gaming ultrabook choice

[shashanks3]

hey guys .. about to purchase a laptop , but utterly confused ..
i want a sleek, elegant , sturdy book , with good specs, fast processor and good gaming capabilities and an all-rounder in all
( good looks + lightweight + gaming + multimedia + good battery )
budget : upto $1500
thanks in advance

 

[dasulman]

surprisingly you picked the right time to buy, any other time and everyone would have said no.
http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge60-apache-pro003-p-6958.html?wconfigure=yes
this is your best choice. the I7 and 860M will do brilliant for gaming right now, it'll run everything on high or higher at 30+ fps with ease. MSI's new series are the lightest on the market for their chassis size, they're thin, and honestly they look fantastic.
this is the 15.6" version, the 17.3" is 1/2 a pound heavier and costs $50 more here:http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge70-apache-pro012-p-6956.html?wconfigure=yes

the only shortcoming for this is the battery. but then again gaming and battery life don't go well together at all.
while nvidea optimus and the new maxwell architecture on idle / light usage it should get between 3-4 hours battery life.
HOWEVER
don't let this discourage you - this model is $250 under budget, and you have plenty of money to whack in an SSD to further increase the battery life (slightly) furthermore portable USB batteries are available that in theory should charge your battery twice over, be small enough to put in a bag and be quite light for around $50-70 - for more information on these, see here: http/www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/best-portable-chargers-14-we-recommend-1178873

hope this helps.

 

[shashanks3]

surprisingly you picked the right time to buy, any other time and everyone would have said no.
http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge60-apache-pro003-p-6958.html?wconfigure=yes
this is your best choice. the I7 and 860M will do brilliant for gaming right now, it'll run everything on high or higher at 30+ fps with ease. MSI's new series are the lightest on the market for their chassis size, they're thin, and honestly they look fantastic.
this is the 15.6" version, the 17.3" is 1/2 a pound heavier and costs $50 more here:http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-ge70-apache-pro012-p-6956.html?wconfigure=yes

the only shortcoming for this is the battery. but then again gaming and battery life don't go well together at all.
while nvidea optimus and the new maxwell architecture on idle / light usage it should get between 3-4 hours battery life.
HOWEVER
don't let this discourage you - this model is $250 under budget, and you have plenty of money to whack in an SSD to further increase the battery life (slightly) furthermore portable USB batteries are available that in theory should charge your battery twice over, be small enough to put in a bag and be quite light for around $50-70 - for more information on




Hey.. Thanks alot for the info...
I'd like to tell you that I stay in India and MSI is not so famous here . So, not having a service centre might be a pain. Plus,i checked that it heats quickly and is noisy.
Well, here are few brands which m looking for-
Asus, acer, samsung, hp, lenovo, dell or sony.
I've shortlisted few models even,
1. Asus ux32vd
2. Asus N550JV
3. Acer Aspire V7482pg
4. Samsung series 7 cronos
5. Lenovo ideapad u430.
6. And of course, your suggested MSI GE 60
well, keeping in mind the portability and other specs which I mentioned, please tell me the best among these, and any other if you have in mind.
( ultrabook + gaming + multimedia+ fast + battery )

Also, please explain me the Parallel desktop feature for Macs and it's pros and cons.
Thanx in advance









these, see here: http/www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/other-devices/best-portable-chargers-14-we-recommend-1178873

hope this helps.

 

[dasulman]

Asus ux32vd - it looked good until you saw the graphics card was the gt 620M - it'll play a lot of games on low, but the really hard stuff like battlefield 4 will not run smoothly, benchmarks here: http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-620M.72198.0.html
Asus N550JV - Again fantastic laptop, for everything except HEAVY GAMING, if you're say a light gamer such as Dota II or WOW or online MMORPGs, then it'll do fine, but it won't run mainstream heavy games in full HD - i've seen this as a popular choice, and it does look fantastic
Acer Aspire V7482pg - same as above, although people complain about the keyboard, looks pretty good.
Samsung series 7 cronos - looks very sleek, and i've got to say the graphics surprised me. If the model that you've looked at has the radeon 6970M graphics card / controller then by that for definite, that's a high end card, or was, its about 15% than the 750M of the above options, it depends what version it is.
Lenovo ideapad u430. - sucks for gaming, and has integrated graphics.

If it were me out of those options I would suggest getting the Samsung kronos, either with the 6970M or 8870M graphics cards - so be sure to check this specification, otherwise the acer wins.

parallel desktop for macs is basically in making what's called a "Hackintosh" it takes a fair bit of work and know how / buying the program and knowing how to use it. It basically recreates the windows operating system on Apple MAC hardware - if for some reason you didn't like the MAC OS.