Good high end laptop?

[Cookiecrumbles222]

This is a followup from my last post, so I've found that going 2 in 1 is a bad idea so I'm looking for a basic laptop that can handle whats listed below, two things to note however would be I want the display to not have glares, the graphics card isn't the focus, and the cheaper the better. Thanks for any help!

 

 

used for: video viewing, light gaming (i.e. hearthstone, Dota 2), and 3-D modeling. The specs I want: a new gen i-7, 256gb+ SSD, 8gb of ram, 1080p or better monitor, 5+ hrs of battery life

 

I considered this one, but the screen has issues with glare and display https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i5577-7342BLK-PUS-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B06XVQF486/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503170382&sr=1-1&keywords=laptop%2Bi7-7700hq&th=1

previous post: 

 

 

[Billy_Mays]

Wait till Coffee Lake it releases monday

[DrMacintosh]

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MPXT2LL/A&step=config#

 

• 2.3GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory
• 256GB SSD storage
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
• 2560x1600 IPS screen
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• 10 Hours battery life

This checks off all your boxes (kinda beyond what you want tbh). But it is a Mac and idk how you feel about that or spending that much. 

[DrMacintosh]

10 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Wait till Coffee Lake it releases monday

Why? Laptops with that chip won't be coming out until later. 

[The Sloth]

2 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MPXT2LL/A&step=config#

 

a dongle book pro, nice. 

 

 

OP a XPS 13 or ThinkPad 

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

a dongle book pro, nice.

You legit can carry 1 dongle with less physical volume than my wallet and have more I/O than most any laptop. 

[The Sloth]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

You legit can carry 1 dongle and have more I/O than most any laptop. 

nice, i carry zero dongles and have a better laptop. 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

nice, i carry zero dongles and have a better laptop. 

In terms of specs no, you don't. Sure you can beat a 13" but the 15" models? Nope. 

[Guest lilbman]

5 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MPXT2LL/A&step=config#

 

• 2.3GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory
• 256GB SSD storage
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
• 2560x1600 IPS screen
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• 10 Hours battery life

This checks off all your boxes (kinda beyond what you want tbh). But it is a Mac and idk how you feel about that or spending that much. 

Doesn't really match up.

 

Notice how he was considering the Dell Gaming one, which is most likely the type he is looking for; a quad core i7 and a discrete graphics card. The laptop you linked does not have either of those things.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, DrMacintosh said:

You legit can carry 1 dongle and have more I/O than most any laptop. 

yes because the macbook pro is the only computer that can use dongles 

[The Sloth]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

In terms of specs no, you don't. Sure you can beat a 13" but the 15" models nope. 

yup, i love it when the 2016 15 inches thermal throttles, 10/10. 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

In terms of specs no, you don't. Sure you can beat a 13" but the 15" models? Nope. 

do you even know what type of computer they have or you just assuming here?

[Guest lilbman]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

yes because the macbook pro is the only computer that can use dongles 

You know that dongles work with Windows machines as well?

[Cookiecrumbles222]

6 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=MPXT2LL/A&step=config#

 

• 2.3GHz dual-core 7th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
• 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3 memory
• 256GB SSD storage
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640
• 2560x1600 IPS screen
• Two Thunderbolt 3 ports
• 10 Hours battery life

This checks off all your boxes (kinda beyond what you want tbh). But it is a Mac and idk how you feel about that or spending that much. 

thanks for the suggestion but I hate macs lol too much overcharge i was looking for something like the one i linked but with a not bad screen with a relative price range

[DrMacintosh]

1 minute ago, lilbman said:

The laptop you linked does not have either of those things.

But it does check off his boxes. I looked at what he said he wanted. 

 

A recent i5 and not a main focus on the GPU. Games like Hearthstone and Doda would run fine. The main issue he might have is in modeling but even then not really. 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

2016 15 inches thermal throttles,

Your 15" will also thermal throttle  

[Brooksie359]

Just now, lilbman said:

You know that dongles work with Windows machines as well?

I see someone didn't detect my sarcasm.

[Billy_Mays]

8 minutes ago, DrMacintosh said:

Why? Laptops with that chip won't be coming out until later. 

Oh I thought it was coming out with the desktop line

[Guest lilbman]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

But it does check off his boxes. I looked at what he said he wanted. 

 

A recent i5 and not a main focus on the GPU. Games like Hearthstone and Doda would run fine. The main issue he might have is in modeling but even then not really. 

Technically you're correct but its not in the same league as the one he linked performance wise.  

[The Sloth]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Your 15" will also thermal throttle  

fixed it, it doesn't anymore, can't say the same thing for the dongle book "pro" 

- custom fan profile 

- replace the thermal paste 

 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, Billy_Mays said:

Oh I thought it was coming out with the desktop line

Not immediately no. The chips are coming out so unless OEMs had designs just waiting to have a CPU plopped into them there will be a delay. 

[DrMacintosh]

Just now, lilbman said:

Technically you're correct but its not in the same league as the one he linked performance wise.  

Technically correct is the best kind of correct  

[Guest lilbman]

Just now, nerdslayer1 said:

fixed it, it doesn't anymore, can't say the same thing for the dongle book "pro" 

- custom fan profile 

- replace the thermal paste 

 

What laptop do you use?

[Cookiecrumbles222]

im looking for something exactly like this Dell Inspiron i5577-7342BLK-PUS,15.6" Gaming Laptop, (Intel Core i7 (up to 3.8 GHz),16GB,512GB SSD),NVIDIA GTX 1050 but without the screen issues because that price to specs is great

[Billy_Mays]

Just now, DrMacintosh said:

Not immediately no. The chips are coming out so unless OEMs had designs just waiting to have a CPU plopped into them there will be a delay. 

Ok will the reviews come out on monday?