Ok, I'm looking for my first laptop. I've always used desktops, and my current one is from 2006; it lasted very, very long, but it's old and obsolete. So, I want a laptop, hopefully one that will last as much as my desktop did.
Important info:
- Budget: up to $1200, $1300 max
- Usage: web surfing, playing modern games (Fifa 14, ARMA, Football Manager 2014...) on low/medium settings
- I want it to be very durable - I usually take good care of my stuff, but I want to rest assured it won't die once it occasionally falls off my hands, or something
- I want it to be reliable - few chances of blue screens of death, incompatibilities, BIOS errors, other inconsistencies
- I want it to stay cool ie. not heating while running games, etc
I've done some research already, of course. From what I understood from general opinions, Dell and Lenovo seem to be the most durable machines (Lenovo even sent laptops into space). Furthermore, business laptop models are known to be extra durable. So I looked into Dell and Lenovo brands, looking for a business model (extra durable) with a discrete graphics card (to play modern games). I couldn't find any model that matched those criteria.
I read that the Lenovo Thinkpads are very durable, but geared towards business usage; Ideapads, on the other hand, are geared towards gaming, but I'm not sure if they're very durable too. On the Dell side, the Latitude family is the most durable of the business model family in my price range, but again not geared towards gaming; Alienware, on the other hand, is geared for gaming, but I'm not sure how durable they are again. Besides, many people say they are too pricey for what they do.
I then heard of other options, like the Asus G75VW and the Toshiba Satellite P870, but those were only mentioned by one person each.
So I hit a kind of stalemate.
TL;DR - 1200$ laptop for modern gaming, very durable, reliable and that stays cool. I heard Dell and Lenovo are the most durable brands; Alienware and and Ideapads caught my attention, but not sure how durable those specific families are.
What should I buy?
PS: @doubletake, by "staying cool" I mean "not hanging up because of overheat after some gameplay time, even during summer (~30 ºC around here)". My current desktop hangs up sometimes because of overheat... But it's old old old, so it figures...
Important info:
- Budget: up to $1200, $1300 max
- Usage: web surfing, playing modern games (Fifa 14, ARMA, Football Manager 2014...) on low/medium settings
- I want it to be very durable - I usually take good care of my stuff, but I want to rest assured it won't die once it occasionally falls off my hands, or something
- I want it to be reliable - few chances of blue screens of death, incompatibilities, BIOS errors, other inconsistencies
- I want it to stay cool ie. not heating while running games, etc
I've done some research already, of course. From what I understood from general opinions, Dell and Lenovo seem to be the most durable machines (Lenovo even sent laptops into space). Furthermore, business laptop models are known to be extra durable. So I looked into Dell and Lenovo brands, looking for a business model (extra durable) with a discrete graphics card (to play modern games). I couldn't find any model that matched those criteria.
I read that the Lenovo Thinkpads are very durable, but geared towards business usage; Ideapads, on the other hand, are geared towards gaming, but I'm not sure if they're very durable too. On the Dell side, the Latitude family is the most durable of the business model family in my price range, but again not geared towards gaming; Alienware, on the other hand, is geared for gaming, but I'm not sure how durable they are again. Besides, many people say they are too pricey for what they do.
I then heard of other options, like the Asus G75VW and the Toshiba Satellite P870, but those were only mentioned by one person each.
So I hit a kind of stalemate.
TL;DR - 1200$ laptop for modern gaming, very durable, reliable and that stays cool. I heard Dell and Lenovo are the most durable brands; Alienware and and Ideapads caught my attention, but not sure how durable those specific families are.
What should I buy?
PS: @doubletake, by "staying cool" I mean "not hanging up because of overheat after some gameplay time, even during summer (~30 ºC around here)". My current desktop hangs up sometimes because of overheat... But it's old old old, so it figures...