Best Cheap Gaming Laptops under $600 in 2013

One of the most important things to consider when you're out and about trying to find the best laptop under 600 bucks is, how much RAM and how much speed can you get out of your CPU. The graphics card is also important to consider and how much memory is integrated with the card. If you are able to get decent performance from these three components for under 600 dollars, you will get a nice gaming laptop.

Generally speaking, Toshiba is a good brand for those seeking high-performance from their laptop because they are interested in gaming. This Toshiba satellite offering comes with 17.3 inch screen and 6GB of DDR3 RAM.

You also get the DVD super multi drive that can also act as a DVD burner. It comes with an AMD A-Series Quad-Core processor and an operating system running Windows 8. You get three 3.0 USB ports and some preinstalled trial software.

This laptop computer can be purchased for about $600 at Amazon and other online retailers. You might feel that it does come with the right disc space at 640GB for this value. When it comes to gaming, hard disk space is not the most important part. It is true that your operating system can use part of the hard disk for swapping purpose but it is not a show stopper.

• Screen features a 17.3 Inch 720p HD Display (1600 x 900)
• 2.3 GHz AMD A10-4600M quad-core accelerated processor
• 640GB Serial ATA HD
• Installed with 6GB DDR3 SDRAM (Maximum  16GB)
• AMD Radeon HD 7660G Graphics Card
• 802.11b/g/n Wireless N Wi-Fi
• Multi Card Reader
• Built-in Stereo Speakers
• 2 USB 3.0 Ports and 1 USB 2.0 Port
• HDMI Output
• Dimension: 10.60 x 16.30 x 1.30 inches
• Weighs only 6.2 lbs

For those who want gaming laptops for $600, Lenovo Z580 might just be what you need. It comes with 4 GB of DDR3 RAM memory and 750 GB of hard disk. It features an Intel Core i3-3110M 2.4 GHz (3 MB Cache) processor which makes it a good value for its price tag.

You get the standard Windows 8 operating system and battery life can last up to 5 hours. Those who are interested in using connectivity applications like Skype, you have an integrated 720p HD webcam that will give you good quality video capture.

• Features a 15.6 Inch HD Screen 1366×768 Pixels (16:9 widescreen)
• 3rd Gen Intel^® Core™ i3-3110M processor
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 750GB Hard Drive (5400 rpm)
• Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n
• DVD Reader and Writer
• 720p Installed Webcam 
• 2 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 Ports
• Lithium Ion Battery can lasts up to 5 hours
• Supports HDMI Output and HD Graphics
• Dimension: 14.80 x 9.80 x 1.30 inches
• Weighs only 5.8 lbs

Acer is a brand that this noteworthy for making affordable laptops. It is only natural to look into what the brand has to offer when you are looking for cheap gaming laptops under 600 bucks. The Acer Aspire AS5755-6647 comes with a 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5-3210M Processor and 4 GB of RAM. It also offers 500 GB of hard disk space and the DVD super multi drive for watching movies and burning DVDs. This is not just a gaming laptop with multimedia features but it can also be used for both business and pleasure like for those who are addicted to surfing the Internet.

• 15.6 Inch Widescreen HD Display with 1366 x 768 resolution
• 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Processor 2.5GHzwith Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.1GHz
• NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630Mwith 1GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM Graphics Card
• 4 gigabyte of RAM (DDR3)
• 500 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
• Multi-Card Reader
• 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth 4.0 Connectivity
• Built-in 1.3 MP Webcam
• 1 USB 3.0 and 2 USB 2.0 Ports
• DVD Reader
• HDMI Output
• Lithium Ion battery can last up 4.5 hours
• Dimension: 15 x 9.96 x 1.30 inches
• Weighs only 5.7 lbs