I saw that Razer refreshed the 14" Blade with the 970M GPU and wondered where I should post it.. perhaps we need a dedicated laptop (tablet?) thread?
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-syst...
Smart move (IMO) also releasing it in a non-touch 1080P screen (hopefully its a nice screen though might want to wait for reviews) as well as the Touch 3200x1800 screen. 1080P version is limited to 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for some reason.
Yes I'm probably getting it so be on the lookout for my Razer 14" to go up for sale.
Looks nice, I wonder how it does temperature wise. Guru, would you feel comfortable gaming on your lap with your gen2?
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Anyone have any thought on the new Dell XPS 13? It sounds great, but it I think I need to see it and touch to get a sense of its size.
Anyone have any thought on the new Dell XPS 13? It sounds great, but it I think I need to see it and touch to get a sense of its size.
That is the one without a bezel right?
First of all, I think the idea of bezel-less laptops is really cool....but...I have had so many bad experiences with Dell over the years and shoddy hardware, just don't know if I can ever go back.
As for the new Razer Blade, it definitely looks cool, just not sure how I could ever justify $2,000 on it for the few times a year when I would mobile game. That is a really nice non-gaming laptop + a complete desktop refresh...
You might check out this thread for XPS 13 impressions. A few hands on reviews in there.
Holy crap you guys! I swung by a MS store today to play with the new Dell XPS and I am VERY impressed.
The build quality is really nice and solid. It is stiff and doesn't bend and just feels sturdy but very light. Very much like an Air. Everything else in that store (except Surface) feels flimsy and loose and jiggly.
All they sell is the i5 4gb 128gb ssd 1080p non-touch version. But I have to say it felt fast! Office 2013 apps including OneNote (which is a pig!) launches almost immediately.
I actually prefer the non-touch screen and lower resolution. They say 15 hour battery, which if it's anything close to that is fantastic.
Lastly, there was only 70gb available on the 128 ssd.
I'm still not sure about the smaller keyboard, and would prefer a bit more memory, but that machine really impressed me.
Right now I am considering the MSI GE62 for $1300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 2 GB GDDR5
Intel Core i7 4720HQ (2.60GHz)
8GB Memory 1TB HDD
15.6" 1920 x 1080
Windows 8.1 64-Bit
16.49" x 11.02" x 1.14"
They have a model with a gtx 970 but I believe that is over $2000.
I was also thinking about the lenovo Y70 with a Gtx 860. However I'm thinking at the very least I need a gtx 900 graphic card. The msi ge62 is the only one I have seen with a 900 card and not over 2k.
Is this a good deal?
4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4510U processor
With a 4MB cache and 2.0GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz.
Intel® Core™ i7 processor
8GB DDR3 memory
NVIDIA GT 840M graphics
Feature 2GB video memory for lush, detailed visuals. HDMI output enables simple connection to an HDTV or other high-definition display.
Yes it has to be Best Buy, I have a ton of gift cards.
Is ASUS reliable?
Is this a good deal?
4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4510U processor
With a 4MB cache and 2.0GHz processor speed with Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz.
Intel® Core™ i7 processor
8GB DDR3 memory
NVIDIA GT 840M graphics
Feature 2GB video memory for lush, detailed visuals. HDMI output enables simple connection to an HDTV or other high-definition display.Yes it has to be Best Buy, I have a ton of gift cards.
Is ASUS reliable?
i wouldn't get that for gaming, unless you're playing less GPU-intensive games. If you're just looking for something general purpose, it'd probably be alright. Asus is a decent brand these days.
That laptop looks really nice, Guru. Kinda makes me wish it was easy / possible to sell a gaming PC. I'd much rather have that than my tower.
I guess it depends on what you want to do with it. If you aren't playing games then you might as well get a I5 for $500. If you are playing PS4 & 360 level games then no it isn't worth it. On the other hand if portability is important this might be pretty good.
Yes it has to be Best Buy, I have a ton of gift cards.
There's a few laptops on bestbuy.com with 860M GPUs that are sub-$1k. Some with 970M in the ~$1500 range.
Holy crap you guys! I swung by a MS store today to play with the new Dell XPS and I am VERY impressed.
The build quality is really nice and solid. It is stiff and doesn't bend and just feels sturdy but very light. Very much like an Air. Everything else in that store (except Surface) feels flimsy and loose and jiggly.
Nice! My Air is holding up well for a 3.5-year-old machine but I'd definitely like to upgrade soon, and with OS X annoying me more lately the XPS 13 (running Linux) sounds like a good alternative. I wanted to see if I could look at one in person first, so if there's a chance there's one at my local Microsoft store I'll have to swing past there and check it out.
Did anyone buy one of these? My wife and I are debating downsizing our housing situation considerably and I'm toying with buying one of these as my gaming machine for stuff I don't play on PS4.
DSGamer wrote:Did anyone buy one of these? My wife and I are debating downsizing our housing situation considerably and I'm toying with buying one of these as my gaming machine for stuff I don't play on PS4.
One of which?
One of the new Razer laptops.
DSGamer wrote:TheGameguru wrote:DSGamer wrote:Did anyone buy one of these? My wife and I are debating downsizing our housing situation considerably and I'm toying with buying one of these as my gaming machine for stuff I don't play on PS4.
One of which?
One of the new Razer laptops.
Yes I did.. came a few days ago.. its largely the same as last years Blade 14 with a 970M instead of a 870M for GPU and they doubled the ram on the 512GB version (from 8GB to 16GB). It's an amazing machine that is obviously priced more towards the high end MacBook Pro Retina's.
Is it possible to actually use it as a laptop? Or does it run too hot / loud for that when gaming?
DSGamer wrote:TheGameguru wrote:DSGamer wrote:TheGameguru wrote:DSGamer wrote:Did anyone buy one of these? My wife and I are debating downsizing our housing situation considerably and I'm toying with buying one of these as my gaming machine for stuff I don't play on PS4.
One of which?
One of the new Razer laptops.
Yes I did.. came a few days ago.. its largely the same as last years Blade 14 with a 970M instead of a 870M for GPU and they doubled the ram on the 512GB version (from 8GB to 16GB). It's an amazing machine that is obviously priced more towards the high end MacBook Pro Retina's.
Is it possible to actually use it as a laptop? Or does it run too hot / loud for that when gaming?
I will avoid answering that as I find that is entirely a subjective metric. For me no.. but who knows.
That's answer enough. The reviews I've read have listed the temperature / fan decibels when gaming. I just wasn't sure if it was any better in real application or if that was the reviewers pushing the computer hard.
Any thoughts on MSI? Just got my yearly bonus and I'd like to upgrade a 4 year old Toshiba that I bought for $300 a couple of years back. I'm looking at this one from Newegg.
Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Build quality is something I look for. I use a Macbook Pro for work so I'm a little spoiled there. What PC brands are known for build quality these days?
LeapingGnome wrote:Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Build quality is something I look for. I use a Macbook Pro for work so I'm a little spoiled there. What PC brands are known for build quality these days?
If you're looking at gaming machines specifically, Alienware has always built theirs like tanks. However they tend to weigh something close to a tank, too. This generation is a bit lighter though, I believe. Their 13" model looks quite nice, and they recently bumped them up to the 960m and Broadwell processors on all but the cheapest model.
Trashie wrote:LeapingGnome wrote:Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Build quality is something I look for. I use a Macbook Pro for work so I'm a little spoiled there. What PC brands are known for build quality these days?
If you're looking at gaming machines specifically, Alienware has always built theirs like tanks. However they tend to weigh something close to a tank, too. This generation is a bit lighter though, I believe. Their 13" model looks quite nice, and they recently bumped them up to the 960m and Broadwell processors on all but the cheapest model.
Thanks. My challenge is I'm trying to keep this to under $1k. I'll do some gaming on it but probably only niche or strategy titles. Most AAA games I'll play on the consoles.
Chairman_Mao wrote:Trashie wrote:LeapingGnome wrote:Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Build quality is something I look for. I use a Macbook Pro for work so I'm a little spoiled there. What PC brands are known for build quality these days?
If you're looking at gaming machines specifically, Alienware has always built theirs like tanks. However they tend to weigh something close to a tank, too. This generation is a bit lighter though, I believe. Their 13" model looks quite nice, and they recently bumped them up to the 960m and Broadwell processors on all but the cheapest model.
Thanks. My challenge is I'm trying to keep this to under $1k. I'll do some gaming on it but probably only niche or strategy titles. Most AAA games I'll play on the consoles.
I've got a Qosmio that I love. It's not technically a gaming machine, but I've yet to have it stutter on me. I got it on sale, and I think you'll have to do the same in order to stay under budget.
I've recently used Dells, HPs, Toshiba, and Asus laptops. I found the Asus to be mildly superior in terms of the build. Everything else was pretty much the same. One man's opinion, for what that might be worth.
Chairman_Mao wrote:Trashie wrote:LeapingGnome wrote:Definitely read reviews. They are well known for running hot, throttling and not great build quality.
Build quality is something I look for. I use a Macbook Pro for work so I'm a little spoiled there. What PC brands are known for build quality these days?
If you're looking at gaming machines specifically, Alienware has always built theirs like tanks. However they tend to weigh something close to a tank, too. This generation is a bit lighter though, I believe. Their 13" model looks quite nice, and they recently bumped them up to the 960m and Broadwell processors on all but the cheapest model.
Thanks. My challenge is I'm trying to keep this to under $1k. I'll do some gaming on it but probably only niche or strategy titles. Most AAA games I'll play on the consoles.
Under 1K you could look at Lenovo, like this one. It has the 860m, whereas that MSI on Newegg is the 850m, which would be pretty lackluster at 1080p.
I've been out of touch these days with laptops because I don't really have a need for one, and my old Alienware M11x R2 still does the trick in a pinch. I noticed Alienware now has an external graphics card option they are calling a "graphics amplifier." Anyone look into this? It's always been a concept that's never worked before.
I don't really have any interest in it but think it's cool if they finally figured out how to make that work. It'd also be doubly cool since you could also keep upgrading the graphics card in the external unit.
I've been out of touch these days with laptops because I don't really have a need for one, and my old Alienware M11x R2 still does the trick in a pinch. I noticed Alienware now has an external graphics card option they are calling a "graphics amplifier." Anyone look into this? It's always been a concept that's never worked before.
I don't really have any interest in it but think it's cool if they finally figured out how to make that work. It'd also be doubly cool since you could also keep upgrading the graphics card in the external unit.
The few reviews I read of it said that it generally works really well and is surprisingly easy to switch to and away from, but is also overpriced.
tuffalobuffalo wrote:I've been out of touch these days with laptops because I don't really have a need for one, and my old Alienware M11x R2 still does the trick in a pinch. I noticed Alienware now has an external graphics card option they are calling a "graphics amplifier." Anyone look into this? It's always been a concept that's never worked before.
I don't really have any interest in it but think it's cool if they finally figured out how to make that work. It'd also be doubly cool since you could also keep upgrading the graphics card in the external unit.
The few reviews I read of it said that it generally works really well and is surprisingly easy to switch to and away from, but is also overpriced.
Alienware gets that overpriced thing a lot. I think it'd totally be worth if for someone who doesn't want a laptop and a separate desktop.
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