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I need to buy a laptop in the next two days before school starts so I can configure it and get it ready for school but I've never bought a laptop before so I don't know prices that well. I also don't know anything about replacing laptop parts, I've only had experience with desktops.
The one I'm looking at now is an Asus laptop with:
i7 -2630 QM 2.0Ghz
GeForce GTX 560M
8 gig RAM
750 gig HD
for $1,100.
I know it's not the best price but the one I ordered online fell through and they didn't bother to notify me until today, so I'm looking around a little before impulse buying (delayed-thoughtful-impulse buy :p).
My biggest concern is the graphics card, I want to be able to use this for the next 4-5 years, I don't think the processor will be a problem, the RAM is upgradable to 16 gig max so that won't be a problem and HD I have external, but the GTX 560M is a concern, how hard is it to swap graphics cards in laptops?
If you have any good suggestions, please keep in mind I need to be able to pick them up at a retailer (micorcenter, Best Buy, etc.) and they unfortunately have to be a stock computer. I need it fast to install everything. My needs in order Processor > Graphics Card >= RAM >>>> HD.
Edit: Oh I should mention I need this to do graphics rendering and programming, not just gaming.
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Well it depends on whether the GTX 560M is MXM or it was soldered on... If it's soldered on than you have little to zero chance since you need too find the GPU and you need to know how to solder it to the board. If it's MXM than good luck finding it at your Best Buy.
Unless you use your notebook like a desktop, don't expect a gaming notebook to last five years...
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It won't be my main gaming computer, just something I play games on at school and stuff. Still dunno if GTX 560M will last that long, maybe I'll spring for a 580M+ :/
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Why are you not concerned about the processor?
2Ghz is not very much.
But the graphics card is reasonably strong for laptop and changing gfx cards on a laptop is often times impossible. According to notebookcheck.net the gfx card can play most games but won't run very taxing games such as Crysis 1 and 2 on full settings fluently.
But on to the most important fact, laptops are not made for gaming, especially not Asus, Acer and such (I've had bad experiances with those brands) beacuse they overheat very easily due to various reasons.
I reccomend reading some recomendations or reviews before deciding on wich laptop to get 
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I am most worried about processor actually, it goes up to 2.9 GHz and the ones that go faster (boost up to 3.2+) have shitty graphics cards. Buying stock computers sucks T_T
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the 560 is more than good enough for you. but not all i7 are created equally!
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