Looking For A New Laptop

[Purpletalon55]

hi,
I am looking for a new laptop. Havent had a laptop in a while so im not really sure what to get.

What is your budget?
$1100 Max would prefer to spend less if possible

What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Screen Size? 15.6

What screen resolution do you want?
1920x1080 or 4k

Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Would like it to be somewhat portable as i will be using it whenever i go somewhere on vacation or
to a friends house. Needs to be lighter than 7 pounds.

How much battery life do you need?
minimum of 3 hours when not playing games.

. 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)?

What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
video editing, rendering,game development.

How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
at least a 256gb ssd and a 1tb harddrive

If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
http/www.xoticpc.com/
http/www.alienware.com/laptops.aspx
http/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/gaming/laptops.html?menu-id=gaming
https/www.originpc.com/
http/www.cyberpowerpc.com/

How long do you want to keep your laptop?
2-4 years

What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
It doesnt matter it can be anything as long as it reads disks I still use a lot of them. Dont really do a lot of stuff with blu ray but i guess if it comes with one im going to count that as a bonus.

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 dont have any brand that im not a fan of except for Asus. Had a few lemons from them and dont trust anything they make.

What country do you live in?

United States


Also wanted to add that i contacted dell and they are willing to offer me a couple of refurbs, and was going to add these just to see what people thought.

System 1 Specifications:
Alienware 15R2

Processor:Intel Core i7 6700HQ Quad Core 3.5Ghz
16gb DDR4 2133 mhz Memory
256gb NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
1 TB 2.5 Inch Sata Hard Drive 7200 RPM
15.6 Inch UHD 3840x 2160 ips panel True Life 350 Nits Display With Touch Technology
Nvidia Geforce 970m 3.0gb
8 Cell 92W Battery

Price $1289

System 2 Specifications:
Alienware 13

Processor: Intel Core i7 6500U 3.1 Ghz
8 Gb DDR3L
512GB PCIE M.2 NVMe Class 40 Solid State Drive
Nvidia Geforce GTX 960M 4.0GB
13.3 inch QHD 3200x1800 Ips Panel True Life 400 nits Display With Touch Technology

Price $1199

Thanks for any assistance

Purpletalon55

 

[Johnson Mike]

Buying a refurbished Alienware with warranty from Dell will be the best deal I think. Go with the i7-6700HQ variant.

If you want to buy the new laptop then checkout this Dell Inspiron laptop - https/www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/

It is bang for buck right now at just $799. It has i7-6700HQ, 1TB HDD + 8GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and 8GB RAM which you can expand up to 16GB. If you want something powerful and affordable then this Dell laptop is a steal deal right now.

 

[Purpletalon55]

Buying a refurbished Alienware with warranty from Dell will be the best deal I think. Go with the i7-6700HQ variant.

If you want to buy the new laptop then checkout this Dell Inspiron laptop - https/www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/

It is bang for buck right now at just $799. It has i7-6700HQ, 1TB HDD + 8GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and 8GB RAM which you can expand up to 16GB. If you want something powerful and affordable then this Dell laptop is a steal deal right now.

Yes, not a huge huge fan of the inspiron due to incredibly cheap build quality. the entire laptop easily flexes just moving it around, saw someone bend the lid and it just looked cheap as you can get. I do like the alienware, but for that much money will a 970m be relevant for a while or should i save $200 and get one with a 1060.

 

[Johnson Mike]

Buying a refurbished Alienware with warranty from Dell will be the best deal I think. Go with the i7-6700HQ variant.

If you want to buy the new laptop then checkout this Dell Inspiron laptop - https/www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/

It is bang for buck right now at just $799. It has i7-6700HQ, 1TB HDD + 8GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and 8GB RAM which you can expand up to 16GB. If you want something powerful and affordable then this Dell laptop is a steal deal right now.

Yes, not a huge huge fan of the inspiron due to incredibly cheap build quality. the entire laptop easily flexes just moving it around, saw someone bend the lid and it just looked cheap as you can get. I do like the alienware, but for that much money will a 970m be relevant for a while or should i save $200 and get one with a 1060.

I think you mean 960 and not 1060?

Well, the laptop with 960 will also be able to handle all the works which you mentioned but the reason why I picked one with 970 is its bigger display and I also think that 970 will somewhere make a huge difference. Especially for your everyday works as you are into game development. 970 will be also better for VR (if you are into it).

And, I do believe that Dell Inspiron build quality is not as good as other laptops but it isn't that bad or deal breaking to not buy it. I am talking especially about this Inspiron model.

 

[Purpletalon55]

Buying a refurbished Alienware with warranty from Dell will be the best deal I think. Go with the i7-6700HQ variant.

If you want to buy the new laptop then checkout this Dell Inspiron laptop - https/www.amazon.com/Dell-i7559-7512GRY-Touchscreen-Generation-Processor/dp/B015PYZ0J6/

It is bang for buck right now at just $799. It has i7-6700HQ, 1TB HDD + 8GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and 8GB RAM which you can expand up to 16GB. If you want something powerful and affordable then this Dell laptop is a steal deal right now.

Yes, not a huge huge fan of the inspiron due to incredibly cheap build quality. the entire laptop easily flexes just moving it around, saw someone bend the lid and it just looked cheap as you can get. I do like the alienware, but for that much money will a 970m be relevant for a while or should i save $200 and get one with a 1060.

I think you mean 960 and not 1060?

Well, the laptop with 960 will also be able to handle all the works which you mentioned but the reason why I picked one with 970 is its bigger display and I also think that 970 will somewhere make a huge difference. Especially for your everyday works as you are into game development. 970 will be also better for VR (if you are into it).

And, I do believe that Dell Inspiron build quality is not as good as other laptops but it isn't that bad or deal breaking to not buy it. I am talking especially about this Inspiron model.

I mean 1060 as alienware 15 comes with 1060 for $1380. Which is why I was asking if I should save up and get newer alienware. Because the 1060 is really powerful in a laptop was playing Witcher 3 at ultra at over 60fps in 1080p and even mildly handled 4k. Been watching gameplay of it.