In the market for a new laptop

[ExuberantBlockhead]

In the market for a laptop to take with me when I mobilize for deployment in the summer.

 

Coming from a A10-7850K with no discrete graphics, pretty sure that all three of the follow should better in every way. The most stressful game I will be running should be Thief, max settings would be nice, but not necessary, also could be practicing some CAD (AutoCAD and SolidWorks) so I don't fall out of practice from my civilian job.

 

Would like to have the laptop now to take advantage of holiday sales and a few months to play around so that it is more likely to fail here than overseas.

 

Very likely to be coming back with me around summer of 2017, possibly going to have to stay relevant for 4 years of college following the deployment.

 

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

Specs i want to see:

 

CPU: 4th Gen i7 and up preferred sort of don't need that much power for just games

RAM: 8GB MINIMUM, 12+ preferred

GPU GTX960M+

Display: 1080p MINIMUM, no larger than 15.6"

Storage

SSD: at least upgradeable

HHD: 1TB+

 

 

1. MSI, ~$800,~$900 5th Gen i7, 12GB RAM, 2GB 960M, 1TB HHD, empty M.2, (Samsung M.2 SSD 250 GB +$78 or 500GB +$148)

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE62-APACHE-276-9S7-16J212-276-15-6-Inch/dp/B012AQH9AU/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448780274&sr=1-1&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cp_75%3A20-%2Cp_n_feature_seven_browse-bin%3A3012497011

 

2. Asus,~$950, 6th Gen i7, 16GB RAM (DDR4), 2GB 960M, 1TB HHD, empty M.2

http://www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=pd_cp_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E78BZCK2PBYY3YE507G

 

3. Gigabyte, ~$1100, 5th Gen i7, 8GB RAM, 3GB 970M, 128GB SSD and 1TB HHD

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-P55W-BW1T-Broadwell-i7-5700HQ-Computer/dp/B015KSAL50/ref=sr_1_6?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448780274&sr=1-6&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cp_75%3A20-%2Cp_n_feature_seven_browse-bin%3A3012497011

 

4.Dell, ~$760, 6th Gen i5, 8GB RAM, 4GB 960M, 256 M.2 SSD + empty 2.5" SATA

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=psdc_565108_t1_B012AQH9AU

 

5. Acer, ~$940, 6th Gen i7, 8GB RAM (DDR4), 4GB 960, 1TB HHD, empty M.2

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015XBKY6U?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00

 

Would like to hear your opinions about which I should grab, is the first one good enough, is the second one worth the upgrades, and is the 3rd worth the compromises?

 

EDIT: Added Manufacturers, added items 4 and 5, elaborated some descriptions, update price of #1.

 

CONCLUSION: Ended up getting the Dell. +8GB RAM +$36. +500 GB Samsung 850 EVO SSD +$148.

[Swndlr]

Razer Blade GANG?

Na but for real, of the ones you suggested, the $1100 Gigabyte laptop is actually a really good purchase, lots of value for what youre paying.

[techguru]

In the market for a laptop to take with me when I mobilize for deployment in the summer.

 

Coming from a A10-7850K with no discrete graphics, pretty sure that all three of the follow should better in every way. The most stressful game I will be running should be Thief, max settings would be nice, but not necessary, also could be practicing some CAD (AutoCAD and SolidWorks) so I don't fall out of practice from my civilian job.

 

Would like to have the laptop now to take advantage of holiday sales and a few months to play around so that it is more likely to fail here than overseas.

 

Very likely to be coming back with me around summer of 2017, possibly going to have to stay relevant for 4 years of college following the deployment.

 

Any suggestions are welcome.

 

Specs i want to see:

 

CPU: 4th Gen i7 and up preferred

RAM: 8GB MINIMUM, 12+ preferred

GPU GTX960M+

Display: 1080p MINIMUM, no larger than 15.6"

Storage

SSD: at least upgradeable

HHD: 1TB+

 

 

1. ~$800, 5th Gen i7, 12GB RAM, 2GB 960M, Has a M.2 slot according to reviews so a Samsung 250 GB +$78 or 500GB +$148

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE62-APACHE-276-9S7-16J212-276-15-6-Inch/dp/B012AQH9AU/ref=sr_1_1?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448780274&sr=1-1&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cp_75%3A20-%2Cp_n_feature_seven_browse-bin%3A3012497011

 

2.~$950, 6th Gen i7, 16GB RAM (DDR4), same GPU, same Storage

http://www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=pd_cp_147_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0E78BZCK2PBYY3YE507G

 

3.~$1100, 5th Gen i7, 8GB RAM, 3GB 970M, 128GB SSD and 1TB HHD

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-P55W-BW1T-Broadwell-i7-5700HQ-Computer/dp/B015KSAL50/ref=sr_1_6?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1448780274&sr=1-6&refinements=p_6%3AATVPDKIKX0DER%2Cp_75%3A20-%2Cp_n_feature_seven_browse-bin%3A3012497011

 

Would like to hear your opinions about which I should grab, is the first one good enough, is the second one worth the upgrades, and is the 3rd worth the compromises?

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-gaming-laptops-ct-118-96-98.html#!/dir=asc&no_cache=true&order=price&size=14

[venis]

All of them are great laptops and you can't go wrong with them!

The gigabyte is the obvious chois if you want the most powerful and it will keep up better in the future!

The Asus follows because of 6th gen i7 and 16gb ddr4! It's not masive difference but...

The msi is about as good and you can save some money by taking that one!

But neither of those laptops is all that portable so i recomend watch out for the acer aspire v15 nitro black if you care about potability!

I'm not an expert but thats my opinion!!

Also dont forget to see the features of each laptop because its after all YOUR choice!!

[don_svetlio]

Asus and Acer - the devils - run for your life
GIgabyte - oven


I'd say Dell Inspiron 15 or a Lenovo Y700