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    • Kelly
      Kelly last edited by

      So I need to purchase a new work laptop for myself, and my budget is very generous (in my mind) since it is anything less than the $2,500 MBP we order for everyone else.

      My wish list:
      No smaller than 15" display
      Numberpad
      Not excessively hot
      i7
      16 GB of RAM
      At least a 256 GB SSD
      Decent video card
      Weight, bulk, and battery life are all negotiable. I'd like to have as little of the former two and as much of the latter as possible, but they're secondary criteria.

      Any suggestions? I've looked at the newest ASUS RoG laptop (some very bad customer service reviews), MSI's newest gaming rig in the sub $2k range (loud fans), and the newest Alienware.

      I'd like to avoid the outliers like Sager, Origin, etc.

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      • scottalanmiller
        scottalanmiller last edited by

        I've got a recent ASUS ROG that I got in December and love it.

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        • Nic
          Nic last edited by

          You should know there's nothing comparable to a Mac :)

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          • MattSpeller
            MattSpeller last edited by

            I've had decent luck with XPS 13's

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            • Kelly
              Kelly @scottalanmiller last edited by

              @scottalanmiller said:

              I've got a recent ASUS ROG that I got in December and love it.

              Have you had to get any service on it? Which model do you have? I was looking at this one: http://www.amazon.com/G752VT-DH72-Gaming-Discrete-GeForce-Titanium/dp/B01578ZN0Q?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJM4NKIQGABP2PIRA&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B01578ZN0Q&tag=thewire06-20&ascsubtag=WC25026.

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              • Kelly
                Kelly @Nic last edited by

                @Nic said:

                You should know there's nothing comparable to a Mac :)

                Nope, they're incomparable. And frustrating... :)

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                • Kelly
                  Kelly @MattSpeller last edited by

                  @MattSpeller said:

                  I've had decent luck with XPS 13's

                  A 13" is a bit too small for me. I like larger displays and numpads.

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                  • Nic
                    Nic @Kelly last edited by

                    @Kelly said:

                    @MattSpeller said:

                    I've had decent luck with XPS 13's

                    A 13" is a bit too small for me.

                    That's what she said!

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                    • dafyre
                      dafyre last edited by

                      I'm kinda partial to the Acer brand, myself. I'm currently running an Acer Aspire v3 something or another... Only thing it doesn't meet is the 256GB SSD drive... (Mine came with 1TB hdd).

                      TigerDirect is showing their new models, the Predator here... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9877502&CatId=3998

                      Has 128GB SSD and 1TB drive... Meets all your other specs, I think.

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                      • KyleCaminita
                        KyleCaminita last edited by

                        i have a Le-OH-NO e540 with a nice i7 and 16gb's but no graphics card i dont think

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                        • scottalanmiller
                          scottalanmiller @KyleCaminita last edited by

                          @KyleCaminita said:

                          i have a Le-OH-NO e540 with a nice i7 and 16gb's but no graphics card i dont think

                          Intel HD most likely.

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                          • Kelly
                            Kelly @dafyre last edited by

                            @dafyre said:

                            I'm kinda partial to the Acer brand, myself. I'm currently running an Acer Aspire v3 something or another... Only thing it doesn't meet is the 256GB SSD drive... (Mine came with 1TB hdd).

                            TigerDirect is showing their new models, the Predator here... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9877502&CatId=3998

                            Has 128GB SSD and 1TB drive... Meets all your other specs, I think.

                            That is very comparable to the ASUS. Hmm...so many options.

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                            • dafyre
                              dafyre @Kelly last edited by

                              @Kelly said:

                              @dafyre said:

                              I'm kinda partial to the Acer brand, myself. I'm currently running an Acer Aspire v3 something or another... Only thing it doesn't meet is the 256GB SSD drive... (Mine came with 1TB hdd).

                              TigerDirect is showing their new models, the Predator here... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9877502&CatId=3998

                              Has 128GB SSD and 1TB drive... Meets all your other specs, I think.

                              That is very comparable to the ASUS. Hmm...so many options.

                              This Acer will be the second one that I've had, and it is just as good as the last one that I had. And I'm good at torturing hardware, lol.

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                              • JaredBusch
                                JaredBusch last edited by

                                I would likely buy the SSD aftermarket on anything like this. Just find the one you like with the rest of the specs.

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                                • MattSpeller
                                  MattSpeller @JaredBusch last edited by

                                  @JaredBusch said:

                                  I would likely buy the SSD aftermarket on anything like this. Just find the one you like with the rest of the specs.

                                  Needs more upvotes, OEM's will scalp you for an SSD

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                                  • J
                                    Jason Banned @MattSpeller last edited by

                                    @MattSpeller said:

                                    @JaredBusch said:

                                    I would likely buy the SSD aftermarket on anything like this. Just find the one you like with the rest of the specs.

                                    Needs more upvotes, OEM's will scalp you for an SSD

                                    We buy ones similar to this and get them for $100 from our Vendor: http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Internal-Solid-State-PE246532/dp/B00Z4TPGZG

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                                    • MattSpeller
                                      MattSpeller @Jason last edited by MattSpeller

                                      @Jason said:

                                      @MattSpeller said:

                                      @JaredBusch said:

                                      I would likely buy the SSD aftermarket on anything like this. Just find the one you like with the rest of the specs.

                                      Needs more upvotes, OEM's will scalp you for an SSD

                                      We buy ones similar to this and get them for $100 from our Vendor: http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Internal-Solid-State-PE246532/dp/B00Z4TPGZG

                                      ¯\(ツ)/¯

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                                      • Dashrender
                                        Dashrender last edited by

                                        I'm guessing you're not getting an Ultra book because you want a 15" monitor.

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                                        • J
                                          Jason Banned @Dashrender last edited by

                                          @Dashrender said:

                                          I'm guessing you're not getting an Ultra book because you want a 15" monitor.

                                          One does not imply the other. You can get ultrabook with 15" an larger displays.

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                                          • Dashrender
                                            Dashrender @Jason last edited by

                                            @Jason said:

                                            @Dashrender said:

                                            I'm guessing you're not getting an Ultra book because you want a 15" monitor.

                                            One does not imply the other. You can get ultrabook with 15" an larger displays.

                                            They are super rare. The weight limit of ultrabooks makes it tough. I've only seen one and that was several years ago.

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