Recent content by jjkr

That's what I'm coming to realize. I'm looking at the Dell XPS, but they're really not that much lighter than my current machine. I do need it to be portable so the desktop route won't be an option. Any suggestions on good non-gaming laptops?

Thank you! Looking into it now. :) EDIT: Looking at the specs it actually weighs more than the current laptop :(

Title pretty much sums it up. I have an Eluktronics MAG-15 with 64GB of Ram and an Intel Core i7 @ 2.60GHz Coffee Lake 14nm Technology. Solid laptop but heavy as heck and really bulky. I'm hoping for some advice on an alternative that can still play WoW with good graphics (High setting would be...

I figured I'd come back and close the loop on this and thank everyone for the amazing advice. I ended up looking for the more important components of what I need and skipped the dual-sided USB ports and metal case and went for the Eluktronics MAG-15. I watched a ton of YouTube videos, keying in...

TBH, most of the reason for metal is aesthetics - I've always liked the look. I was hoping for a metal one to be more lightweight but looking at all of the models they seem to be about the same (>4lbs). In terms of the brick it's really more about the layout of our furniture. I find having the...

Alright - I think I've narrowed it down to two. The Stealth was amazing, but the 13.3" screen is too small for gaming and the Alienware was too loud (I feel like Goldilocks :)). There seem to be trade-offs - I think the Razer has the better video card and more storage but the Dell has twice the...

Thank you so much for the response. From what I'm reading the Razer might be overkill - I'm a casual gamer and I keep seeing it described as being for more hard-core (or, at least more hard-core than I am :)) That said, I keep seeing negative comments about Dell support. Have you found that to...

So stupid question but I'm really hoping for some help because frankly I keep getting confused by the different YouTube videos and my Google-Fu has failed me: I'm looking to find a metal-case laptop (I'm guessing that means aluminum?) that can handle playing WoW and some cartography software...

What Zotac box? *grin* Looks like I have my solution. Thanks so much :)

Wow! Thank you for a great detailed response! The form factor looks perfect and from what I understand of hardware components I think it's great. I don't play "real" games - I do things like Pillars of Eternity or Diablo-type games and I think those wouldn't be a problem, correct? Thanks again! :)

Looking for a small form-factor PC whose sole purpose will be to run a Plex server (connected to a Roku) and play Steam games (not Steam stream. I'll install Steam on the computer). Are the ZOTAC boxes a good choice? They're not ugly, fit under the TV table and seem simple. If so, any...

Many thanks!

Thanks Kanewolf! Yeah, I plan on using an external BlueRay drive for the ripping and an external 2TB drive to hold all of the media. Tangentially related - In your opinion should I be looking at Win 8.1 instead?

I had been using a full-size Win7 PC to store our media as well as act as the streaming server. I’d like to switch to a NUC for lower-power consumption as well as have it attached directly to the TV and wireless router. I’m wondering if this could run Win7 (I’m running MediaBrowser which we...

Thanks tsnor! I'll repost to a Hackintosh site. :)