What laptop should I get?

[Garrett_15]

I am having some troubles deciding what to get for college. I am in the middle between an Alienware 15 or a Razer Blade Stealth. I want to be able to play an occasional game such as skyrim on high settings. Thanks for the help!

 

[LaborinjoRt]

Alienware 15. It might have a worse CPU, but it has a lot better GPU in my opinion, and its CPU will still last you a long time

 

[Garrett_15]

Alienware 15. It might have a worse CPU, but it has a lot better GPU in my opinion, and its CPU will still last you a long time

Kind of a noob question but what does the CPU do? Like what does it factor

 

[wpgwpg]

The CPU is the Central Processing Unit. It fetches computer instructions from RAM and runs them, often with the help of the GPU for video. I recommend that you check with your school to see what deals and recommendations they have. It'd be a shame to spend $1000 or so on something different from what they want you to have, or to pay retail for something you could get with a discount from the school.

 

[spruce11]

What is your spec requirement? Skyrim does not seem to need very high-end CPU or GPU, so pretty much you can choose from all the gaming brands, such as MSI, ROG, Alienware...

 

[Kenneth1987]

It depends on your budget and preference. On the other hand, I think you may need a slim gaming laptop, you could try to search the key words “slim gaming laptop” on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=node%3D2476517011&field-keywords=Slim+gaming+laptop&rh=n%3A2476517011%2Ck%3ASlim+gaming+laptop