New Laptop!

[Paladin Skylark]

Looking for a gaming laptop, budget of 1,600 Canadian. Alienware's are overpriced (imo) so I'm looking at THIS

 

Opinions welcomed! XD

[Fear Deer]

My opinion is if it doesnt really really but really have to be a laptop, build your own desktop :)

If you have a budget of 1600 you can build a GREAT desktop ;)

[Ozzmcom]

well you need laptop in certain situations , I've used msi laptop when I was in america as well.

MSI Notebook Official Website

old version of that I'm going to replace it with that one I think

thing about small screens is you don't need a top noch graphics card so you can focus on the proccessor

[Ryzza5]

Keep in mind also that just because a laptop has a good graphics chip, doesn't mean all games will support it (most devs say they don't test/support mobile (laptop) graphics adapters. TDU1 was a good case in point, I recall a number of noobs creating threads asking why such and such played fine on their laptop but TDU was awful.

 

 

Buying an elCheapo laptop and putting the rest to a gaming PC is actually a pretty decent idea. If you buy an old 2nd hand laptop however, chances are the battery life isn't very good (they deteriorate after 3 years).

 

 

The laptop you linked to looks very nice, but the nVidia 550 chip (while new) won't be exactly fast, and that being the mobile version of it means even less performance (usually in favour of cooling and battery life). You could play older games on it no problem (think around the 2007 mark), but no garuntees with current games.

[Ozzmcom]

I reackon as long as you run it on native resolution size which would be arround 1368x768, you would have good performance out of it

[Paladin Skylark]

Perhaps a desktop it shall be then!

[Ozzmcom]

oh if you're not gonna travel , desktop would be always my choice

[Paladin Skylark]

Shouldn't be moving about too much lol, thing that concerns me is monitor pricing, computer is expensive enough without a monitor...

[Fear Deer]

not really ;)

I configured a computer for my dad's company, with hardware bought at a store nearby, monitor, OS, all included, around 700€ ;)

4 core CPU, 3.0ghz, AMD

with a powerfull GPU too,

Dont have the list of the hardware anymoar unfortunately

[Ozzmcom]

A gaming laptop would always cost more than a gaming desktop on similar performance levels unless you want a gigantic monitor which I don't see any point in it. The i7 2630qm for instance, is designed for laptop but performance wise the i5 2500k manages to beat it. So you can save a lot of money.

[zmagicchivas]

That looks cool, but with $1600, you can build an AMAZING PC.

 

But if you want something portable, it is a good lappy.

 

I have the Asus G50VT and it plays TDU flawlessly :D on highest settings

[Paladin Skylark]

Thinking of a custom built Desktop. Total price $1,704...

[karan1070]

Hi Clarence

See if you want to have a gaming laptop then you need a laptop which has good graphics card, high RAM and do not have Hp laptop has they heat up very soon and also don't have laptop having AMD processor because its also heat up soon. Some good suggestions are--

 

Lenovo Essential G Series G560

Dell Inspiron 15 2nd Gen Ci5/ 4

[Sponge]

Desktops all the way. Easily upgradable, and if a component fails - You replace it...

 

If a component fails on a laptop - the laptop is then dead.

 

It's the debate I have with my customers at my shop. Laptops are initially cheaper and better for starting on, but desktops are significantly more cost effective over the long term. (And significantly more reliable, too)

[Camel]

Depends what you need it for. It's kinda hard to lug a desktop around everywhere and find places to plug it in.

[Paladin Skylark]

Well, I have two laptops... lol... I want a gaming desktop. I'm still looking around. Been a few months though.