What are some good gaming laptops?

[jjjay999]

Hello! Long story short, I need a gaming laptop. I know, desktops are better, please spare me the rhetoric of this. I've been looking around and a good brand and good spec laptop (MSI, ASUS, so on) are in the $1500-1700ish range for something with a I7 6700HQ/16GB RAM/256 M.2 or NVMe, 1 TB HDD, 1070 8 GB, 15.6 inch screen 1080p, anti glare and g-sync. But then when I try to look for a decent laptop with a 1080, the price goes up by at least $1000-2000. Does anyone know of a good gaming laptop with a 1080 around $2000? I seriously doubt a 1080 costs $1000+ more to install in a laptop when(supposedly) they're using desktop cards and a desktop 1080 is only around $250-350 more than a 1070. So to sum this all up, I'd like a gaming laptop with similar (or better) specs for around $2000-2300:

CPU: I7 6700HQ
RAM: 16 GB DDR4, 2133 MHz
Storage: 256 or 512 GB M.2 SSD or NVMe.
Regular HDD isn't necessary as I have a 1 TB SSD I'll install as well as a 1 TB SSHD I'll install if there's (preferably) a second 2.5 inch bay.
GPU: GTX 1080, 8 GB
Screen: 14" or larger is fine
Weight: I don't care it could weigh a pound or ten pounds, I can handle it.
Screen: 1080P is fine or 1440P. Anti glare and g sync with at least a 60 Hz refresh rate is fine, if possible.
Decent wifi and Bluetooth card is fine. I'll most likely be using Ethernet anyway.
Thickness: see weight (I don't care)
Keyboard: I don't care much. I have my own I'll be using so it doesn't need to be some crazy great mechanical one.
Needless bells and whistles: I don't care. I don't need "bling" or "shininess" or crazy logos that light up or glow in the dark. I much prefer form following function. Backlit keyboard would be nice for when I can't bring my own with me.
Battery life: gaming won't be done using the battery. Regular PC usage will (work, email, browsing, not very intensive stuff.)

Also, if there's not a 1080 equipped laptop in my budget, please by all means, share the ones that are decent priced even if they're over $2300. I'll just have to work harder and save more.

So I guess that about covers it all. If you have any questions, please ask! Thank you very much, I'm looking forward to some good answers!

 

[starscream27]

Hello! Long story short, I need a gaming laptop. I know, desktops are better, please spare me the rhetoric of this. I've been looking around and a good brand and good spec laptop (MSI, ASUS, so on) are in the $1500-1700ish range for something with a I7 6700HQ/16GB RAM/256 M.2 or NVMe, 1 TB HDD, 1070 8 GB, 15.6 inch screen 1080p, anti glare and g-sync. But then when I try to look for a decent laptop with a 1080, the price goes up by at least $1000-2000. Does anyone know of a good gaming laptop with a 1080 around $2000? I seriously doubt a 1080 costs $1000+ more to install in a laptop when(supposedly) they're using desktop cards and a desktop 1080 is only around $250-350 more than a 1070. So to sum this all up, I'd like a gaming laptop with similar (or better) specs for around $2000-2300:

CPU: I7 6700HQ
RAM: 16 GB DDR4, 2133 MHz
Storage: 256 or 512 GB M.2 SSD or NVMe.
Regular HDD isn't necessary as I have a 1 TB SSD I'll install as well as a 1 TB SSHD I'll install if there's (preferably) a second 2.5 inch bay.
GPU: GTX 1080, 8 GB
Screen: 14" or larger is fine
Weight: I don't care it could weigh a pound or ten pounds, I can handle it.
Screen: 1080P is fine or 1440P. Anti glare and g sync with at least a 60 Hz refresh rate is fine, if possible.
Decent wifi and Bluetooth card is fine. I'll most likely be using Ethernet anyway.
Thickness: see weight (I don't care)
Keyboard: I don't care much. I have my own I'll be using so it doesn't need to be some crazy great mechanical one.
Needless bells and whistles: I don't care. I don't need "bling" or "shininess" or crazy logos that light up or glow in the dark. I much prefer form following function. Backlit keyboard would be nice for when I can't bring my own with me.
Battery life: gaming won't be done using the battery. Regular PC usage will (work, email, browsing, not very intensive stuff.)

Also, if there's not a 1080 equipped laptop in my budget, please by all means, share the ones that are decent priced even if they're over $2300. I'll just have to work harder and save more.

So I guess that about covers it all. If you have any questions, please ask! Thank you very much, I'm looking forward to some good answers!

hello,

i think the situation is not as simple and there are other factors like more efficient (costly) cooling solution design for 1080, etc. Still, i don't think the performance jump justifies the price gap. Anyway, this is the cheapest option i have found so far
https/www.amazon.com/GT73VR-TITAN-i7-6820HK-Windows-Notebook/dp/B01K1QBEYS/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484566187&sr=1-2&

Display: 17.3" Full HD (1920 x 1080) Anti-Glare Wide View Angle 120Hz 5ms 94%NTSC
Graphics Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X (VR Ready)
Processor: 6th Gen Intel® Skylake Core i7-6820HK Quad Core (2.7GHz-3.6GHz, 8MB Intel® Smart Cache, 45W)
Memory: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz (2x 8GB)
Hard Drive: 128GB PCIe NVMe SSD + 1TB 7200RPM HDD
Ports: 5x USB 3.0, Super Port (USB 3.1/Thunderbolt 3 via USB type C), HDMI 1.4, Mini DisplayPort v1.2
Keyboard: Steel Series Full-color Backlight with Anti-Ghost Key + Silver Lining
Battery: 8 cell (75Whr)
Price: $2,599

I'd rather get something with 1070 which costs almost $1000 less and should continue to provide great performance in both current and upcoming titles , like
https/www.amazon.com/GL502VS-DB71-i7-6700HQ-NVIDIA-Windows-Notebook/dp/B01KGCPZ8I/ref=sr_1_83?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484566308&sr=1-83

cheers

 

[jjjay999]

Thanks Starscream! I agree the price/performance isn't worth it at that price but I still don't get that better cooling costing well over $1000. This being the 1070 I'm eyeballing but I'd still prefer a 1080:

https/www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01K80ZBAA/ref=aw_wl_ov_dp_1_2?colid=373F7RNY20D6Q&coliid=I39EBJA243GF5M&vs=1

Thank you though, I do appreciate you helping!

Anyone else have anymore input? Thank you!

 

[jjjay999]

Anyone?