There is no good gaming laptop for that price, not even for minecraft. It was a desktop you MIGHT be able to build something yourself using cheap parts, but you would probably use all refurbished and that's really not the way to go for a laptop, due to heating issues. You don't need to spend $800 just to run it smoothly, but I would say you'd need a minimum of $450 to get one that can run it decently, with custom textures.
Try compusa.com or newegg.com for some cheap stuff. Also try ebay and see if you can buy a whole laptop or parts for one on the cheap. Sorry mate.
The one in your imagination. You don't have any realistic options. A laptop twice that price probably couldn't play Minecraft very well thanks to Notch writing a very sloppy 3D engine in friggin' Java.
Adjust your expectations.
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