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TPot
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   Hello.

   I was curious of anyone has recommendations for a thin and light gaming laptop.  I've looked at the Lenovo y530, Asus ROG Strix Scar II, Razer Blade 15, and the Aero 15x.  I've seen some complaints about most of them ranging from quality control and build quality to horrendous customer support.  The main points of consideration for me are

  • 144hz screen
  • preferably a TKL keyboard, not required but I find the number pad offsetting
  • GTX 1060 or maybe a 1070 Max-Q so I can actually drive the 144hz screen
  • decent storage configurations;  I'm willing to not have a 2.5" drive bay if it means a bigger battery
  • dual m.2 drives would be amazing but I don't know how common that is
  • not too expensive like the 1070 144hz Razer Blade,  2.6k USD is a little too much for my wallet to handle

I'll be playing games ranging from Dark Souls and Skyrim to Minecraft and Portal.  I've read 2 y530 reviews on the forums here and have considered it but have only found it with a 1050ti so I don't think it'd pair well with a 144hz screen depending on the game.  If anyone has had some experience with any of the companies with customer support or has the device please let me know your thoughts.

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4 hours ago, TPot said:

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Location? Preferred max weight in kg/lbs and min battery life in hours?

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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On 12/22/2018 at 8:55 PM, TPot said:

~5 lbs/2.2 kg for weight

3-4 hours min on battery

Alienware m15 60Wh battery - be aware of potential CPU overheating issue

MSI GP63 8RE

Eluktronics Mech-15 G2 / Walmart OP 15+ laptop (TongFang GK5CN6Z)

Lenovo Legion Y7000 / Y530 customize

 

Asus Zephyrus M and Zephyrus S are also decent but has poorer battery life

 

Try to avoid thin and lights due to limited cooling room

Desktop specs:

Spoiler

AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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