Looking for a new laptop with preferred specs

[serenepain]

Hi. I am looking for a new laptop and Ive been looking around for a while but cant seem to find anything close to these specs for around $1000.

Specs that I want are as follows:

2 hard drive bays (for ssd and hdd)/(important)
include at least 1 7200rpm HDD with 500gb+ (I will buy and install SDD)
i7 quad core processor, 2ghz+
8gb ram
nvidia graphics card 740m or higher
17.3" screen with 1920x1080 res
CD drive
at least 2 USB 3.0
4-5 hours of standby battery life or a expandable removable battery (important)

If anyone has a clue as to which laptops come close to these specs please help me.

 

[Joeteoh99]

I have never found a laptop with an i7 and a SSD and a HDD. But maybe try the MSI GP70, there is an upgrade for an SSD.

 

[velo3100]

You could go with some of the asus rog laptops as they have dual hdd support which you can put an ssd

 

[orlbuckeye]

The 7200 RPM will affect battery life a bit.

Configurable Sager NP 6678

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP6678

 

[serenepain]

im in between getting these two laptops...

Acer Aspire V3-772G-9460
or,
ASUS ROG G56JK-EB72

any help?

 

[Joeteoh99]

Asus ROG is design for gaming. Provide the specs and I will take a look.

 

[orlbuckeye]

I've had 3 Acer's and have never had a problem with any of them

 

[velo3100]

im in between getting these two laptops...

Acer Aspire V3-772G-9460
or,
ASUS ROG G56JK-EB72

any help?

Personally I would go with the asus as they are known for gaming. But if you provide the specs I can have a look.

 

[orlbuckeye]

I have never found a laptop with an i7 and a SSD and a HDD. But maybe try the MSI GP70, there is an upgrade for an SSD.

im in between getting these two laptops...

Acer Aspire V3-772G-9460
or,
ASUS ROG G56JK-EB72

any help?

Personally I would go with the asus as they are known for gaming. But if you provide the specs I can have a look.

The Acer has a HD and SSD. My Alienware has a 256 SSD and 1 TB HD. They also have a model with 4 256 SSD RAID 0.
http://www.cnet.com/products/acer-aspire-v3-772g-9460-17-3-core-i7-4702mq-windows-8-64-bit-12-gb-ram-1-tb-hdd-plus-120-gb-ssd/

 

[HighEndGaming]

If your budget will allow, this ASUS ROG G750 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IQ3QE4O offers amazing performance for the price. It doesn't have an SSD but it's packed with a lot of horsepower.

 

[serenepain]

Asus ROG is design for gaming. Provide the specs and I will take a look.

Acer specs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314160

Asus specs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231975

 

[Joeteoh99]

Go with the Asus. The GTX850M is better than the GTX760M.

 

[serenepain]

Go with the Asus. The GTX850M is better than the GTX760M.

but the acer has an ssd and an extra bay for a 3rd harddrive which is tempting

 

[Joeteoh99]

If you are both gaming get the one with the ssd then.

 

[HighEndGaming]

A SSD is something you can always upgrade to. A graphics card and CPU you cannot... Keep that in mind.

 

[orlbuckeye]

Yes you can always upgrade to a ssd but if the machine only has one drive bay it could cost at least double to get a ssd the same size as your HD. Plus alot of high end game machines will allow you to upgrade CPU and GPU.

 

[HighEndGaming]

Yes you can always upgrade to a ssd but if the machine only has one drive bay it could cost at least double to get a ssd the same size as your HD. Plus alot of high end game machines will allow you to upgrade CPU and GPU.

The ASUS has two drive bays as well as mSATA. SSD upgrades cost MUCH less than CPU/GPU upgrade. You're not making much of a case.

 

[Bolin]

I don't know why has nobody linked this one, but it fits your budget and the specs you're looking for (and even beats them). http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np7358-clevo-w35ss-p-6991.html

 

[orlbuckeye]

Yes you can always upgrade to a ssd but if the machine only has one drive bay it could cost at least double to get a ssd the same size as your HD. Plus alot of high end game machines will allow you to upgrade CPU and GPU.

The ASUS has two drive bays as well as mSATA. SSD upgrades cost MUCH less than CPU/GPU upgrade. You're not making much of a case.

I'm not trying to make a case I think the Asus is a good machine and a good choice. I'm just saying that some system allow you to upgrade the CPU and GPU. My statement is about other computer besides Asus. I myself need a second hard drive with a SSD while others a 256 SSD alone will fit their needs. I'm just bringing up a point of what he need to think abotu when purchasing, I'm not trying to push away from Asus.