and could possibly able to run Crysis! The new laptops have ARRIVED! with the new intel i7 chipset! so ive been looking around, been through many sites and it seems that the most powerful laptop with the best service is from 2 contenders who both are owned by the same company lol.
So for the next generation of gaming and portable workstation, which of these do you think is the best selection?
[u]Studio XPS 16[/u]
Price: $2,019
- Intel ® Core ™ i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
- 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
- Full HD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP
- 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
- 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
- ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB
- Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card
- 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
- High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound
- DW 370 (USB module)
Versus
[u]Alienware M15x[/u]
Price: $2,548
- Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache
- 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
- 15.6-inch WideHD+ 1600x900 (900p) WLED
- 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
- 250GB SATAII 7,200RPM
- Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)
- Primary - 6-cell (56Watt) Lithium-Ion Battery
- Internal High-Definition 5.1 Surround Sound Audio
- Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11AGN Half Mini Card
- 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Versus
Dell Studio 17
Price $1,844
- Intel Core i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
- 3Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
- 17.3” High Definition+ (900p) Bright LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera/Facial Recognition SW
- 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
- 250GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
- 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
- 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
- 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
- Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
- Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)
- High Definition Audio 2.0
- Back-lit Keyboard
So right now I am between these 2 for my future purchase. I know HP has one but I have bad experiences with HP... ill post it just for the info:
dv8t Quad Edition series
Price: $1,999.98
- Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-820QM Processor (1.73GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
- FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
- FREE Upgrade to 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
- 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M
- 18.4" diagonal High Definition HP Ultra BrightView Infinity Display (1920x1080p)
- Lightscribe Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
- Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Espresso Black)
- Intel Wireless-N Mini-card
- HP Color Matching Keyboard
- 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
- Norton Internet Security(TM) 2009 - 2 Year Subscription
- HP Care Pack Services 3-year HP Care Pack Accidental Damage Protection Service
Versus
SAGER NP8760
Price: $2558.00
- 17.3" Full HD LED Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080)
- Intel® Core™ i7-820QM Processor ( 45nm, 8MB L3 Cache, 1.73GHz)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 280M Graphics with 1GB DDR3 Video Memory
- 4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz - 2 X 2GB
- 250GB 5400rpm SATA 300 Hard Drive
- Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300AGN - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- Internal Bluetooth V2.1 Module
- Smart Li-Polymer Battery Pack
- Sager 3 Year Limited Parts and Labor Warranty
Versus
One thing I don't like about iBuyPower is that they only offer 1 year warranty...
Battalion 101 D900F Notebook
Price: $2379
- Intel® Core™ i7 920 Processor (4x 2.66GHz/8MB L3 Cache)
- 6GB [2GB x 3] 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM [Notebook Memory] Corsair or Major Brand
- Mobility DDR3 1GB NVIDIA GTX280 PCI-Express 3D Video [D900F]
- 320 GB 7200rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
- 8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [D900F]
- Built-in 7-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook]
- 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
- Built-in 10/100/1000 Network LAN [Notebook]
- Intel Pro/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link
- Free Deluxe Carrying Case
- Built-in 3.0 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera
- Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support [/b]
So here they are folks with price and specs. No news from Acer and the other ones I found not to being as powerful as these ones and close to the $2k price point. I will need soon a powerful laptop for work using [video editing, photoshop, dreamweaver, fireworks, flash, AS3, iphone Dev, maya, vue d spirit] and of course for FF14 for when it comes out next year. I don't plan on buying another laptop for the next 3 years, which is when possibly a new chip technology might come out by then.
so yea, I'm not rich but this is something I will be using day and night so any advice which one should I get or what would you recommend?
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Toasty!
Best not be putting it on your lap, or you'll be frying your genitals.
Build a desktop PC, buy a netbook. You can save money and have a much sicker system. The Gaming laptops just don't cut it. They have so many high stress systems that they don't last nearly as long as you would think for the price. Also, you will never bring it anywhere no matter what you tell yourself now.
People, including me will help you buy parts and put it together, it's really easy. You'll save money, have a better system, more portability, and have more upgrade options. At least consider it, please. I made the choice to go with a gaming laptop when I first went into college and it was the wrong choice. I wish I had started building sooner.
Also, photoshopping on a laptop is a borderline nightmare. Since the screen can pivot back and forth, it may look nice and bright to you, but you'll send it off to someone and it'll be way too dark.
Or vice versa.
None! As gaming laptop's do not exist. Those things will last a year tops.
@ArrestedDeveloper
You are my hero now.
I would also recommend a desktop PC + a netbook. You'll get something more powerful for way cheaper. But in case you insist on a gaming laptop, I would recommend the Alienware because it has a lower native resolution. The other laptops all seem to have a 1080p native resolution, which is just too much for the graphics cards they have, unless you only play old games.
Going to have to agree with the collective thought here. Desktop and netbook would be the best choice. That said, the iBuyPower and Sager models have some impressive specs, but I've never dealt with either company before.
I would rather see you build a nice desktop for about $800 bucks, and spend about $1k on a nice HDTV plus rotatable wall mount. That can cover all of your entertainment and coding/shoop needs.
I owned an Alienware. It was a huge pain to carry around and battery life was poor.
I remember when my laptop was considered to be absurdly powerful...but that was three years ago. Take it from a guy that did plunk down 1800 bucks on a gaming laptop- get a PC. The battery life's bad, the cooling systems usually suck (Which leads to poor game performance after about a half hour), and the worst part is, they aren't upgradable. So while all my friends blaze on by to bigger and better games, I'm stuck playing HL2/TF2 and a bunch of emulators.
That alienware screen is too shiny. Alienware stuff is way overpriced anyway, not reccomended.
Wait, do you need a laptop just for multimedia stuff, or are you going to game as well? If you're doing both, a laptop ain't going to cut it, no portable machine is that powerful and stable yet. But, there are some nice HP laptops for multimedia capabilities, but since you seem to be doing very intensive things, I'd suggest a desktop PC as well. It'll be cheaper, much cheaper. Like some have said, desktop pc and netbook, use the PC for all your multimedia needs, and the netbook for portability.
But if you do need a gaming laptop, the Asus G51 is great. I have it and it's been perfect so far.
I've never even spent that much money on a car. And I have 2 "muscle cars".
WHAT? No Sony? I know, I know not good for gaming but I love me some VAIO's.
... No. Don't buy anything labeled "gaming" because you'll pay through the nose for it. My PC is just as powerful as the "basic" gaming PC, and I bought it for $500 less. Of course, it looks like a regular home computer, but except for the Vista OS it will run anything.
Well I guess I can wait a bit longer to see how far prices can drop. Hopefully some offers do happen for new years or so.
For that money I would build a desktop. If I had to chose a laptop I would go with the Alienware since you live there in north america they have good support.
gaming on a laptop is never worth it.
I hate to me too, but I dropped 1300 on a gaming laptop when I entered college, and I just built a desktop last year to make up for what I needed (read: wanted) for gaming. Again, do a desktop, for class, or whatever you want to do portable, do a netbook or somesuch.
For me, it was two friends and I who all did laptops at once, all 'gaming' with the idea that we would all play lan n such. Didn't pan out so much, and they're too noisy and low battery life to be used too much on the go.
THAT SAID. If you do want a gaming laptop, one word: ASUS. They make all their own parts, their tech support answers in minutes (<5 in my experience) and is understandable. AND- !!!FREE 2 YEAR WARRANTY, ONE YEAR IS ACCIDENTAL!!! so long as you buy from a direct reseller (ie not Best Buy). All you have to do is register it inside of 60 days.
I bought my Asus from [url="http://www.xoticpc.com"]xoticpc.com[/url] and never had any issues, and got the warranty. They even offer cash discounts. Look around, though, there's others, but I've liked xotic the best. I realize I sound like an ad, but it really is because they did a damn good job with mine, and contacting me when a part I wanted was out, to ask if I wanted to wait or change it. They also have links to good articles about who really makes laptops.
Sorry for the novel, hope it helps.
sorry for my fail-
xoticpc.com should work
I just bought a Sager NP8760. :)