"Gaming" Laptop/Hybrid/Detachable with stylus and long battery life

[Kanteran]

Hey there,

 

for a while now, I'm searching for a laptop/tablet/hybrid without luck.

I know this is due to my "very special" wishes.

 

For reference: at the moment I use an MacBook Pro (13-inch, retina, late 2012, 128GB SSD, 8GB RAM).

(It was cheap, so no Apple fanboy )

 

At university many of my fellow students use Surfaces, iPads and similar devices.

 

Features I would like it to have:

• Stylus (without battery/rechargeable is ok (like Apple Pencil))
• Enough graphic performance to not "melt" while playing some games (play Overwatch at min. settings?)
• Full Linux support
• Enough storage to run Window and Linux (shouldn't be a problem?)
• For Laptop: (RGB) backlight?
• Full HD/2K display
• long battery life
• 13-inch Display?

 

I think the XPS series looks good but the lack of stylus support makes me think about

other solutions.

 

For price I would like something not too expensive but I will think about it.

(please feel free to suggest something expensive)

 

For shipping: I live in Germany.

 

Thanks for your answers/suggestions!

Edited July 7, 2018 by Kanteran

[Arika]

unfortunately something like that does not exist. at least not with everything you're looking for.

 

does it have to be detatchable or can it just be any 2-in-1?

 

Detachable: your only real choice would be the Surface book 2 but it's not cheap.

 

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not too expensive but I will think about it.

what is your acutal budget? there are quite a few that could suit you, but all of the ones i want to recommend, i would class as expensive

[Kanteran]

59 minutes ago, Sierra Fox said:

unfortunately something like that does not exist. at least not with everything you're looking for.

 

does it have to be detatchable or can it just be any 2-in-1?

 

Detachable: your only real choice would be the Surface book 2 but it's not cheap.

 

what is your acutal budget? there are quite a few that could suit you, but all of the ones i want to recommend, i would class as expensive

 

2-in-1 is good too.

For budget: I don't know yet feel free to give expensive suggestions.

 

I don't like the look of the Surface Book 2 and the battery driven stylus is a bit annoying.

 

Thanks for your fast response.

 

 

Edited July 7, 2018 by Kanteran
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[genexis_x]

Preferred display size? Which country?

[Kanteran]

5 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Preferred display size? Which country?

I think 13-inch?

And I live in Germany.

[genexis_x]

26 minutes ago, Kanteran said:

13-inch

I don't think there is a 13 inch 2 in 1 with dGPU. There is SB2 13.5 with 1050 GPU but personally I'll avoid them due to reliability concern

 

@DocSwag mind sharing your experience with SB2 13.5?

[Kanteran]

4 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

I don't think there is a 13 inch 2 in 1 with dGPU. There is SB2 with 1050 GPU but personally I'll avoid them due to reliability concern

I don't like the SB2 because of it's look (I would rather go with a Surface).

Maybe I will stick with writing to paper and using some sort of laptop .

 

I never had an 15 inch notebook only 17 inch and 13 inch.

How much worse does it get compared with 13 inch while carrying it around?

[genexis_x]

57 minutes ago, Kanteran said:

I never had an 15 inch notebook only 17 inch and 13 inch.

How much worse does it get compared with 13 inch while carrying it around?

Noticeably worse

[Arika]

2 hours ago, Kanteran said:

I never had an 15 inch notebook only 17 inch and 13 inch.

How much worse does it get compared with 13 inch while carrying it around?

my rule of thumb when it comes to laptops

 

<11" = not worth it

12-13" = Portability for school/work/out of house stuff

15" = Portability within your own house, ie take between rooms

17"+ = Desktop replacements, generally wont be moved

[DocSwag]

4 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

I don't think there is a 13 inch 2 in 1 with dGPU. There is SB2 13.5 with 1050 GPU but personally I'll avoid them due to reliability concern

 

@DocSwag mind sharing your experience with SB2 13.5?

It's been pretty ok, the only issue I think I've had is an occassional BSOD during detachment.

[Kanteran]

On 7/7/2018 at 3:47 PM, Sierra Fox said:

my rule of thumb when it comes to laptops

 

<11" = not worth it

12-13" = Portability for school/work/out of house stuff

15" = Portability within your own house, ie take between rooms

17"+ = Desktop replacements, generally wont be moved

Hmm thanks.

 

Should I wait a little while longer or buy a Laptop or Surface Pro?

[Pendragon]

well. XPS 15 2 in 1 with AMD Vega Graphics is kinda your only choice.

 

It's in a 14in chassis cause thin bezels. 2 in 1. Vega GPU (aka 1050ti+ equivalent). 

[Kanteran]

25 minutes ago, Pendragon said:

well. XPS 15 2 in 1 with AMD Vega Graphics is kinda your only choice.

 

It's in a 14in chassis cause thin bezels. 2 in 1. Vega GPU (aka 1050ti+ equivalent). 

Looks interesting.

 

But why is the stylus of every device active and not passive?

(The last device with passive stylus I remember is the Surface Pro 2)

 

Another interesting one (but way too expensive ) is the HP ZBook x2 G4 Detachable.