Laptop Choice

greatgamer34 · (This post was last modified: 07-15-2014, 04:42 AM by greatgamer34.)

Hey Guys, Im entering College soon and i need a good gaming/work laptop.

I have been looking at 2 models. One is gigabyte, and one is from ASUS;

The Gigabyte one has an SSD, 4 more gigs of ram, and a higher clocked i7.
the Asus one has better cooling(and generally better looks). I will be adding an ssd to the asus to make it a similar price.

so here they are!
Asus + SSD
laptop; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6834231630
ssd; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820239045

Gigabyte
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6834233050

Let me know what you think!

tyler569 · 07-15-2014, 06:23 AM

As someone who bought a laptop very similar to both of those (specifically from MSI), I'd recommend *strongly* against both of those, at least as an only laptop. While having an i7 and a reasonable graphics card is nice, buying one of those is committing to lugging a huge, (relatively) fragile laptop around for at least a year or more every. single. day.

I know my 17"er didn't even fit in my backpack as a start, we had to modify the laptop pouch.

It's bad enough that despite spending $1200 a year ago I'm currently on the market for another laptop that I can actually bring places without hating myself.

If I can impart anything useful, let it simply be that you take a good hard look at what you need and consider what you buy will be your life (and the burden of your back) for years to come.

greatgamer34 · 07-15-2014, 02:13 PM

im not to worried about the size/weight, im used to carrying a 17 incher around. (an old Dell inspiron). But thanks for the feedback.

i think im leaning more toward ASUS.

***LordDecapo*** · 07-15-2014, 02:46 PM

I go Asus,,, have had both brands.. Asus never age issues, gigabyte after a few mints I could only use it if I had a ice pack under it

greatgamer34 · 07-15-2014, 03:17 PM

Were they higher end laptops like these? Or were they lower end ($300-$700 range)?

***LordDecapo*** · 07-16-2014, 03:08 AM

they were about $850.
Although i havent had a single laptop mes up on me since i started using an Aluminum Handicaped Parking Only sign (the blue ones from the parking lots xD).. pulls heat away so well and is strong so i always get a good air flow underneath even if i uneven put its weight down

greatgamer34 · 07-16-2014, 02:56 PM

I actually laughed pretty hard at that! xD

***Nickster258*** · 07-16-2014, 05:31 PM

Don't forget to think about what you need. I instead am opting for allocating that $1,200 to a desktop and getting a chromebook for my mobile use ( I am a huge google fanboy and it will be extremely helpful to me ). Besides, my laptop that I got 3 years ago was only $800. You don't necessarily need a 'gaming laptop' but need one with dedicated graphics of decent proportion. Mine is a i7-2670QM with a GT 540M. While it is still pathetically bad compared to desktop builds, it runs skyrim on medium, CS:GO on high, borderlands 2 on medium, minecraft is hellah-easy on it.

You don't need a top-of-the-line GPU to do this stuff and spend another $400 to do it. My laptop is still rocking it with pretty decent performance.

greatgamer34 · 07-16-2014, 08:59 PM

Well i still have my gaming desktop, well for, games... Duh ;p

jxu · 07-16-2014, 10:15 PM

macbook air

greatgamer34 · 07-17-2014, 04:35 PM

(07-16-2014, 10:15 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: macbook air

id rather cut myself.

EDevil · (This post was last modified: 07-17-2014, 09:21 PM by EDevil.)

13.3 inch macbook air
1.7 dual core intel core i7 w/ turbo boost up to 3.3
8GB of RAM (brand unknown...)
512GB SSD (brand unknown...)

Price? €1.779,00. EUROS. Better spend some cash and buy this beauty <3<3<3

greatgamer34 · 07-22-2014, 04:39 PM

(07-17-2014, 09:20 PM)EDevil Wrote: 13.3 inch macbook air
1.7 dual core intel core i7 w/ turbo boost up to 3.3
8GB of RAM (brand unknown...)
512GB SSD (brand unknown...)

Price? €1.779,00. EUROS. Better spend some cash and buy this beauty <3<3<3

thanks for the giggles m8

jxu · 07-22-2014, 11:07 PM

(07-17-2014, 04:35 PM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-16-2014, 10:15 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: macbook air

id rather cut myself.

But it has imovie

greatgamer34 · 07-23-2014, 05:16 AM

(07-22-2014, 11:07 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-17-2014, 04:35 PM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-16-2014, 10:15 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: macbook air

id rather cut myself.

But it has imovie

on second thought
[Image: Shut-up-and-take-my-money.jpg]

jxu · 07-24-2014, 05:54 AM

(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-22-2014, 11:07 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-17-2014, 04:35 PM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-16-2014, 10:15 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: macbook air

id rather cut myself.

But it has imovie

on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

EDevil · 07-24-2014, 08:24 AM

(07-24-2014, 05:54 AM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-22-2014, 11:07 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-17-2014, 04:35 PM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-16-2014, 10:15 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: macbook air

id rather cut myself.

But it has imovie

on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

You misspelled "emptying your bank account".

jxu · 07-24-2014, 11:47 PM

(07-24-2014, 08:24 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 05:54 AM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-22-2014, 11:07 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-17-2014, 04:35 PM)greatgamer34 Wrote: id rather cut myself.

But it has imovie

on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

You misspelled "emptying your bank account".

If you want to think about it that way, buying a mechanical keyboard or a nice GPU is emptying your bank account too. You don't really need them.

EDevil · 07-25-2014, 12:04 AM

(07-24-2014, 11:47 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 08:24 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 05:54 AM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote:
(07-22-2014, 11:07 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote: But it has imovie

on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

You misspelled "emptying your bank account".

If you want to think about it that way, buying a mechanical keyboard or a nice GPU is emptying your bank account too. You don't really need them.

That's why i don't. I need my triple monitor setup though to play games at 5760x1200. Also essential for multitasking etc.

greatgamer34 · 07-25-2014, 12:21 AM

(07-25-2014, 12:04 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 11:47 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 08:24 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 05:54 AM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote: on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

You misspelled "emptying your bank account".

If you want to think about it that way, buying a mechanical keyboard or a nice GPU is emptying your bank account too. You don't really need them.

That's why i don't. I need my triple monitor setup though to play games at 5760x1200. Also essential for multitasking etc.

triple 4k monitors! I just need 4 780tis.

jxu · 07-25-2014, 01:44 AM

(07-25-2014, 12:04 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 11:47 PM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 08:24 AM)EDevil Wrote:
(07-24-2014, 05:54 AM)͝ ͟ ͜ Wrote:
(07-23-2014, 05:16 AM)greatgamer34 Wrote: on second thought

Plus macbooks are really good for gaming

2D gaming

You misspelled "emptying your bank account".

If you want to think about it that way, buying a mechanical keyboard or a nice GPU is emptying your bank account too. You don't really need them.

That's why i don't. I need my triple monitor setup though to play games at 5760x1200. Also essential for multitasking etc.

>Multitasking
As if you get any work done Tongue

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