What's the most powerhouse laptop I can buy that is not
>tacky plastic gaming beast
>macbook (don't really feel the osx thing)
>xps 13/15 (underpowered for pricing?)
>thinkpad
I kinda want something fresh, maybe something like a black macbook with windows on it so I can work on it. Bootcamping windows would be problematic I think with some software.
Closest I can think of is the XPS 15, but specs are a lil underpowered for my taste.
I think hp and ThinkPad have some workstations for you in 15 inches, so bulkier but better pricing.
the cheepest 13-14" sager/clevo
>>53795422
>>53795422
hp zbook is nice. not as nice as the ones you listed, but available with good hardware and generally a nice laptop. samsung used to have nice ones, don't know if that is still the case.
what's your grudge with dell and lenovo?
>>53796202
>not tacky plastic gaming beast
Your best bet is probably going to be a mobile workstation.
>>53796349
too small to look like a gaming beast to me
http://www.avadirect.com/Quick-Ship-Clevo-N240JU-Core-i7-Notebook-14-LED-LCD-Intel-HD-Graphics-520/Configure/10113142
>>53795422
Chromebook Pixel
XPS13 and just plug in a GPU
MacBook, have someone anodized it black, install Windows.
Dell Precision.
>he wants shitty support no brand stuff
>>53796968
eVidya cost twice the value of a gaymin toaster, I mean laptop.
>>53796229
>dell and lenovo
They are dell and lenovo. Dell is just an awful computer company that will do anything to earn a buck and lenovo is a chinese spying corporation.
>>53797001
>assuming laptops are shitty enough to need support
>>53795422
>tacky plastic gaming beast
You can't have everything you want
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np9758s-clevo-p750dm-p-8643.html
>>53797096
That's not an assumption, it's a fact
I just went for the 15" 1080p i7/16gb/512gb which looks nice.
They sold me on the fact that you can buy a dell powerbank with their proprietary connectory and you can charge the laptop via the powerbank (literally making it last 10-12 hours non stop at full use)
Thoughts?
>>53797951
Thinking about getting the exact same build you got. I want something for college that's not shit, and it looks pretty great to me. Do you you plan on hooking up an eGPU to it?
>Also holy shit how did I not hear of that powerbank design that's great.
Google Chromebook 2015
>>53798869
>Google Chromebook 2015
Fucking fuck
Chromebook pixel 2015
>>53795422
Whatever to buy it has to be able to support an external graphics card if you want power.
>>53795422
Buy a macbook then put windows 10 on it.
Osx is literally a crippled hipster OS that can't do anything and will never have as much software as windows.
>http://www.notebookcheck.net/Dell-XPS-15-2016-9550-InfinityEdge-Notebook-Review.156354.0.html
>The panel does not win any prizes in respect of the response times. The Gray50-to-Gray80 value in particular is conspicuously high at 62 milliseconds.
Oh shit. This basically makes the XPS 15 useless for even casual FPS uses. According to this..
>http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/serious-response-time-issue-of-dell-xps15-9550-fhd.785197/
..the ghosting is unbearable. Which is odd because MobileTechReview specifically showed it having no issues on gaming, which you can see here
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpSdfPQK9eA
>go to 6:11
So /g/, anyone have this laptop? I was really hyped to get it until I heard the panel has a fucking horrendous response time. I'm not going to be using this exclusively for gaming mind you, but I like some CS:GO from time to time, and if this is true I can't bring myself to buy this laptop.
remote into a server pleb
>>53801012
I would only play some world of tanks/shogun 2 so it's fine by me
>>53801012
Probably just defect displays. Friend has an XPS, don't notice any ghosting. Uses it for gaming and video editing.
>>53801524
1080p or 4K?
>>53801582
He's got the 4k
>>53795422
if you throw in more powerful hardware into a tolerable form factor, you'll end up with your ears blown out or your pants on fire. That being said, the p34w would probably be your best bet, it has the power of a gaymin laptop without looking like one.
>>53795422
ThinkPad P50.
>Xeon E3-1505M v5
>64GB ECC RAM
>Nvidia Quadro 5000M 8GB graphics
>2 x 2TB 2.5" SSD + 1 x M.2 PCIe-NVMe 512GB SSD.
>4K IPS display (3840x2160)
>Matte Black
>Milspec tested, water resistant keyboard, sturdy as fuck
>Amazing input devices
>Runs multiple OSes like a champ
>>53796349
Clevo makes full aluminum, macbook-like laptops
