So /g/ if you had ~$2000 to spend on a laptop what would you buy? Im looking mainly for quality and perfomance, price isnt a real issue
rMBP
rMBP
Build a desktop and buy an inexpensive laptop.
>>46780146
>>46780152
>quality
rMBP 15"
>>46780182
the 15" rMBP is more than 2,000 burgerdollars though
A laptop for ~$300-600 and something else.
>>46780187
I'd get a refurb.
>>46780187
duh fuck me, just looked on the US store, I didn't know Apple transfers prices 1:1 from $ to €.
So it's only more expensive where I live. Well sometimes it sucks to be a yuropoor.
Reminder that the Dell XPS13 has superseded MacBooks as the high bar for laptops.
>>46780146
>>46780152
trying to avoid aple, no gpu either
>>46780161
have a desktop already and im not paying for the laptop
>>46780217
>wanting to buy in the $2000 range
>avoid apple
Uh, well check out an Elitebook or something. I don't know.
>>46780217
> and im not paying for the laptop
Depending on the situation, get the most expensive laptop ever and sell it.
If it's like your grandma offering this, just get a normal laptop.
>>46780111
MBA, xps, but for 2k I'd like something with a boss gpu.
>>46780217
If it's not an MBP, you get something better in every single way. A workstation laptop with a i7 extreme, high-end quadro, 99% color gamut matte screen, carbon fiber or magnesium alloy build, keyboard spill protection, fingerprint scanner, more ports and expandable storage, expandable battery + extra battery slots, the list goes on.
>>46780262
Any specific models?
>>46780111
A T450p with discrete GPU and HD+ screen
>>46780146
>1 minutes and 50 seconds
>>46780111
Dell M4800
>>46780312
Lel that unpaid Apple apologist.
>101°C is not Tj max so it's okay.
>>46780285
i was looking at the think pad y50 thats on special for $900 right now, i know its marketed as a gaming laptop, but that isnt my reason to buy it. I like the look of the toshiba kira but it has no dedicated gpu so its a no go
>>46780272
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Top-10-Workstation-Laptops.65537.0.html
>>46780272
>>46780262
What models come with these features for 2k?
>>46780416
Maybe not 2K, i7 Extreme is overpriced as fuck. Even on mobile.
>>46780382
nice website, are there any workstation like laptops with a slimer form factor by removing optical drive, vga port etc?
Get an HP Omen, showman.
>>46780494
ive tended to steer clear from hp based on my experience with two of there laptops both having similar problems
The new Xps 13 looks pretty darn good. Use the rest of the money to buy a phone or something
>>46780459
HP ZBook, which pretty much is a business class Ultrabook with a workstation GPU.
Workstations are all about performance and versatility. By using a slimmer form factor you have less thermal capacity for high-power components and no room for an optical drive, which can be replaced by a secondary battery or storage drive in many workstations.
>>46780111
get a $500 laptop and $1500 on burgers.
MSI
>>46780111
I'd get a used thinkpad for $200 and invest the rest in penny stocks.
>>46780550
they were another brand i looked at, but the /g/ wiki says to stear clear, any one got experience with msi laptops?
>>46780542
i have burger already
>>46780187
No it isnt
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/x-series/x250/#tab-customize
Kit that out and be happy.
>>46780998
How big is the performance increase from the i3 to the i5?
>>46780574
I'd stay away from anything MSI. Just personal experience, I guess.
>>46781070
Actually dont bother answering, theres no dedicqted gpu
>>46781070
Roughly about shitty to shitty.
>>46781468
I'd elaborate, but that's pretty much what ULV is. Low power consumption, low performance.
>>46781605
I thought the voltage and clockspeed changes depending on load though
>>46782003
It does, but ULV CPUs are very low TDP to begin with.
![razer-blade-gallery-v3-04[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/YmK3VMC.jpg "razer-blade-gallery-v3-04[1].png")
>>46780111
alienware
on a serious note, anyone tried the 2015 x1? supposedly it's fixed
For something to play games on I choose a HP Omen.
If games weren't and issue I'd get a Dell XPS13
>laptop
I already have a Surface Pro 3 and see no reason why I would go back to using that dinosaur form factor.
>>46784432
It's the opposite for me. I wouldn't trade higher TDP capacity, expandability, repairability, more ports, better keyboard/screen/touchpad/speakers and not having to use a kickstand for muh thin & light.
Though I have to admit, the active digitizer is pretty nice.
>>46780111
I'd buy a shit used one for 200 and pocket the remaining $1800.
>>46784516
Those are all reasons to get a desktop, not a portable device.
>>46784597
So a portable device must be as thin & light as possible?
By that logic, your only portable device ought to be a smartphone since it's even lighter and thinner than a tablet or Ultrabook.
>>46784675
No. It has to be at least usable. 5 inch phones aren't a replacement for doing work. But needing an i7 and gtx 890m on a portable device is retarded.
>>46780111
Thinkpad X220
spend the rest and alcohol and cigarettes
>>46784723
Form factors are a spectrum, though. Something with an i7-XM and 890M would be much thicker and heavier and less portable due to TDP than something with an i7-QM and 860M and both would be more repairable and versatile than say an Ultrabook, which in turn would be thinner and lighter than both. And of course, there are form factors in between and around the three. Dismissing a particular form factor because it doesn't meet your personal preferences or needs doesn't make it "retarded".
>>46784885
>890
lel, I meant 880M. Such a thing doesn't exist.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/ASUS-Zenbook-UX303LA-US51T-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.313371600?sdtid=7677176&ClickID=b1dkdqmvfmyuqdv1lffsvung1sumkvs1zqqv
Has anyone ever used a Zenbook before? If you use a student discount + some sort of texted code promotion it's like $850+$70 tax for me. Is it worth it or are there problems with the Zenbook line?
>>46780111
13" rMBP with 16GB RAM and an Apple Cinema display
>>46784930
>"Up to" 8 hours battery life
into the trash
>>46785033
Yeah that's the main thing that makes me fairly hesitant. I don't mind taking the AC adapter around but I don't want to. The rest of the specs seem fantastic though and for the $920 it seems like a good price.
>>46784732
>Want a good computer
>"Just get a thinkpad"
I want shitposters to leave
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish
>"We included this extremely useful spyware on your computer without informing anyone which would send all your viewing habits to us so we could sell that information/sell you stuff"
>"W-what? You Goyim don't like that? Ok we here at Lenovo only think about the User so we have disabled it, thankfully we're so generous to you :^)"
Not even Apple does this
>>46785345
OS X is literally closed source botnet spyware.
>>46785359
OS X is a collection of closed source APIs and programs on an open source operating system.
>>46785345
I'm not defending lelnovo, but Superfish was only on their new consumer line (anything NOT a ThinkPad) like Y, Z, G, U series, etc.
Doesn't change the fact that what they did was retarded, of course.
>>46780111
MSI GS70 or GT72, otherwise go for a desktop. I have a 755M SLI laptop and a 980 GTX pc which are still under 2000 €. You can still upgrade the PC if you need more performance.
You can try a 980M, but it will be outperformed by a 970, if you really want to play games choose the desktop.
Forget Apple if you need performance, if you just want to waste money Apple will do.
You should tell us what you need it for. Mobility, gaming, converting, whatever...
>>46784930
Bump on this, anyone have any thoughts?
Hi guys I'm a Paid Apple Shill. I regularly suck Apple's Thick Black Cock and take it up my bum for pay. I highly suggest you get sodomized in the wallet by their rMBP. It is worth every penny.
>>46785618
$920 for ULV shit better have amazing battery life. And that's far from amazing. I'd personally look elsewhere. I'm not a fan of Ultrabooks, though.
>>46785754
What would you recommend? I'd like to look at a variety of things, maybe I'm getting too blindsided by the raw specs of the laptop so feel free to show me whatever else so I can make comparisons
>>46785844
3rd gen carbon looks nice
>>46785844
Depends on what you want.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/ has very thorough reviews with benchmarking and stress testing on tons of laptops
also read the sticky
>>46780111
You can't do better than macbooks for quality. Don't let anyone trick you into buying a stinkpad. Mine is gathering dusk since work gave me a rMBP
anybody have experience with the xps 13?
it's my current pick for my laptop for school next year, but i'm still having doubts.
>>46780111
>So /g/ if you had ~$2000 to spend on a laptop what would you buy? Im looking mainly for quality and perfomance, price isnt a real issue
Retina Macbook Pro.
Rest is shit.
>>46786133
I hear good reviews over it, but don't own one myself
>>46780111
EUROCOM Panther 5 or go home.
>>46786869
nobody wants a 12 pound laptop mane
>>46787479
I just clicked around in their configurator and ended up at 15k.
You're just mad you can't afford mobile power.
>>46787550
at that point you might as well just get a desktop
>>46780111
>Implying I would buy a laptop instead of building one for free
Good one.
