Recent content by ithilien22

@Gingerbread - cheap is not an necessity, but light and portable still is. I don't want a huge gaming rig to lug around, but I would like a 14" ultrabook that could handle some games. Given the responses, I'm starting to reconsider the surface book. It has what amounts to the 940m, and I went...

@jaguarskx - I appreciate the insight on Skyrim, having to play at lower settings would be a pretty big drawback for me, as I'm used to the high settings my desktop can run. Do you think a 940m would do better, or if I'm looking at a dGPU anyway then for the price should I just go for the...

@ra_v_en - so by those suggestions, you agree that I don't need dedicated graphics for my purposes? I haven't looked much at the zenbook, but I have liked other Asus tablets I've owned so I'll give it another look. Thanks also for the Amazon filter link!

@ra_v_en - that option doesn't meet any of my specs. And as stated, I already have a good gaming desktop.

Thanks Gingerbread. In that case, maybe I should go with something like the xps 13. I hadn't looked at it too much because it has integrated graphics, but it's a skylake and has gotten really good reviews.

Hey guys - hoping you can help with some advice on a new laptop. Needs: - 14" range - under 4 lbs - stream video at high resolution - play some older games at high graphics settings, examples: skyrim, sims 3 My budget is up to $3k, but I'd rather pay for just what I need, not the best of the...