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Why not try to convince him to get a $500 ultrabook and a $1500 gaming PC? (or any other price combination)

so i met this guy and hes about to buy an alienware. i told him (his bugdet is "somewhere in the ballpark of 2k") if i find better one for you in that price will u buy? he said yes so now i need a laptop that better than the middle option here: http://www.dell.com/ca/p/alienware-17/pd and i already told him build pc but he needs the portability of the laptop for his work. his use case is "mainly games and streaming". so before he goes and blows 2k lets help him and get him a better one!

 

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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Why not try to convince him to get a $500 ultrabook and a $1500 gaming PC? (or any other price combination)

i already told him that but he needs portability for work and stuff.

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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http://www.razerzone.com/ca-en/store/razer-blade Good build quality and great screen also just in his price range.

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With laptop gaming pcs, there is so much out there that it would probably be best to take price and specs into consideration heavily. As long as its coming from a reputable brand/place, primary objective should probably be getting the best bang for your buck. If its going to be used for work, it would probably be a good idea to try and try them before you buy them since comfort is especially important in this case.

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i already told him that but he needs portability for work and stuff.

you don't buy a gaming laptop for portability and work. 

 

 

even less for work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

in fact that is as far from work as you can go. A 12/300$ PC and a 7/800$ actual freaking work and portable ultrabook is the best way to go.

http://www.razerzone.com/ca-en/store/razer-blade Good build quality and great screen also just in his price range.

There seems to be an issue here. It's the profile pictures.

well this is awkward. too much imgur

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http://www.razerzone.com/ca-en/store/razer-blade Good build quality and great screen also just in his price range.

There seems to be an issue here. It's the profile pictures.

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you don't buy a gaming laptop for portability and work. 

 

 

even less for work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

in fact that is as far from work as you can go. 

 

 

With laptop gaming pcs, there is so much out there that it would probably be best to take price and specs into consideration heavily. As long as its coming from a reputable brand/place, primary objective should probably be getting the best bang for your buck. If its going to be used for work, it would probably be a good idea to try and try them before you buy them since comfort is especially important in this case.

 

 

Ultrabook = portability. Or do you mean he wants to play games while travelling? 

i convinced him!!!!! to get a 1500 pc and 500 laptop!!now i need to tell him both of those options... which ones?

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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There seems to be an issue here. It's the profile pictures.

Indeed there seems to be. But your profile picture changes all the time, so I can deal with it.

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(Peripherals) Keyboard: Corsair K95 Mouse: Zowie EC2-A Headset: Audio-Technica ATH-M50X's Microphone: Blue Snowball

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Indeed there seems to be. But your profile picture changes all the time, so I can deal with it.

Sounds good to me ! :)

My Stuff! :D

My Stuff
  • Main Build - Soon to change due to it being dead
  • 4790k @ 4.7Ghz
  • Corsair 750D
  • Swiftech H320
  • MSI Z97s SLI
  • 7950 Vapor-X
  • 16GB Corsair Vengance  Blue LP 1600Mhz 
  • 120GB Samsung 840
  • 2TB Seagate Barracuda
  • Corsair HX750
  •  
  • ​Peripherals
  • Logitech G700s
  • Bitfenix, Corsair, and Darkside cable extensions
  • Das Professional with Cherry MX Brown's & Custom Keycaps
  • 3x ASUS VS238H-P w/ Triple monitor mount in PLP
  • AudioTechnica ATH-M50's 
  • Blue Yeti Microphone
  • TurtleBeach PX3 Wireless
  • Logitech C920 Webcam 
  • Precision Audio Bookshelf Speakers 
  • AudioSource AMP-100
  • Logitech G27 Racing setup
  •  
  • Laptop - Acer 7750G-9855
  • i7 2630QM
  • AMD 6650M GPU
  • 120GB Samsung 840 EVO
  • 8GB RAM
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 
  • Blu-ray Drive
  •  
  • Netbook - HP Pavillion DM1
  • AMD E-450 APU
  • 4GB RAM
  • 500gb HDD
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Cell Phone - OnePlus One 
  • 5.5-inch 1080p Screen
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor @2.5Ghz
  • 13 Megapixel rear camera
  • 5 megapixel wide angle front facing camera
  • 3100 mAh non-removal battery
  • AC wifi
  • Cell Phone #2 - Nexus 5
  • 5 Inch 1080p Screen
  • Snapdragon 800
  • 8 megapixel rear camera
  • 1.3 megapixel front camera
  • 2300 mAh non-removable battery
  • AC wifi
  • Upgrades for 2014
  • GTX 970
  • i7 4690k
  • 16gb RAM 
  • 1x 1440 or 1600p Monitor 
  • Das Mechanical Keyboard

 

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Indeed there seems to be. But your profile picture changes all the time, so I can deal with it.

In fact...IT SEEMS IT JUST CHANGED. WOOW

My Stuff! :D

My Stuff
  • Main Build - Soon to change due to it being dead
  • 4790k @ 4.7Ghz
  • Corsair 750D
  • Swiftech H320
  • MSI Z97s SLI
  • 7950 Vapor-X
  • 16GB Corsair Vengance  Blue LP 1600Mhz 
  • 120GB Samsung 840
  • 2TB Seagate Barracuda
  • Corsair HX750
  •  
  • ​Peripherals
  • Logitech G700s
  • Bitfenix, Corsair, and Darkside cable extensions
  • Das Professional with Cherry MX Brown's & Custom Keycaps
  • 3x ASUS VS238H-P w/ Triple monitor mount in PLP
  • AudioTechnica ATH-M50's 
  • Blue Yeti Microphone
  • TurtleBeach PX3 Wireless
  • Logitech C920 Webcam 
  • Precision Audio Bookshelf Speakers 
  • AudioSource AMP-100
  • Logitech G27 Racing setup
  •  
  • Laptop - Acer 7750G-9855
  • i7 2630QM
  • AMD 6650M GPU
  • 120GB Samsung 840 EVO
  • 8GB RAM
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 
  • Blu-ray Drive
  •  
  • Netbook - HP Pavillion DM1
  • AMD E-450 APU
  • 4GB RAM
  • 500gb HDD
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Cell Phone - OnePlus One 
  • 5.5-inch 1080p Screen
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor @2.5Ghz
  • 13 Megapixel rear camera
  • 5 megapixel wide angle front facing camera
  • 3100 mAh non-removal battery
  • AC wifi
  • Cell Phone #2 - Nexus 5
  • 5 Inch 1080p Screen
  • Snapdragon 800
  • 8 megapixel rear camera
  • 1.3 megapixel front camera
  • 2300 mAh non-removable battery
  • AC wifi
  • Upgrades for 2014
  • GTX 970
  • i7 4690k
  • 16gb RAM 
  • 1x 1440 or 1600p Monitor 
  • Das Mechanical Keyboard

 

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http://www.razerzone.com/ca-en/store/razer-blade Good build quality and great screen also just in his price range.

 

Not a bad suggestion tbh. The Asus and MSI gaming laptops are fuckin bricks compared to the razer blade.

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ok should i make a new topic about 500 laptop and 1500 pc?

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only a GTX 1080, just a single 1080, where my glorious PC once stood....

For that is all I need, For the Emperor of Man, Jen-Hsun Huang, protects. We march for Nvidia, and we shall know no fear!

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