Best gaming laptop $600-800?

[marchuo]

Hi, i plan to wait until black friday to buy a new laptop. Was looking for a gaming laptop to play the newest games. Budget is around 600-800. Should i buy it on black friday or should i wait even longer to get the best options? Thanks!

 

[Solandri]

Every Black Friday is different. BF 2013 was really good for laptops. BF 2014 sucked.

Right now, if you can wait, I would wait for Skylake models to start showing up. Even if you don't end up getting a Skylake model, it should create some big price cuts on the Haswell and Broadwell models as dealers try to clear inventory.

http://www.cpu-world.com/news_2015/2015081801_Launch_schedule_of_Intel_mobile_Skylake_processors.html

 

[marchuo]

When is skylake releasing?

 

[naturesninja]

Generally the best time of year to find deals is either 2 weeks before black Friday as prices will be low then raised the week before black Friday then lowered to make them look desirable. Mostly mainstream laptops will have the deals on black Friday and not niche ones. February also when sales are slow and companies want to retain business due to after holiday returns. Skylake laptops will likely be $50-100 higher compared to an equivalent 5th gen counterpart that has the same specs otherwise.

 

[marchuo]

Generally the best time of year to find deals is either 2 weeks before black Friday as prices will be low then raised the week before black Friday then lowered to make them look desirable. Mostly mainstream laptops will have the deals on black Friday and not niche ones. February also when sales are slow and companies want to retain business due to after holiday returns. Skylake laptops will likely be $50-100 higher compared to an equivalent 5th gen counterpart that has the same specs otherwise.

Whens skylake releasing and how much extra is it compared to prices today? Also, what kind of laptop deals will there be on the 2 periods u mentioned? Thanks!

 

[naturesninja]

The answer to how much more Skylake laptops will be is in my last sentence. The Skylakes should be seen in the coming weeks and months. No one can really say exactly which laptops will have the best deals specifically, but I would expect to see the best deals with current 4th and 5th gen intel laptops in that time in November, and the first reasonably discounted Skylake laptops around February, likely.

 

[marchuo]

The answer to how much more Skylake laptops will be is in my last sentence. The Skylakes should be seen in the coming weeks and months. No one can really say exactly which laptops will have the best deals specifically, but I would expect to see the best deals with current 4th and 5th gen intel laptops in that time in November, and the first reasonably discounted Skylake laptops around February, likely.

Thanks, do you think it's worth it?

 

[naturesninja]

Not personally, no. I would say that you will be looking at a ultra low voltage CPU in this price range (dual core i5/i7 with hyperthreading) and a 950m. I imagine that during November you will possibly get into a 960m with a 4th or 5th gen quad core i7 at or just under $800.
So right now this is the best you will find in your range for bang for buck:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232576&cm_re=950m-_-34-232-576-_-Product and in November I would imagine something similar to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314849&cm_re=v15_nitro-_-34-314-849-_-Product

 

[velo3100]

For this price range look at msi with a i5 m cpu and a gtx 960m.

 

[naturesninja]

If you can find an MSi laptop with a 960m or any laptop for that matter for $600-800, let me know I will buy one too.