1500$ Gaming Laptop

[CoolBeans]

So my friend wants a Alienware laptop, I said I could find a much better one at that price, anyone got any ideas?

[_ASSASSIN_]

alienware laptops are decent, but look into Digital Storm and Origin and such, check out what they have to offer (Origin has some seriously premium stuff)

[DyGr00339]

MSI, (any)

[CoolBeans]

Also tried to convince him to get a desktop, with no avail

[DyGr00339]

Say pick and choose http://ca.msi.com/product/nb/#/?sk=Gaming Series

[M-ursu]

I would buy some MSI Gaming laptop.

Seriously buy some 1500€ desktop for him!

[_ASSASSIN_]

Also tried to convince him to get a desktop, with no avail

build him the Tek Syndicate "Honey Badger' and he might change his mind

[TheSLSAMG]

Also tried to convince him to get a desktop, with no avail

He could go $500 more and get this for the LOLs. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5511/clevo-refreshes-x7200-with-x79based-p270wm-avadirect-first-in-line

[Maskot]

Also tried to convince him to get a desktop, with no avail

Tell him about the gaming battery life of 30 minutes and what that will do to the battery over time, also tell him he can have a much more powerful, movable system.

[Kirihuna]

Clevo?

[WunderWuffle]

He could go $500 more and get this for the LOLs. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5511/clevo-refreshes-x7200-with-x79based-p270wm-avadirect-first-in-line

LMAO 3970x in a laptop?

[megadarkwood]

Anything from MSI or asus. or Maingear.

[CoolBeans]

He could go $500 more and get this for the LOLs. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5511/clevo-refreshes-x7200-with-x79based-p270wm-avadirect-first-in-line

You meen 1600$ more

[Coombzy]

Clevo?

Clevo = tinny speaker and awful build compared to the more mainstream ones MSI,ASUS etc.

[TheSLSAMG]

You meen 1600$ more

 

Whoops.

http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9270-clevo-p270wm-ships-late-february-p-3595.html?wconfigure=yes

[quan289]

Which AW is he looking at? The price of AW laptops can indeed be lower through coupons or negotiation via phone with a sale rep. Just recently, there was a 10/20/30% sale where you could get a ~$2200 AW 17 down to ~$1700 to compete with other laptops that has comparable specification. Depending on how patient he/she is, he may be able to get an AW17 with a 770M for $1500 which is comparable to other units price wise to laptops like the Clevo P177SM, Asus G750, and MSI GT70.

 

Of course, since the discount had ended just recently and there may be a lot of orders in backlog, you may not be able to get a good discount on them atm (which will require some patience to get, as the discounts also can varied with the rep you are talking to as well). If that's the case, one of the laptops I had mentioned above would be his better options. You can get them at XoticPC. http://www.xoticpc.com/

[CoolBeans]

How about something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CU9GKTO does anyone know if I can put a SSD along side the HDD?

[Henry]

MSI GS70

Runs cooler than the bulky alienwares, and is the thinnest 17in gaming laptop on the market...Kind of sad.

[quan289]

How about something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00CU9GKTO does anyone know if I can put a SSD along side the HDD?

 

That's the older model with the 660M. Here's the newer model with the i7-4700MQ + 765M: http://www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge60-2oe003us-p-5782.html

It also allow you to configured in the SSD, which I would recommend the mSATA SSD and keep the original HDD for storage.

[quan289]

MSI GS70

Runs cooler than the bulky alienwares, and is the thinnest 17in gaming laptop on the market...Kind of sad.

 

That is quite silly... The Alienware 17 will offer a better cooling system as it has to cool a 122w TDP card such as the 780M which it very capable of doing so, whereas the MSI Stealth only need to cool a 75w TDP card 765M...

 

If you need a thin and portable gaming laptop, than the MSI GS70 is certainly a considerable option; however, if you don't, it's not comparable to the AW 17 in terms of performance and cooling potential.

[Henry]

That is quite silly... The Alienware 17 will offer a better cooling system as it has to cool a 122w TDP card such as the 780M which it very capable of doing so, whereas the MSI Stealth only need to cool a 75w TDP card 765M...

 

If you need a thin and portable gaming laptop, than the MSI GS70 is certainly a considerable option; however, if you don't, it's not comparable to the AW 17 in terms of performance and cooling potential.

What I said it has a better  cooling system, I meant it runs cooler.

Which is clearly does. 

[quan289]

What I said it has a better  cooling system, I meant it runs cooler.

Which is clearly does. 

 

If a laptop such as the alienware is capable of cooling a 122w GPU, how would the GS70 would run cooler when it it is design to cool a 75w GPU? Due to the thickness of the AW, it would mean, it can accommodate a thicker HSF than the GS70 as well. So if you configured the AW17 with the 765M, it would run cooler than the GS70.

 

You are clearly mistaken.

[Henry]

If a laptop such as the alienware is capable of cooling a 122w GPU, how would the GS70 would run cooler when it it is design to cool a 75w GPU? You could configured the AW17 with the 765M.

 

You are clearly mistaken.

Benchmarks and Testing dont lie. All im gonna say.

[quan289]

Benchmarks and Testing dont lie. All im gonna say.

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6887&review=alienware+17+gaming+laptop

That?

That has a 780M.

The GS70 765m.

 

How can you compare the cooling system of something when the thermal output of one unit is higher than the other? That's like saying a laptop with without a dedicated GPU will run cooler than the MSI GS70.

[Henry]

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=6887&review=alienware+17+gaming+laptop

That?

That has a 780M.

The GS70 765m.

 

How can you compare the cooling system of something when the thermal output of one unit is higher than the other? That's like saying a laptop with without a dedicated GPU will run cooler than the MSI GS70.

All I meant was that it runs cooler..

 

 

If the temps are low, than the temps are low. Thats all I meant....jeezus christ...

Plus better to buy something portable than something heavy and fat as fuck