Posted August 16, 2017 I have been looking for a new laptop recently (as stated in an earlier post) and my office has been in a small feud over what is the better option. So I am here to ask the wonderful LTT Community what their thoughts are on the matter. I have been looking for a laptop because most of my media consumption and work is done on a laptop. When I sit at a desktop I get into a gaming mind set more than a productive one. Plus my current laptop is having overheating issues (even after cleaning) and is over all out dated my almost 7 years. I plan to video edit, game, capture footage, and do some graphic work on this laptop. As well as watch YouTube for tutorials or while away on trips (I plan to be traveling a decent amount over the next few years). Razer Blade 14 (2017) Pros: Good Build Quality Good RGB Keyboard Acceptable Color Accuracy Light Weight Powerful Specs Cons: Terrible Thermals Poor Customer Service Price Alienware R3 13 (OLED) Pros: Amazing Screen Good Feeling Keyboard Great IO (Thunder Bolt) Price Powerful Specs Cons: Zone RGB Lighting Heavy Alien Design (Subjective) Gigabyte Aero 15 Pros: Acceptable Color Accurecy Light Weight Thin Bezel Screen Decent IO (Thunder Bolt) Acceptable Thermals Cons: Limited Design Choice (Black, Green, Orange. Subjective) Keyboard Ghosting and Shortcut Issues Price If you have any other suggestions or want to back up a particular option go ahead. Feel free to research the laptops yourself for more info. These are the main pros and cons we came up with. There are obviously more pros and cons to each, but we felt these were the more important ones. If you suggest another laptop, this is the basics of what I am looking for: Good Color Accurecy Thunder Bolt GTX 1060 (Or better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 16, 2017 aero 15 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 16, 2017 I would say Aero or Alienware (i'm not a fan of alienware or razer in general though) "Put as much effort into your question as you'd expect someone to give in an answer"- @Princess Luna Make sure to Quote posts or tag the person with @[username] so they know you responded to them! RGB Build Post 2019 --- Rainbow 2020 --- Velka 5 V2.0 Build 2021 Purple Build Post --- Blue Build Post --- Blue Build Post 2018 --- Project ITNOS CPU i7-4790k Motherboard Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI RAM G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1866mhz GPU EVGA GTX1080Ti FTW3 Case Corsair 380T Storage Samsung EVO 250GB, Samsung EVO 1TB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 5TB PSU Corsair CX750M Cooling Cryorig H7 with NF-A12x25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 16, 2017 Alienware if u plan to eGPU, aero 15 if not. Razer isn't even in the same class as these. They r at the 200 dollar acer Chromebook class. Laptop Main (Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor (Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p (Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p (Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS (Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 16, 2017 Not considering MSI? https://www.msi.com/Laptop/GP62MVR-6RF-Leopard-Pro.html#hero-overview If not then the Aero or Alien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 16, 2017 MSI GS43VR? That has ThunderBolt 3, GTX 1060 and about 80% ish sRGB coverage on their panel. The thermal is quite acceptable as well (better than Razer Blade 14 I'd say) for its weight Daily drivers: - HP Elite x2 1012 G2: Intel Core i7-7600U, Intel HD Graphics 620 + Aorus Gaming Box GTX 1080 eGPU, 16GB LPDDR3-1867, 256GB Toshiba NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD + 128GB Toshiba Exceria UHS-1 U3 MicroSD, 12.3" 2736x1824 + HP Pavilion 22cwa Monitor 21.5" 1080p IPS, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - LG V20 (H990DS): Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 (ARM-based), Adreno 530, 4GB LPDDR4, 64GB eMMC UFS 2.0 + 64GB SanDisk Extreme UHS-1 U3 V30 MicroSD, 5.7" IPS LCD 1440p + 2.1" 160x1040, Android 7.0 (LG UX 5.0) Other devices: - Lenovo IdeaPad Y400: Intel Core i7-3630QM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M SLI, 16GB DDR3-1600, 120GB Kingston mS200 mSATA SSD + 1TB HGST Travelstar 7K1000 7200rpm 2.5" HDD, 14" 768p, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit + Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit [retired] - Dell Venue 11 Pro (7139): Intel Core i5-4300Y, Intel HD Graphics 4200, 8GB LPDDR3-1600, 256GB SanDisk X110 M.2 2260 SATA3 SSD, 10.8" 1080p IPS, Windows 10 Pro 64-bit + Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit [retired] - Acer Iconia W4: Intel Atom Z3740, Intel HD Graphics, 2GB DDR3L-1033, 64GB Samsung MCG8GC eMMC, 8" IPS WXGA (1280x800), Windows 10 Home 32-bit - Asus ZenFone 2 ZE551ML: Intel Atom Z3580 (x86-based), PowerVR G6430, 4GB LPDDR3, 64GB eMMC, 5.5" IPS LCD 1080p, Android 6.0.1 (Asus ZenUI) - New Nintendo 2DS XL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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