Need help choosing new laptop

[smokeyh2 1,512]

i have been looking at new laptops to replace my old and trusty acer im using at present

 

i have narrowed my choice down to three contenders

 

1 macbook pro

2 17inch MSI

3 17inch acer v nitro black edition

 

was very impressed trying the MSI

have any of you guys used any of these machines?

 

would welcome some feedback on your thoughts

[dilsharox 2,395]

i like dell

HP is also good

[DonCarnage 1,270]

DELL.. 

 

About issues unfortunately it doesn't depend on a specific machine but may happen at any time and on any computer.

[applications 993]

MSI or Acer, but for like 2000 dollars just for a laptop? Id recomend desktop ._.

[swede1 1,726]

EON15-S is a hot laptop

http://t.co/Wo0Gv7nFgf

[deadmanrising 715]

I would buy alienware, no slowness and fast throughout...

[lnstantly 1,020]

I would buy alienware, no slowness and fast throughout...

Waste of money.

 

PS I'm getting a MSI GE70 2PC-475XNL. It's a very good laptop for a normal price (without OS, so you can install your own OS). If you want to know the specs, go Google it.

[DonCarnage 1,270]

I would buy alienware, no slowness and fast throughout...

If you want a little more flash with your gaming laptop, and have a little more to spend, Alienware is the way to go, the most power efficient GPUs, and just enough RAM to make sure you won’t lag 

[eminem9870 605]

Ik, this won't help but, you can always reset your laptop if it has a virus, good as new.

[pizzaslad 471]

If you wanna game, don't buy a Mac

[IronCommando 14]

How long does the battery last on the Alienware 13? (While gaming)

[whodat34 58]

Don't Mac they are not gaming computer waste of money. And a few words Laptops are expensive and crap get a desktop <3

[Reeco9 1,567]

I'd personally take a desktop over a laptop for gaming. You'll get more performance for the price and you can upgrade it easily in the future. Also, most people will almost never move their gaming laptop around anyway, so the portability is wasted.

 

Anyway, if you're still sure you want a laptop, I'd choose the MSI.

[duck100101 965]

i like dell

HP is also good

Myns a hp envy 15 windows 7 pro :wub:

[splitterpoint 10,986]

If you have the space, get a desktop PC; Reeco stated the most important pros for it.

Desktops also last quite a bit longer than laptops, especially those (stupid) hard drives.

 

Having a decent laptop is very convenient though, you can carry it around anywhere.

Ohh and get a decent office chair aswell if you bought a desktop PC... I have learned the hard way.

Edited June 16, 2015 by splitterpoint

[personia 4,036]

Don't get the mac. I have heard very bad reports from the gaming community in general about them.

[r_Your-Daddy3 605]

Don't get the mac. I have heard very bad reports from the gaming community in general about them.

Agree.You said right...

[r_stdin0 11]

You need to be specific. Those names are still somewhat generic, except macbook pro (obviously).

 

One thing I will first consider is the speed and manufacturer of the ethernet card. 30 mins or 3 mins of 20GB backup to LAN depends on the type of the ethernet card, 1000T or 100T .(Flamewars on USB 3.0 please go elsewhere.) Is it from Realtek or Intel, Broadcom or others ?

 

Multicore works for the right software, office 2010 (yes-from MS), open source software (very rare, not samba, not libreoffice, openoffice.org, a lot others).

 

Laptops should not be for gaming. Instead, take a fast train home.

[general_abrams 424]

MSI would be the best choice for a gaming laptop, if it has good specs. However Macbooks are often packed with performance features, as their prices suggest.

 

If you like Windows, go MSI. If you want a Mac, go Macbook.

[Cor7y 13,862]

Pleeeeeeease dont buy Macbook

[TriNitroToIuene 4,765]

Get an HP laptop, they're the best.

The acer nitro is also good

[Mr.SV.ENS 738]

Huh my Mac is king 60 Fps and 39-56 Ping all graphics on.

[Karma 1,215]

Razer..!! You will rock.

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

Depends, what do you want to use it for?

 

Word processing/ photo editting etc = Mac Book

Gaming = MSi.

[deadmanrising 715]

Waste of money.

 

PS I'm getting a MSI GE70 2PC-475XNL. It's a very good laptop for a normal price (without OS, so you can install your own OS). If you want to know the specs, go Google it.

I bet you can't install IOS and that adds additional costs  <_<