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    MSI GS65 2060 or Gigabyte Aero 15x9 2070 MaxQ

    MSI GS65 2060 or Gigabyte Aero 15x9 2070 MaxQ


    MSI GS65 2060 or Gigabyte Aero 15x9 2070 MaxQ

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 07:53 PM PST

    I can't decide between the MSI GS65 or Gigabyte Aero 15x9, since the price difference between the two laptops is about $100 if I upgrade the storage of the GS65. I mainly prefer the GS65 for its overall design, keyboards, and low fan noise. However, the Aero has a 2070 MaxQ, better battery life, and supposedly better cooling system. But what I really want to know is if the GTX 2070 MaxQ be worth it in the long term (2-3 years) compared to the GTX 2060.

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    Laptop for high school

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 12:52 PM PST

    Total budget and country of purchase: USA, 1500-1700 including a 4 year accidental damage warranty(preferably through the manufacturer)

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. A dedicated gpu mx150-gtx 1050 range and an i7. build quality and a full metal build are also highly valued.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Thinness is pretty important, hopefully something in the 0.5-0.75in thickness category.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. Smaller is better hopefully a 13in but if there is a good 14 or 15in I don't mind the size

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. The robotics program requires some CAD work. gaming would be a nice to have but non essential as I have a desktop.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Csgo and rainbow six, but again not super important

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Again build quality is valued and a good keyboard and touchpad, but touchscreen and other stuff is not to important to me.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I really like to razer blade 13 with the mx150 but its very expensive for what your getting, but that would be the ideal laptop where it better priced.

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    Deep Learning Laptop (Update)

    Posted: 05 Feb 2019 02:20 AM PST

    **Total budget and country of purchase:**

    Under £2000 but can go up to ~£2300, UK.

    **Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.**

    Best specifications for the money.

    **How important is weight and thinness to you?**

    Not that important, but it would be better to have lower of both if they don't come with other issues (i.e. heat).

    **Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.**

    Windows or Linux

    **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.**

    Prefer the 15.6-inch category.

    **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.**

    Some gaming (but not important).

    Most importantly, I train deep neural nets (i.e. deep learning) and I currently have a desktop pc with a good GPU and all of that. It is a high priority that the laptop will be able to facilitate (to some extent) such intense training too. That means minimum 16GB RAM, 6 cores CPU, ideally both an SSD (256GB and above) and HDD (1 TB and above) and a GTX 1070 and above GPU.

    **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?**

    Certainly a good keyboard (that would last a while), very good build quality and not low speakers.

    I am estimating that I will have this laptop for 3-5 years.

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    The above form was posted about 2 months ago which led me in buying the following ASUS ROG GM501GS https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CHGJ3TF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    Due to certain issues, I've returned the laptop for a refund. Following the refund, I could buy the laptop again or perhaps move onto a different one. My "requirements" have stayed the same. What has changed is that I now know which aspects of GM501GS I'd like to be better. These are, in order of importance:

    (1) Although the laptop is very thin and that might be advantageous for some, personally I find it very vulnerable, especially when it is not made out of more solid materials.

    (2) Very noisy and quite heat-inducing. The former can be somewhat compacted by turning it into the silent mode. Nevertheless, it comes with a trade-off with the latter.

    (3) Speakers placement is not ideal as they are easily covered, especially when placed on your lap, or on the bed where it kinda dips into the mattress and heavily reduces the sound.

    Is there a laptop that facilitates most if not all of the hardware that GM501GS offers and, in addition, doesn't suffer from the above?

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    New windows laptop after 9 years on a Macbook Pro

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:58 PM PST

    Total budget and country of purchase: $500-800(?) USA

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best specifications and a sturdy machine.
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Not even a little bit
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15in or bigger.
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Mostly standard computing but possibly video production and some light games. Lots of pictures.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Not really.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build quality and dual hard drives would be a big plus.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

    Okay, sorry for going on, but here goes... I live in Japan and I'm visiting my family in the US in a couple weeks and thought it would be a good opportunity to get a new computer as it seems they're way cheaper in the US. I got a Macbook Pro in 2010 that I'm still using but the speaker sounds blown and it often crashes. I rarely take my computer out of the house, but I'm constantly moving it around, so something that can take a few knocks is important. I'm in video production and in 2010, we were using Final Cut, but now we're on an all Adobe workflow so OS doesn't matter and I'm not impressed with Apple focusing on making laptops thinner. That being said, I also have a relatively new iMac that I will be doing production work on and I might occasionally use the laptop for video, but it for sure won't be primarily for that.

    My last PC laptop was a Toshiba from I think 2006. Before it finally bit the dust, the screen hinge was totally broken and the power adapter worked only some of the time if I pulled on it the right way. I'm really hoping to not have the same thing happen a few years after buying a new one.

    I keep thinking that I want something fairly cheap as I don't really have any extreme needs, but whenever I look, I add on to what I would like. I don't want to get something that will be useless in a few years, but I also don't want to break the bank.

    I would really like something upgradeable. The only reason this Macbook lasted so long is because I doubled the ram and put a SSD in here. I used to work on computers professionally in college, but that was quite some time ago and I have no idea what's out there these days. Having a dual hard drive system with one SSD and one standard drive sounds appealing, as I take a lot of photos and videos and would like to have them available. Getting something with a small SSD and adding another drive later might be a good idea, but I'm not sure.

    Any idea what to look for? My $500-800 budget is flexible, but I wouldn't want to go any higher unless it's big difference. I'm a bit prejudiced against Dell because they were always the worst to work on, but that was 15 years ago. Also, am I right about laptops being cheaper in the US? I'd honestly prefer a Japanese keyboard, but from the searching I've done, it seems I can get a better machine for a lot less in the US.

    Any information would be really helpful. Thank you!

    Edit: I forgot to mention, I will probably be watching videos a lot on my computer, so a good screen (I probably don't need better than 1080p, but I would like a high quality display) and speakers with a decent volume are important, significantly more important than battery life or weight.

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    Mobile workstation with usb c charging

    Posted: 05 Feb 2019 01:10 AM PST

    I'm doing a lot of CAD work and therefore want to buy a mobile workstation (budget: $2000) which I will be using on the road but also at work, preferably via a 1 usb c cable docking solution that connects keyboard/mouse, sends signal to my monitor and also charges the laptop.

    I'm currently looking at the Lenovo P52s as this is the only mobile workstation that I can find which meets the max 100w usb c power delivery standard: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-p/ThinkPad-P52s/p/22TP2WPP52S

    But if I'm correct this is basically an ultrabook in disguise because of the U series (15w) processors they are using instead of the H series (45w) processors that are normally in mobile workstations.

    Combining the Lenovo P52s with the Dell 24 USB-C Monitor: P2419HC: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-24-usb-c-monitor-p2419hc/apd/210-aqco/monitors-monitor-accessories would make for a great docking solution as this monitor can provide 65w of power.

    But I would rather have a H series cpu but I can't find any laptops that have these and support usb c charging except for the macbook pro. How is it that only Apple is able deliver a workstation grade cpu and gpu combo that is powered by an usb c charger rated at 87W?

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    new rtx 2080 laptop MSI GE63 (GS65?) vs Clevo P750(1)TM(1)

    Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:48 AM PST

    Considering a new RTX 2080(70) laptop,

    there's not many offers atm in my country (fr) but I was tempted by the

    GS65 at first but it seems too shiny to be honest ^^

    then on the less good looking side there is the GE63 available with the 2080 as well as the Clevo P750 or 751 (difference?) not sure from uk's PCspecialists, those 2 last seem quite on the same level of (not so slick) finish but better cooling,

    how do they compare?

    * **Total budget and country of purchase:** 3k€max

    * **Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.** form/spec

    * **How important is weight and thinness to you?** quite

    * **Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.** Windows/unix for work

    * **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.** 15

    * **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.** gaming/programming

    * **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?** bf5

    * **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?** noo

    * **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.** sure

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    Gaming/ college laptop

    Posted: 05 Feb 2019 12:04 AM PST

    I impulse bought a Helios 500 and I love it never really gets hot when playing. Or doing work running vms. But I spent 1800 and I'm wondering if there's any better laptops for this price. I need to know soon though before the return date is up. I have the gtx 1070 16gb ram i7 8750h.

    15" is okay if it doesn't compromise specs rtx or gtx I don't care just best bang for buck budget is $1820

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    Lenovo Legion Y730 or Y7000 (for video editing)

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 11:47 PM PST

    Hello!

    I am set on going forward with a Lenovo laptop (good experience with them in the past). Would just like some guidance as most of this is new for me.

    Y730 (#1,327.99 + tax built in Lenovo's website)

    ● Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 core Processor (2.20GHz, up to 4.10GHz with Turbo Boost, 9MB Cache)

    ● 16GB DDR4 2666MHz (1 DIMM)

    ● HM370

    ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB

    ● RGB BACKLIT KEYBOARD

    ● 720p HD camera with dual array microphone

    ● 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS antiglare, 300nits, 60Hz

    ● 512GB Solid State Drive, M.2, PCIe

    ● Type C

    ● 135 watt AC

    ● 3 Cell Li-Polymer Battery 57Wh

    ● 100/1000M Ethernet Card

    ● Lenovo 802.11 AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth 4.1

    Y7000 ($1,099.00 + tax on B&H)

    • 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7-8750H Six-Core
    • 16GB of DDR4 RAM | 512GB PCIe SSD
    • 15.6" FHD 1920 x 1080 144 Hz IPS Display
    • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
    • 10/100/1000 Mb/s Gigabit Ethernet
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) | Bluetooth 4.1
    • USB Type-C | HDMI | Mini DisplayPort
    • Backlit Keyboard with White LEDs

    Notes:

    - I am not a professional, but I hope to be able to edit 4K video with this using Premiere or DaVinci Resolve

    - RGB backlit keyboard is irrelevant to me

    - I do not game, but could dabble in the future (VR capability of 1060 is appealing; mostly FOMO)

    - I do not plan to travel much with this laptop

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    Solidworks,Adobe, light gaming

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 10:58 PM PST

    Total budget and country of purchase: Max is $1500, Id prefer it more around $1200. USD (USA) I'm super open to and prefer open box/scratch and dent around the latter.

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Needs to be able to run solidworks/ rhino 6/Adobe. Maybe light gaming. 2 in 1 would be nice, but isn't necessary. specs for rendering and CAD software is necessary.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? It'd be a nice bonus but its probably the last thing I'm worried about.

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows or Mac.

    Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. N/A

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Rhino 6, grasshopper and other extensions,Solidworks,Keyshot,AutoCad,Adobe CC products(illustrator,Photoshop Lightroom,etc.) The ability to game would be a sick bonus.

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? League, WoW, I'm assuming basically any laptop capable of rendering can play my limited game library.

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Touchscreen would be nice. but not necessary

    Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

    I'm super open to dell outlet precisions and thinkpads Buy I'd still like help choosing what's best as this computer is the only one I will be able to afford for a few years and will be taking me through industrial design school

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    Looking for a cheap laptop with good performance, battery life, and durability.

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 10:29 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase:

    Under $400, USA.

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    I do not want a 2 in 1 form factor, but a battery life of at least 8 hours (normal use, not ideal conditions) and good specifications are a must.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    I could not care less about weight or thinness.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    It does not matter which OS the laptop ships with, the odds of the ideal laptop for me shipping with Windows 10 on it are probably near 100%. However, I am considering the option of putting Arch Linux on it (and have experience doing so with other laptops), so bonus points if the hardware does not have any major known issues with Arch Linux.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

    N/A

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

    This laptop's main purpose will be for college (computer programming), however I am most definitely a power user so that may not be a good standard. I am also planning on using it for gaming.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

    Games like Minecraft and Dead by Daylight would be a good standard, I don't need them to run on maxed settings but if they need to be on the lowest settings in order to have a consistently good FPS that won't work.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

    Reliable build quality is an absolute must, this laptop needs to be able to last years of use. I have no need whatsoever for a finger-print reader or optical drive.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

    The disk must be an SSD and at least 128GB (I have no need for 512GB or more). The RAM should not be under 4 GB (I have no need for 16GB or more). The CPU doesn't need to be the latest and greatest but it should perform well. Good bluetooth and wifi is a bonus.

    For additional reference, I have actually found a laptop which would in theory meet most of my needs, except for the disk and (maybe) durability ones. My main concern is that it has a 1TB HDD disk. I'd never use even 1/5th of that space, and SSDs are massively faster than HDDs.

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    Worst luck with Apple products ... (QC), what should I do?

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:47 PM PST

    I have had 6 MacBook pros come in damaged, or didn't turn on. I got my seventh today and the gasket that holds the display in is falling off, I spent $4,240 for this laptop i9, 32gb, 20 Vega, 1tb

    I was thinking maybe even getting the big daddy Alienware m-51 because I always wanted a gaming pc, but couldn't afford the $8-10k ones.

    Should I give Apple one more shot, or go for? With reliability, power and QC for a $4200 laptop?

    • Alienware m51
    • Dell XPS 15 (newest model)
    • Surfacebook 2
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    Laptop for casual use

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:30 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase:

    USA, 0-400$

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    Best specifications for the money.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Not very important, weight is a small factor

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    Windows 10

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

    N/A

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

    Source Film Maker and Photoshop

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

    Not much gaming, if so, very basic games at 60-120 FPS

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

    3 USB Ports, HDMI Out port. Nothing else.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

    N/A, thanks for the help

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    Dell XPS 15 9570 alternatives?

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 09:12 PM PST

    * **Total budget and country of purchase:**

    Country - India, Budget ~ 1-2 lakhs

    * **Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.**

    Good battery life, 2 in 1 form factor would be nice but not necessary

    * **How important is weight and thinness to you?**

    Weight is very important, thinness not so much.

    * **Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.**

    Windows and Linux dual boot

    * **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.**

    N/A

    * **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.**

    I will be doing some personal rendering projects involving cuda / openGL.

    * **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?**

    N/A

    * **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?**

    Build quality will matter. Good keyboard is a plus.

    * **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.**

    I was thinking about buying dell xps 15 9570 but unfortunately, it is out of stock here. I was looking for other alternatives that will fit my needs. Came across Lenovo Thinkpad 480s which seemed ok.. Are there any other better alternatives?

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    Looking for a cheap gaming laptop

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 08:43 PM PST

    Hi i am looking to buy a new laptop that is capable of running EU4 but dont know where to start any suggestions.

    My budget is maximum 400 euros

    I am also in Hungary if any Hungarians know the best place to buy pc :D

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    Ultrabook for a college student!

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 02:34 PM PST

    Total budget and country of purchase:

    $800-1100 USD - United States of America

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.

    2 in 1 format does not matter much. Long battery life is a must. Best specs for the money would be nice.

    How important is weight and thinness to you?

    Very important, I am a student and must walk long distances between classes, must be light and preferably thin - less than 5 lbs.

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.

    Windows.

    Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.

    13" - 15.6", do not want any bigger.

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.

    Spotify

    Lots of Chrome tabs

    Programming (I am a CS major)

    Potentially light gaming, however, that is not a necessity.

    If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?

    N/A

    Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?

    Good keyboard quality - I will be typing a lot.

    Possibly backlit keyboard

    Reliable/Portable build quality

    Touch-screen does not matter.

    Finger-print reader would be a plus.

    Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.

    Must be lightweight and on the thinner side!

    At least 256 gb SSD, don't think I can live on 128.

    Want something that will last me a long time.

    Would like bright and vivid color displays, bright enough to use outside.

    I almost always use headphones so I don't really care about speaker quality.

    Would like a machine that doesn't get too hot, however, I always sit at a desk so overheating shouldn't be an issue for me.

    I have been looking at the new Surface Laptop 2, as well as these other two that I will link below:

    Costco.com 14" Lenovo ThinkPad T480, i7-8550U, 8 gb DDR4 RAM, 256 SSD: $999

    Costco.com : ASUS Zenbook UX461FA, i7-8565U, 16 gb LPDDR3 RAM, 512 SSD: $999

    Thanks in advance!

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    Gaming Laptop, 15"-17", $1500-$2000, US

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 08:07 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $1500-$2000 USD. Could maybe go a hair over for a good reason but the lower in that range the better.

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Specs > Size/weight > Battery life. I was leaning towards at least a 1070.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Smaller is better as long as it isn't at the expense of too much performance.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. All things being equal I would prefer a 17" but 15" is fine too.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Primarily gaming. This won't be for work. I play mostly Paradox type grand strategy, Total War, Fallout, Warthunder, and some flight sims, although I will be building a desktop for the flight sims in about a year.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I mentioned some of the games above. In general I just want to be able to buy a game, run it at 60fps or greater, and not worry about not being able to run it well for the next 2-4 years.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Not really. A nice keyboard is probably the most important out of those. I could not care less about the touch pad. I hate using them.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I have a desktop that this will mostly replace for about a year. Sometime in the next 9 months to year I am going to build a nice VR capable Desktop for flight sims that this will compliment. I am away from home about every other weekend though, so I want to be able to use it for the next few years to bring with me and pick up where I left off on the games I have been playing on my desktop at home. Also, I would prefer to purchase it on Amazon if possible. I have been looking at these. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G5Z9H8R/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D7P4SY1/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_2?smid=A15EHDQVYNLON8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BBCMKM5/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_3?smid=A2TC87EJKQMY9O&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07H9XPF1S/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

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    SuggestAThinkpad for my needs!

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 07:47 PM PST

    Hey guys,

    I'm looking for a new laptop that i will use multiple hours a day and bring to school. I already got a desktop that I built 2 years ago for gaming but I no longer play games and I'm going back to school so I want to sell it and buy a laptop. Here is a link to see what's my desktop: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/14172703

    I really LOVE my desktop so I'm looking for a laptop that will give me a similar experience.

    Total budget and country of purchase: $800-$1400 USD. I will buy it in Canada.

    Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Best spec for money, I will buy a cheap tablet just to take notes. Battery life is not that important, it will almost always be plugged. Durability is my #1 criteria. I want it to last at least 5 years, so I want a laptop with a good build and one that will still be fast in 5 years.

    How important is weight and thinness to you? I will take it in my backpack everyday for school, but I don't care if it's not slim (unless it weights like 10lbs)

    Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. I prefer a 15.6", or maybe a 14" but I want to have a number pad on the right side.

    Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? Maybe I will play league of legends but I don't care if I have to play with low resolution. Otherwise I will only use it for internet browsing, word, excel and stream on my 4k TV. But I'm the type of person who have 40 tabs open and I want to stream at the same time. And I want the laptop to still be as fast in 5 years.

    So right now, I'm hesitating if I should just buy a cheap Thinkpad with a i5 8350u CPU ($800) and replace it in a couple of years, or if I should buy a great thinkpad with a i5 8400h CPU ($1400) and try to make it last as long as it can. I have a tendency to break my things and the "consumer" laptops that I had in the past always lasted me approx. 2 years before breaking. I'm also afraid that the cpu/ram will not be great enough in 5 years even if I buy a great thinkpad ($1400)

    I really want to have a Thinkpad or a Dell Latitude or Precision. I made this list of Thinkpad options to help me choose: http://imgur.com/Y3wTE3N (I know it's handmade and not clearly visible, you can see how much I need a laptop.) The prices are in USD. Also, I didn't really look at the screen specs. I choosed 1080p for all the laptops but I didn't look if it was TN, IPS or stuff like that. There is also a Dell Latitude 5591 with the same specs than the X1 Extreme without the GPU. It's $1165 (compared to $1415 for the X1 Extreme)

    What option do you guys think would be the best for me?

    Thanks a lot for your time :)

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    looking for a laptop with dedicated graphics that doesnt look like a gaming laptop

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 01:43 PM PST

    hey guys i want to get a laptop that i will be able to play new games on (graphic settings can be lowest) but i dont want it to be specifically for gaming. i would be taking it to class as well and I dont wanna look like a fucking nerd with a lit up alien head on the back and rainbows coming out of the keyboard. i also cant go too far past $1k but if anything cheaper fits what i'm looking for, i'm always up for saving money. and i live in canada, thanks in advance

    edit: i would really like to be able to play the upcoming doom game, eternal. even if i had to tweak some files to get it to run on a computer within my budget

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    Looking for a reliable heavy-duty laptop around $2K

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 07:31 PM PST

    Total budget and country of purchase: USA, 1000-2000

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Dedicated GPU required (not quadro), as much dedicated ram as possible. 16GB RAM minimum 32 is nice. Core i7. One or more video outputs (usb-c ok after one hdmi)
    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Weight size not important.
    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows
    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15-ish. 17 is ok if the extra size comes with other benefits (cooling).
    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Main software will be ProPresenter. Will run audio/video presentations on mulitple screens by stage.
    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? No games, but capable non-quadro gpu is a must.
    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? decent keyboard at least. mouse is secondary. No optical drive needed, but is ok if present.
    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Something that will be reliable. This will function as a Youth Group machine and longevity/future proofing is important.

    Intel i7 (newest gen should be enough), 32GB of ram, primary SSD, video card with 4-6GB (NON-quadro), at least one HDMI out, more over usb-c or miniDisplayPort is fine.

    I was considering a Dell G7, until I learned about the terrible tale that is the bios. Then I looked at their business offerings but those are either integrated graphics or nvidia quadro. Thinkpads might work but terrible website navigation. Newest Alienware 15 or 17 look like candidates, but thermal issues (might not be a concern as Propresenter isn't gaming).

    Any other suggestions?

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    Just need a gaming laptop to take to work/on the road.

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 03:31 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $600-$700 USD

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Just best Specs, battery life doesn't matter.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? As long as it has at least a !5" screen 1080p doesnt matter how heavy or thick.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows 10

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. At least 15"

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Just FPS gaming. Destiny 2, Overwatch, CSGO, Minecraft

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? Games listed above. Settings can be low as possible as long as it runs around 60fps

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Most likely plugging in external mouse and keyboard so doesn't matter.

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    Looking for Laptop for school. Nothing fancy just decent performance.

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 07:14 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase: $300-400 USA

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Do not need a 2 in 1, best specifications for the money

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Not important.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. N/A

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. None of this, no games. Word, Powerpoint, and internet research will be all I'm doing on this.

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? N/A

    • Any specific requirements such as a good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build quality I guess, nothing else.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Just need a simple, reliable laptop for school. I previously purchased an Acer Aspire E 15, 15.6" Full HD, 8th Gen Intel Core i3-8130U, 6GB RAM Memory, 1TB HDD, 8X DVD, but returned it because it was insanely slow. Over 10 minutes to load a webpage, not joking. Assuming I got a lemon and this isn't normal. Even had an extremely hard time trying to downloading Chrome, 4-5 hours and would normally freeze forcing me to restart. I saw a lot of comments on upgrading laptops like this model with an SSD. I would consider trying it if the total price with upgrades stayed within my $300-400 price range and was simple to do. I am not tech savvy.

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    [US] Laptop for PhD student, $1500

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 03:11 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase: Something around $1500, United States. Not a hard limit- I'm not sure exactly what my budget will be yet.

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. In order of priority, best specifications and then good battery life.

    • How important is weight and thinness to you? Fairly important.

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. Linux. I'll be installing a specific version myself, so what it comes with specifically doesn't matter much as long as it doesn't raise the price much.

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. N/A. Just not too small to have multiple windows open.

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. Some heavy compiling and data analysis. Mostly memory and CPU intensive. Nothing graphics intensive.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? Reliable build quality and good input devices (especially the keyboard) are essential. Good wifi. Would like a large SSD- 500 GB at least, but preferably 1 TB.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. My last laptop was a Gazelle professional by System76, which I bought 4 years ago. I've been happy with the specs overall, but the build quality hasn't really held up. I've been looking at the Galago Pro by the same company, which seems like it might be sturdier?

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    please, help me find a laptop

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 06:49 PM PST

    Hi, I need to find a laptop and I'm not quite sure about what to look for because I'm pretty noob HAHA.

    I'm filling the form the rules asks you to fill.

    * **Total budget and country of purchase:**

    tops $1200, the country is Venezuela but it will be bought via online and shipped

    * **Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.**

    I need to be able to work fluidly while working on GPU intensive stuff

    * **How important is weight and thinness to you?**

    None.

    * **Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.**

    Windows or Mac

    * **Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.**

    N/A

    * **Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.**

    I do games in Unity 2018

    Modeling in blender

    Computer graphics stuff in OpenGL

    Apps on ionic

    Need to test apps for IOs but I don't have an iPhone

    * **If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?**

    Not really, I'm trying to use this laptop merely for work

    * **Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)?**

    None.

    * **Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion.**

    <3

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    Looking for $1k laptop good for photo editing and gaming (USA)

    Posted: 04 Feb 2019 06:44 PM PST

    • Total budget and country of purchase:
      USA, ~$1000-$1200

    • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply.
      best specs

    • How important is weight and thinness to you?
      not very as it'll stay on my desk most of the time

    • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux.
      Windows

    • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A.
      15-17"

    • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run.
      Lightroom, Photoshop and some gaming

    • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want?
      GTA 5, Sims 4, Planet Coaster.

    • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? I like a nice metal feel, but its not a dealbreaker. I'd prefer at least 1TB of onboard storage. 144hz screen would be great. Good battery life would be appreciated when I do take it off my desk but I know any laptop for gaming wont be the best. I'll be using an external mech keyboard most of the time so I don't care if the keyboard is "bad" I hate the aggressive styling of a lot of gaming laptops have and would rather not have the attention that 'gamer' look brings in public.

    • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. I can't wait too long for prices to fall, I'm looking to buy within the next week

      Within my budget and great value for money, I've been looking at the Lenovo Y7000 and Overpowered 17+ but of course open to any suggestions. I am proficient with installing HD's, batteries and RAM but would not like to do that because I am afraid of voiding the warranty. I mention this in case of single channel ram, or lack of HD space.

    OP 17+ on Walmart $999

    (+) What I like:

    the best specs I can get for money

    17" is nice since I won't be using an external monitor

    also 144hz

    it seems there's a large community behind it due to the rebrand of a very common manfacturer

    I haven't read anything about cooling issues

    SSD and HDD, but see cons

    no bloatware

    Neutral:

    plastic build

    RGB keyboard

    (-) What I don't like:

    I'm wary of the unbranded components, no name SSD has shown to be a lot slower

    integrity of charging port

    giant logo on lid

    support as it seems like they're discontinuing them

    Lenovo Y7000 on B&H $1099

    (+) What I like:

    metal build

    styling

    144hz

    well known manufacturer

    (-) What I don't like:

    no SD card slot

    no HDD so storage is a bit thin

    Thanks for any input!

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