The Game of Upgrades

Isaac.Hartzell · January 15, 2020

Hello All,

Currently I am trying to choose a new laptop to upgrade too. Currently I am using a Razer Blade 14 (GTX 1060, i7-7700HQ 4 Core, 16GB(Soldered)). When I bought this laptop it was great, however my needs have changed significantly.

I am looking for something thin and light that I can travel. I currently have a decent desktop( i7-7700k, GTX 1070, Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB DDR4 3200MHz ), so I am not necessarily looking to replace my desktop with my laptop, but I eventually plan on updating to a RTX 2080 Super, and possibly a i9-9900K or Ryzen 9 3900X(haven't truly decided yet). My budget is around $ 2500.00, I can go slightly hight but thats where I would like to be.

Some of the basic specs that I am looking for are:

Processor: i7 (hopefully 6 cores)
Ram: 32GB or more
Graphics: RTX 2060 or better, but I can suffer.
Storage: Any - I can upgrade at anytime
Size: 15 inches preferably, but 13 or 17 is more than fine
Weight: Light preferably ~ 5lbs, but if it is heavier thats fine.
Battery Life: I would like a few hours but my expectations are low.

I have done quite a bit of research on several laptops. But for the life of me I cannot make a decision. So I pass it off to you, have you help me make the decision.

Laptops I have looked at:

Dell XPS 15
Dell XPS 13
Dell Alienware m17
Dell Alienware m15
Dell Alienware m17 r2
Dell Alienware m15 r2
Lenovo X1 Extreme Gen 2
Lenovo Y740 17inch
Lenovo C940
Razer Blade Pro 15 Advanced Model
Razer Blade Pro 17

RadiatingLight · January 15, 2020

Maybe wait until some of the laptops shown off at CES this year come to market (2 months maybe?) with the Ryzen 4000 mobile processors, which will likely offer more cores at less power than Intel's offerings. (ALTHOUGH YOU SHOULD ALWAYS WAIT FOR REVIEWS/BENCHMARKS)