Which Laptop?

[Slottr]

To start, yes I did post this yesterday but Im hoping for more input from more people.

 

What laptop should I pull the trigger on?

 

The XPS 15 system has an i5 7300HQ, GTX 1050, 256GB SSD and 8GB of ram - $1650 PRODUCT PAGE

 

The vivobook pro has a i7 7700HQ, GTX 1050, 512GB SSD, and 16GB of ram. $1450 PRODUCT PAGE

 

Obviously the vivobook is better spec wise, but reading reviews apparently the battery is shite. Would it be better to go with the XPS or asus machine?

 

Are there any issues with the asus system (aside from the battery)?  should I stay away from it? I've had two dell laptops in the past and theyve all treated me great. Will the vivobook do the same?

[DrMacintosh]

What are you going to be using the 1050 for?

[KhakiHat]

ASUS is notorious for having high spec machines that perform well. What exactly do you need it for?

[Slottr]

Lightly playing games like civ, cities skylines, stardew valley in my off time between classes.

 

edit: Stardew, civ, skylines, witcher 3, fallout, etc. Full spectrum of games.

[Slottr]

Just now, KhakiHat said:

ASUS is notorious for having high spec machines that perform well. What exactly do you need it for?

Playing games ^(what I mentioned in a comment above) and uni work - word, excel, etc.

[Himommies]

Just now, Slottr said:

Lightly playing games like civ, cities skylines, stardew valley in my off time between classes.

Why not Macbook then?You do not need a 1050 for any of those games.

[hmminteresting]

I dont want to make this more complicated for you. But at this price you should get a custom laptop. I don't know any companies in Canada but in the UK we have sites like PCspecialist. My advice would be to find the equivalent and get them to build and test the laptop for you. Alternatively I personally have used MSI laptops before and liked them.The xps 15 was the first laptop I bought with my own money IT SUCKED! the screen had weird flickering issues and the HDD died within 4 months and I had to get a refund. Not sure how much it has improved since 2013 but I wouldn't buy one

[KhakiHat]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

Why not Macbook then?You do not need a 1050 for any of those games.

MacBooks are ungodly expensive. 

[Slottr]

2 minutes ago, Himommies said:

Why not Macbook then?You do not need a 1050 for any of those games.

I dislike MacOS and as Khakihat said, they are incredibly more expensive than what I have listed. 

[Himommies]

1 minute ago, KhakiHat said:

MacBooks are ungodly expensive. 

You can easily get a Macbook for under 1650

[Himommies]

Just now, Slottr said:

I dislike MacOS and as Khakihat said, they are incredibly more expensive than what I have listed. 

There is more to a laptop then just specs.But if you just don't like MacOS I won't push my opinion any further

[sicily428]

11 minutes ago, Slottr said:

To start, yes I did post this yesterday but Im hoping for more input from more people.

 

What laptop should I pull the trigger on?

 

The XPS 15 system has an i5 7300HQ, GTX 1050, 256GB SSD and 8GB of ram - $1650 PRODUCT PAGE

 

The vivobook pro has a i7 7700HQ, GTX 1050, 512GB SSD, and 16GB of ram. $1450 PRODUCT PAGE

 

Obviously the vivobook is better spec wise, but reading reviews apparently the battery is shite. Would it be better to go with the XPS or asus machine?

 

Are there any issues with the asus system (aside from the battery)?  should I stay away from it? I've had two dell laptops in the past and theyve all treated me great. Will the vivobook do the same?

clevo p950hp6

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

There is more to a laptop then just specs.But if you just don't like MacOS I won't push my opinion any further

Im curious though, can you point me in the direction of a macbook that would preform just as well as one of these systems around the same pricepoint?

[Himommies]

3 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Im curious though, can you point me in the direction of a macbook that would preform just as well as one of these systems around the same pricepoint?

You can get a 1500 macbook with a i5 and get the same results FPS wise as the i5 XPS.All of the games you listed are incredibly CPU heavy and unless your hitting 4k the 1050's not even going to go past 30-50 precent

[Slottr]

1 minute ago, Himommies said:

You can get a 1500 macbook with a i5 and get the same results FPS wise as the i5 XPS.All of the games you listed are incredibly CPU heavy and unless your hitting 4k the 1050's not even going to go past 30-50 precent

Perhaps on the odd day I do want to play something like the Witcher though. I should have mentioned that in the previous reply, my bad..

[Himommies]

Just now, Slottr said:

Perhaps on the odd day I do want to play something like the Witcher though. I should have mentioned that in the previous reply, my bad..

Oh then no contest

[KhakiHat]

9 minutes ago, Himommies said:

You can easily get a Macbook for under 1650

But in means for spec over cost.. there are better options than a MacBook. MacBooks are elegant looking machines though. Very aesthetically pleasing.

[Himommies]

Just now, KhakiHat said:

But in means for spec over cost.. there are better options than a MacBook. MacBooks are elegant looking machines though. Very aesthetically pleasing.

if he's just playing City Skylines then he'll be getting about the same FPS.Now that the Witcher is in the mix there really isn't any competition 

[kirashi]

23 minutes ago, Slottr said:

To start, yes I did post this yesterday but Im hoping for more input from more people.

What laptop should I pull the trigger on?

 

The XPS 15 system has an i5 7300HQ, GTX 1050, 256GB SSD and 8GB of ram - $1650 PRODUCT PAGE

 

The vivobook pro has a i7 7700HQ, GTX 1050, 512GB SSD, and 16GB of ram. $1450 PRODUCT PAGE

 

Obviously the vivobook is better spec wise, but reading reviews apparently the battery is shite. Would it be better to go with the XPS or asus machine?

Are there any issues with the asus system (aside from the battery)?  should I stay away from it? I've had two dell laptops in the past and theyve all treated me great. Will the vivobook do the same?

WAIT FOR BLACK FRIDAY and snag the XPS 15 system with an i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD instead. 

http://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops-netbooks-and-tablets/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9560-laptop/nxps159560_bt_s1608e

 

I'm biased here, as I own and LOVE my XPS 15. Bought the exact same model linked above for $1989 in the summer, so yeah I'm a bit choked I could have saved another $200, but I love it too much to care. The battery life as I sit here web browsing in Starbucks at half brightness on battery saver mode has gone down only 5% in about an hour, and you'll get double whatever the ASUS laptop will give you because it only has a 3-cell 47WHr battery as opposed to Dell's 97WHr battery.

 

Don't get me wrong - I do like ASUS products too, but given the choice I'd take the XPS 15 everytime. More importantly though, what do you plan to use the laptop for, aside from the few games? Also, no MacBook "Pro" will have any standard ports, so you'll need to carry a bag of dongles around with you if you need to plug anything in, including even an SD card from a digital camera. If that doesn't matter to you, then there are configurations of the MacBook "Pro" that may also fit your needs in the higher end of the spectrum.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, kirashi said:

WAIT FOR BLACK FRIDAY and snag the XPS 15 system with an i7-7700HQ, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD instead. 

http://www.dell.com/en-ca/shop/dell-laptops-netbooks-and-tablets/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9560-laptop/nxps159560_bt_s1608e

 

I'm biased here, as I own and LOVE my XPS 15. Bought the exact same model linked above for $1989 in the summer, so yeah I'm a bit choked I could have saved another $200, but I love it too much to care. The battery life as I sit here web browsing in Starbucks at half brightness on battery saver mode has gone down only 5% in about an hour, and you'll get double whatever the ASUS laptop will give you because it only has a 3-cell 47WHr battery as opposed to Dell's 97WHr battery.

 

Don't get me wrong - I do like ASUS products too, but given the choice I'd take the XPS 15 everytime. More importantly though, what do you plan to use the laptop for?

Did you purchase with an i5 or i7?  oop nvm guess I only got half your reply when I refreshed the page

 

Do you know if this is going to go on sale? 

[kirashi]

5 minutes ago, Slottr said:

Did you purchase with an i5 or i7?  oop nvm guess I only got half your reply when I refreshed the page

 

Do you know if this is going to go on sale? 

Oh right, my bad. I forgot the Black Friday link... ahem https://www.redflagdeals.com/black-friday/dell-black-friday-deals-flyers/

It's on page 2, product letter C. It's not the 4K touch model, which is fine for my needs and actually gives you more battery life. Until software developers implement proper DPI scaling for all UI elements, 4K isn't really for mainstream use. However, if you're doing heavy photography work or need a thin / light video editing laptop for 4K content, then by all means take a look at the 4K models.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, kirashi said:

Oh right, my bad. I forgot the Black Friday link... ahem https://www.redflagdeals.com/black-friday/dell-black-friday-deals-flyers/

It's on page 2, product letter C. It's not the 4K touch model, which is fine for my needs and actually gives you more battery life. Until software developers implement proper DPI scaling for all UI elements, 4K isn't really for mainstream use. However, if you're doing heavy photography work or need a thin / light video editing laptop for 4K content, then by all means take a look at the 4K models.

Damn. Looks like im forking out a couple more bucks for this one. Thanks