Best Thin And Light Gaming Laptop of 2019

[deadmanwalking]

I need a new thin and light gaming laptop that can shred anything thrown at it. Best CPU and graphics that money can buy. Am looking to spend anywhere between $2500-$4000. I would like a Nvidia 2080, as much storage as possible with a recommended RAID format for better performance(NVMe preferably or M.2), 32Gb or more of high performance RAM, 144Hz-240Hz refresh rate on the screen with a 1080p-1440p resolution. (No 4K necessary). The main purpose for this rig will be gaming, entertainment, school work and some video editing in that order. Now i must stress that i need portability to be highly considered. Am looking for something that is between 2kg-2.5kg or less if possible. This will limit the number of 17" laptops that may be considered (but would be preferable) and i would be okay with 15" but no lower. Having asked that i have done some research myself and found the following laptops but i do have some issues with them:

 

1. Razer Blade 15 Advanced (Very pricey and i get only 512Gb of storage. Also if i wanted more storage i would have to get rid of the one inside. Also also, Linus shits on Razer a lot so am not convinced they are worth it)

2. Alienware M15 2019 (Beast of a laptop with storage for days but a wide foot print compared to the rest though still light. It also stands out and i like a stealthy rig.)

3. MSI GS75 (Cant find a site where i can configure the rig to my desired specs though does look like a winner and i would like a second opinion. Still i can get 3GB more on the Alienware and from what i saw no place to add more without taking out existing storage.)

4. ASUS (My current rig which is pretty old and has got me through a lot and i appreciate it and for that like the brand very much, but could not find one that met my specs and was still light.)

 

PS: 1. No Apple products are welcome

       2. I dont care about the webcam

       3. Spelling might be shit... I wrote this just before bed.

 

Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thank You.

[Akira Shimazu]

i dont know about it but dont buy razer. its kinda bias but it's thermal arent very good so it mgight detoriate faster.

i would say between MSI and ASUS. and try to get Triple Blade fan.

[genexis_x]

12 minutes ago, deadmanwalking said:

I would like a Nvidia 2080

Only 2080MQ in thin and lights which is slower than 2070N

12 minutes ago, deadmanwalking said:

2.5kg

So you can accept up to 2.5kg?

[para9bellum]

Some things to consider - how much battery do you need? Are aesthetics important? How about ease to upgrade? 

 

1) I think the Blade 15 is a great laptop. Haters are going to hate but it is a solid built machine and looks great. Battery will be 4-6 hours of real world use (light/office/productivity). 

 

2) I love the look of the M15R2. I have read that the mobo is installed upside down which makes upgrading a pain in the ass. It does look very cool as well (in my opinion)

 

3) I don't think MSI build quality is up to par. If your going to be on the go, I would be concerned about long-term durability. 

 

4) I have nothing to add - seem some Asus machines - they seem OK but not very familiar.