College laptop decision

[MJToney7]

Hello everyone, I am an upcoming college student that is looking for a new, and powerful laptop. I have done a lot of research so far and narrowed down my search to two laptops. These two are the MSI gs70 stealth pro and the Asus g751-jt. I will be doing some (maybe a lot of) gaming and want something that can not only fit that criteria but also something I can carry to class if needed for engineering classes. I would definitely choose the MSI no doubt, but I have read some things about the build quality and the heat issues that concern me. Vice-versa, I would get the Asus no doubt if I didn't have to take it to some classes. I'm not sure how it will feel to carry that thing around with me for some time, if not all day. Thanks and please let me know what your thoughts are!

[Dzzope]

budget / location?

 

Uses other than gaming (need allot of ram? need good battery life? need it to be light?

 

@MJToney7 Follow your topics.

[MJToney7]

Budget is about $1800, location is going to Miami University

[MJToney7]

The main purpose is going to be for gaming, that is why I chose two options with exceptional GPUs and components, however I'm aware about the subpar battery life in both and that is not a concern. I'm just worried that if I buy the gs70 stealth pro it won't last me the 4 years I'll be in college.

[monsieurgoat]

I think battery life is the most important factor for a college student. It is going to suck when you have to recharge 3 - 5 times a day. You should really consider this. BTW, you should be able to get a razer with 970m on ebay near 1800 dollars. Probably best option.

[monsieurgoat]

The main purpose is going to be for gaming, that is why I chose two options with exceptional GPUs and components, however I'm aware about the subpar battery life in both and that is not a concern. I'm just worried that if I buy the gs70 stealth pro it won't last me the 4 years I'll be in college.

 

Build a desktop and get a 700 dollar zenbook for the daily grind. 

[Sam Z Man]

I think battery life is the most important factor for a college student. It is going to suck when you have to recharge 3 - 5 times a day. You should really consider this. BTW, you should be able to get a razer with 970m on ebay near 1800 dollars. Probably best option.

The 970m is beautiful my bro had one in his laptop and it's amazing.

[Sam Z Man]

Build a desktop and get a 700 dollar zenbook for the daily grind.

This shit is the most practical advice.

[techguru]

id get 2 pc's for that price..for collage

get a powerful gaming desktop

and a cheapo awesome battery small netbook for carrying around

[MJToney7]

Already have a desktop at my house and there is no way I can fit one into my room in college, and I bought a surface 3 for simple note taking and media surfing. The whole point of getting one of these powerhouse laptops is to do some gaming and run programs in class. I do understand why battery life will be something to care for, and I would also like to more about this razer. I'm looking for a 17 inch laptop. If you are referring to the razer 2015 15 inch that I'm thinking of, then it probably won't be high on my list. I would like the screen to be 17 inches and I guess somewhat portable. As we talk about it more, I'm leaning towards the msi since it's the most portable 17inch laptop inconvenience think of, of course that fits the requirements.

[techguru]

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-ct-95_51_150.html

 

Already have a desktop at my house and there is no way I can fit one into my room in college, and I bought a surface 3 for simple note taking and media surfing. The whole point of getting one of these powerhouse laptops is to do some gaming and run programs in class. I do understand why battery life will be something to care for, and I would also like to more about this razer. I'm looking for a 17 inch laptop. If you are referring to the razer 2015 15 inch that I'm thinking of, then it probably won't be high on my list. I would like the screen to be 17 inches and I guess somewhat portable. As we talk about it more, I'm leaning towards the msi since it's the most portable 17inch laptop inconvenience think of, of course that fits the requirements.

[techguru]

how come you can fit a desktop into your collage room?

doesn't it have a small desk area?

just make a small ITX desktop system

[MJToney7]

Yes you are correct it does but me and my roommate are trying to fit a TV and Xbox into the only space available for anything of the sort. The laptop will allow me to just play in my bed or a small couch or something. Still haven't moved in yet but I know for a fact I can't fit the desktop in there.

[flowalex]

Have you thought about lofting your beds, my roommate and I did that and we put a futon under mine and he had his full tower system under his bed

[techguru]

Yes you are correct it does but me and my roommate are trying to fit a TV and Xbox into the only space available for anything of the sort. The laptop will allow me to just play in my bed or a small couch or something. Still haven't moved in yet but I know for a fact I can't fit the desktop in there.

just so you know

its pretty bad to put the laptop on the bed or yourself....laptop should always be on something flat and hard and have room for air under it

and males don't wanna put it on there lap either...for reasons Im sure you can guess

[MJToney7]

Yeah I'm fully aware of the heat issue, especially with males like myself, but I was going to buy a ventilation stand for it, not lay it directly on the bed or my lap. But over the past few hours I've been debating whether or not to give a 15 inch laptop a chance. After all I won't be gaming a lot on my laptop most likely and it will be easy to take almost everywhere with me. Any suggestions on something of similar price to the other two laptops I had in mind? If the razor blade is still $2000+ don't even bother bringing it up.

[techguru]

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-laptops-ct-95_51_150.html

did you look here

 

http://www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-intel-4th-generation-mobile-haswell-processors-ct-95_51_421.html

[Sam Z Man]

Yes you are correct it does but me and my roommate are trying to fit a TV and Xbox into the only space available for anything of the sort. The laptop will allow me to just play in my bed or a small couch or something. Still haven't moved in yet but I know for a fact I can't fit the desktop in there.

 

Have the Xbox and Pc connected to the same TV, or just don't have a TV.

[MJToney7]

I would love to bring my own desktop or build a new one, as I'm aware that I can get something much more powerful for my budget, but I need something I can take with me to class. I appreciate all of the ideas, but I'm leaning towards the msi gs70 stealth pro right now with the Gtx 970m. Again, I'm opening up to any ideas for a 15.6 inch for around the same $1500-1800 area. If anyone has the msi gs70 stealth pro and would like to share their experience, please share below, I would love to know how it has held up to time.

[exercutor5]

I would love to bring my own desktop or build a new one, as I'm aware that I can get something much more powerful for my budget, but I need something I can take with me to class. I appreciate all of the ideas, but I'm leaning towards the msi gs70 stealth pro right now with the Gtx 970m. Again, I'm opening up to any ideas for a 15.6 inch for around the same $1500-1800 area. If anyone has the msi gs70 stealth pro and would like to share their experience, please share below, I would love to know how it has held up to time.

 

Have you seen the Clevo P650SE/P670SE?

 

These machines come with 970M 3GB GDDR5 GPUs and have 3 fans in them, 2 for the GPU and the last for the CPU. Has 2 M.2 SSD slots which can be set up in RAID and 2 2.5" HDD SATA slots. The P650SE is about 2.5kg in mass and 25mm thick while the P670SE is 3.2kg and 29.98mm thick. I would recommend the P650SE, this 15.6" machine is light enough if you are going to carry this around on a day-to-day basis as I have the P650SG which is the 980M variant and 28.8mm thick. I carry it to school everyday and it may not be the thinnest and lightest machine, but it can definitely pack a punch and be kept efficiently cool.

 

Linus did a review of the P650SE from Venom, an Australian Clevo reseller.

 

[MJToney7]

Have you seen the Clevo P650SE/P670SE?

These machines come with 970M 3GB GDDR5 GPUs and have 3 fans in them, 2 for the GPU and the last for the CPU. Has 2 M.2 SSD slots which can be set up in RAID and 2 2.5" HDD SATA slots. The P650SE is about 2.5kg in mass and 25mm thick while the P670SE is 3.2kg and 29.98mm thick. I would recommend the P650SE, this 15.6" machine is light enough if you are going to carry this around on a day-to-day basis as I have the P650SG which is the 980M variant and 28.8mm thick. I carry it to school everyday and it may not be the thinnest and lightest machine, but it can definitely pack a punch and be kept efficiently cool.

Linus did a review of the P650SE from Venom, an Australian Clevo reseller.

Thank you so much for referring this to me. I'll take a look at it and compare and contrast it with some of the other options.

[MJToney7]

Have you seen the Clevo P650SE/P670SE?

These machines come with 970M 3GB GDDR5 GPUs and have 3 fans in them, 2 for the GPU and the last for the CPU. Has 2 M.2 SSD slots which can be set up in RAID and 2 2.5" HDD SATA slots. The P650SE is about 2.5kg in mass and 25mm thick while the P670SE is 3.2kg and 29.98mm thick. I would recommend the P650SE, this 15.6" machine is light enough if you are going to carry this around on a day-to-day basis as I have the P650SG which is the 980M variant and 28.8mm thick. I carry it to school everyday and it may not be the thinnest and lightest machine, but it can definitely pack a punch and be kept efficiently cool.

Linus did a review of the P650SE from Venom, an Australian Clevo reseller.

Thank you so much for referring this to me. I'll take a look at it and compare and contrast it with some of the other options.