Should i wait for a price drop in 1060 laptops?

[pppttl]

Hello everybody,

 

So, i decided to get a new laptop, since the one i am currently using doesn't fit my needs anymore. I am a university student, i need portability, so unfortunately i have to stick to laptops (even though i could build a much-much faster pc at this price). It doesn't matter if the laptop is thick or heavy, it just needs to fit in my luggage.

 

I play CS:GO, as this is basically the only game my laptop can run now, but I would like to try heavier games with my new laptop such as GTAV, MAFFIA3, No man's sky, etc.. My budget is around 1000$. I was checking out Asus rog machines, and these are my options:

 

1. ASUS ROG GL553VW (unfortunately it seems like that this is not selling yet in the US, but the specs: i7-6700HQ, GTX960M 4GB, 8GB RAM, 1000GB+128GB HDD and SSD). ~1100$

2. ASUS ROG GL502VT (i7-6700HQ, GTX970M 3GB, 8GB RAM, 1000GB HDD) ~1200$

3. your suggestion

So, basically I can sacrifice ~1000$ for this project. MAYBE i can sell my current machine for 250$, but this is not certain. I would like to get the best possible performance for my money. I am hesitant on which one should i buy, or whether i should wait for ces2017 (?laptops with 1050?) or prices to drop. You should note that here, in Hungary those douchebags who call themselves retailers are selling (THIS for 1640$ which is a joke.)

 

Maybe if I wait one or two months the price of the 1060 laptops go down, but I am not sure.

What do you think? Should i wait months for a possible price drop in 1060 machines?

 

Ps: Is even a price drop expected? I personally don't think so, because asus just released their new GL553VW with 960M, so I don't think that they are planning on making 1060 laptops cheaper. Oh, i am pissed.

[Arika]

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[Imglidinhere]

The GTX 1050s are slotted for the $900 to $1200 range early next year with Kaby Lake i7s and i5s. Preliminary benches put the laptop 1050s as faster than a 970M, which is epic.

[pppttl]

It's a shame, that they are selling 1060 laptops at this high pricepoint. I think 1060-s should be priced as 960M-s last year and not based on their performance.

[pppttl]

Edit: I added a poll.

[dizmo]

With the performance gains that they've been showing I wouldn't even consider a 900 series laptop.

Just save up a little longer. Get something of quality.

[Wizard]

There are two "cheap" 1060 laptops:

• Asus FX502 1060 (3GB) laptop. It's 1250us$ on Amazon and I have seen it on sale up to us$900, however with the less powerful CPU and soldered RAM it isn't a nice option. I only advice to go for it if it is on sale, you don't have more money for your budget and you REALLY want a 1060 and don't want to install windows yourself.
   
• Another option you can get a Clevo P650RP6 for 1200 us$ on xotic PC, with a 1060 (6Gb), 6700HQ, 8GB RAM and 1TB HHD, And later upgrade the RAM and buy an SSD. I would personally go that way if you have a 1200 budget. This option is without windows 10, but you can get a windows 10 OEM Key on Kingui for 26 us$. You will get 8Gb less of ram, but it's totally worth it because you can upgrade it later and it's a better laptop.

If you want to spend less money, just wait for the 1050ti.

[pppttl]

9 minutes ago, Wizard said:

There are two "cheap" 1060 laptops:

• Asus FX502 1060 (3GB) laptop. It's 1250us$ on Amazon and I have seen it on sale up to us$900, however with the less powerful CPU and soldered RAM it isn't a nice option. I only advice to go for it if it is on sale, you don't have more money for your budget and you REALLY want a 1060 and don't want to install windows yourself.
   
• Another option you can get a Clevo P650RP6 for 1200 us$ on xotic PC, with a 1060 (6Gb), 6700HQ, 8GB RAM and 1TB HHD, And later upgrade the RAM and buy an SSD. I would personally go that way if you have a 1200 budget. This option is without windows 10, but you can get a windows 10 OEM Key on Kingui for 26 us$. You will get 8Gb less of ram, but it's totally worth it because you can upgrade it later and it's a better laptop.

If you want to spend less money, just wait for the 1050ti.

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

Windows is not a problem, my university provides five free copies per student. Unfortunately, the Clevo is not sold here, but sure, it would perfectly fit my needs. I think i'll wait for the 1050s.

[Wizard]

7 minutes ago, pppttl said:

Thanks for the suggestions!

 

Windows is not a problem, my university provides five free copies per student. Unfortunately, the Clevo is not sold here, but sure, it would perfectly fit my needs. I think i'll wait for the 1050s.

You can look for a Clevo reseller in Europe then and compare prices!, they will ship it to Hungary without a problem I think.