Hi everyone! I am planning to move from India to Canada this December for a 2yr PG (Data Science) course. Being new in the country, I really want to know from where to buy a laptop and which brand has a decent yet affordable service here. Historical context out of the way ?, my main question is down below:
I have to buy a new laptop as a requirement to my course and it should have the following rig:
Intel I7 or AMD processor with chipset that must support virtualization
16 GB of RAM
1 TB hard drive
Ethernet Network Card
Wireless Network Card
One USB 3.0 port (two preferred)
3 Yr comprehensive parts and labour (Recommended)
Windows 10 Professional Edition
My budget as of now is $1600 CDN. I can also stretch a little more if required. I am an ardent gamer as well, so the laptop would be used for gaming as well as college stuff (projects, programming, AI/ML fun stuff)
So far, the two laptops that looks good to me are:
1) Alienware m15
2) Asus RoG strix hero
Attached snapshots for both. I need some help if there are any other laptops that are better than this and would be great for me. Thanks in advance!