Laptop Recommendation with 2.2k?

[Glade7]

Hello veterans, what's the best laptop for my budget of $2200 max?

My use case is to run the following programs at the same time:
- Android Emulators (one instance of both BlueStacks and Nox Player)
- Overwatch (Medium/High graphics setting, no need for maxed/ultra/epic or w/e)
- 10+ Chrome tabs

without any hiccups when alt-tabbing or lag whatsoever, I am not too sure what should I be looking out for with my use case (higher RAM capacity? higher GPU VRAM capacity? etc etc)

I do not mind if the laptop is insanely heavy/cumbersome as long as the thermal management is great as I am looking to use the laptop for at least 3-4 years. In addition, I am not looking to play the latest games at the highest possible settings, just medium to high will suffice!

Thanks in advance!

 

[lifeishard]

Hello veterans, what's the best laptop for my budget of $2200 max?

My use case is to run the following programs at the same time:
- Android Emulators (one instance of both BlueStacks and Nox Player)
- Overwatch (Medium/High graphics setting, no need for maxed/ultra/epic or w/e)
- 10+ Chrome tabs

without any hiccups when alt-tabbing or lag whatsoever, I am not too sure what should I be looking out for with my use case (higher RAM capacity? higher GPU VRAM capacity? etc etc)

I do not mind if the laptop is insanely heavy/cumbersome as long as the thermal management is great as I am looking to use the laptop for at least 3-4 years. In addition, I am not looking to play the latest games at the highest possible settings, just medium to high will suffice!

Thanks in advance!

Check out asus rog 751jy with 980m gpu. Thermal and noise is very good and should fit into your budget. Go for at least 16gb ram and i7. Laptop outlet selling at 1799 refreshed set now with 1 yr asus warranty. Or you can buy used if the price is right, juz make sure it still has some warranty.

Or you can check out asus fx502 or fx702, comes with 1060 gpu and is portable. Price range from 1899 to 2399 depending on specs at challenger.

 

[Swordsman]

https://www.hachi.tech/product/0889...g-Notebook-Intel-i7-8GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-GTX10606G


how about this ?

 

[destiny88]

alternative model that you can consider

MSI GE62 6QF Apache Pro 029SG-UPG



Product Description

Specifications
CPU: 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Processor
OS: Windows 10 Home
Memory: 16GB DDR4-2133 MHz, max 32GB (2 Slots) [Free Upgrade]
Panel: 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) Anti-Glare LED backlit, IPS
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M 3GB GDDR5
Storage: 1TB HDD 7200rpm + 128GB SSD [Free Upgrade]
Optical Drive: Super Multi DVDRW
LAN: Killer™ GbLAN with Killer Shield
Wireless: Intel® 3165 Stone Peak 1 (1x1 802.11 ac)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Keyboard: Full-color backlight SteelSeries keyboard
Bundle: MSI Gaming Backpack




Price on hachi website is $2099
Free 3rd year warranty by MSI
(stated as sold out, but we have stock available in our raffles city store)

 

[lifeishard]

Paying more than 2k for a 970m is stupid. Ya, rather go for asus model with 1000 series card than msi with a 970m.

 

[chiaRH]

agree with lifeishard on the Asus FX502, at 1.7k SGD its pretty good value for a machine with a 1060, its near identical to the 2.2k SGD Asus GL502

however since you need to run android emulators you may need to check your current RAM usage patterns, if 8GB of RAM on a future machine is sufficient since the asus models mentioned may have 8GB or 16GB variants

 

[destiny88]

Paying more than 2k for a 970m is stupid. Ya, rather go for asus model with 1000 series card than msi with a 970m.

There's 2 ways to look at this, MSI ge series have IPS panel and some other features that the Asus one does not, that being said, MSI have a model with gtx1060 3gb model going at less then 2k SGD too. But you will skip on some features that will lower your overall experience with notebook, well of cos you can still choose the Asus one too. ^^

 

[destiny88]

agree with lifeishard on the Asus FX502, at 1.7k SGD its pretty good value for a machine with a 1060, its near identical to the 2.2k SGD Asus GL502

however since you need to run android emulators you may need to check your current RAM usage patterns, if 8GB of RAM on a future machine is sufficient since the asus models mentioned may have 8GB or 16GB variants

Where did you see FX502 selling at 1.7k sgd?

The srp I have checked all around is going at $1898, which is technically $1.9k

 

[chiaRH]

Where did you see FX502 selling at 1.7k sgd?

harvey norman, but based on checking their online now i think the stocks are near-gone



Still wouldnt recommend a 970m laptop though regardless whatever brands out there are trying to clear stock of their maxwell batch. Especially if the guy is serious what he said about 'wanting the laptop to last 3-4 years'.

 

[pawn_king]

Where did you see FX502 selling at 1.7k sgd?

The srp I have checked all around is going at $1898, which is technically $1.9k

http://www.lazada.sg/shop-laptops/?q=gtx+1060&searchredirect=gtx+1060&sort=priceasc

can try asking for a $100 coupon from lazada thread

 

[Ks1991]

Purchased asus fx502 at 1724 sgd at best denki after deducting free gift.. Still can claim %5 off tax refund cause my thai wife is here.. Sounds good deal?

 

[holiging]

I looking trade for my asus rog g751jt to graphic 1000series n I will top up around s $700