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LAPTOPS PLS HALP

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I have lost any idea of what I'm looking for in a laptop. I have over 200 bookmarks on laptops that are appealing and I don't know what to choose anymore, or if I should change what I'm looking for. I also have these bookmarked: Basically if it were to be perfect I would want a tablet like a Surface Pro 3 (it's a really nice flex-tablet with awesome touch-screen/stylus usability for notes, drawing/art, and using while portable) but is a gaming PC err laptop :mrgreen: Spec-wise I would want it to be able to run BF on High settings and hopefully upcoming games like The Division on High settings.
Priority based on specs:
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CPU/Ghz
RAM and Battery life (easy, 8+ RAM and 5+? hours. Can work without a shipped-in SSD if I can still buy one for it later)
not an integrated GPU/VRAM
built-in webcam(?)
Obviously light-weight and good portability is preferred along with a good build for wear-and-tear.
Also I'm majoring in CS so yeah. Main idea is programming portability. And between tablets for light-weight notes and gaming specs/build I would lean more towards gaming. Budget: less than 1.5k USD.

EDIT: Some of the favorites I've been seeing is Lenovo Y-series, Yoga series, and ThinkPads, the MSI Apaches, and the ASUS ROGs.

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Róka wrote:EDIT: Alright, new updated post because as I've mentioned in OP I might change my focus to just a nice and light-weight way to store notes but still be able to have fun in LANs and I can use the save off the bucks.
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Re: LAPTOPS PLS HALP

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pls halp ;_;
after filtering through my bookmarks:
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Charts + Eurocom:
http://www.productchart.com/laptops/4072_vs_6346
http://www.productchart.com/laptops/4072_vs_3953
http://www.productchart.com/laptops/4072_vs_4113
http://www.productchart.com/laptops/4072_vs_3888
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/configure(1,237,0)ec
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/configure(1,239,0)ec
http://www.eurocom.com/ec/configure(1,242,0)ec
HP:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy-17- ... Id=3487016
Acer:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4388 ... er_-_Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 24G15X0092
ASUS:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4381 ... _Dark_Gray
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4381 ... y_Aluminum
http://www.adorama.com/ASX550JKDH7.html
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=r ... P550LVXB71
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834232332
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834231553
http://www.adorama.com/ASGL551JMEH7.html
http://www.adorama.com/ASN550JKDS71.html
http://www.adorama.com/ASGL51JWDS74.html
http://www.adorama.com/ASGL51JWDS71.html
http://www.adorama.com/ASP550LVXB71.html
Toshiba:
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4384 ... Satin_Gold
http://www.microcenter.com/product/4283 ... d_Aluminum
http://www.thelaptopsearch.com/products ... T-4K-B5262
MSI:
http://www.adorama.com/MSIGP60LP825.html
http://www.adorama.com/MSICX612QC16.html
http://www.adorama.com/MSIGP70LP486.html
http://www.adorama.com/MSIGP70L490.html
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 834152570R
CyberPower:
http://www.adorama.com/CYHFX6100.html
http://www.adorama.com/CYHFX6200.html
Lenovo:
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=r ... LE59428535
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=r ... LE59426255
http://www.adorama.com/catalog.tpl?op=r ... LE59426157
http://www.thelaptopsearch.com/products ... K-59425943
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/le ... tech_specs
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/redux/lapt ... ro-laptop/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318092
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318569
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318641
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318640
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318561
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318629
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834318559
http://www.adorama.com/LE20BE003NUS.html
http://www.adorama.com/LE59428535.html?discontinued=t
http://www.adorama.com/LE59426255.html?discontinued=t
http://www.adorama.com/LE59426157.html
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allo Roka, do you have a reddit account? there's several /rs of people that actually enjoy microcomparing laptops' performance

Also with 1.5K you'll be more than fine!
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ViperXVII wrote:allo Roka, do you have a reddit account?
there's several /rs of people that actually enjoy microcomparing laptops' performance
lol I am not much of a redditor https://www.reddit.com/user/AzaRoka/
but that's probably what would help me the most. where would I post this?
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Róka wrote:
ViperXVII wrote:allo Roka, do you have a reddit account?
there's several /rs of people that actually enjoy microcomparing laptops' performance
lol I am not much of a redditor https://www.reddit.com/user/AzaRoka/
but that's probably what would help me the most. where would I post this?
one among others (just search for it):
https://www.reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop/

Just make sure to read the rules/format. More smooth interaction
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upvote preasuh
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https://www.reddit.com/r/SuggestALaptop ... rs_gaming/

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Whichever you choose, plug in the Graphics card it has into this website: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-G ... 849.0.html
It was very helpful to me when I was picking my laptop. There's also lots of information in the sidebar of /r/suggestalaptop that you can browse through to help you decide.
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CekiHappy wrote:Whichever you choose, plug in the Graphics card it has into this website: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-G ... 849.0.html
It was very helpful to me when I was picking my laptop. There's also lots of information in the sidebar of /r/suggestalaptop that you can browse through to help you decide.
Yeah, I noticed that the games I'm looking to run require SLI in laptops (?)! 8O
Because the top graphics card that isn't SLI/crossfire barely gets 60 fps on high settings in arkham knight :? :cry:

EDIT: This is why idk if I should just give up on getting a gaming laptop and stick with a lightweight ultrabook/2-in-1-tablet.
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Well, nothing will run arkham knight properly currently.

970/980m are pretty damn great for laptop cards, but the actual laptops you can get that have these are also ridiculously expensive.
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Divine-Sneaker wrote:Well, nothing will run arkham knight properly currently.
My 580 differs. It seems to be some other issue, not directly related to GPU. Maybe drivers/environment.
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ViperXVII wrote:
Divine-Sneaker wrote:Well, nothing will run arkham knight properly currently.
My 580 differs. It seems to be some other issue, not directly related to GPU. Maybe drivers/environment.
Some "bad copies were shipped" according to some people, but I think it's drivers. I know of many people that have been playing it flawlessly. Also, on-topic preasuh.
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stay with ASUS gaming laptops, if ruin you get money back or lenovo business
https://www.asus.com/us/notebooks_ultrabooks/
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Mack wrote:stay with ASUS gaming laptops, if ruin you get money back or lenovo business
https://www.asus.com/us/notebooks_ultrabooks/
I was gonna say the same, Asus laptops if it's for gaming.
Most people I know who has bought a new laptop for gaming recently has gone for the Asus ROG laptops, there are a few different ones in different priceranges.
Just pick the one that appeal you the most! ;)
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Roger roger.
Someone also finally commented on that reddit post
Try to get a laptop with a GTX 970M. It's worth the premium, especially if you want to play games like The Division. Two more budget friendly laptops with such a GPU are:
Gigabyte P55W-BWNE for $1299
Sager NP8651, you can find it at a Clevo/Sager reseller like GentechPC, XoticPC, LPC-Digital or Powernotebooks. Just look around.
I started looking at the 970M and 980M.
What are all y'alls thoughts on these?:
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Is there any reason why you prefer a gaming laptop over a desktop?
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