Ultrabook VS Gaming Laptop for school

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello all!

So my Dell XPS 12 has been giving me some issues. Not the "software issues that I'm too lazy to fix" type of issues, more like the "the hardware in this laptop is not fast enough to run the programs I want" I could get an Asus UX305 with a Skylake processor, however this isn't going to be any good at playing games. However, it will be quite light and have great battery life.  However, since I want to play games with my friends and I have access to power outlets, along with the fact that Pascal and Polaris will be coming out soon makes it hard to imagine buying yet another Ultrabook. I think I'll get the gaming laptop, but I'd love to hear your opinion.

[ZetZet]

I would get a gaming laptop like GS60 that is still very easy to carry and has decent battery life.

[Goat]

I would go for the gaming laptop, since you are able to game on the go and have access to power outlets. But I would get a gaming laptop that has a more subtle design if I were you, as I don't want to get too much attention and worse, someone stealing it.

[ShadowCaptain]

1 minute ago, ZetZet said:

I would get a gaming laptop like GS60 that is still very easy to carry and has decent battery life.

This a GS60/GS40/AW13 - thin light small, easy to carry, good battery life etc

And are also good for gaming and high performance work

[TheGhzGuy]

6 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

I would get a gaming laptop like GS60 that is still very easy to carry and has decent battery life.

Yeah, I read a few reviews said the battery life was below average, but I'll still consider it.

[ZetZet]

Just now, TheGhzGuy said:

Yeah, I read a few reviews said the battery life was below average, but I'll still consider it.

it's 4+ hours of web browsing, enough for four hours of REALLY boring lectures.

[TheGhzGuy]

Just now, ZetZet said:

it's 4+ hours of web browsing, enough for four hours of REALLY boring lectures.

Ah ok then. Thank you. I was looking at a few 15.6 inch laptops, but this might be a better option. Plus it stays cool.

[TheGhzGuy]

7 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

This a GS60/GS40/AW13 - thin light small, easy to carry, good battery life etc

And are also good for gaming and high performance work

I think the GS60 looks the best out of all of those.

[manikyath]

i REALLY suggest going 15 inch, any bigger and they're a surfboard in your backpack, and any smaller the screen becomes tiny.

 

beyond that, get something with mid-tier specs, so its still powerful, but wont suck its battery dry in 10 seconds once it starts rendering.

[TheGhzGuy]

8 minutes ago, Goat said:

I would go for the gaming laptop, since you are able to game on the go and have access to power outlets. But I would get a gaming that has a more subtle design if I were you, as I don't want to get too much attention and worse, someone stealing it.

Yeah, I'm lucky because theft at my school happens, maybe once every other year. Gigabyte has some more subtle designs.

[ShadowCaptain]

3 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

I think the GS60 looks the best out of all of those.

I did a review on the GS60, it was a very nice laptop indeed

 

though personally I want the new 40 since its smaller and lighter

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

i REALLY suggest going 15 inch, any bigger and they're a surfboard in your backpack, and any smaller the screen becomes tiny.

 

beyond that, get something with mid-tier specs, so its still powerful, but wont suck its battery dry in 10 seconds once it starts rendering.

Cooling seems to be less of the issue now. I don't mind the small screen, I have a Dell XPS 12 anyway. Which laptop do you recommend? 

[manikyath]

Just now, TheGhzGuy said:

Cooling seems to be less of the issue now. I don't mind the small screen, I have a Dell XPS 12 anyway. Which laptop do you recommend? 

well, i really like samsung, but they dont seem to be around anymore in the laptop buisiness (i cri everitim)

 

off the top of my head MSI has some nice mid tier offerings that arent oversized, and have decent batteries.

in the end you're gonna have to look at what makes sense for your area since MSI costs twice as much in belgium than it does in the states

[TheGhzGuy]

Just now, manikyath said:

well, i really like samsung, but they dont seem to be around anymore in the laptop buisiness (i cri everitim)

 

off the top of my head MSI has some nice mid tier offerings that arent oversized, and have decent batteries.

in the end you're gonna have to look at what makes sense for your area since MSI costs twice as much in belgium than it does in the states

I have heard MSI has awful warranty support though.

[exercutor5]

3 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Yeah, I'm lucky because theft at my school happens, maybe once every other year. Gigabyte has some more subtle designs.

If you want subtle, take a look at the Clevo P65xRx series. They have different names in different parts of the world. Sager NP865x, Eurocom Sky MX5, Digital Storm Triton, XMG P506, etc etc.

[TheGhzGuy]

Just now, exercutor5 said:

If you want subtle, take a look at the Clevo P65xRx series. They have different names in different parts of the world. Sager NP865x, Eurocom Sky MX5, Digital Storm Triton, XMG P506, etc etc.

Thank you!

[TheGhzGuy]

5 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

I did a review on the GS60, it was a very nice laptop indeed

 

though personally I want the new 40 since its smaller and lighter

Can you link me to that review?

[manikyath]

Just now, TheGhzGuy said:

I have heard MSI has awful warranty support though.

well, so does everyone. certainly in the laptop space. acer still refuses to help me with my laptop because i need to contact acer support in my own country (there is no acer support in my own country)

 

to be honest, i'm gonna follow @exercutor5 here and push for some of the more "excentric" brands like sager, since they really cant afford a black mark on their name right now, so if you have an issue, you'll more than likely get helped.

[TheGhzGuy]

7 minutes ago, manikyath said:

well, so does everyone. certainly in the laptop space. acer still refuses to help me with my laptop because i need to contact acer support in my own country (there is no acer support in my own country)

 

to be honest, i'm gonna follow @exercutor5 here and push for some of the more "excentric" brands like sager, since they really cant afford a black mark on their name right now, so if you have an issue, you'll more than likely get helped.

Ah, ok then good idea.

[ZetZet]

25 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

I did a review on the GS60, it was a very nice laptop indeed

 

though personally I want the new 40 since its smaller and lighter

40 uses AMD gpu, AMD mobile with all the gpu switching and shit is not that good

[ShadowCaptain]

4 minutes ago, ZetZet said:

40 uses AMD gpu, AMD mobile with all the gpu switching and shit is not that good

Huh? the GS40 phantom has a 970m

(and a nice 1080p 14" panel) nice and small

[ZetZet]

4 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

Huh? the GS40 phantom has a 970m

(and a nice 1080p 14" panel) nice and small

oh, damn

I thought about lenovo y40 lmao

[ShadowCaptain]

Just now, ZetZet said:

oh, damn

I thought about lenovo y40 lmao

 

Oh...haha fair enough