Idea for college?

[Toasted Waffles]

I was just wondering - since I really want/need a laptop for college next year. I was looking into a custom super laptop with a high end gaming card or something, however with Steam-in-home streaming I could get an ultrabook and do the same So Should I get a High-end Laptop (custom or like a Asus G series or a Gigabyte Arous thin gaming laptop) or get an Ultrabook (no idea which one is good :c) and the last option a Macbook Pro with dual boot to windows.

[Oshino Shinobu]

(:

 

[TheKDub]

College*

 

I'd suggest something such as the aorus x7 pro if you can afford it, or if you have a tighter budget perhaps the lenovo y50

[LemonSpice]

The aurous x3 pro is nice good for gaming also very thin

[Toasted Waffles]

I think my budget would be around, lets say 2,000-2,500

[mosin40]

MSI GS70 2QE

or

MSI GS60 2QE

[iTzPrime]

a cheap ultrabook and a hackintosh dual boot with windows is the cheapest option for you

[Toasted Waffles]

a cheap ultrabook and a hackintosh dual boot with windows is the cheapest option for you

I rather spend more for better hardware

[iTzPrime]

I rather spend more for better hardware

then a good ultrabook and a good hackintosh ;D

 

no but seriously:

I am currently going to university for programming and you don't need a good notebook. The most important thing is that it has a good battery, as you might not always get a charger (we have no space in our auditoriums). I would get a really good homecomputer and do the work there and just write on the notebook and sync it with google drive

[Toasted Waffles]

then a good ultrabook and a good hackintosh ;D

 

no but seriously:

I am currently going to university for programming and you don't need a good notebook. The most important thing is that it has a good battery, as you might not always get a charger (we have no space in our auditoriums). I would get a really good homecomputer and do the work there and just write on the notebook and sync it with google drive

The Laptop would be an extension of the my build log, "beauty and the Beast" I just want something I can play games on and move around with

[iTzPrime]

The Laptop would be an extension of the my build log, "beauty and the Beast" I just want something I can play games on and move around with

ok, i will not hold you back from wasting money, but in my experience you don't have the time playing games on a notebook when you are in college. Either you are in an auditorium or in the libary studying or you are hanging out with friends, or you are at home, where you already have your good rig, where you can play games. 

 

Edit: are you from a german speaking country?

[Toasted Waffles]

ok, i will not hold you back from wasting money, but in my experience you don't have the time playing games on a notebook when you are in college. Either you are in an auditorium or in the libary studying or you are hanging out with friends, or you are at home, where you already have your good rig, where you can play games. 

 

Edit: are you from a german speaking country?

No I'm in the USA - just typing on a super crappy Chromebook that feels the need to auto correct everything -.-

[iTzPrime]

No I'm in the USA - just typing on a super crappy Chromebook that feels the need to auto correct everything -.-

a ok ;DDD because laptop is acutally a german expressions . as i already said, the best thing would be a good ultrabook with a long life battery and a good rig at home

[Toasted Waffles]

a ok ;DDD because laptop is acutally a german expressions . as i already said, the best thing would be a good ultrabook with a long life battery and a good rig at home

That's what I'm leaning towards really.

[kerberos]

I really like the Asus ROG G751 but it's kind of expensive. Otherwise, the MSI GT80 looks promising but we have yet to see their prices.

Or you can go with the Alienware 13 and get the amplifier to plug it with a real desktop GPU, supposedly same desktop performances.

[Toasted Waffles]

These are the laptops I'm currently looking into

 

 

Gaming Laptops

ROG G751JY

i7-4710(2.5 GHZ), GTX980M, 24GB RAM, 1tb HDD, 256gb SSD = $2,500

 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232199

 

 

 

Zenbook UX301LA

i7-4558U (2.8 GHZ), Intel Iris Graphics, 8gb Ram, 256GB SSD = $1,800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231481&cm_re=UX301LA-_-34-231-481-_-Product

X7 Pro

i7-4870HQ (2.7ghz), SLI GTX 970M's, 8gb Ram, Cost = N/A

http://www.aorus.com/x7pro.aspx

 

XPS 12

i7-4510 (up to 3.1ghz), intel iris, 8gb DDR3, 256gb SSD = $1,800

http://www.dell.com/us/business/p/xps-12-9q33/pd

Mac Book Pro 13" w/ Retina Display

i7-N/A (3.0ghz), Intel Iris, 16gb ram, 512gb SSD = $1,800