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  1. 1. Better option for college and moderate gaming - laptop - (looking for decent battery life, display, thermal performance)

    • https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Predator-Helios-GeForce-G3-571-77QK/dp/B06Y4GZS9C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1494126736&sr=1-1&keywords=acer+helios
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    • https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-Nitro-GeForce-VN7-593G-73KV/dp/B01N35Z1DA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497720349&sr=8-1&keywords=Acer+Aspire+V15+Nitro
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    • https://www.amazon.com/GL502VM-G-SYNC-Gaming-Laptop-i7-7700HQ/dp/B01MS14CQH/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497720530&sr=8-3&keywords=asus+gl502vm
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I need help to make a decision on buying a laptop for work and gaming, some of the options are:

Acer Predator Helios 300

Acer Aspire VX 15

Asus GL502VM

Looking for decent battery life, display, thermal performance.

If any better options are available for this price point do let me know.

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why a gaming laptop?

 

decent pc at home for gaming, laptop for portability (like a macbook, but please dont buy that. Asus UX330CA is a good ultrabook)

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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7 minutes ago, themctipers said:

why a gaming laptop?

 

decent pc at home for gaming, laptop for portability (like a macbook, but please dont buy that. Asus UX330CA is a good ultrabook)

thinkpad or chromebook + desktop combo would be a better idea  

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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

thinkpad or chromebook + desktop combo would be a better idea  

thinkpad if you need performance 

chromebook if you literally only use chrome and webapps.

there's no default text editor, and usually the displays are shit. most of them aren't even value at their price points and specs (canada here)

 

yes you can use 'caret' for text, but .. ugh

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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1 minute ago, themctipers said:

chromebook if you literally only use chrome and webapps.

 

you can port over Ubuntu easily also stock Chromebooks usually have 10 to 12 hours of battery life.   

 

2 minutes ago, themctipers said:

thinkpad if you need performance 

 

you can buy a used i7(2nd or 3rg hen) Thinkpad for 150 to 200$.

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Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

you can port over Ubuntu easily also stock Chromebooks usually have 10 to 12 hours of battery life.   

 

you can buy a used i7(2nd or 3rg hen) Thinkpad for 150 to 200$.

:P shh

 

well im in canada and that shit is expensive!

$300 USD -> $500 CAD -> +$100 shipping fuck you + $70 border tax = fucking buy a new laptop 

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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12 minutes ago, themctipers said:

why a gaming laptop?

 

decent pc at home for gaming, laptop for portability (like a macbook, but please dont buy that. Asus UX330CA is a good ultrabook)

Cause my course at college is going to have me move to different countries each year, so I need something mobile.

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Just now, snehesh said:

Cause my course at college is going to have me move to different countries each year, so I need something mobile.

what courses are you taking?

used thonkpad is pretty good alternative for broke student because new laptops are expensive.

Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017)

Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 

138 is a good number.

 

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21 minutes ago, snehesh said:

I need help to make a decision on buying a laptop for work and gaming, some of the options are:

Acer Predator Helios 300

Acer Aspire VX 15

Asus GL502VM

Looking for decent battery life, display, thermal performance.

If any better options are available for this price point do let me know.

Get this for gaming : 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($195.69 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte - GA-AB350-GAMING 3 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($108.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($135.88 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ B&H) 
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($48.44 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SC GAMING Video Card  ($246.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($69.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.73 @ NCIX US) 
Total: $969.70
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-17 14:02 EDT-0400

AND

Used thinkpad with 3rd or 4th gen i7

My Rig : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MTBd2R

My VM Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rPR6gL

My Backup Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/cRQYYr

My Storage Server : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/tzzR9W

My Router : https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bMPN4C

My Laptop : Lenovo Z575 with 6 GB RAM (1866 MHz), Crucial MX300 525 GB & Western Digital 2 TB (Removed optical drive)

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1 hour ago, snehesh said:

I think I can afford a new one right now, and my course is going to be business management related

ye, u aint gonna run anything intensive. 

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