Laptop for Uni/Gaming

[JMMonteiro]

Well, as the title says, I'm kinda looking into buying a new laptop (currently have an Asus k56cb), for University. I'm currently studying Informatics Engineering. I'm looking into the new razer blade stealth+core (wich may be more expensive, but has the portability and great battery), or maybe a clevo (obsidian over here), since it has great costumization options, and can deliver amazing performance.

 

My biggest doubts are if the razer will bottleneck with the eGPU, and/or if it's worth the money.

[DarkBlade2117]

No, Razer is not worth it. By time you spend that kind of money on the laptop, think you'll be spending $700-$900 on a core+eGPU. I'd personally rather buy a cheap ass $300 laptop and get a desktop but that's me.

[tatte]

Do you need performance on the go, or would the Uni part be mostly note taking?

[JMMonteiro]

Just now, DarkBlade2117 said:

No, Razer is not worth it. By time you spend that kind of money on the laptop, think you'll be spending $700-$900 on a core+eGPU. I'd personally rather buy a cheap ass $300 laptop and get a desktop but that's me.

The thing is that I spend most of my time outside my home, and I could use some performance, since I'll probably need to run some more demanding programs, that a $300 laptop could struggle  

[JMMonteiro]

5 minutes ago, tatte said:

Do you need performance on the go, or would the Uni part be mostly note taking?

@tattePerformance on the go mostly. Pretty much all of my classes require me to be working on my pc (some programs are more demanding than others)

[Droidbot]

The Blade Stealth throttles, even with a U-series low power CPU. Do not touch it with a fucking 50 foot pole. 

I'd say to get an Aorus X3 Plus if you really want that thin and light perf machine.

 

[Pendragon]

3 hours ago, Droidbot said:

I'd say to get an Aorus X3 Plus if you really want that thin and light perf machine.

Throttles harder than the Blade Stealth

 

3 hours ago, JMMonteiro said:

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AW13 is fine. Decent cooling. 13in. 

[JMMonteiro]

I'm seeing quite a lot of negative opinions about the razer laptop, I might go for a "clevo" pc, with a 6700HQ + GTX1060 (15.6") thanks a lot tho!

[Droidbot]

5 hours ago, JMMonteiro said:

I'm seeing quite a lot of negative opinions about the razer laptop, I might go for a "clevo" pc, with a 6700HQ + GTX1060 (15.6") thanks a lot tho!

Alienware 13 has that in 13.3" with 4.5Hr battery life and optional OLED display. Decent price too. 

[Pendragon]

5 hours ago, JMMonteiro said:

I might go for a "clevo" pc, with a 6700HQ + GTX1060 (15.6") thanks a lot tho!

It's great. Get it from LPC. https://lpc-digital.com/product/sager-np8152-special-clevo-p650rp6/?ex=1

[JMMonteiro]

On 02/11/2016 at 9:27 PM, Pendragon said:

It's great. Get it from LPC. https://lpc-digital.com/product/sager-np8152-special-clevo-p650rp6/?ex=1

If I'm buying one, I'll go for this one https://www.obsidian-pc.com/en/portatil-clevo-p650re?___from_store=pt instead, since it's the reseller on my country