Which laptop should I get?

[bf314159]

Hi everyone, so I am in need of a new laptop...I am sick of buying really bad cheap HP/Dell laptops, so this time i am going to invest in a good one. So far, I have found 3 options: 1. The Razer Blade QHD+ 2. Razer Blade Stealth 3. HP Omen.

All these laptops would be 256GB ssd versions.

 

What I would do with it:

• General school work
• Moderate Video Editing (Adobe Premier Pro, and After Affects)
• Light Animation (Cinema 4d, Blender)
• Gaming (I do have a high end desktop at home, so this would more be for when I am not at home. I also don't play too many triple A titles, so the ones I do plan on playing (battlefront or rainbow 6 siege)on this laptop don't need to run at max graphics...I don't expect them too...)

The reasons why I would buy The Razer Blade QHD+:

• Quad core i7 with hyper threading (vs duel core i7 with hyper threading on the blade stealth).
• Having a GTX 970m (vs no dedicated graphics on the blade stealth, and a worse 960m on the omen)
• It is only like $300 more for the blade qhd because i would buy it refurbished
• Lighter and smaller than the HP (I assumed it was lighter than the HP but it is probably true)

Reasons for getting the Blade Stealth:

• Very thin
• Very light
• 4k screen
• "100% SRGB screen" (is that even possible???)
• Fully customizable rgb led backlit keyboard
• better battery because no dedicated graphics)

Reasons for considering the Omen:

• Quad core i7 (same one as blade QHD+)
• dedicated graphics (gtx 960m)

 

The main problem i have is do i need the quad core (therefore less efficient) i7 vs the duel core i7 in the blade stealth. I can go without the dedicated graphics and get the blade stealth if i don't need the quad core. This laptop will be one that I have to carry around at school so weight is a major factor. One last thing, does the i7 4720HQ thermal throttle in these? There is no point in getting it if it does...

 

Thanks for the help and sorry for the long post.

[SeanTNT]

The Razer Blade is known to be extremely loud due to the fans and might  cause your classmate to hate you. But if you don't mind that then the Razer Blade is a pretty good choice. I can't say I have any experience with the Omen and the Razer Blade Stealth

[bf314159]

The Razer Blade is known to be extremely loud due to the fans and might  cause your classmate to hate you. But if you don't mind that then the Razer Blade is a pretty good choice. I can't say I have any experience with the Omen and the Razer Blade Stealth

The stealth just came out so i will see what people think of it. The fan noise on the razer blade shouldn't be a problem because I usually don't do anything too intensive during class (only simple games ) so that shouldn't be a problem. thx for your input

[SeanTNT]

The stealth just came out so i will see what people think of it. The fan noise on the razer blade shouldn't be a problem because I usually don't do anything too intensive during class (only simple games ) so that shouldn't be a problem. thx for your input

No problem man

[bf314159]

No problem man

moved this over to troubleshooting just cause there is more activity so...(just in case you saw it there too...)