I want to buy the best Lightest Gaming Laptop in the market? Please I need some honest advice.

[Sujeto_1]

Hi there,

I want to buy new laptop, I need it to be 15.6" format, Lightest Possible and able to perform some minor gaming (fast enough), I7 Core processor, over 8 Gb ram, at least 1Tb of storage, money is not an issue, I'm guessing under 2000 USD.

After carrying for years with a very heavy Toshiba Satellite of only 12" (Very reliable model never blinked), I have decided to buy a new one, I want it to be as lightest as possible but also powerful.

Also I want it to have good reliability, a laptop which hold some years.

The purpose will be studying and programming in college but also I want to play some video games.

Could you give me some good advice? I have been out of the market for a while so I ignore which good models have come out recently.

I find "ultrabooks" problematic like Samsung Ativ Book 8, they are very convenient, but lack of everything specially from ports and storage,

I have read that MSI GS60 is the lightest gaming laptop,

A local retailer in my country has the MSI GS60 for quite good price, It's 1920x1080 + I7 4710HQ+8gb ram+1tb HD storage.

what do you think, are there other options? Maybe Asus?

 

[GeRgY]

Hello mate!
I will give you 2 machines and let you choice between then:
1) Origin Laptop (http/www.originpc.com/gaming/laptops/eon15-s-thin/) this is very good machine with enough performance and power
New EON15-S 1920 x 1080 15.6" FHD LED Backlit Matte Display
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5
Intel Core i7-4720HQ Quad-Core 2.60GHz (3.60GHz TurboBoost), 6MB Cache
RAM -> from 8 to 32 gb. ram

2) Asus ROG ( http/www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-ROG-G501JW-DS71-15-6-inch-4K-Laptop-Intel-i7-16GB-RAM-512GB-SSD-GTX960M-4GB-/261878898395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf932dedb )
Intel® Core™ i7 4720HQ Processor
16 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX960M 4G GDDR5

I will prefer Origin for your machine.

 

[Sujeto_1]

2.5 Kgs for the Origin, it's too much. MSI GS60 is under 2 Kgs. Asus look good.

 

[oczdude8]

Have you looked at the new razer blade edge? Its 14 inch, but its ALOT sleeker then those giant Origin laptops.....

The size and weight of the razer blade is similar to a MacBook.

http/www.razerzone.com/ca-en/gaming-systems/razer-blade

 

[Sujeto_1]

What do you think about MSI GS60 vs Asus G501. Suppose they have similar specs: GTX 860M + 8GB ram + 1 Tb HD?

 

[Assassin0706]

I believe Razer has recently released a very thin, light, and powerful laptop. I'm not sure about the size though.

 

[Sujeto_1]

Maybe its the Razer Blade with 13.6", that that size weighting 2.03 Kilograms is heavy. I'm sided to buy MSI GS60, problem is battery I'm reading is too small for my requirements I wish it can last near to 5 hours in regular use.

 

[GeRgY]

I dont like Razer laptops at all. MSI is good enough

 

[Sujeto_1]

I dont like Razer laptops at all. MSI is good enough

. I kind like the style of Razer products but Being 14" is too small for what I need which is programming.

MSI GS60 is Ok but It worries me a lot about the Battery Life, Reviews outhere says their battery is 60Whr and it won't power more than 3.5 hours of web browsing and this with a GTX 860M which is already a medium class GPU.

I have found another good price for ASUS UX501, it cost a bit more than MSI but it has the updated GTX 960M (I know, renamed 860M) and a bigger 90 Whr cell battery, it claims 6 Hours of battery (which must be 4.5 hours of web browsing), reflective screen is a problem though, it reflects a lot the sunlight.

The G501 from Asus is also cool but is not available for the moment in my local retailer. I could buy it online for higher price.

 

[Zachary W]

A gaming pc will become outdated extremly fast but it looks like you dont care about price
i would get a razer or an msi personally