so as the title says i'm not sure where i should have posted this so i thought why not general stuff
anyway i know i haven't been that active but decided to come here to ask you all for advice since i somewhat "trust" your guys judgment (how foolish of me)

ok so i'm having more and more problems with my laptop when it comes to gaming, the laptop works fine but for some games it's gettign too outdated, though other newer games can be played fine

i was looking at alienware laptops for a possible replacement but i'm not that good with the specs so i'm not sure at what's powerfull, what's outdated, and what's overpriced

any advice for me? even if you can't sugjest a good one all advice for what too watch out for when buying a laptop would be a great help

It is not easy to give advice for laptops.
For me, the alienware 13 is comparable with the Medion erazer P7643 and the Acer Aspire VN7-571G-58JK.
Only thing is for the alienware you pay 200-250 euros more.

So I suggest look at the processor and the graphic card, these things are not easy to replace in a laptop. The other things (memory, HD) are more easy to replace and upgrade. This is my experience with my Dell laptop.

Just my opinion...

i always thought alienware used to be very overpriced but i dont know anymore

Problem with alienware these days is you're paying for a name. Best thing to do is look at an alienware you like, look at the specs then try and match them to a different branded laptop. You will prob save yourself £300 - £400.

i'd just go for an i7 laptop with a gtx970m gfx card, surely cant go wrong there ?

Honestly I recommend not getting a laptop for gaming full stop towers are wht u need for games nowadays if u play new ones cause the best laptop are able to cope well when using all the new graphics and processes are so high

HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook 15-ak020NB
ok this laptop was recomended by the computer shop in town
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
Manufacturer Intel
Speed 2.2 GHz
Number of Cores 8

Video Card 1 AMD Radeon HD 7400M Series
Manufacturer ATI
Chipset AMD Radeon HD 7400M Series
Dedicated Memory 1.0 GB
Total Memory 1.0 GB

Video Card 2 Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Manufacturer Intel
Chipset Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Dedicated Memory 1.1 GB
Total Memory 4.0 GB

Memory 8.1 GB

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Service Pack 1
Size 64 Bit
Edition Home Premium

Display Maximum Resolution 1600 x 900

that's the stats for my current laptop
now i know the sugjested one is better then my current one, but i need to know how much it's better, because my current laptop still works ok, it just can't run the newer games, and if not much will change i won't spend more then 1000 euro.

Dont get HP's ever there shit af , very faulty units from HP fix them at work all the time , i recommend if you are getting a laptop get a gaming laptop from Acer or get a MSI unit.

not sure they sell accer, and i've never heard of msi unit

MSI is a gaming spec brand search them up also i recommend ordering a computer online youll find them much cheaper than stores.