Recommendation for a laptop under $1500 for gaming/workstation... Or wait for the Holiday's?

[0nard00]

Hi,

I'm looking around for a good enough 15" laptop that I can carry around, and work on some design and Motion graphics on the go.

Does anyone know of a really good deal I can go after, and not feel like returning the item? Or should I just go for a cheaper one, like around $1300 budget, and just build on my current system?

Current desktop system
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/0nard00/saved/#view=Th6mP6

Thanks in advance

 

[metalicgeek]

You can do both. This $1300 laptop has a powerful Broadwell i7 CPU and an excellent GTX 970M graphics card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834233094&cm_re=gigabyte_p55w-_-34-233-094-_-Product

In terms of gaming performance, this laptop may actually be as powerful as your current desktop - the GTX 970M is approximately 25% slower than the desktop GTX 970, which puts it in desktop GTX 960 territory.

 

[naturesninja]

This is a 17" but a really good deal for $1k MSi i7/870m: https://www.dealscube.com/index.php?module=listings&controller=listing&action=details&id=4408&gclid=CPCK2bPP8McCFQ86gQod0OYMGw
I also highly recommend the one metalicgeek linked if you want to spend the full amount. Though I would also recommend a workstation series laptop with a K3100M/K4100M/K5100M for graphic rendering/modeling.

 

[0nard00]

I looked the laptop up, it has some serious heating issues, but I really like the specs.

I'll keep it on the list.

 

[0nard00]

Bump.

 

[velo3100]

Have a look at xotic pc.