Hey guys,
New to the forums, but long time watcher of LMG channels. Nice to meet you
So for the longest time, I've been sort of anti-laptop. I would just get a custom desktop and use like a tablet or netbook for travel. But a few years back, I got a Macbook Pro Retina 2012 from work a while back (used to do mobile dev, and Apple's stupid requirements to build onto iOS). I stopped doing mobile dev and switched to Virtual Reality development, so the Macbook just became my travel laptop.
Welllll I accidentally spilled some coffee on it the other day, and the keyboard is trash now. I've been on the fence about buying a newer Windows laptop anyways, so I guess fate decided for me, haha. (It was showing signs of its age anyways)
So I would like to be able to do some work on the go, and also game a little when visiting family. Basic requirements:
1) Preferably 144/120hz. But 60 wouldn't be the end of the world. IPS. Resolution isn't as important. 1080p or 1440p. Don't need 4k (especially at that screen size)
2) Preferably a quad-core or better. hyper threading not necessary
3) Preferably a GTX 1070. Although a 1060 might not be bad if I'm only going 60hz
4) Max budget is $2500, but the lower the better. Probably aiming for ~$2000
5) I use Unity3D for VR dev
6) an SSD for the main drive. Preferably just a large SSD, but a secondary HDD is okay
7) I play games like Assassin's Creed, Monster Hunter World, Black Desert Online, and Overwatch.
8 ) 16GB of RAM or more
I've been looking at the Razer Blade 15 and the MSI GS65. But my research into the laptop world is fairly limited. So I don't know all the companies, or their pros/cons. Or if there are any features I should really be aiming for (Like how Linus is super pro Thunderbolt)
Any help would be great
Thanks!