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As it says in the title, what Affordable Gaming Laptop is recommended. I am a college student studying games development so the laptop would be useful for that. I also travel a lot for conventions and events so the laptop needs to be good for that. I would like the laptop to be able to play games, no necessarily high tier games but good enough for a vast majority of games.

 

I don't want to spend too much on the laptop and upgradability is a must have but it would be nice. 

 

Currently looking at any Razer Blade but they are fairly pricey, though they do look beautiful. Is it worth waiting for the Stealth to be released in the UK? 

 

Thanks for the help.

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1 minute ago, aaro.peramaa said:

That new inspiron 7559? GREAT Bang for the buck

Thats'a possibility actually, I'd just slap some stickers on the back cause I don't like its appearance that much haha

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What is affordable for you?

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Just now, Samppa221 said:

What is affordable for you?

well the price of the Razer Blade Stealth is good because I can then save up again for the core but over all I don't think its practical for on the go gaming and work like Photoshop and other stuff.

 

A maximum of £1,200 but I can stretch if it is really worth it. (Save for longer)

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Lenovo Y-series laptops are my recommendation 

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7 minutes ago, Samppa221 said:

Lenovo Y-series laptops are my recommendation 

They seem pretty good actually. Thank you. Ill add it to the list of possibilities.

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My friend got the Inspiron 7559 and is very happy with it. That's what I would recommend. I think there is currently a sale on at Amazon

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I got the MSI ge62 2qf. Seemed to be the best bang for the buck for me at $1200 USD. Maybe you can find it in the UK within your budget.

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On 09/02/2016 at 1:56 PM, JCInnes said:

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About £1200 with a 970m

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I went with the concept of price out what you really need it for <.<

 

I still have my laptop going on 3 years now, it was a 3rd gen i3(2.5GHz)/8gb ddr3 and only Intel HD4000. People will always upsell or tell you more than you need but anything can be possible on anything granted a level of patience may be needed. To date (as of yesterday) with my laptop I still get approx. 25-30fps on GTA 5 with normal settings and shadows off.

Most older gen games will run mid> high on it no problems, the only upgrading I did was from 3GB to 8 and added a 256GB SSD shortly after purchase. The laptop was on sale during the back to school sales and I believe at the time I only paid $329.00 CDN. Totally worth it :> (SSD and RAM ran an additional $150 CDN to upgrade)

 

However the more you pay out the longer you'll get performance wise, I always recommend checking benchmarks on the laptop specs etc and see which might be the better bang for the buck. I would love to have a Razer Blade but that costs lots-o money :'<

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On 2/9/2016 at 8:37 AM, JCInnes said:

As it says in the title, what Affordable Gaming Laptop is recommended. I am a college student studying games development so the laptop would be useful for that. I also travel a lot for conventions and events so the laptop needs to be good for that. I would like the laptop to be able to play games, no necessarily high tier games but good enough for a vast majority of games.

 

I don't want to spend too much on the laptop and upgradability is a must have but it would be nice. 

 

Currently looking at any Razer Blade but they are fairly pricey, though they do look beautiful. Is it worth waiting for the Stealth to be released in the UK? 

 

Thanks for the help.

This one is pretty awesome! 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=DNCWPW5716haff&dgc=BA&cid=296390&lid=5667435&acd=12309220253360117&ven3=112203166027698015

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On 2/9/2016 at 8:37 AM, JCInnes said:

As it says in the title, what Affordable Gaming Laptop is recommended. I am a college student studying games development so the laptop would be useful for that. I also travel a lot for conventions and events so the laptop needs to be good for that. I would like the laptop to be able to play games, no necessarily high tier games but good enough for a vast majority of games.

 

I don't want to spend too much on the laptop and upgradability is a must have but it would be nice. 

 

Currently looking at any Razer Blade but they are fairly pricey, though they do look beautiful. Is it worth waiting for the Stealth to be released in the UK? 

 

Thanks for the help.

If you want something a little more flashy:

http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-13/pd?oc=frtlwe013pr&model_id=alienware-13&dgc=BA&cid=296412&lid=5667532&acd=12309220275360144&ven3=112203166027698015

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