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| Thread ID: 124210 | 2012-04-12 03:11:00 | what is a good gaming laptop | stratex5 (16685) | Press F1 |
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| 1269629 | 2012-04-12 11:00:00 | Alienware and the likes are pretty average PC's tbh, there are other companies that make the same spec stuff for a better build and lesser price. Power hungry is more of a past thing, sure they are not as battery efficient as a smaller machine but with the i7's having onboard graphics, switching off the card and using the CPU saves heaps by itself. (my laptop does 1.5 hrs normal, 5 with i7 gfx and one or two small power saving tweaks) If I can remember the name of the company i'll tell you who they are. They make straight forward laptops with tonnes of power. None of the silly design crud that alienware put on. They are about $1k cheaper for the same spec. An alienware is a dell with a shiny case really. There is always a compromise between power/portability but you can get by. I personally like my hp DV7 6015tx. No power horse compared to most machines but it runs the latest games nice enough. only 1600 NZD last year. Comes with a sandy 2GHz i7 1GB dedicated gfx on an ATi 6770M and has two HDD bays, one which I plan on putting an SSD in some time. Check out Asus and HP. HP can have some problems though, so dont put them as your no 1 choice. Their service center in welly is great though, I know them pretty well now :rolleyes: |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1269630 | 2012-04-12 11:01:00 | Since Dell brought out Alienware they are no longer made to the exacting standards they once were. I will stop short of calling them crap but they aren't far off it. |
DeSade (984) | ||
| 1269631 | 2012-04-12 11:03:00 | As a general rule of thumb never buy any alienware branded product. Asus has some gaming pcs that run about the coolest you will ever find but even so they are huge, bad looking and weigh a tone. If your getting a gaming laptop then get a proper backpack to carry it in or your arm will fall off. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1269632 | 2012-04-12 11:10:00 | The older alianware laptops were rebranded clevos,which is what the Sager laptops are as well. Now they are a Dell, each each year the product gets worse and the price rises. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1269633 | 2012-04-12 11:15:00 | Anyhow, the sager range has more available configurations then just about anything apart from a full custom build PC, similar performance, and the price is in the same ballpark. 2 grand will buy a hot little number. I don't really know what to say to anyone who thinks something less then 40kg is heavy to lug around. Perhaps they suffer from some disability? Try a purse perhaps? |
Metla (12) | ||
| 1269634 | 2012-04-12 11:21:00 | I don't really know what to say to anyone who thinks something less then 40kg is heavy to lug around. Perhaps they suffer from some disability? Try a purse perhaps? So you carry a big gaming-capable laptop around all the time then? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1269635 | 2012-04-12 11:24:00 | And a bag of cement.... | Metla (12) | ||
| 1269636 | 2012-04-12 11:39:00 | Anyhow, the sager range has more available configurations then just about anything apart from a full custom build PC, similar performance, and the price is in the same ballpark. 2 grand will buy a hot little number. I don't really know what to say to anyone who thinks something less then 40kg is heavy to lug around. Perhaps they suffer from some disability? Try a purse perhaps?Trolly dolly comes to mind |
plod (107) | ||
| 1269637 | 2012-04-12 13:42:00 | Metla anyone can carry a heavy laptop and a bag of cement but the point is not to be able to but to carry a laptop as if you were carrying nothing at all. | Slankydudl (16687) | ||
| 1269638 | 2012-04-12 14:20:00 | If price is not an object and you want a laptop that is truly upgradeable (cpu,gpu,etc) then the only option is a Clevo based machine. Of course those future upgrades will cost an arm and a leg and will need to be done by the manufacturer. If you are determined to go this route I recommend Sager. They have the best warranty available among the boutique brands and are wayyy more affordable than an Alienware. Last time I checked, Alienware wanted @ $300 for 16 Gb of RAM in the M17X, that same RAM upgrade in a Sager can be had for @ $90. | scottmcp432 (16647) | ||
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