XPS 15 9560 vs New Blade 2016

[Gmanliving]

Hi all. I will leaving for college soon and think I won't be taking my PC with me. So I decided on a gaming laptop (bummer I know) for all my computing needs for the next 5 years. Here are the two options. Both come with a 7700HQ and 16GB of DDR4 memory.

 

XPS 15 with a 1050 4GB, 4K touch screen with 1TB PCIE = $2250

VS

New Blade with a 1060 6GB , 4K screen with 512GB PCIE = $2400

 

I think it boils down to the difference between the 1060 and 1050. I only play a few games such as Overwatch, Battlefield 1, Witcher 3, Doom, GTA V, MINECRAFT, Uncharted 4 and Gears of War 4. 

With the XPS, I do get the 512Gb extra with the touch screen while keeping $150 as change. The Blade would get me the 1060, but less storage and big bezels + no touch screen.

The touch screen isn't really a must. 

 

What would you do? Is the difference between the 1060 and 1050 so severe to sacrifice the 512Gb, $150 and touch screen?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

[SeanAngelo]

43 minutes ago, Gmanliving said:

Hi all. I will leaving for college soon and think I won't be taking my PC with me. So I decided on a gaming laptop (bummer I know) for all my computing needs for the next 5 years. Here are the two options. Both come with a 7700HQ and 16GB of DDR4 memory.

 

XPS 15 with a 1050 4GB, 4K touch screen with 1TB PCIE = $2250

VS

New Blade with a 1060 6GB , 4K screen with 512GB PCIE = $2400

 

I think it boils down to the difference between the 1060 and 1050. I only play a few games such as Overwatch, Battlefield 1, Witcher 3, Doom, GTA V, MINECRAFT, Uncharted 4 and Gears of War 4. 

With the XPS, I do get the 512Gb extra with the touch screen while keeping $150 as change. The Blade would get me the 1060, but less storage and big bezels + no touch screen.

The touch screen isn't really a must. 

 

What would you do? Is the difference between the 1060 and 1050 so severe to sacrifice the 512Gb, $150 and touch screen?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

I wouldn't say the XPS is a gaming laptop at all. It only has a 1050, and out of all those games, I reckon it can only run Overwatch fine. Have you looked at Alienware? or Asus ROG? i personally think the Razer is overpriced.

[Gmanliving]

47 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

I wouldn't say the XPS is a gaming laptop at all. It only has a 1050, and out of all those games, I reckon it can only run Overwatch fine. Have you looked at Alienware? or Asus ROG? i personally think the Razer is overpriced.

Alienware is too chunky and heavy to carry around campus. 

Asus has some decent laptops but screen quality and build quality isn't the best from what I've heard.