Best Non-Gaming Laptop for Gaming?

Paul22000 · Jun 3, 2014

Hello all

I'm looking for the best possible laptop for gaming, meaning the best possible discrete GPU, at least 1920x1080 resolution, and a full SSD (not a small SSD + hybrid drive).

There's one caveat: I am being gifted this laptop with a budget of up to $1000, and would prefer it to not say anything related to gaming, meaning the product title, the box, the invoice, or even the company's name/reputation (Alienware).

I know this is an odd request, and may be quite the stumper! Where would you look/recommend for such a laptop?

ss202sl · Jun 3, 2014

Go out and spec your own from a well known builder. Have them put what you want into it, and have them put a description(that you give them) on it that will show up on the invoice.

Paul22000 · Jun 3, 2014

Woops. I accidentally clicked Solution. I meant to click Reply.

Which builder would you go to? Who has the best gaming specs for non-gaming laptops?

And how would you control what the box says? Gaming laptops often arrive in boxes clearly marked "Gaming" laptop.

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

ss202sl :

That isn't a very good solution he is going to spend way to much, as compared to a prebuilt. All he has to do is look at lenovo y series, MSI and ASUS. All prebuilt, xotic PC, etc are going to be a whole lot more.

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

Paul22000 :

Simply unselect current solution lol. I would not look at custom PC builders MSI, Lenovo, ASUS. All have great quality.

Paul22000 · Jun 3, 2014

It doesn't give me the option to unselect as solution.

Ah yes, I looked at the Lenovo Y40 line:
http

/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/y40/

But those clearly say "Gaming powerhouse" all over the place.

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

http

/shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/lenovo/y-series/ If you are student you get a discount, or go through barnes and noble you get a discount.
A 860m with a quad core i7 and 8gb of ram will be sweet for gaming. Just remember Lenovo takes a while to send them out, they build them for you.

I honestly think that is the best you can do for the money, and its a respectable laptop. Check tiger direct and newegg for open box deals. I wouldn't buy refurbished.

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

Paul22000 :

Try buying one off of amazon, newegg, tiger direct lol! it won't be plastered all over the place

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

http

/www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8683273&CatId=4936

http

/www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Y410p-Laptop-Computer/dp/B00D74HEEG/ref=sr_1_23?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1401829166&sr=1-23

the one on Amazon offers a good price/performance and it doesn't say gaming anywhere lol!

Paul22000 · Jun 3, 2014

MANOFKRYPTONAK :

That one is a 1366x768 with a non-SSD. I think the higher spec ones say "Gaming", no?

MANOFKRYPTONAK · Jun 3, 2014

Paul22000 :

At 1,000 dollars you give and take a 750m is going to be fine at 1366x 768. Look around if you find something better that doesn't say gaming for 1,000 get it. The higher the res, the more gpu you will need. Also this has 8gb of ram, backlit keyboard it's pretty good, and that quad core i7 should meet your needs for quite a few years.

ss202sl · Jun 4, 2014

Paul22000 :

Don't buy one of their gaming packages. Talk to them, and have them build one especially for you, and explain to them that you want a gaming capable machine, but not a machine called a gaming machine. They may agree to give you the same specs as a gaming machine, but call it a "Paul's Business machine" or something like that. The point is that you need to contact the builder and see what they will do for you.

Paul22000 · Jun 4, 2014

ss202sl :

Paul22000 :

Don't buy one of their gaming packages. Talk to them, and have them build one especially for you, and explain to them that you want a gaming capable machine, but not a machine called a gaming machine. They may agree to give you the same specs as a gaming machine, but call it a "Paul's Business machine" or something like that. The point is that you need to contact the builder and see what they will do for you.

Ah, that is pretty clever!

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