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First time posting but here is what I am looking for:

 

-Core i7 Quad Core with HT

-Bright and colorful display 

-Decent battery life

-No need dedicated GPU since I game mostly on my desktop at home

-Budget: $1500

I bought a AW 13 R3, everything was perfect except it was way too heavy and runs too hot! 

 

Thank you all. 

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15 minutes ago, YngLiFe said:

First time posting but here is what I am looking for:

 

-Core i7 Quad Core with HT

-Bright and colorful display 

-Decent battery life

-No need dedicated GPU since I game mostly on my desktop at home

-Budget: $1500

I bought a AW 13 R3, everything was perfect except it was way too heavy and runs too hot! 

 

Thank you all. 

You can't find an i7 quad core laptop without dedicated GPU.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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16 minutes ago, YngLiFe said:

First time posting but here is what I am looking for:

 

-Core i7 Quad Core with HT

-Bright and colorful display 

-Decent battery life

-No need dedicated GPU since I game mostly on my desktop at home

-Budget: $1500

I bought a AW 13 R3, everything was perfect except it was way too heavy and runs too hot! 

 

Thank you all. 

The XPS 13 and 15 come to mind.

Asus zenbooks

Lenovo x1 carbons (maybe out of your price range)

 

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

That would be incorrect

http://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x/ThinkPad-X1-Carbon-5th-Generation/p/22TP2TXX15G

http://www.dell.com/nz/p/xps-13-9360-laptop/pd?oc=z511292nz&model_id=xps-13-9360-laptop

https://www.asus.com/nz/Laptops/ASUS-ZenBook-3-UX390UA/

i7-xxxxU chips are all dual cores with 4 threads

 

Only i7-xxxxHQ or HK match the requirements of "4 cores 8 threads"

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

i7-xxxxU chips are all dual cores with 4 threads

 

Only i7-xxxxHQ or HK match the requirements of "4 cores 8 threads"

yes i am aware google decided otherwise

 

CPU: Intel i7-4790K @ stock for now --- RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16Gb --- MOBO: Asus Maximus VII Formula --- GPU: MSI Gaming GTX 980ti --- PSU: Corsair AX860i  ---  Storage: Samsung 850 250gb(OS), 3x Western Digital Blue 3tb (one for game and programs, two for media), 3tb WD Green(somewhat backup) and a Crucial M550 120gb SSD (caching games and programs drive)  --- Case: Fractal Define R5 --- Cooler: Corsair H100i with Noctua 2000rpm, Industrial Fans --- OS: Windows 10 --- Monitor: Asus PB298q + AOC l2260SWD --- Mouse: Logitech G502 Spectrum --- Keyboard: Corsair K70 (Cherry MX Red) Red LED's --- Audio: Audio Engine A2's (yes the originals), Sennheiser HD 58x Jubilee Audio-Technica ATH-AD900x, Audio-Technica ATH-M50x, Ant Lion Mod Mic V4 --- Laptop: Dell XPS 9750 

 

 

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31 minutes ago, RaptorCandy said:

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/inspiron-15-7567-laptop/dncwf510s

Not light and thin

23 minutes ago, astrosheen said:

The XPS 13 and 15 come to mind.

XPS 13 only has ULV CPU
 

@YngLiFe You have to choose either QC i7 or decent battery life

Dell XPS 15 probably the best choice.

Desktop specs:

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600 Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB Gigabyte B550M DS3H mATX

Asrock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6700 XT Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (8Gx2) 3600MHz CL18 Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

Montech Century 850W Gold Tecware Nexus Air (Black) ATX Mid Tower

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad 5 Pro 16ACH6

Phone: Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro 8+128

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so a T470p or latitude 5480. Both 14", both offer good battery life. I personally think the T470p has the better keyboard, but the 5480 has TB3, but only if you get it with that small dGPU.

But none of them are thin if you ask some of the thin laptop freaks, I personally think they are as thin as a laptop should be. The displays are okay, nothing too special but also not bad. They are both light.

Before you buy amp and dac.  My thoughts on the M50x  Ultimate Ears Reference monitor review I might have a thing for audio...

My main Headphones and IEMs:  K612 pro, HD 25 and Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor, HD 580 with HD 600 grills

DAC and AMP: RME ADI 2 DAC

Speakers: Genelec 8040, System Audio SA205

Receiver: Denon AVR-1612

Desktop: R7 1700, GTX 1080  RX 580 8GB and other stuff

Laptop: ThinkPad P50: i7 6820HQ, M2000M. ThinkPad T420s: i7 2640M, NVS 4200M

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I'm brought a used Toshiba Portégé R30 and waiting to pick it up this week. It took me awhile to find a very light weight quad core laptop that is cheap. 

I have the Lenovo T440p but I find it too heavy sometimes.

 

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Toshiba-Portege-R30-A-15C-Notebook-Review.124526.0.html

 

I have not confirmed being possible it yet, I think the Toshiba Portégé R30 can be upgraded to Haswell Quad core for example a i7-4910mq.

 

 

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On 1/6/2017 at 9:34 AM, YngLiFe said:

First time posting but here is what I am looking for:

 

-Core i7 Quad Core with HT

-Bright and colorful display 

-Decent battery life

-No need dedicated GPU since I game mostly on my desktop at home

-Budget: $1500

I bought a AW 13 R3, everything was perfect except it was way too heavy and runs too hot! 

 

Thank you all. 

these laptops have only the igpu

lenovo thinkpad t470p

dell precision m3520 without dgpu

dell precision m7520 without dgpu

dell latitude 5480

dell latitude 5580

hp zbook 15 g4 without dgpu

clevo n650du (desktop cpu)

clevo n350dw (desktop cpu)

clevo n850hz

clevo n870hz

 

here some infos about clevos

 

Spoiler

 

 

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