I'm looking for a laptop with
at least a 7/8th gen cpu
at least 8 gigs of ram
a dedicated graphics card
and at least 256gb ssd storage
and after some sensible research, I've come to the conclusion that the nitro 5 with the 1050 gpu is my best option, but it looks ugly as fuck with all the plastic gamer red aesthetic
are there anything of similar spec and price, or do I have to be forever branded as a "gamer dude" that brought a gaming laptop to a meeting
Choosing a laptop that actually does work
Jackson Martinez
Kayden Richardson
Dell g 3
Blake Peterson
Dell XPS, hp probook, Lenovo thinkpads and some Asus laptops have dedicated gpus and they don't completely have the "gamer" aesthetic. Google laptops that are good for video editing if that's what you're looking for.
Personally, I prefer something with a strong processor and thunderbolt for external gpu, because I don't game unless I'm near an outlet anyway.
Leo Stewart
Get the gigabyte p17 if you can find it
gigabyte.com
Alexander Carter
XPS is a shitty QC lottery mess.
t. owned and returned 7590
Lucas Harris
Depends where you are located.
Canadian Amazon has open box nitro 5 for $699 which is $300 off
It has HDD, and m.2 SATA slot which you can use to install an SSD
Aaron Wood
It doesn't look "gamer" unless you think red means gaming. You can paint it over if you hate it that much. The heat pipes need to be big to cool the GPU
Joshua Harris
Gaming laptops are SHIT.
The thing people don't realize is that they have one purpose, being a more easily transportable desktop PC.
They are unsuitable for anything else because they are:
-loud
-hot
-have very short battery lives
If you want to game, buy a desktop, if you want productivity on the go buy a productivity laptop and unless you are in a very special position where you need to have a desktop PC in at least two places and regularly move between two places, do not buy a gaming laptop.
Jayden Anderson
It depends. I use mine at work as a workstation as I can't really bring a whole PC. But on my downtime I can play a few games. I just leave it at work plugged in all the time
Dominic Cooper
Yes, that is my point.
They function as mobile desktop PCs, but that isn't what most people want a laptop for.
William Reed
forgot to mention, can't get dell, for some fucking reason dell shit in my country are expensive as fuck
I mean come on though, I can stand the back lit keyboard, but that red plastic rim around wasd? too much for me
Jackson Robinson
Lenovo Ideapad 330ICH
>8gen intel i5 8300
>gtx1050
>backlit keyboard
As for SSD and RAM, you can do that yourself
Aaron Evans
HP ZBook 17 G6 has literally everything you are looking for.
store.hp.com
Joseph King
can't find that specific model in my backwater country, but I did find the L340 gaming, specs do meet my requirement
is that one good?
Andrew Lee
>lenovo
Jackson Stewart
is there anything you'd like to add to the discussion?
Carson Taylor
Yes,
>lenovo
Matthew Walker
Have considered doing the heavy load while connected to your desktop remotely?
Evan Collins
Lenovo y530, upgrade from y520. This model doesnt look like hot gamer trash. Only issues I have is fan ramping up but underclock fixes it.
Adam Bennett
how are razor laptops?
specifically the new blade stealth
Brody Cooper
Based, Lenovo is pure shit when it comes to laptops.
From my experience I wouldn't recommend Asus also.
My friend just got a Dell, and it seems really fine.
Brandon Martin
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Ayden Brown
anything with a ryzen cpu
Lincoln Wood
LOL
Wyatt Davis
The 13 is excellent only the 15s have issues.
Benjamin Brown
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I WANT TO GET THE NITRO 5 SINCE IT FITS MY NEED THE MOST
BUT IT'S SO FUCKING HEAVY
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Leo Reed
you know what?
fuck it, I'm buying the gram
everything i need the horse power for can wait
doubt I'd be able to do any work during commute so I might as well go for the battery life, screen and weight/form factor
Eli Moore
It is really fucking heavy. Don't.
Leo Phillips
All the XPSes are plagued by poor QC, check youtube for some anecdotal evidence.
Brandon Diaz
Dell Precision or Thinkpad P series.
Camden Carter
Which one do you have?
Hudson Davis
What's a good laptop for 3D Rigging and music making?
Christopher Collins
What would you choose? Huawei Matebook D14 or ThinkPad A485 (Ryzen 2500u). I heard that the latter had some issues.
Carson Brooks
a choice between chink shit and obfuscated chink shit
so your choice really
Hunter Moore
So what else should I buy for $600?
Carson Morris
chink shit, obviously
Jose Roberts
nothing
Hudson Hernandez
I've bought several generations of xps from l502x Sandy bridge to 9370 I know wtf I'm talking about and since I'm the sys admin of my company I can tell you which ones get sent back and repaired in one business day because that's what we pay for.
Eli Turner
look into workstation laptops instead of consumer garbage that won't last
Colton Torres
This. Plus, in my experience, jobs were you regularly need to use a computer outside an office; usually don't require a powerful one at all. Usually a tablet could do the job if you don't have to type much.
Juan Cook
amazon.com
I've been thinking of getting one of these, can't decide yet tho
Samuel Rogers
Is there a teir list for laptops? I was thinking of getting a well versed think pad.
Alexander Martin
I'm going to piggyback OP's spoon feeding thread.
I'm on a quest to become Burger ZUN. I'm looking for a laptop for programing, Krita and LMMS.
>Dell g 3
I would buy one but I don't want to deal with Nvidia's Linux drivers.