1. What is your budget?
£1500-2000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-17 inches screen
3. What screen resolution do you want?
At least 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portability not a concern. Are thicker laptops chassis always better at cooling? If so, thicker is preferred.
5. How much battery life do you need?
A couple of hours; I don't plan on being far from power sources long.
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Yes. Mass Effect Andromeda, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Overwatch, Path of Exile, Diablo III and the newest RPGs/AAA titles.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Good multi-threaded processing for bioinformatics software (like DNA sequence alignments and phylogenetic reconstructions with thousands of repeats) is a plus.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
At least 500GB, one TB is a plus. Should I really care about an SSD? I'm not massively bothered by long boot times and loading screens, so long as it doesn't decrease actual in-game performance noticeably.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I haven't bought a laptop online before! But Amazon, Ebay or the official retailer's website would be preferred.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4-5 years; it would ideally be current for most new games for 2-3 years (on high medium settings at least)
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
A DVD/Blu-ray reader/writer would be ideal since I like buying my favourite games in a physical medium, but not a massive consideration; I can make do with an external reader given that I won't be using it for everyday task.
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I have been considering the Alienware 15/17 and HP Omen 17 due to their impeccably beautiful designs. I wouldn't want a typical MSI or Gigabyte laptop due to their horrible appearance: I don't want Gigabyte's "just another laptop" looks, but nor do I want MSI's obnoxious and way over the top appearance.
13. What country do you live in?
The UK.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Should I go for a 15" screen? Will it perform better than a 17" screen no matter what due to the smaller load on the GPU? Is the difference between the GTX 1060, 1070 and 1080 enough to justify the cost?
£1500-2000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
15-17 inches screen
3. What screen resolution do you want?
At least 1920x1080
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portability not a concern. Are thicker laptops chassis always better at cooling? If so, thicker is preferred.
5. How much battery life do you need?
A couple of hours; I don't plan on being far from power sources long.
6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Yes. Mass Effect Andromeda, World of Warcraft, Elder Scrolls Online, Overwatch, Path of Exile, Diablo III and the newest RPGs/AAA titles.
7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Good multi-threaded processing for bioinformatics software (like DNA sequence alignments and phylogenetic reconstructions with thousands of repeats) is a plus.
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
At least 500GB, one TB is a plus. Should I really care about an SSD? I'm not massively bothered by long boot times and loading screens, so long as it doesn't decrease actual in-game performance noticeably.
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
I haven't bought a laptop online before! But Amazon, Ebay or the official retailer's website would be preferred.
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
4-5 years; it would ideally be current for most new games for 2-3 years (on high medium settings at least)
11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
A DVD/Blu-ray reader/writer would be ideal since I like buying my favourite games in a physical medium, but not a massive consideration; I can make do with an external reader given that I won't be using it for everyday task.
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.
I have been considering the Alienware 15/17 and HP Omen 17 due to their impeccably beautiful designs. I wouldn't want a typical MSI or Gigabyte laptop due to their horrible appearance: I don't want Gigabyte's "just another laptop" looks, but nor do I want MSI's obnoxious and way over the top appearance.
13. What country do you live in?
The UK.
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.
Should I go for a 15" screen? Will it perform better than a 17" screen no matter what due to the smaller load on the GPU? Is the difference between the GTX 1060, 1070 and 1080 enough to justify the cost?