So I decided I need a new notebook, first thing is I truly hate any notebook with an oddball keyboard. I don't need extra keys crammed in spots where I hit them all the time when I want to hit a key that is normally there.

It has to be a decent gaming notebook, as mostly it will be for games.

I have been looking at the Valkyrie at ibuypower and it seems to have what I am looking for, but am open to other suggestions, would like to keep the price under $2500.

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/Valkyrie ... ing_Laptop

I am not sure which would be better to go with, normal HD, or go with a SSD HD, then would I need a second SSD for data?



Valkyrie CZ-17 [2] Gaming Laptop
http://www.ibuypower.com
Case 1 x Valkyrie CZ-17 17.3" Full HD 1920x1080 LED-Backlit Display Laptop w/HDMI Port, E-SATA, USB 3.0, Illuminated Keyboard, Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter-Original Metallic black (back order)
Processor 1 x Intel® Core™ i7-3820QM Mobile Processor (4x 2.7GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
Memory 1 x 32GB [8GB x 4] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM [Laptop Memory]-Corsair or Major Brand
Video Card 1 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M 2GB GDDR5 Video [CZ-17]
Primary Hard Drive 1 x 240 GB Intel 520 SSD-Single Drive
Data Hard Drive None
Optical Drive 1 x 8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [CZ-17]
Flash Media Reader / Writer 1 x Built-in 4-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Laptop]
Sound Card 1 x HD Audio with THX TrueStudio Pro
Network Card 1 x Killer E2200 Gaming Networking
Internal Wireless Network Adapter 1 x 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Combo [CZ-17]
Operating System 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional + Office Starter 2010 (Includes basic versions of Word and Excel)-64-bit
USB Ports 1 x Built-in 2x USB 2.0 Ports + 3x USB 3.0 Port [Laptop]
Carrying Case None
Video Camera 1 x Built-in 3.0 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera
Warranty 1 x Standard Warranty Service-Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support
Rush Service 1 x Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days
Free Stuff 1 x [Free T-shirt] - INTEL SSD-Free with purchase of Intel SSD
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE] Creative Labs Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Free Stuff 1 x [FREE Game Promo Pack] Tribes: Ascend-Free with purchase of Intel i5/i7 CPU or Intel Motherboard or Intel SSD 180Gb or above
Subtotal $2,287.00

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I needed a laptop for work related / school related tasks it didn't need to be huge beast. I got a Dell with a intel core duo, for $200 from dellauctions.com

I know you are not looking for that, but for anyone who needs a decent refurb replacement. That website was awesome.

In regards to your question a SSD would work for mostly everything, i would buy a compact external for all your files that do not need to run off the main HD. Setup the laptop to save everything to your external. Or use dropbox!

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