$1k Gaming Laptop

[kennon3715]

Can anyone recommend a laptop for at or less than $1k?

Preferably thin, most importantly powerful. Thanks.

[AlTech]

3 minutes ago, kennon3715 said:

Can anyone recommend a laptop for at or less than $1k?

Preferably thin, most importantly powerful. Thanks.

I hate to break it to you BUT gaming laptops are either thin OR powerful.

 

Unless you have over $2K. in which case they are thin and powerful.

 

At $1K the best GPU you can hope to get in a laptop is a GTX 960M. This is not that powerful.

 

For something that runs that which is thin look at MSI's GS 60 Ghost series.

 

But expect thermal throttling and it's probably more than $1K.

 

[ChrisCross]

10 hours ago, kennon3715 said:

Can anyone recommend a laptop for at or less than $1k?

Preferably thin, most importantly powerful. Thanks.

dell 7559 or lenovo Y500 

[megaant4]

What's its use?

[ItsTurbo]

 

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/LG-gram-14Z950-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.326871200

[lx_srs]

5 minutes ago, kennon3715 said:

Can anyone recommend a laptop for at or less than $1k?

Preferably thin, most importantly powerful. Thanks.

How powerful? Because there's not a ton you can do under $1k.  And please for the love of god do not get a Lenovo.  I swear the Y series is designed to fail once the warranty expires.

[AlTech]

1 minute ago, CodenameScorpion said:

 

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/LG-gram-14Z950-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.326871200

It has to be for gaming.

[lx_srs]

1 minute ago, CodenameScorpion said:

 

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/LG-gram-14Z950-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.326871200

What part about this would allow it to run games well?  Did you read the title of the post?

[kennon3715]

2 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

I hate to break it to you BUT gaming laptops are either thin OR powerful.

 

Unless you have over $2K. in which case they are thin and powerful.

 

At $1K the best GPU you can hope to get in a laptop is a GTX 960M. This is not that powerful.

 

For something that runs that which is thin look at MSI's GS 60 Ghost series.

 

But expect thermal throttling and it's probably more than $1K.

 

 

well by thin I mean not thick.. i dont expect anything better than a 960m but i just want some good choices

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, ChrisCross said:

dell 7995 or lenovo Y500 

Neither are thin or powerful.

[kennon3715]

2 minutes ago, megaant4 said:

What's its use?

Light photo/video editing, school work and occasional gaming

[ItsTurbo]

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-Inspiron-15-i7559-5012GRY-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.333475500

[AlTech]

2 minutes ago, kennon3715 said:

well by thin I mean not thick.. i dont expect anything better than a 960m but i just want some good choices

del 7559 or MSI GS60 Ghost (but latest version with 960M)

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=dncwpw5717h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop

[kennon3715]

7 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

del 7559 or MSI GS60 Ghost (but latest version with 960M)

 

http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?oc=dncwpw5717h&model_id=inspiron-15-7559-laptop

 

I have been leaning towards the 7559 for the past few weeks, should I get the 1080p option for $800, upgrade the ram and add an m.2 ssd or just go with the 4k model for $1k?

[exercutor5]

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

 

This is also a swell machine. You can get the base model and add things like RAM and SSD down the road.

[lx_srs]

1 hour ago, exercutor5 said:

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

 

This is also a swell machine. You can get the base model and add things like RAM and SSD down the road.

sager is fucking life man.  Got mine in November and I couldn't be happier.  Would recommend them 11/10

[Pendragon]

3 hours ago, kennon3715 said:

I have been leaning towards the 7559 for the past few weeks, should I get the 1080p option for $800, upgrade the ram and add an m.2 ssd or just go with the 4k model for $1k?

1080 is more than enough for the 960m. 4k just drains battery life.

[ChrisCross]

10 hours ago, AluminiumTech said:

Neither are thin or powerful.

i would say a skylake quadcore is powerful and for 1k your not getting a 970m with decent storage. 960m isnt brilliant but its not bad either. 

[AlTech]

11 hours ago, kennon3715 said:

I have been leaning towards the 7559 for the past few weeks, should I get the 1080p option for $800, upgrade the ram and add an m.2 ssd or just go with the 4k model for $1k?

id get whatever model has a touch screen and then play games at 1080

[AlTech]

7 hours ago, Pendragon said:

1080 is more than enough for the 960m. 4k just drains battery life.

no but the 1080p model has no touchscreen

[Leiao]

I am looking and confused in between the Dell Inspiron 7559 with i7 and the Asus ROG GL551VW-DS71, both around the same price range, the dell is at $850 on amazon, you could upgrade it with a ssd m.2, and the Asus is at $ 949 with a gaming bundle. Which one is a better option?

[AlTech]

33 minutes ago, Leiao said:

I am looking and confused in between the Dell Inspiron 7559 with i7 and the Asus ROG GL551VW-DS71, both around the same price range, the dell is at $850 on amazon, you could upgrade it with a ssd m.2, and the Asus is at $ 949 with a gaming bundle. Which one is a better option?

I would pick the Dell