I am looking at a few different laptops that I will be using for productivity and some gaming. I tend to hold on to laptops for a few years so I want it to be somewhat futureproof. My question is whether or not the extra resolution is going to be worth the 500 - 600$ that separates the laptops with nearly identical specs. I need to be able to move the computer sometimes, but mostly it's a desktop replacement/mobile workstation.
I know running games at native 2880x1620 is pretty much out of the question with a GeForce 870m for performance reasons. So my question is: do you think the extra resolution makes sense? Or would it be better off spent on a big SSD or external monitor?
2880x1620 on a 15.6" display seems like text may be pretty small. I haven't played with windows 8 much at such high resolutions - will it look crappy?
Don't want to spend much more than $2000+- a few hundred.
I know running games at native 2880x1620 is pretty much out of the question with a GeForce 870m for performance reasons. So my question is: do you think the extra resolution makes sense? Or would it be better off spent on a big SSD or external monitor?
2880x1620 on a 15.6" display seems like text may be pretty small. I haven't played with windows 8 much at such high resolutions - will it look crappy?
Don't want to spend much more than $2000+- a few hundred.