New Gaming Laptop

Construkt,

When I am on the road, I game on the machine. I don't care one bit about battery life as it is not a concern at all. I rarely ever have the battery in the laptop to begin with unless it is for some reason required. Will a single GT 750 give me what I want in terms of graphical performance. I am looking for something that will play medium to high without significant lag.

Construkt,

That's about what I figured. Battery life isn't a huge huge issue as I said I use my laptops plugged in and never on battery. The heat issue is something I was concerned about for sure. I had taken a look at the MSI GE60 with a single GPU. I know the 765 isn't as good as the 755m sli, but would I be seeing a significant drop in performance over the 755's? I am not opposed to a single gpu laptop. I would like to stay in the 1100 range if possible.

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152406&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3865134&SID=15mfp5ybmhdnv

Thanks

Construkt,

Thanks for your help with this. I plan on getting the 510P. I am just waiting for the i7 version to come in stock at TigerDirect. My agent and I have worked out pricing on the unit.

Thanks

Kinda back peddling a little bit. Took a more in depth look at the Sager NP7358 and am no intrigued. I looked at some FPS numbers for the 860m vs. the 755m sli and they are all relatively close. The Sager also gives me the additional internal hdd bay and msata if I want it. I have an ssd to throw in, so that is a plus. At $988.88, I am not sure its isn't the best bang for the buck at this point. The best I can get the i7 Lenovo Y510P with sli 755m is $1029. Thoughts on one versus the other?

Thanks

The lenovo certainly looks amazing. The 860m in the Sager has higher frames I think 3 in BF4 vs. the Lenovo. It's not true for all of the test games, but that is just one example. I do really like the keyboard of the Lenovo as opposed to the Sager. The nice thing about the Sager is it still has a optical drive since it only has one GPU and the extra harddrive bays. I would need to get the 16gb Lenovo to have the M.2 or MSata connector but that puts the y510p at $1100 or so.

So for those who have been reading my various posts, I made it to my Microcenter today. I was able to play with the Lenovo Y510P, Toshiba Qosmio, Asus ROG 750 and the MSI GT60 Dominator. Out of all of them, I didn't care for the Asus one bit.

The Qosmio is surprisingly very robust and the build quality actually feels pretty good. There isn't much flex to the unit which was surprising. I did have higher hopes for the keyboard and its backlight. The screens hinges felt tight for a demo model.

The Lenovo is also built well. The keyboard portion of the body has some flex but not a ton. I would say it has the same flex as my ideapad Y550 which was a good thing. The trackpad I didn't think was the greatest especially the built in left and right buttons. The demo didn't have the battery in for total weight, but it did seem lighter than my current ideapad. The keyboard and back light were excellent just the back light cannot be turned off. This isn't really an issue. Again, the screen hinges felt nice and tight for a demo model. The laptop is certainly a bit thinner than my current Ideapad and does seem that the heat concerns are valid without a cooling pad. I cannot confirm this for sure without gaming on it.

The MSI GT60 was the most rigid out of all three. It is a mixture of plastic and aluminum construction and virtually had no flex in the body. It is a thicker unit but appears cooling won't be an issue. Screen hinges were tight without extra play. Only thing I need to confirm is if I can open the back of the MSI. There is a void warranty stick right on the plate that needs to be removed to get to the ram and harddrive. If that does in fact void the warranty, the MSI will be out. I have an SSD to slap into it.

Pricing -

XoticPC - MSI GT60 - $1199 - GTX770m
http/www.xoticpc.com/msi-gt60-2oc022us-p-5780.html

Tigerdirect - Lenovo Y510P - $1029 --> Core i7 4700MQ, 8gb ram, 1tb hd w/8gb sshd and dual GT755m (sli)

Toshiba - Qosmio - $1199 - This is probably out of the running as I wasn't a huge fan of the chrome red around the perimeter.

Now as an aside with the Lenovo, I would need to plan on a cooling pad I would imagine. I was looking at the Cooler Master SF-15 so I could utilize its USB hub.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834982224
This adds another $45 ish dollars after rebate to the Lenovo purchase price. I have a regular usb DVD drive I could use as an optical for now. This ends up making the Lenovo $125 cheaper. I certainly have a bit to think about. Of course I need to find out about the warranty issue with the MSI to see if it is an option.

If anyone knows anything about that warranty or about my take on the laptops, let me know.

Thanks for all the help.

Hello All,

Finally now getting around to finalizing the choices.

I have switched some things up a bit. Not sure the Lenovo is a good choice after seeing both of these machines. Here is what I am looking at.

Sager NP7358 -- Addons -- 12gb ram, Blu Ray read and Intel AC 7260 Wireless - $1144 F/S

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MSI GT60 -- Addons -- 12gb ram

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--$1324 - $100 rebate = $1224 F/S

Either one has their pros and cons. The nice thing about the MSI is its warranty and accidental warranty. The Sager is fully upgradeable (more so than MSI). Thoughts on either of those machines. Both are similar in durability, the MSI is a mixture of Aluminum and plastic construction while the Sager is plastic. Been talking with Xotic PC quite a bit, and seems either is a good choice. Just trying to figure out what I didn't think of with either one.

Thanks
Chris

I fixed the links so you could see both. I am leaning on the MSI as well, I just wasn't sure if that would be the case or not. The costing is so close that I thought the MSI might be the better option. Additionally, the one on Amazon isn't the build I was looking at. I was using the 2OC-022US so I could utilize MSI rebate.

I assume that the laptop is not running dual channel memory but instead an individual stick? Is it still configured like the old model where I can put a secondary 2.5" drive internally?

I will look into what Pat at Xotic has to say about the pricing difference and options for that model. As far as memory goes, I can max that 8gb out easy so I will certainly need to do something about that. Thanks for showing me that model Construkt.