Looking to buy a laptop - about $2,000 budget

[Jay Plorer]

Country of purchase: Canada

Budget range: $1,500 to $2,500

Purpose: Running complicated excel documents (multiple sheets that pull data from the web - I am learning to program and I want something that can handle data collection), watching good quality movies, Gaming (EVE Online), and video editing.

Screen size preference: 13 to 15 inches

OS preference (Windows/Mac/Linux): Windows or Mac

Gaming requirements (example games and desired fps/settings): EVE online/60fps

Other performance requirements : Video editing

Brand preferences and reasons: None. My last laptop was a Mac

Which of the following qualities would you prefer? (Choose one, two, or balanced)

Long battery life -vs- Low weight -vs- High performance: Long battery

Build quality -vs- Low price -vs- High performance: Build quality and High performance

Low noise/heat -vs- High performance: Balance

Which features would you pay a premium for?

High resolution screen: Yes

A great keyboard: Yes

A great touchpad/mouse buttons: Yes

Great audio: No

 

[Qwizh]

I am waiting for the Dell XPS 15 which is probably coming out at the end of the summer
http/www.theverge.com/2015/6/3/8717975/dell-xps-15-infinity-display-computex-2015

 

[senseijtitus]

MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4K-079 : http/www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1088032&gclid=CM_2_6mEg8YCFYNAaQodr1oANw&Q=&is=REG&A=details

Asus ROG 15.6" : http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232122

MSI GS Series GS70 Stealth Pro-099: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152684&cm_re=MSI_GS70_Stealth_Pro-099-_-34-152-684-_-Product

 

[senseijtitus]

Then there are DELL Alienware 17 ANW17-6421SLV : http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834299298&cm_re=dell_gaming_laptop-_-34-299-298-_-Product

& DELL Alienware 17 ANW17-2136SLV: http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834299296&cm_re=dell_gaming_laptop-_-34-299-296-_-Product

 

[senseijtitus]

About $136 more than your budget if you can spent that much more is DELL XPS XPS15-8949sLV Ultrabook.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834300749&cm_re=Dell_XPS-_-34-300-749-_-Product

If not, another option would be Dell XPS 12

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ2VW8317&cm_re=Dell_XPS-_-34-300-135-_-Product

 

[Tchota]

you should be looking for an i7 5700 HQ laptop, with gtx970m or better, and 16 gb ram.

Assuming you are talking about CAD, I would suggest this:

http/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152818

or this http/www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152872 (a little over budget)