Recommend me a laptop.

[xAlphaStick]

Hello everyone I have a few questions for this community to answer/recommend for me. 

 

I am going to America for about 6 weeks and while I am over there I was thinking of buying a laptop to keep me entertained for my trip and also to take advantage of the cheaper prices compared to what they are here in Australia. I want a descent one they can play games and also will be powerful enough to do video editing as I will be using it for school as well. There are issues though. I know the 700 series of graphics cards have been launched and I don't want to get a laptop with a 600m series if I can wait and get a 700m series card. Also when will we see haswell showing up in Laptops. So far I haven't seen anything but I know that because they are very new. My budget is about $1500 AUD but I can be flexible.

 

And one specifically for Australians, will I have any issues with warranty or licensing when I bring it back to Australia.

 

Thanks and I hope someone can help.

[joelthezombie15]

I know MSI has Some Laptops coming out (i dont know when) that have 770 and 780s (Laptop versions of course)  in them

[xAlphaStick]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-G46V-Gaming-Laptop-i5-3210M-2-5GHz-8GB-750GB-Windows-8-G46VW-BHI5N43-/171050636264?pt=AU_comp_laptop&hash=item27d36993e8&_uhb=1

 

 ^ is this too good to be true????? It just seems too cheap.

[Kevin0k]

I would wait for a haswell CPU for your laptop as they should largely increase the battery life, from what i have heard.

[Dizzi Fish]

i would also wait for haswell, i would wait to see those laptops, the higher performance laptops have much better battery life they say, also the new 14" razer blade i think will be priced at around there i think that would be something to look into, as its thin and powerful great to play a few games on, and has the new haswell cpu's in them, so i would wait fopr haswell but give the razer blade a look, they look great thin powerful and light as well as good build quality and no mechanical drives making is safer for travel to me it sounds right for you thats just mty opinion but defo wait for haswell.

[Rhizo]

Wait for haswell. Also, I disagree with Dizzi. The Razer blade will be overpriced, i'd recommend staying away from it.

[quan289]

ASUS G750JW / JX

MSI 16F4 / 1763 (barebone / whitebooks for the two MSI below)

MSI GT60 / GT70

Clevo P151SM1 / P157SM / P177SM

 

are a few units that will have Haswell and the 700 series. Of course, the Alienware M17xR5 is going to be one too.

The Clevo will be sold under different names and possibly model numbers by laptop builders. Here in the US, a few of them are Sager, Mythologic, OriginPC, Eurocom, Northwest Falcon, etc. The main difference is certain features (paint jobs like Northwest Falcon, custom back lid like Origin, etc.), component options (like one may offer workstation GPUs, while the other may only offer gaming GPUs), price and customer service.

For the AU, however, a good, reliable Clevo builder is Logical Blue One. If you ever been to Whirlpool.co.au or NotebookReview.com, the owner, Jack, occassionally post there. They don't have the lastest Clevo build Hoize laptop yet though.

[Guest Gazzer96]

Check out Cyber Power Laptops.

[xAlphaStick]

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[xAlphaStick]

Check out Cyber Power Laptops.

 Do you know if they ship worldwide? I live in Australia. Although I am going to america but I don't think they have pick up options

[quan289]

As far as I know, CBPC doesn't ship worldwide. Plus, a few of my friend's experience as well as people on their forums had complaints about poor experience with their customer service. I wouldn't go with them; although, they may have approved over the year, as I'm basing my comments on what I had seen two years ago.

 

Anyways, CBPC are one of those companies that uses Clevos and MSI to build their laptops, but with a custom backlid on their Fangbook Evo line which is build on the MSI 1763 barebone. Their Xplorer X7 is a Clevo P177SM. You could compare them here, if you want: http://www.xoticpc.com/

[xAlphaStick]

http://liliputing.com/2013/06/msi-introduces-14-inch-ge40-gaming-laptop-with-haswell-cpu.html

 

Interesting 

[Guest Gazzer96]

 Do you know if they ship worldwide? I live in Australia. Although I am going to america but I don't think they have pick up options

They ship in the UK and US, but they don't ship to Australia. Pick options I am unsure about.

[Guest Gazzer96]

I've found some more on this site: http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-with-nvidia-video-cards-ct-95_51_178.html

This is one is maybe what you are looking for with a GTX 780M at $1600. It is over budget but I would considering getting this: http://www.xoticpc.com/force-msi-1763-22001-780m-msi-gt70-barebones-p-5815.html

It has a 4 gen i7 as well!

Ignore the ones from CyberPower, these are a lot better!

[xAlphaStick]

I've found some more on this site: http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-with-nvidia-video-cards-ct-95_51_178.html

This is one is maybe what you are looking for with a GTX 780M at $1600. It is over budget but I would considering getting this: http://www.xoticpc.com/force-msi-1763-22001-780m-msi-gt70-barebones-p-5815.html

It has a 4 gen i7 as well!

Ignore the ones from CyberPower, these are a lot better!

Wow they are a lot better and really cheap. They ship worldwide as well. Thank You this is very helpful

[Guest Gazzer96]

Wow they are a lot better and really cheap. They ship worldwide as well. Thank You this is very helpful

If you look hard enough on that page you find one with an Nvidia Quadro GPU!

 

Oh, and your welcome!  :)