Building High End Laptop

[toastjams]

I am an art student hoping to acquire a laptop that will last me the next four years + . I need something with a good, high res screen that can handle my drawing programs, video editing, audio editing, flash animation, browsing, etc, so it needs to be pretty heavy duty.

I've heard that building up a high end laptop myself is cheaper than buying one. How does that work and where should I start? Do build one literally from scratch or do I buy a lower end laptop and bulk it up? Is there a guide I could use to figure out what upgrades will fit my needs?

Thank you for your answers ahead of time.

 

[USAFRet]

I am an art student hoping to acquire a laptop that will last me the next four years + . I need something with a good, high res screen that can handle my drawing programs, video editing, audio editing, flash animation, browsing, etc, so it needs to be pretty heavy duty.

I've heard that building up a high end laptop myself is cheaper than buying one. How does that work and where should I start? Do build one literally from scratch or do I buy a lower end laptop and bulk it up? Is there a guide I could use to figure out what upgrades will fit my needs?

Thank you for your answers ahead of time.

You can't really "build" a laptop.
A few manufacturers will let you customize a laptop, and thats what you get.

But there is no standardized set of parts like there is with desktops.
Start here, for instance:
https/www.xoticpc.com/custom-gaming-laptops-notebooks-clevo-sager-notebooks-ct-95-51-162

 

[jaguarskx]

You heard wrong. It's desktops that can be less expensive to build on your own compared buying one.

That does not apply to laptops. The best you can do is to look for laptops that allows you to customize the laptop. Typically the only things you can upgrade in laptops by yourself are the RAM and storage.

 

[sicily428]

You could buy a custom clevo laptop.
there is a specific thread here in this section where you can find a lot of infos and also a list of clevo resellers

http/www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3455709/clevo-custom-laptops-world-clevo-resellers.html