Posted August 28, 2016 Hi everyone! I'm currently looking for a good laptop to get me through a few years. I'm looking for preferably 15", definitely not 17", around 1000€, i'd be using it for the university ( computer engineering ), gaming and a bit of everything ( i like to play with 3d modelling, video / photo editing, programming and so on... ). The one i've been looking for the past few days is the Dell Inspiron 15 7559. Bang for the buck, 899€ for i7 6700HQ, 1TB hdd, 8 gb of expandable ram, gtx 960m, 1080p and overall good looking. Unfortunately there are a few downsides, one being the m.2 slot as it is SATA and not NVMe, and the ethernet port is only 10/100 !! Like seriously wtf? I don't really care having 4K touch display or the best looking device ever, but i'd like something decent that lasts a few years. I'd kill to have an XPS 15, but even the base model is too pricy. Do you know of any nice device similar to this? Or maybe some upcoming ones? Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 There's the Acer aspire V nitro. I'm looking into it as well but I'm hesitant because Acer has a reputation for being shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 Author 38 minutes ago, SuqMadiq said: There's the Acer aspire V nitro. I'm looking into it as well but I'm hesitant because Acer has a reputation for being shit. I could get: Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-592G-76FZ ( 6700HQ, 8GB RAM, 1TB and 960m with 2GB ) for 899€ Acer Aspire V Nitro VN7-592G-74F6 ( 6700HQ, 16GB RAM, 1 TB and 960m with 4GB ) for 1000€ Dell 7559-5054 ( same but 8GB of RAM and 960m with 4GB ) for 890€ The thing that drives me now to the Aspire V is the USB Type C port, futureproofness yeah!, but the battery looks smaller, it's a bit less good looking than the Dell ( no big deal ) and the price is significantly higher, 110€, but i'd have the 10/100/1000 Ethernet and a Type-C port. I can't find any information about the m.2 slot on the Acer, is it available or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 There's the Acer aspire V nitro. I'm looking into it as well but I'm hesitant because Acer has a reputation for being shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 3 hours ago, Thanzex said: and the ethernet port is only 10/100 Erm, who told you the Ethernet jack is a 100Mb/s jack? Frost | 7700K @ 4.9GHz 1.36v, delidded | Asus DUAL GTX 1060 6GB OC | Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 2800MHz | Samsung 960 EVO 250GB SSD + Toshiba 1TB HDD + Toshiba 2TB HDD + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD for macOS | Asus PRIME Z270-A | Fractal Design Celsius S24 | Seasonic M12-II 620W PSU | Corsair 400C White | NZXT Hue+ Samsung Galaxy S8 | Stock Ticwatch E (Black) | Ticwatch Brown Leather Strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, exercutor5 said: Erm, who told you the Ethernet jack is a 100Mb/s jack? I read it through the spec sheets of a few vendors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, Thanzex said: I read it through the spec sheets of a few vendors http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-15-7559-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf Go to the 11th page. Frost | 7700K @ 4.9GHz 1.36v, delidded | Asus DUAL GTX 1060 6GB OC | Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 2800MHz | Samsung 960 EVO 250GB SSD + Toshiba 1TB HDD + Toshiba 2TB HDD + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD for macOS | Asus PRIME Z270-A | Fractal Design Celsius S24 | Seasonic M12-II 620W PSU | Corsair 400C White | NZXT Hue+ Samsung Galaxy S8 | Stock Ticwatch E (Black) | Ticwatch Brown Leather Strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 Author 11 minutes ago, exercutor5 said: http://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_inspiron_laptop/inspiron-15-7559-laptop_reference guide_en-us.pdf Go to the 11th page. Thank you so much! Should i assume this is rubbish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 28, 2016 Just now, Thanzex said: Thank you so much! Should i assume this is rubbish? Maybe. Frost | 7700K @ 4.9GHz 1.36v, delidded | Asus DUAL GTX 1060 6GB OC | Corsair LPX 16GB DDR4 2800MHz | Samsung 960 EVO 250GB SSD + Toshiba 1TB HDD + Toshiba 2TB HDD + Samsung 860 EVO 1TB SSD for macOS | Asus PRIME Z270-A | Fractal Design Celsius S24 | Seasonic M12-II 620W PSU | Corsair 400C White | NZXT Hue+ Samsung Galaxy S8 | Stock Ticwatch E (Black) | Ticwatch Brown Leather Strap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Author I'm now really considering buying the Inspiron, any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 There are some great laptops on Amazon with a 970m which is loads better but they cost +1200€ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Author 1 minute ago, SuqMadiq said: There are some great laptops on Amazon with a 970m which is loads better but they cost +1200€ Yeah, but i don't think i'm gonna be able to spend more than 1000 € . There's one last thing that's keeping me from buying it now, the Weight. It's a pretty heavy laptop, 2.5Kg / 5.6 pounds, considering that i'll be bringing it everyday with me, the aspire v nitro weights more or less the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 27 minutes ago, Thanzex said: Yeah, but i don't think i'm gonna be able to spend more than 1000 € . There's one last thing that's keeping me from buying it now, the Weight. It's a pretty heavy laptop, 2.5Kg / 5.6 pounds, considering that i'll be bringing it everyday with me, the aspire v nitro weights more or less the same Yeah there are always compromises with a budget I'm afraid. Anyway if you got anymore money there's an Asus with i7 6700hq, 8gb ram, 1tb 7200rpm HDD+128ssd, gtx 970m 3gb VRAM, weights 1,9kg going for 1300€ on Amazon France. Hope i helped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Author Just now, SuqMadiq said: Yeah there are always compromises with a budget I'm afraid. Anyway if you got anymore money there's an Asus with i7 6700hq, 8gb ram, 1tb 7200rpm HDD+128ssd, gtx 970m 3gb VRAM, weights 1,9kg going for 1300€ on Amazon France. Hope i helped That looks extremely interesting! What's the model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Yea for around a 1000 euros its quite hard to find something nice. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusVII-Pro-15/ ^ something like this is good Laptop Main (Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor (Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p (Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p (Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS (Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Author I'm actually also looking for the xps 13 right now, I'ts snappy, beautiful and extremely portable, yet, i'd like a bit more power, as i'll be moving constantly, it's a tough decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 Author 10 minutes ago, Pendragon said: Yea for around a 1000 euros its quite hard to find something nice. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/optimusVII-Pro-15/ ^ something like this is good This is actually fantastic, i never knew about this company, however, the portability problem remains, as i think about it it becomes more and more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 2 minutes ago, Thanzex said: This is actually fantastic, i never knew about this company, however, the portability problem remains, as i think about it it becomes more and more important. They have a 14in version. https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/defianceII-14/ Laptop Main (Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor (Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p (Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p (Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS (Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Thanzex said: That looks extremely interesting! What's the model? https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B01D4IK6EE/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GG7D1B1DJ2CAGYJAPZNG#featureBulletsAndDetailBullets_secondary_view_div_1472421307795 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 7 minutes ago, SuqMadiq said: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/B01D4IK6EE/ref=pd_aw_sim_sbs_147_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GG7D1B1DJ2CAGYJAPZNG#featureBulletsAndDetailBullets_secondary_view_div_1472421307795 This laptop is fine. Cools the 970m well. Does that not seem a bit overpriced? Idk french pricing. Laptop Main (Retired) Zbook 15: i7-6820HQ, M2000M, 32gb, 512gb SSD + 2tb HDD, 4k Dreamcolor (Retired) Alienware 15 R3: i7-6820HK, GTX1070, 16gb, 512 SSD + 1tb HDD, 1080p (Retired) T560: i7-6600U, HD520, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1620p (Retired) P650RS: i7-6820HK, 1070, 16gb, 512gb + 1tb HDD, 4k Samsung PLS (Retired) MBP 2012 Retina: i7-3820QM, GT650M, 16gb, 512gb SSD, 1800p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted August 29, 2016 28 minutes ago, Pendragon said: This laptop is fine. Cools the 970m well. Does that not seem a bit overpriced? Idk french pricing. 1300€ is 1450$ but it's probably cheaper than that in the US. In France stuff costs more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.e4dafad042de9d17285599f16e47b236.jpg)
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now