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Next year I will be going into an electric or computer engineering school, but I'm not sure which laptop to get. I need something that can run CAD programs well, and are easy to code on. Something that can game at 1080p also would be nice. Any ideas? Budget around 2000$ less.

 
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8 minutes ago, sidhant16499 said:

that seems nice but is the GTX 1050 any good.

how would the new 7th gen blade be

 

The Razer Blade has an GTX 1060 but the Dell XPS comes with one too but is also more expensive. The GTX 1050 will run games just fine at 1080p at 60fps.

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4 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

The Razer Blade has an GTX 1060 but the Dell XPS comes with one too but is also more expensive. The GTX 1050 will run games just fine at 1080p at 60fps.

 

the xps that I see only seems to have a 1050. If you can share a link that would help.

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6 minutes ago, sidhant16499 said:

the xps that I see only seems to have a 1050. If you can share a link that would help.

Oh, my bad the Dell XPS 15 only has a GTX 1050. I you want a notebook with an GTX 1060 in it then you should probably look towards Gaming notebooks instead.

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You need to set your priorities. Whether you want a gaming laptop, or a laptop for school. Rarely can you have one that does both well. I say focus on school and get a laptop that works for that. Then get a decent gaming laptop/desktop when you're done.

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1 hour ago, dizmo said:

You need to set your priorities. Whether you want a gaming laptop, or a laptop for school. Rarely can you have one that does both well. I say focus on school and get a laptop that works for that. Then get a decent gaming laptop/desktop when you're done.

 

True, I think i will get the XPS 15 in a few weeks.

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2 hours ago, sidhant16499 said:

razer blade.

fucking trash. http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/razer-ceo-covering-up-cheap-poor-design-of-razer-notebooks.801443/

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3 hours ago, sidhant16499 said:

Any suggestions. Something like the xps or the razer blade.

Don't get a Razer blade, they power throttle and thermal throttle, so you don't even close to the performance that you should get and their quality control is crap so it is very likely that you get a model that is broken from the start. The build quality of the blade is also crap because they use shitty parts.

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5 hours ago, Dackzy said:

Don't get a Razer blade, they power throttle and thermal throttle, so you don't even close to the performance that you should get and their quality control is crap so it is very likely that you get a model that is broken from the start. The build quality of the blade is also crap because they use shitty parts.

 

anything with similar form factor 

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2 minutes ago, sidhant16499 said:

form

Its not like the Razer Blade fits within ur budget in the first place. 

 

Refurb xps15 is pretty much your only choice. Form factor wise. 

 

Acer vx15, Lenovo y520, Clevo n850hk1 all fit that form factor requirement. 

 

Otherwise you could get a nicely msi16l13 for 2k. It comes with a 6700k and a 1070 but is in the chassis of gt62vr. So bulky. 

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17 minutes ago, sidhant16499 said:

Thanks for the options. 

 

how is the  GIGABYTE AERO 14WV7 

All of the 14 inch class laptops don't have the cooling potential that the 1060 needs.

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8 hours ago, sidhant16499 said:

True, I think i will get the XPS 15 in a few weeks.

I'd also take a look at Dells Inspirion gaming laptop. I think it's about the same spec but much cheaper.

Check reviews on both though, I have a feeling you won't see much battery life out of them.

The XPS 13 with the i5 absolutely kills in the battery department.

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6 hours ago, sidhant16499 said:

how is the  GIGABYTE AERO 14WV7 

ehhhhhhhhhhhhh. it's not BAD. but it's decidedly below average. http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/new-aero-14-w-gtx1060.797689/

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