New laptop for work...and play a bit.

[johnnyTheMac]

Hello,

I am looking for a new laptop for work. I am a web developer, with a bit of graphic design on the side. I am a gamer and I have a gaming rig. I will be using the laptop for some gaming, though. I will mostly be game-streaming, so big resource intensive games will be handle by the rig and not the laptop. I will just probably wind up playing older titles like Medieval II/Empire Total War, Just Cause 2, NBA 2K15, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield...etc. I have a mid-2014 MacBook Pro Retina display i7/16GB/512GB that I am selling, so no more Apple for me. I will be looking for a Windows based laptop. Anyhow, here is the list:

Budget:
$1400-1700 (less expensive is always good though lol)

Country:
U.S.

Uses:
Web Development/Graphic Design (Photoshop/Illustrator/Dreamweaver multiple browsers and browser tabs running simultaneously)/Light gaming

Screen Size:
15" max.

Resolution:
1920 x 1080

Games/Settings:
Any games, really. From Older Battlefield, Total War, GTA, Skyrim...etc. Medium to high.

OS:
Windows 8.1

HDD/SSD:
At least 256GB

Thank you in advance for your help!

[RollinLower]

you should check out some of the stuff MSI is selling. (i personally love the GS60!)

also, maybe the razer blade is something for you? i hear it's quite expensive tough.

[ZetZet]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-15/pd?oc=dkcwf02&model_id=alienware-15

Surprisingly very good

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-15-Notebook-Review.136667.0.html

 

But man it's heavy. MSI is much lighter and thinner.

[MrSuperb]

I have a mid-2014 MacBook Pro Retina display i7/16GB/512GB that I am selling, so no more Apple for me. I will be looking for a Windows based laptop.

dont sell it ...

won't get anything better for that kind of money ...

[johnnyTheMac]

you should check out some of the stuff MSI is selling. (i personally love the GS60!)

also, maybe the razer blade is something for you? i hear it's quite expensive tough.

Thanks for your quick reply! Yeah, from what I have started researching, MSI and ASUS seem to be the go to lappies for many. I don't know about the RazerBlade. I know of it, but I don't know if you are paying for the name or if it is really that much better than its MSI and ASUS counterparts. I am going to check out the GS60 that you mentioned.

 

Thanks!

[johnnyTheMac]

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-15/pd?oc=dkcwf02&model_id=alienware-15

Surprisingly very good

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Alienware-15-Notebook-Review.136667.0.html

 

But man it's heavy. MSI is much lighter and thinner.

The both look nice! Thank you. I am going to take a look. I have hear good things about the MSI laptops that are out. Do you happed to now if the MSI has an IPS display? I see the Alienware does.

 

dont sell it ...

won't get anything better for that kind of money ...

I cannot get into the OS. It seems kind of closed for me and I think that for the price I paid for it, I can get a hell of a Windows based laptop.

[ZetZet]

The both look nice! Thank you. I am going to take a look. I have hear good things about the MSI laptops that are out. Do you happed to now if the MSI has an IPS display? I see the Alienware does.

 

I cannot get into the OS. It seems kind of closed for me and I think that for the price I paid for it, I can get a hell of a Windows based laptop.

MSI does have IPS display.

 

You can install windows in a mac?  :lol:

[MrSuperb]

I cannot get into the OS. It seems kind of closed for me and I think that for the price I paid for it, I can get a hell of a Windows based laptop.

then install Windows on it ... no you won't get a hell of a Windows based laptop.

something comparable would be the Razer Blade, but that would cost you $2500.

[MrSuperb]

a week ago you were asking if you should be a 2011 Macbook Pro and now you have a 2014 one?

and 3 weeks ago you almost bought an msi gs30?

[johnnyTheMac]

MSI does have IPS display.

 

You can install windows in a mac?  :lol:

Yeah, but it is the model with iGPU. It does not have a dedicated GPU like some of the options posted above.

 

then install Windows on it ... no you won't get a hell of a Windows based laptop.

something comparable would be the Razer Blade, but that would cost you $2500.

The Alienware 15 and MSI that were posted are considerably less than the money I paid for that Mac. It was $2300 for it and that is just the i7 2.2 GHz/16GB RAM/ 512GB SSD/HD 5200 IGPU. For $1599, I can have all of that and a 970m.

[johnnyTheMac]

a week ago you were asking if you should be a 2011 Macbook Pro and now you have a 2014 one?

and 3 weeks ago you almost bought an msi gs30?

Yes. I decided that I would go with a new MacBook Pro because I did not trust the ones on Craigslist or eBay. And, yes, I was looking at the GS30. I am not very knowledgeable in the area, so I have a lot of questions and concerns. I appreciate the look through my history, though.

[MrSuperb]

The Alienware 15 and MSI that were posted are considerably less than the money I paid for that Mac. It was $2300 for it and that is just the i7 2.2 GHz/16GB RAM/ 512GB SSD/HD 5200 IGPU. For $1599, I can have all of that and a 970m.

the alienware and the msi are considerably worse in many other areas though.

if you can return it or sell it for a good price, then go for it.

to me it sounded like you already had that macbook for a while ...

I appreciate the look through my history, though.

... that's why I was looking through your history.

[johnnyTheMac]

the alienware and the msi are considerably worse in many other areas though.

if you can return it or sell it for a good price, then go for it.

to me it sounded like you already had that macbook for a while ...

 

Nah, I just got to see if I would like it. The dumbed down Garageband, from what I remember from back in '08 when I messed around in it last lol. What do you mean by "worse in many other areas"?

[exercutor5]

Clevo P650SE? Sager's variant is called the NP8651.

[Nineshadow]

Asus UX303LN. 13" ultrabook with an 840M.Powerful enough to play most demandind games at 1080p on low.Also rather cheap,coming at around $1000-1100 for the 1080p,i7,256GB SSD.They also have models with QHD screens if that's your thing.

[PaulKolby]

Hello,

I am looking for a new laptop for work. I am a web developer, with a bit of graphic design on the side. I am a gamer and I have a gaming rig. I will be using the laptop for some gaming, though. I will mostly be game-streaming, so big resource intensive games will be handle by the rig and not the laptop. I will just probably wind up playing older titles like Medieval II/Empire Total War, Just Cause 2, NBA 2K15, Assassin's Creed, Battlefield...etc. I have a mid-2014 MacBook Pro Retina display i7/16GB/512GB that I am selling, so no more Apple for me. I will be looking for a Windows based laptop. Anyhow, here is the list:

Budget:

$1400-1700 (less expensive is always good though lol)

Country:

U.S.

Uses:

Web Development/Graphic Design (Photoshop/Illustrator/Dreamweaver multiple browsers and browser tabs running simultaneously)/Light gaming

Screen Size:

15" max.

Resolution:

1920 x 1080

Games/Settings:

Any games, really. From Older Battlefield, Total War, GTA, Skyrim...etc. Medium to high.

OS:

Windows 8.1

HDD/SSD:

At least 256GB

Thank you in advance for your help!

Get the Mai it has an iOS screen

[johnnyTheMac]

Thank you for your replies!

 

I am really about to pull the trigger on this:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152686&cm_re=msi_gs60-_-34-152-686-_-Product

 

It looks like a decent laptop for a alright price. What do you think? I am still open for your suggestions, though.

 

Thanks, again!