Another gaming laptop recommendation thread

jatcave on 25/01/2017 - 09:06

During some of the recent deals on gaming laptops, I've noticed comments about screens being rubbish, processor is old, screen is too small, etc etc.

I'm looking for a new, well spec's gaming laptop but I'm unsure which ones to consider. As for cost, about 4k should be enough.

My minimum requirements would be the following- GTX1070, 17" screen with G-sync higher than 60Hz, 6 gen CPU, 8GB RAM, internal blu-ray drive.

A company that's good about warranty too.

The concerns I would have are - difficult warranty, screen quality, running hot ie shorter life.

Comments

Diji1 on 25/01/2017 - 10:16

+1

running hot ie shorter life

That isn't how it works.
- jatcave on 25/01/2017 - 10:30
  
  Thanks. I thought the idea was to keep stuff cool
klaw81 on 25/01/2017 - 11:30

I suggest looking at the Metabox Prime P650HS-G
http://www.kongcomputers.com/product-detail/gamers/metabox-p…

It's about $2800 with GTX 1070, 16GB RAM and the 1080p 120Hz matte screen option - add in extra SSD and/or HDD as your budget allows.
- jatcave on 25/01/2017 - 11:53
  
  Yeah I saw those from a previous deal. Only thing really is they don't have an option for internal optical drives. I've never heard of them… Can anyone shed some light on them?
  - klaw81 on 25/01/2017 - 12:21
    
    Optical drives? I'm sorry, are you from the past? :-) But seriously, who uses optical drives these days?
    
    Metabox are one brand that's applied to a barebones unit. They're sold under many names; Sager and Clevo are 2 others that I know of. Metabox are pretty well known in the gaming space, do some searching to find reviews.
  - scrimshaw on 25/01/2017 - 12:58
    
    +1
    
    Optical drive… Lol
    
    They are gone the way of the dodo, optical drive bays take up too much precious space in a laptop design, this space would better fit other components like batteries, heat pipes or cooling fans in the unit.
    
    Buy a USB optical drive if you really need one.