Dear collective
I’m working away from home a lot right now and while I’ve tried to cover off my gaming needs with a PS4, its not the same as the choice I have on my gaming PC. I also have to give up my desktop PC for the kids to do homework. So with that in mind, I’m in the market for a gaming laptop.
I’ve looked at a lot of reviews etc and I think I’m down to either the Alienware 15 or the P37X V4. I can get both to within a whisper of my £1500 budget.
I was aiming for an i7/IPS/980m/8gb Ram/SSD big enough to boot and for a few games/1tb storage. That said, I'm undecided on 17 vs 15 inch panel, whether I'd notice the difference between a 970m vs a 980m for the price point, or if I could settle on 8gb over 16gb.
Alienware is attractive because of the amplifier with which I could conceivably squeeze some more years out of it as a desktop gaming replacement (I’d buy the amp next year, most likely). The P37X-V4 has slightly better specs including a 17 inch panel, but I’ve read in a few places that it sounds like a jet taking off under load. I guess they all do though.
In terms of gaming, I tend not to run current triple A titles although I’d like to be able too. I’ll most likely have power rather than a need to run over a battery.
That said, I’ve been building my own PCs for longer than I care to remember and am happy to consider “smaller brands” in the UK (pc specialist anyone?) if they’re any good and someone has a strong recommendation.
I’d appreciate people’s thoughts, comments and recommendations; I’ve given thought to combinations of console sized pcs/consoles/homework pcs and thinking all that through, I’m pretty set down the path of gaming laptop.
Thanks in advance.
I’m working away from home a lot right now and while I’ve tried to cover off my gaming needs with a PS4, its not the same as the choice I have on my gaming PC. I also have to give up my desktop PC for the kids to do homework. So with that in mind, I’m in the market for a gaming laptop.
I’ve looked at a lot of reviews etc and I think I’m down to either the Alienware 15 or the P37X V4. I can get both to within a whisper of my £1500 budget.
I was aiming for an i7/IPS/980m/8gb Ram/SSD big enough to boot and for a few games/1tb storage. That said, I'm undecided on 17 vs 15 inch panel, whether I'd notice the difference between a 970m vs a 980m for the price point, or if I could settle on 8gb over 16gb.
Alienware is attractive because of the amplifier with which I could conceivably squeeze some more years out of it as a desktop gaming replacement (I’d buy the amp next year, most likely). The P37X-V4 has slightly better specs including a 17 inch panel, but I’ve read in a few places that it sounds like a jet taking off under load. I guess they all do though.
In terms of gaming, I tend not to run current triple A titles although I’d like to be able too. I’ll most likely have power rather than a need to run over a battery.
That said, I’ve been building my own PCs for longer than I care to remember and am happy to consider “smaller brands” in the UK (pc specialist anyone?) if they’re any good and someone has a strong recommendation.
I’d appreciate people’s thoughts, comments and recommendations; I’ve given thought to combinations of console sized pcs/consoles/homework pcs and thinking all that through, I’m pretty set down the path of gaming laptop.
Thanks in advance.
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