Helping me Choose a laptop for College

[Toasted Waffles]

These are the laptops I'm currently looking into Budget - $1,500 - $2.500 (this will be my Graduation present )

The Mac will be dual booted to Windows   (tons of free copies of windows )

 

Gaming Laptops

ROG G751JY

i7-4710(2.5 GHZ), GTX980M, 24GB RAM, 1tb HDD, 256gb SSD = $2,500

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232199

 

 

 

Zenbook UX301LA

i7-4558U (2.8 GHZ), Intel Iris Graphics, 8gb Ram, 256GB SSD = $1,800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231481&cm_re=UX301LA-_-34-231-481-_-Product

X7 Pro

i7-4870HQ (2.7ghz), SLI GTX 970M's, 8gb Ram, Cost = N/A

http://www.aorus.com/x7pro.aspx

 

XPS 12

i7-4510 (up to 3.1ghz), intel iris, 8gb DDR3, 256gb SSD = $1,800

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-12-9q33/pd

Mac Book Pro 13" w/ Retina Display

i7-N/A (3.0ghz), Intel Iris, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD = $1,800

[Kherm]

I'd get the XPS 12, i's the laptop that Linus Uses

[MrSuperb]

Apple Macbook Pro with college discount

[MrSuperb]

I'd get the XPS 12, i's the laptop that Linus Uses

he got it for free, that is why he uses it ...

[asim1999]

is ur budget 2800 dollars, i configured one with SLI 980Ms and an SSD+HDD combo

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP9377

[Kherm]

he got it for free, that is why he uses it ...

lol, still a great laptop though

[Toasted Waffles]

Total budget is around $1,500 - 2,500 and the Mac will be dual booted to Windows.

[novasae]

Get the Linusbook

(XPS 12)

[Toasted Waffles]

Oh this will be my Graduation present going into College.

[ERSCreeper]

I would get the MacBook Pro

[Toasted Waffles]

I would get the MacBook Pro

What would the MacBook Pro provide over anything else, just wondering

[Toasted Waffles]

is ur budget 2800 dollars, i configured one with SLI 980Ms and an SSD+HDD combo

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP9377

Max is 2,500, also trying to avoid custom built laptops and rather be backed by a bigger name especially with laptops.

[ERSCreeper]

What would the MacBook Pro provide over anything else, just wondering

I would never buy Asus again since it had horrible customer support. The Dell is not bad but since you are getting more RAM and SSD space on the Mac that beats it for me (Also not a fan of the touch screen flip design). Depending on how much the X7 Pro is which is likely to be very expensive I would get it but looking at what the Retail price is for the lowest end model the MacBook Pro is the best value for money for me. 

 

Edit: All of the laptop's are great it just that Customer support is a key thing for me. I also just prefer OS X for work since it syncs with all of my apple devices.

[Maxibonbits]

I'd go for the MacBook Pro, especially if you can step up to the 15" model.

 

What would the MacBook Pro provide over anything else, just wondering

Thunderbolt and Style

[Toasted Waffles]

I would never buy Asus again since it had horrible customer support. The Dell is not bad but since you are getting more RAM and SSD space on the Mac that beats it for me (Also not a fan of the touch screen flip design). Depending on how much the X7 Pro is which is likely to be very expensive I would get it but looking at what the Retail price is for the lowest end model the MacBook Pro is the best value for money for me. 

 

Edit: All of the laptop's are great it just that Customer support is a key thing for me. I also just prefer OS X for work since it syncs with all of my apple devices.

See I've never had bad customer support from Asus, so that may just be a bad time you contacted them. I've never used OSX really but I have an Ipad and Iphone

[Toasted Waffles]

I'd go for the MacBook Pro, especially if you can step up to the 15" model.

 

Thunderbolt and Style

That is true the style is untouched, simplistic - but I do love the Asus G series.

[ERSCreeper]

See I've never had bad customer support from Asus, so that may just be a bad time you contacted them. I've never used OSX really but I have an Ipad and Iphone

Took Asus over 3 months to handle a simple Tablet RMA. And then another 3 weeks on my Asus Laptop.

[Toasted Waffles]

Took Asus over 3 months to handle a simple Tablet RMA. And then another 3 weeks on my Asus Laptop.

I had an RMA done within the week, no idea what happened. It was a while ago so I can not talk about the present. Every customer service form any company has problems here and there.

[Anthony10]

I personally would wait for broadwell, but if you want it now the aorus x7 sli 970s or the asus rog w/ 980 if you dont mind the bulkiness look like your best options

The aorus x3 is also a great option (especially compared to the 13" mac), however uses an 870 instead of a 970, which is a bummer

[Anthony10]

is ur budget 2800 dollars, i configured one with SLI 980Ms and an SSD+HDD combo

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP9377

This is for college, he doesnt want to be lugging around a 15lb laptop everywhere

[Toasted Waffles]

This is for college, he doesnt want to be lugging around a 15lb laptop everywhere

This is true