Gaming laptop recommendations?

You don't need an expensive laptop to use it as a Minecraft machine. If you insist on a gaming laptop, you'll rarely find one that isn't 1K or more, unless you are willing to build it yourself and find all of the components to go along with it.

If you expand your budget, you might be interested in either a Razor Blade 14" laptop, or an Alienware, which goes from 14" to 17" for laptops, I believe. Dell also has gaming laptop customization, which you could find at its website, www.dell.com. If you are pursing a Alienware, then that also has its own customization.

Of course, you don't need a laptop to play Minecraft. Try getting a Dell desktop with Windows 7, because Windows 8 isn't the best for gaming. Desktops are usually connected with Ethernet, which means you won't get the lag you do with a laptop. Then you could buy a separate keyboard and mouse from Razor, which specializes in gaming equipment. This seems like the cheapest and most customizable option to me.

All of the above mentioned laptop are starting at 1299 dollars.

If you are custom building your laptop, the cost could vary, depending if you want cheap and medium quality components, or more expensive, high-end components.

If you are getting a desktop, a hard drive could cost anywhere from 200 to 800 dollars, the keyboard goes from 79 to 169 dollars, and the mouse could cost anywhere from 69 to 159 dollars. A nice, expensive Dell monitor could cost up to 900 dollars. Max, it would probably cost up to 2100 dollars, but that's only if you want the finest components. In reality, it should only cost about less than 1200 dollars. In my opinion, a medium quality desktop is probably equivalent to a high end laptop, and the desktop costs less too, because you aren't aiming for smaller and better components with a desktop.