Best Laptop for $1000-$1500?

[ChaoticShadow]

I want a powerful laptop with at least an Intel i7-6700HQ processor.

For graphics, I'd like a good dedicated graphics card, preferably a Nvidia.

I multi-task a lot so 8GB+ of pretty fast memory is required.

The display has to be nice, bright, and sharp, and I want nothing less than 1920x1080. I would like a QHD screen if possible though.

I want a back-lit keyboard, but I don't care about the touch pad, I use a mouse.

The OS should be Windows 10.

Also, as an added bonus, if possible, I'd like a laptop I can easily customize by myself.

I will not be gaming much, but I will be doing a lot of other graphically intensive things like developing games, editing, etc.

Thanks in advance!

 

[UKRsoldier]

Asus ROG 751 with an i7 4720, 16gb of ram and 980m is one of the most powerful and fastest laptops for $1629 on newegg. It's a very good gaming laptop, but if you don't game, it will do well in intensive apps, too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232849&cm_re=g751jy-_-34-232-849-_-Product

4th gen i7 vs 6th gen i7 is a very small difference in efficiency. 980m for this price point, however, is huge for your graphically-intensive apps. Very bright 1080p screen, too. You're not getting 4k for that price. I have it and it's a beast and all the reviews have it at the top of the class.

 

[ChaoticShadow]

Asus ROG 751 with an i7 4720, 16gb of ram and 980m is one of the most powerful and fastest laptops for $1629 on newegg. It's a very good gaming laptop, but if you don't game, it will do well in intensive apps, too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232849&cm_re=g751jy-_-34-232-849-_-Product

4th gen i7 vs 6th gen i7 is a very small difference in efficiency. 980m for this price point, however, is huge for your graphically-intensive apps. Very bright 1080p screen, too. You're not getting 4k for that price. I have it and it's a beast and all the reviews have it at the top of the class.

Thanks for the reply, I looked at the ROG series and I kind of like the GL552VW-DH74.

I can't find the 751 on the official Asus website, could you post a link?

Also, between the GL552VW-DH74 and the G751, which is better?

 

[Nick_379]

Asus ROG 751 with an i7 4720, 16gb of ram and 980m is one of the most powerful and fastest laptops for $1629 on newegg. It's a very good gaming laptop, but if you don't game, it will do well in intensive apps, too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232849&cm_re=g751jy-_-34-232-849-_-Product

4th gen i7 vs 6th gen i7 is a very small difference in efficiency. 980m for this price point, however, is huge for your graphically-intensive apps. Very bright 1080p screen, too. You're not getting 4k for that price. I have it and it's a beast and all the reviews have it at the top of the class.

Thanks for the reply, I looked at the ROG series and I kind of like the GL552VW-DH74.

I can't find the 751 on the official Asus website, could you post a link?

Also, between the GL552VW-DH74 and the G751, which is better?

751 is way more powerful. 552 has a slower gpu. Link to the laptop on newegg is in my post above.

 

[Nick_379]

Asus ROG 751 with an i7 4720, 16gb of ram and 980m is one of the most powerful and fastest laptops for $1629 on newegg. It's a very good gaming laptop, but if you don't game, it will do well in intensive apps, too.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232849&cm_re=g751jy-_-34-232-849-_-Product

4th gen i7 vs 6th gen i7 is a very small difference in efficiency. 980m for this price point, however, is huge for your graphically-intensive apps. Very bright 1080p screen, too. You're not getting 4k for that price. I have it and it's a beast and all the reviews have it at the top of the class.

Thanks for the reply, I looked at the ROG series and I kind of like the GL552VW-DH74.

I can't find the 751 on the official Asus website, could you post a link?

Also, between the GL552VW-DH74 and the G751, which is better?

Here's a link on Asus site.

https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-G751JY/

When you buy it on newegg, don't forget to choose the 980m or at least the 970..

 

[Nikita79]

As the budget you mentioned, how about the MSI GE72/62??
it has i7-6700HQ, which is the latest generation.... GTX960M or GTX970M, and 1920 x 1080
for programming and designing games i think is enough for you ^^#

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE72-Apache-Pro-003-i7-6700HQ/dp/B0150PK5UO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460694574&sr=1-2&keywords=GE72

there is one more thing I like is the steelseries -- I can DIY my own favor keyboard, with BLACK-LIT keyboard ~~LOL

 

[UKRsoldier]

As the budget you mentioned, how about the MSI GE72/62??
it has i7-6700HQ, which is the latest generation.... GTX960M or GTX970M, and 1920 x 1080
for programming and designing games i think is enough for you ^^#

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-GE72-Apache-Pro-003-i7-6700HQ/dp/B0150PK5UO/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460694574&sr=1-2&keywords=GE72

there is one more thing I like is the steelseries -- I can DIY my own favor keyboard, with BLACK-LIT keyboard ~~LOL

That MSI laptop will be significantly slower than the Asus and will undoubtedly run louder and hotter (ROG laptops have amazing cooling systems), but you do save $400 for the 960m and $75 for the 970m version... I'm just saying though, a 980m is probably at least 50% faster than the 960m, and about 30% faster than the 970m.. The 6th gen i7 won't offset that.. if you're going to program games and run graphically-intensive apps, wouldn't you want the fastest gpu and the fastest laptop for the money period?