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So first let me say, I am not looking to build another PC, I am looking to pick a gaming laptop for college. I do not have the space to bring one, and it will not work well for me(I am leaving mine at home). With that out of the way, thank-you for taking the time to help me decide what is my best option. I play GTA V, CSGO, Farcry 4, Witcher 3(sometimes). A mix of low to high power games. Here are the options I have narrowed down to, I need theses to be thin and light laptops, price range is iffy but some of them I am willing to splurge a little to get the best for me. (Some prices include a student discount for me)

Dell XPS 15 9550

Price: $1889.00

Processer: Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.60 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.50 GHz

Memory: 16GB GDDR4

Graphics: 2GB GDDR5 960M

Storage: 512GB SSD

Battery: ~10 hours

Display: 15.6 inch 4K touchscreen( infinity display )

Thickness: 11.00-17.00 mm

Weight: 2.04 kg 

 

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro(anything after a slash(/) means that it is the 4K variant)

Price: $1529.99 / $1709.99

Processer: Intel Core i7-6700HQ 2.60 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology up to 3.50 GHz

Memory: 16GB GDDR4

Graphics: 3GB GDDR5 970M / 6GB GDDR5 970M

Storage: 128GB SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD / 256GB SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD

Battery: ~3 hours

Display: 1080P IPS Panel

Thickness: 20.05 mm

Weight: 2.08 kg

 

Razer Blade 2015( Full HD / QHD+) Refurbished Models From Razer

Price: $1549.99 / 1999.99

Processer: Intel Core i7 - 4720HQ Quad-Core processor with Hyper Threading 2.6GHZ base - 3.66GHZ turbo

Memory: 8GB DDR3L / 16GB DDR3L

Graphics: 3GB GDDR4 970M

Storage: 256GB SSD / 512 GB SSD

Battery: ~6 hours

Display: 1080p IPS MATTE Display / QHD 10-finger multi touch display 

Thickness: 17.9 mm (Fewest ports of these comparisons)

Weight: 1.9 kg 

 

Auros X5

Price: $2999.00

Processer: Intel Core i7 5700HQ (2.70GHz

Memory: 16GB GDDR3

Graphics: 8GB GDDR5 965M in SLI

Storage: 512 GB SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD

Battery: ~2 hours

Display: 3K IPS Panel

Thickness: 22.86 mm

Weight: 2.5 kg

 

Gigabyte P35Xv5-SL3

Price: $1949.00

Processer: 6th Generation Intel Core i7 6700HQ (2.60 GHz)

Memory: 16GB GDDR4

Graphics: 8GB GDDR5 980M

Storage: 256GB SSD + 1TB 7200 RPM HDD

Battery: ~8 hours

Display: 1080p IPS Display

Thickness: 21.1 mm

Weight: 2.4 kg

 

*please note that all screen sizes are 15.6" except for the razer blade at 14"

 

Thank-you for reading this lengthy post, I really look forward to hearing what you have to say.

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I would take either the Razer Blade or the MSI GS60.  Get the 4K variant if you care about high resolutions.  

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Id take the Gigabyte cause 980 and 1080IPS, however I wouldn't get anything with high res cause it will age the laptop faster when you realise you cant run games at native

 

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I like the MSI one though you may be able to find one a little better for the money,  someone will find one I bet.

 

 

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would get the blade because its cool looking, sortof slim and it can handle most games

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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