Need help choosing gaming laptop

[Justspeed29]

I want to start out with saying I have a gaming desktop and most of my gaming will be done on that. The laptop will be mostly for school and browsing the internet. However, I want to be able to play games on it from time to time if i so feel like it. I dont really play demanding games. I stick to MMOs. Pretty much try them all out. Other than that I will store some music on it but not much. I'm not sure as to what SSD/HD would have ample space for this. Also, I would prefer for it to be slim and have a gloss IPS screen. I'm tired of the TN/IPS matte screens. I've put my eye on the razer blade but not sure what drive size i should get or if 8gb of ram would be sufficient. If you have any suggestions that would be awesome. Price range is around $2.2k. But if I have to go a little above or below that is fine. Thanks for your help in advance.

 

[DarkSable]

8 GB of ram is more than sufficient.

As for drive space, that's kinda something you should figure out - the amount of storage that you need isn't something we can psychically divine.

How many MMOs do you want installed at once? Big ones can take up to 80-90 GB, most are about 30-40 GB. Windows will eat up about 50 GB right off the bat, so a 128GB SSD will give you room for something like world of warcraft, another MMO, and your music, plus little random things like documents and schoolwork.

 

[Justspeed29]

Thanks for your response. What do you think is a better choice? Razer blade, MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 3k, or CYBERPOWER Fangbook Edge (offering free upgrades for the new year)? Or do you have another option you recommend?

 

[Justspeed29]

Bump!

 

[DarkSable]

Sorry, it's been a long day.

Personally, I would go with the Blade... it's not the best performance / dollar (Unless you're buying the smallest version and upgrading the SSD yourself), but having something so svelte and powerful that it can make macbook pro users drool is... enticing. My favorite quote from a review on the Blade goes something like this: "At first you look at the Razor Blade and think, 'Haha, Razor made a Macbook.' Then it hits you: 'Oh snap, Razor made a Macbook.'"

That being said, bit of advice... do not, repeat do not just buy a laptop with a large screen resolution. That's the thing that turns me off the most about the blade, and even more-so about the Gs60 3k...

A huge screen like that is going to do NOTHING but eat up battery power, and the graphics cards aren't able to come close to the performance levels needed to actually make use of that nice screen while gaming. Add in the fact that you're paying a HELLISH premium for a high resolution screen... well...

Now think about the fact that it's on a laptop. That means that when your computer starts to falter and not play games smoothly (which it will, because we're talking mobile parts here), you have to replace the whole damn thing - you can't keep that bloody expensive screen that you paid through the nose for.

The Fangbook Edge 1080p is a good laptop, but for $1760, I'd rather bump it up slightly and get the looks and construction of the Blade. The GS 60 Ghost 3k should be thrown out immediately - it's using a GTX 870m, not a 970m. (The difference is small, but hey, it does make a difference.)

Look for an ultrabook with a good quality 1080p screen... there's just no point in spending money on a panel that modern mobile tech simply can't run games on without seriously cutting FPS, settings, and / or resolution.

As for particular recommendations, the Gigabyte P35W v3, Falcon TLX (incredible, but pricey), and Asus G751JY or JT are great options for their price.