Computer Science(Education)/Gaming Laptop

[jcvkx]

Hello one and all,

I'm looking for some help with finding/researching up a laptop that will be usable and highly effective with my everyday life. I am currently enrolled into my university's Computer Science program for the upcoming Fall 2014 term. My current constraints for the upcoming term are:

1) I'll have to be on campus for roughly 12 hours a day( weekdays ) due to my classes being so spread out on my schedule. Roughly at least from 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, if not later.
2) Currently enrolled into 3 different Comp. Sci. courses and a Programming course. ( All from what I have heard involve programming of some sort, if not more. )
3) Will have to carry roughly at least a backpack's worth of books and/or notebooks since going back and forth from campus to home is not an efficient way to spend my time. ( Roughly 20 minutes off campus ) Light or manageable in a backpack is preferred.
4) Looking to game a bit while I have some time between classes or just as a break to ease the studies. ( Games of interest stem from LOL, Dota2, Civ5, WOW, and a couple other games off of steam mainly )
5) Currently not looking into any particular brand or type of laptop ( Trying not to be bias with the purchase. Looking for the best bang for the buck. )

I thank you for taking the time to read over this thread that I created and I appreciate everyone's input on this topic. If may need more information prior to providing a reply, simply ask. Thank you, one and all.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

Look into some Asus gaming laptops, I hear those are very good.

 

[jcvkx]

Hello one and all,

I'm looking for some help with finding/researching up a laptop that will be usable and highly effective with my everyday life. I am currently enrolled into my university's Computer Science program for the upcoming Fall 2014 term. My current constraints for the upcoming term are:

1) I'll have to be on campus for roughly 12 hours a day( weekdays ) due to my classes being so spread out on my schedule. Roughly at least from 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, if not later.
2) Currently enrolled into 3 different Comp. Sci. courses and a Programming course. ( All from what I have heard involve programming of some sort, if not more. )
3) Will have to carry roughly at least a backpack's worth of books and/or notebooks since going back and forth from campus to home is not an efficient way to spend my time. ( Roughly 20 minutes off campus ) Light or manageable in a backpack is preferred.
4) Looking to game a bit while I have some time between classes or just as a break to ease the studies. ( Games of interest stem from LOL, Dota2, Civ5, WOW, and a couple other games off of steam mainly )
5) Currently not looking into any particular brand or type of laptop ( Trying not to be bias with the purchase. Looking for the best bang for the buck. )

I thank you for taking the time to read over this thread that I created and I appreciate everyone's input on this topic. If may need more information prior to providing a reply, simply ask. Thank you, one and all.

What is your budget ?

I was looking for anything up to a $1700 or so. I've been looking towards a MacBook Pro if nothing else, but was unsure.

Please advise.

 

[flamefire999]

The Razer Blade (2014) is a light, but powerful laptop. I think you might have to go for the 2013 version though unless you can raise your budget a little bit.

 

[jcvkx]

The Razer Blade (2014) is a light, but powerful laptop. I think you might have to go for the 2013 version though unless you can raise your budget a little bit.

That New Razer Blade laptop is pretty far out there, price wise. It looks like one hack of a machine, I would if I could.

Thanks for your input!

 

[jcvkx]

Hello one and all,

I'm looking for some help with finding/researching up a laptop that will be usable and highly effective with my everyday life. I am currently enrolled into my university's Computer Science program for the upcoming Fall 2014 term. My current constraints for the upcoming term are:

1) I'll have to be on campus for roughly 12 hours a day( weekdays ) due to my classes being so spread out on my schedule. Roughly at least from 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, if not later.
2) Currently enrolled into 3 different Comp. Sci. courses and a Programming course. ( All from what I have heard involve programming of some sort, if not more. )
3) Will have to carry roughly at least a backpack's worth of books and/or notebooks since going back and forth from campus to home is not an efficient way to spend my time. ( Roughly 20 minutes off campus ) Light or manageable in a backpack is preferred.
4) Looking to game a bit while I have some time between classes or just as a break to ease the studies. ( Games of interest stem from LOL, Dota2, Civ5, WOW, and a couple other games off of steam mainly )
5) Currently not looking into any particular brand or type of laptop ( Trying not to be bias with the purchase. Looking for the best bang for the buck. )

I thank you for taking the time to read over this thread that I created and I appreciate everyone's input on this topic. If may need more information prior to providing a reply, simply ask. Thank you, one and all.

What is your budget ?

I was looking for anything up to a $1700 or so. I've been looking towards a MacBook Pro if nothing else, but was unsure.

Please advise.

You don't have to spend nothing near $1700 to get a great laptop that fits all your requirements.
I recommend you get the MSI GE70 Apache Pro-012 17.3-Inch Laptop as seen at the link below:
http/www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IMTQ5I2/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00IMTQ5I2&linkCode=as2&tag=newtomshardware-20&linkId=WZKQBYWZ7LGV6JSP
This laptop is packed with pure power-- it will allow you to do just about anything in your programming course as well as play all those games you have listed on maximum settings very easily.
It has a brilliant ntel Core i7-4700HQ 2.4 GHz processor with turbo boost up to 3.6 GHZ
It has the NVIDIA Geforce GTX860M with 2GB GDDR5 graphics card which is superb
It has 12 GB RAM which is magnificient
It has 1024 GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive which means a lot of storage space for you
It has a battery life of 5 hours which is great for a University student
It weighs just 6 lbs--- that's as light weighted as a laptop gets-- great for you to bring around on campus.
It has back lit keyboards- you can use it in the dark

Thanks for the input, I'll take a look at the laptop and see what reviews are out there regarding it.