Laptop around $1000 strictly programming

[Shwevy]

Hey guys,

 

I am searching the market for a new laptop to use for my new job. This laptop will strictly be used for work purposes and programming. I have around $1900 to spend but want to keep it close to $1000 because I also need to get a docking station, extra power supply, and dual monitors.

 

Preferences

* atleast 12GB RAM

* Would prefer HDD and SDD

* i5/ i7

 

I was hoping you guys could help me out with suggestions. Thank you!

[don_svetlio]

Hmmmm, I'd strongly suggest you look for a good keyboard. If you can, UX501VW has an option with a 60/96Wh (smaller battery has a HDD) battery and 16GB of RAM and 512GB NVMe SSD together with a i7 6700HQ and 960M (for CUDA acceleration or light gaming) - it's around 1500$ though. XPS 15 is also an option.

[Shwevy]

Sorry, I forgot to mention I am not too worried about the keyboard, because most of the time I will be hooking up my DAS 4 keyboard.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Shwevy said:

Sorry, I forgot to mention I am not too worried about the keyboard, because most of the time I will be hooking up my DAS 4 keyboard.

Believe me - good laptop keyboards are much easier to use than a separate one.

Well, at least look into a good screen - XPS 15 and UX501 have fantastic displays but both come around 1500$ - they use high-end IPS displays with very low PWM modulation meaning no flickering at low brightness.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Wedsea040 said:

I would say XPS 15 or 13, or maybe something like an ASUS ZenBook.

Agreed, XPS and ZenBook series are really dominating the scene

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

HP ZBook looks solid too, and maybe even something like a Precision 15, though these are a little more on the expensive side.

I'm not a fan of ZBooks - too little info on them available

[Shwevy]

What about something like this? Anything wrong or something that stands out to you guys?

 

Display ::ASUS ROG GL752VW-DH71, 17.3" IPS FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080

Processor ::Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.6GHz/6MB L3 Cache) [GL752]

Memory ::16GB [8GB x 2] 2133MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory [GL752]

Video Card ::NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M - 4GB [GL752]

M.2 Solid State Drive ::256GB SanDisk X400 M.2 SSD -- Read: 540MB/s; Write: 520MB/sSingle Drive 

Primary Hard Drive ::1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive [GL752]

Optical Drive ::8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [GL752]

Media Card Reader / Writer ::Built-in 2-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [ASUS]

Sound Card ::HD Audio with ASUS SonicMaster

Network Card ::Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop]

Internal Wireless Network Adapter ::802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo [ASUS]

 

Found on ibuypower.com for $1069

 

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/ASUS-ROG-GL752VW-Laptop/W/338897

[don_svetlio]

8 minutes ago, Shwevy said:

What about something like this? Anything wrong or something that stands out to you guys?

 

Display ::ASUS ROG GL752VW-DH71, 17.3" IPS FHD, Anti-Glare 1920x1080

Processor ::Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Mobile Processor (4x 2.6GHz/6MB L3 Cache) [GL752]

Memory ::16GB [8GB x 2] 2133MHz DDR4 SO-DIMM Laptop Memory [GL752]

Video Card ::NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M - 4GB [GL752]

M.2 Solid State Drive ::256GB SanDisk X400 M.2 SSD -- Read: 540MB/s; Write: 520MB/sSingle Drive 

Primary Hard Drive ::1 TB 7200rpm Super Slim Laptop Hard Drive [GL752]

Optical Drive ::8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [GL752]

Media Card Reader / Writer ::Built-in 2-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [ASUS]

Sound Card ::HD Audio with ASUS SonicMaster

Network Card ::Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN [Laptop]

Internal Wireless Network Adapter ::802.11 ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 Combo [ASUS]

 

Found on ibuypower.com for $1069

 

http://www.ibuypower.com/Store/ASUS-ROG-GL752VW-Laptop/W/338897

It's very large and bulky - battery life is poor. Get a XPS 15 with an i3 if you don't need a GPU, get one with a 960M and i7 if you DO need a GPU - that or the UX501VW

[Shwevy]

Alrighty so for money wise I am thinking about buying the XPS 15 i5 for $1200. Then I would also buy another 8GB DDR4-2133 and add that in for $40. Does that sound pretty solid to you guys?

[Guuhan]

Perfect. Sounds great, you won't need much more, unless you know you're going to do a lot of rendering.

[don_svetlio]

34 minutes ago, Shwevy said:

Alrighty so for money wise I am thinking about buying the XPS 15 i5 for $1200. Then I would also buy another 8GB DDR4-2133 and add that in for $40. Does that sound pretty solid to you guys?

The i5's fan profile causes throttling - I'd get the i7 for better temps

[Pendragon]

10 hours ago, Shwevy said:

I am searching the market for a new laptop to use for my new job. This laptop will strictly be used for work purposes and programming.

Do you live in the US? If so, Dell Outlet. Pick up something like the E5470 for around 800 bucks. Quad Core i7 6820HQ. Tons of battery. Tons of docks cause business class laptop. Get the 1080 IPS though. 

 

Or go XPS15 either one is good.