Looking for suggestions on a laptop

[SandyBagga]

Hey folks!

 

I'm in the market for a gaming laptop. I'm going to be using it with Adobe CC, Blender, Maya, Unity, and Unreal Engine. And of course, some AAA games. I have a $2000-$3000 CAD budget. I need the portability because I'm at school, so I need to have the ability to make last minutechanges to projects, etc.

 

Some specs/features that I'm looking for include:

• 15.6" display (preferably with a 1080p display, for battery life and performance)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980m (preferably the 8 GB variant)
• Intel Core i7 5th Generation (Skylake would be nice, but its probably too new)
• A metal body (aluminum or Al-alloy)
• A decent trackpad (I'm coming from a 2011 Macbook Pro, so I'm a little spoiled )

The closest I've come to these specs is with the Digital Storm Triton in the following config:

 

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1143332

 

It has the metal body and 1080p 15.6" display, but 4th Gen i7, 4GB 980m.

 

Can anyone give me any alternatives to this? Or tell me about your experience with Digital Storm?

 

Thanks!

 

[SPAS-ID]

http://gaming.msi.com/products/notebook/gt-series

[FuzzyYellow]

good luck finding a touchpad equal to the Macbook Pro's.

[fluffybunnyhappyrainbow]

Screw portability my friend... 

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/11918392923683748722?q=heaviest+gaming+laptops&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.101800829,d.cWw&ion=1&tch=1&ech=1ψ=Ko7nVcWBLoTo-AH8qK6ACQ.1441238567267.5&prds=paur:CmkAsKraX_pQiNGHJw52EBHoz2-BZhQsiLNJUPVRa8KOuWkkxz3fG193ugVixMs2fcpW5eMDlzru-_8c60XI1D4g5RmZpzX54ygfX4GtLeDLdKxxjGIEZp9brgKRBaO8WZ5OGEMSpakaz50SGQBT1R-90nEoEzvF4PSKq7e8dt2n6Wwz9Xs&ved=0CAMQqStqFQoTCMjKgIzI2ccCFUVsPgodxzYDkQ&ei=Mo7nVcjpFsXY-QHH7YyICQ

[asiancorruption]

Screw portability my friend... 

https://www.google.com/shopping/product/11918392923683748722?q=heaviest+gaming+laptops&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=775&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.&bvm=bv.101800829,d.cWw&ion=1&tch=1&ech=1ψ=Ko7nVcWBLoTo-AH8qK6ACQ.1441238567267.5&prds=paur:CmkAsKraX_pQiNGHJw52EBHoz2-BZhQsiLNJUPVRa8KOuWkkxz3fG193ugVixMs2fcpW5eMDlzru-_8c60XI1D4g5RmZpzX54ygfX4GtLeDLdKxxjGIEZp9brgKRBaO8WZ5OGEMSpakaz50SGQBT1R-90nEoEzvF4PSKq7e8dt2n6Wwz9Xs&ved=0CAMQqStqFQoTCMjKgIzI2ccCFUVsPgodxzYDkQ&ei=Mo7nVcjpFsXY-QHH7YyICQ

its 3 grand and doesnt even have a 1tb hdd or 8gb of ram. lmao

[exercutor5]

Hey folks!

 

I'm in the market for a gaming laptop. I'm going to be using it with Adobe CC, Blender, Maya, Unity, and Unreal Engine. And of course, some AAA games. I have a $2000-$3000 CAD budget. I need the portability because I'm at school, so I need to have the ability to make last minutechanges to projects, etc.

 

Some specs/features that I'm looking for include:

• 15.6" display (preferably with a 1080p display, for battery life and performance)
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980m (preferably the 8 GB variant)
• Intel Core i7 5th Generation (Skylake would be nice, but its probably too new)
• A metal body (aluminum or Al-alloy)
• A decent trackpad (I'm coming from a 2011 Macbook Pro, so I'm a little spoiled )

The closest I've come to these specs is with the Digital Storm Triton in the following config:

 

https://www.digitalstorm.com/configurator.asp?id=1143332

 

It has the metal body and 1080p 15.6" display, but 4th Gen i7, 4GB 980m.

 

Can anyone give me any alternatives to this? Or tell me about your experience with Digital Storm?

 

Thanks!

 

Are you able to wait a little? Cos the Triton is based on the Clevo P650Sx series of laptop barebones from Clevo. According to my local Clevo reseller, it would come with 6700HQ, 980M 8GB GDDR5, and G-Sync some time soon.

 

If you need a Clevo reseller who deals in CAD, there's Eurocom.

[SandyBagga]

Are you able to wait a little? Cos the Triton is based on the Clevo P650Sx series of laptop barebones from Clevo. According to my local Clevo reseller, it would come with 6700HQ, 980M 8GB GDDR5, and G-Sync some time soon.

 

If you need a Clevo reseller who deals in CAD, there's Eurocom.

 

Is that so? Do you have any idea of how long before that would be available?

[exercutor5]

Is that so? Do you have any idea of how long before that would be available?

 

Not sure, but my local Clevo reseller is already selling it.

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/442525-clevo-skylake-laptops/