Slim gaming laptop?

[joseph0510]

I've been wondering for a few days on what slim gaming laptop to buy. But after seeing that every laptop had its own drawbacks, I decided to just round up my requirements and ask toms hardware!
- about 15inch
- 1920x1080
- at least 870m gpu
- good trackpad (Not as good as macbooks' but useable)
- thin and light
- heat and noise doesn't really matter but should be cool and quiet when idle or playing small games like hearthstone
- budget: $1800 (for now)
- buying it in America

I know the requirements make the choices too narrow, but its because I will be using this next laptop for a long time!

 

[Joeteoh99]

Definitely the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2. It comes with a 860M SLI which adds up to 8GB of dedicated graphics. A 16GB RAM and an i7-4860HQ. It is a league if it's own mate.

There is also the MSI GS70 2PE Stealth Pro which comes with 6GB of GeForce 870M. And a 16GB of ram. It is only a little bit thinner than the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2 but not that noticeable.

I hope this can help you to look for a slim, yet powerful gaming laptop mate.

 

[joseph0510]

Definitely the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2. It comes with a 860M SLI which adds up to 8GB of dedicated graphics. A 16GB RAM and an i7-4860HQ. It is a league if it's own mate.

There is also the MSI GS70 2PE Stealth Pro which comes with 6GB of GeForce 870M. And a 16GB of ram. It is only a little bit thinner than the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2 but not that noticeable.

I hope this can help you to look for a slim, yet powerful gaming laptop mate.

Accidentally clicked Best Solution.....but thanks anyway for the super quick reply!!! I know I am being super picky, but is a laptop that meets the requirements as a 15 inch?

 

[Joeteoh99]

Definitely the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2. It comes with a 860M SLI which adds up to 8GB of dedicated graphics. A 16GB RAM and an i7-4860HQ. It is a league if it's own mate.

There is also the MSI GS70 2PE Stealth Pro which comes with 6GB of GeForce 870M. And a 16GB of ram. It is only a little bit thinner than the Gigabyte Aorus X7 v2 but not that noticeable.

I hope this can help you to look for a slim, yet powerful gaming laptop mate.

Accidentally clicked Best Solution.....but thanks anyway for the super quick reply!!! I know I am being super picky, but is a laptop that meets the requirements as a 15 inch?

Oops, I really sorry I missed out that point.

Then I would say to go with the one and only MSI GS60 Ghost. It comes with a 4K screen. It is awesome laptop.

Hope this helps, sorry about not reading the important part.

 

[gopher1369]

The famous saying when selecting laptops goes: "cheap, light, powerful; pick 2".

Have you considered the Razer Blade? It's "only" got a geforce 765M, but that's pretty close.

 

[PilotA256]

The famous saying when selecting laptops goes: "cheap, light, powerful; pick 2".

Have you considered the Razer Blade? It's "only" got a geforce 765M, but that's pretty close.

That's the old Razer Blade hehe (they're definitely not worth considering, but the new ones more so in my opinion, although there's a definite emphasis on portability with them which compromises the performance so is overshadowed on that front by the MSI), the new ones that are 14" and 17" have a GTX870M and a GTX860M respectively.