask me though, get one that will accomplish the tasks you KNOW you'll use it for (sans the games you want to play). And if you ask me, having extra ram is always handy. Laptops have a lot more sub-processes compared to desktops, so a laptop will be noticeably slower than a desktop that runs on the same specs.
