I wish laptop makers would wake up to the fact a lot of people would love gaming laptops that are also suitable for professional work. And by that, I mean offering: - Laptops without XTREEEEME cases and garish logos. - Good Adobe RGB and sRGB gamut. - Precision trackpads. If I'm going to drop close to $2K on a laptop, I want all of these boxes checked. Gaming laptops have a lot of powerful hardware, and it's a shame to limit them to a single purpose.
The design of this is NOT gaudy looking and thats 1 of the reasons its on my very short list for next laptop www.amazon.com/dp/B015KSAFWY/ It has plenty of power. No idea about the screen quality but its going to beat up my current laptop no problem since its a Thinkpad T420 and its known to have a very terrible TN panel. hell i can't even use it while outside with any amount of sunlight since its so terrible. As for the touchpad I hate them and always use a dedicated mouse with my thinkpad t420 so yeah a good chunk of people can just go that route with things like the Logitech MX Master mouse.
It's an actual spec: arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/pc-oems-ditch-the-custom-touchpad-drivers-give-us-precision-touchpad/ It's also something that is loooong overdue. Why should Macs be the only laptops with great touchpads? I'm going to use a mouse for FPS games, but I'm not going to play FPS games all the time.
Yeah, there are a whole bunch of customizable laptops that are re-branded Clevos, good bang for your buck machines as long as one finds a good retailer.
The MSI Dominator is pretty tame looking, and you can easily turn off the RGB lighting, or turn it to nearly any color you want. I use mine at work and I've only gotten comments on how thick it is.
Just adding my 2 cents. I own the Alienware 17 with a 1070 and think it's fantastic. Great temps, performance and it is built really solid. The keyboard has zero flex and the speakers are great. Literally no complaints. Just my experience.
Lisa, firstly, wanted to wish you Happy Holidays! As a bone fide tech geek, I love watching tech reviews on RUclips...and there certainly are no shortage of them out there. And in a category dominated by...dudes...I just wanted to let you know that you remain one of my go-to favorites in RUclips land. I find your reviews sensible, easy to understand, and technical enough but not to a fault. I mostly appreciate your comments regarding real world use of the tech in questions. Anyway, please keep making these great vids. (love the Janson, History of Art book on the shelf...sadly, my copy disappeared somewhere during one of my moves).
I watched this video on a late 2016 Blade that your review in November helped convince me to buy. I've only had it for a couple days but I'm loving it so far. Thanks!
Thank you so much for making this video. I enjoyed your clarity in voice a lot. You really helped me out with this and made picking a laptop so much easier for me!
HapticGamerHD that's why I'm seriously looking forward to getting a blade, I can slap on a dbrand matte black skin on it and it looks super professional and I'll be able to take it out wherever I want because of its size and weight, and the really slim charger
Personally I think MSi still offer the best deals for gaming laptops and give the best perfomance/features for your money. Cooling and noise are handled very well too. I've had my GE72 apachee 18 months and its not skipped a beat. Plays everything i've thrown at it on high or ultra settings on the GTX 970, Intel i7 6700 and 16gb DDR4 ram. They also have the best keyboards by Steelseries and sound from Dynadio IMO. Looking to upgrade to a 1070 laptop now for VR support.
can you please also occasionally, once per 6 months, focus on what would be reliable general use notebook? Thinkpad E line, HP probook/elitebook, Dell latitude? Some are budget focused, some are bit more, but would be nice to see some of that too...
Ardent Dfender there are a few reason : 1st, its still at the early 2017, most of the newer product would come mid or late 2017 2nd, a lot of gaming laptop wanted that "striking/ gaming looks" in their cases, since its for gaming. 3rd cramming a full desktop gpu into a laptop will either make it bigger in height or width, or underpower it like the one in razer blade pro 4th some company wanted that unique build looks 5th it wasnt really meant to be used for "professional meeting laptop" even though its capable of it , you would better off using ultrabook for the professional looks
Great video! Usualy youtubers just show advertisement videos and specs. Asus is my favorite (Price/weight/made of metal/cooler). I bought the Asus ROG G56JR (i7 4700HQ/GTX 760m) in 2014 and loved it. Gave it to my sister for her to use in college and looks fine for her to carry. Then I bought a Clevo P750DM-G (i7 6700K/GTX 980m 8Gb) and it's great, but heavy (7.5 pounds) and the 330W power brick will make it a one time thing. Never again. My next laptop, 2-3 years from now, will definitely be an Asus ROG 15'6.
V3MD literally 2 thing they are known for? It is literally impossible to say a Mac or Razor Stealth is ugly. And I guess I'll take your word about reliability, not the millions that have owned the same mac for 5 years and it works perfectly.
I own the Msi stealth pro--it has been designed with great cooling and it does not run burning hot. I can not take this seriously. What is she reviewing??
Tristan Drago mileage may vary. I returned my first one because the CPU hit 95c constantly, but my 2nd one the CPU rarely goes above 85c running on the same configs. Cooler boost mode also helps but the fans are so loud a lot of users tend to leave it off. I noticed about a 10c drop to around 70-75c max core temp with Cooler boost on. Still a bit toasty but not terribly hot. If she's reviewing the earlier model from 2016, those have had a lot of heating issues but the newer 2017 models are more consistent with their temps.
KabyLake will become significant in the switchable integrated and dedicated graphics niche where one desires long battery life as well as more powerful dedicated gaming/production graphics.
Hey Lisa, I think you got something wrong, the Sager laptops are manufactured by Clevo, which is re-branded by Origin, XMG, etc., not MSI, they are two different companies :) I have always enjoyed your videos, and I think it is just a mistake in your script.
mnguyea Because they are not made by Razer or Apple. Most gaming companies just dont give 2 craps. Most of the time simply cuz they can't. They dont have the engineers required to pull a Razerblade/Macbook Pro form factor design while keeping performance.
I like the Razer 14 the most because thin, good looking, and build quality are what I want the most. Even though you can get the same internals for about $300 cheaper, the Razer's looks are so good. It's so sexy and badass its worth the extra money.
Because these gaming laptops are built for speed and raw computing power. The cost is where it should be. Before Apple became relevant again, the cost of a computer was based on its computing power. No one really cared about how it looked as long as it got the job done. Apple returned to relevance (with the iPod), then started making beautiful looking AND powerful computers. However, Apple has lately began to place beauty over computing power -- battery life and thinness over functionality. As a result, you have $4000 MacBook Pros and $10,000 Mac Pros that look great but have less computing power than most of these $1500-2000 gaming laptops. I do wish that some of these looked a little better, but I will take computing power over looks any day.
I agree that they are improving. Also add MSI's GS series and ASUS ROG Strix series. At about 1 inch thick and 4-6 pounds these gaming laptops are thinner, lighter, and more powerful than the 2 inch thick 10 pound monsters that used to dominate the market.
They're normally big and bulky because they need room for cooling. The thinner, sleeker laptops look cool but sometimes have heating issues. I don't trust thinner laptops.
I'd love to see a review for 13 or 14 inch laptop with a GTX 1070 or higher. Seem the larger screen laptops get the best specs but it's a lot to carry. Some of us don't need large 17 inch screens
TerriTerriHotSauce Just be prepared to deal with some heat problems or possibly even thermal throttling if you ever got a laptop that small with a GTX 1070. I can't even imagine one with a GTX 1080. Usually the big 17" laptops have better cooling than the smaller ones because of course size plays a big role for allowing more components/internals in the laptop.
4NewHop3 Yeah you're right. Thanks. I've decided I'm going to go with a small ultrabook that has Thunderbolt 3. Will game at home with one of those new external GPUs.
Thanks for your awesome and honest reviews, definitely one of the best and most concise orator in the tech industry! I am struggling on picking a new laptop, and was hoping to get your professional input. I am an architect looking to upgrade since my current laptop is running out of juice and well... It's about that time. I'm deciding between the... 1: XPS 15 (9560), biggest problem is the lack of 2 drives and no gtx 1060 but I love the build quality and screen (I know I can get a smaller battery and add a second drive but that hassle is slightly annoying) and I would have to do most of the upgrades myself. 2: MSI gs63 (HIDEvolutions rebranded EVOC all black version), I have concerns regarding the build quality and battery life but I can get a 512gb pcie drive and a secondary 1tb sdd which is really nice along with any other specs I would need. 3: Blade 14 w/ kabylake and 1tb sdd, biggest problem is heat, the lack of 32gb ram (which I would get with the other 2) and the price but it is very good looking. My #1 choice would probably be the MSI ws63 (Would be awesome for you to review this!) but It's really expensive like the the razer being almost $400 more than the dell and msi. I would mainly be using this PC for CAD and Adobe softwares with some light gaming. I ruled out the aurus/gigabyte due to build quality and/or heat, Alienware due to size and weight. I would like something under .75" and under 5.25 lbs with a screen size between 14-15". If you have any other suggestions feel free to send them my way, my ideal budget is around $2500 (which would include both a 512gb and 1tb ssd and 32gb of ram ideally). Thanks! Also, do you have any workstations reviewed that fit or come near these criteria that use the quadro cards on the new pascal structured gpus? Thanks, looking forward to your feedback!
What do you recommend for a quite portable 15 inch gaming laptop than can play games and doesn't weigh too much so I can carry it to school. Why decent battery life. I am willing to spend about 2000$ ish
I've had a macbook pro, macbook air, dell xps 13, hp spectre (the bronze slim one), alienware 13, inspiron 7559, alienware 15, and the iPad pro 12.9 and I can honestly say the Asus GL502vt (the older model) is by far the best laptop I have ever had. Long battery life, amazingly color accurate screen (like 99% sRGB), great tactile keyboard, perfect gaming, super light, very thin, and you can get it for cheap on eBay or amazon. (They had it for $899 on black friday)
I know this doesn't pertain to this video specifically but I was curious about which you thought was worth buying: a refurbished 12 in 2016 MacBook that has the highest configuration available in terms of specs, or the baseline 2016 MacBook Pro without touchbar brand new. Both are a similar price and I was wondering which you thought would perform better, or at least which is the better value. With the upgraded m7 processor would performance be similar to the baseline i5?
Lisa, what are your thoughts on the Asus ROG Strix GL702VM vs the 502VM? I prefer the 702VM for the extra screen size, smaller bezels, and the USB C/Thunderbolt 3 port. I have noticed that the 502VM cost more. Is there something wrong with the 702VM that is causing it to cost less, or is Asus putting a higher premium on (smaller) size?
Kelvin Miller The difference is that 502VM comes with the GTX 1070 but doesn't have Thunderbolt 3 while the 702VM comes only with a GTX 1060 but DOES have Thunderbolt 3.
Hello folks and Lisa! Thank you for the video!! Right now I am torn between the MSI GT62VR and the Asus GL502VM. Price difference is 100$ in favour of the Asus. I will play on the couch so I don't need a scalding hot brick on my lap and would like to keep a silent system as my wife is usually watching TV next to me. Which one would you pick?
I'm looking for strong productivity laptop that has good battery life and is fairly light for travel. Having good graphics is a big plus of course! The one that I'm looking into is the Gigabyte Aero 14. It has a 6700hq, GTX 1060, ~4 lbs, ~95 watt hour battery, 1440p ips. It seems to me to be a cheaper Razer Blade with expandable M.2 ssd and RAM, better battery life, minus Thunderbolt 3. Any thoughts?
Hey I liked your video! do you think you can do a review of some speakers as well? If so, could you please review/compare the jbl charge 3 vs bose (any bose) vs UE boom/Mega boom? Love your channel! Cheers
I would love the razerblade pro, but putting the trackpad on the right side instead of a numpad ruined it. Would have been the perfect work/play computer. Need a numpad for work, but would love to have some performance for gaming. My have to get the Lenovo p51 whenever that comes out.
Pascal is the largest GPU jump for laptops in many generations, and is here to stay for at least 2 years. Kaby Lake CPUs are not going to give more than 5-10% gains in battery and power, so it's not really worth waiting for. The only exception is if you are waiting for GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti in laptops such as the Dell XPS 15, then you can wait until March until they are at least announced.
Do you think Kaby Lake/Pascal is coming to the Surface Book? If it comes to both the XPS (which it is, just announced) and the Surface Book, I wonder which to pick
I have never bought one, but I think the blade is the king of portable gaming computers. I wish had 1070, but other than that still great machine and just looks great!!!
What do you think of custom build PCs like 3XS Scan in UK? They offer a lot for a competitve price but wanted a second opinion on the idea of buying a laptop from a not so popular source.
Any gaming laptop to recommend? I have a budget of 2000$ CAN (around $1500 USA). I don't mind playing games at high or medium with 1080pi. But I do play some AAA games like the Witcher 3. I don't want something too heavy since I will walk 30min each weekend with it. I dislike flashy laptops... I would like something like the Razer Blade, HP Omen, MSI for the design. I play for long hours so nothing extremely loud or extremely hot. Thanks a lot!
How can you leave out the Alienware 13 R3 with the OLED screen? It's comparable to any of the 13-14" laptops you mentioned and has an OLED 1440p screen. CRT level blacks really set this apart.
One of the best Alienware 17 configs i seen so far (other than picking on site) was on Best Buys site. I dont know if they still have the deal, but it was like 1899.99$ for GTx 1070 with 1080p Gsync 120hz plus the new eye motion feature. That is a hella deal. You know that 1070 will push the 1080p 120hz nicely too. I got last years model with a 970m and 4k display (was the Best Buy in store custom model. Why they would put a 4k display with a 970m still has me baffled). And I paid pretty much the same price as this new 1070 120hz model. Maybe a hundred less.
MobileTechReview! I have a leveno y700 and it is an awsome gaming laptop. I recomend doing a review on it because it is a great laptop. There is the 14 15 and 17 inch version, some of them even have touch screen. Mine, (The 17 inch screen) Does not but has a intel I7 intel core, 16GB of DDR4 Ram and Nvidia Geforce Gtx
Thanks I need a laptop for a new job to semi replace my gaming pc while I commute I think I'll get the Alienware 15! In Australia they have $620 off atm! I've owned a m11x which I loved and a first gen m17x which was rubbish it had issues with audio and stuttering and latency issues (got a refund)!Before that I had the dell xps m1730 which I loved but died after 12 months it used to get really hot! Any issues with the 15 r3?
elmin2323 got 17R3, its good, the 3.5 ghz and e-gpu config would be great for future proofing, just keep in mind the I7 you will be getting is an 6th gen, rather then the newest 7th gen
And what about Lenovo Y910? Here in Europe i could get it for the same price as Alienware 17R4 but with the 64 gb of ram 1070 graphics and 6820 CPU. Any thoughts on this?
Can you please review the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13? Heard it was a great laptop for its price but I'm having doubts because it is Xiaomi's first laptop.
Ok I literally have no idea about anything about laptops all I know is that I wanna play simple games like h1z1 what would you recommend (And please explain what everything means as I said before I'm oblivious to most computer stuff)
SPEAKERS! I am running an old (dont laugh) Dell XPS L502 which has a subwoofer in the chassis. Im looking to upgrade to something that can handle current gaming titles but nobody seems to review the sound quality on these laptops. I would like something that can compare to this Dell which has really rich sounds for its size. From your tests can you suggest something that has really good sound as I use it for gaming as well as watching films. Im leaning towards Alienware 15 or Razer Blade but Im concerned with tinny sounding laptops.
Scott Davis alienware has front facing speakers which i heard have been improved due to the new design its gotten this year. If you get the 17 inch model, it has a built in subwoofer as well.
Any Idea the comparison to Razer? Ive heard the speakers are loud just unsure of the depth of sound? Anyone who is using these laptops that could weigh in, Id be grateful for the input.
Sound is irrelevant, as it can easily be improved by USB DACs and good headphones or separate speakers. Even modestly priced external speakers are better than internal laptop speakers. So don't use sound as a decision criterion.
Thanks ThunderbyteNet. I travel a lot with my laptop and I didn't want to have to lug around tons of kit. I understand what your saying though. I'm used to good cinema sound with the laptop I have now so I was hoping for something comparable especially as Im looking to drop £2-3K on a new unit.
i'm looking for a work laptop. i want it to be lightweight with more than average performance (core i5 with 16gb ram at least). it needs to be well built because i'm gonna use it more than 12 hours a day. it needs to be comfortable to use even after that long hours (i mean not too hot, of course i don't plan to stress it at max performance all the time, my work is programming). 15 inches display is a must. resolution is 1080p cuz 4k is not neccessary for programming and might cause problem of scaling with programs that i use. budget is less than 1500 usd. any recommendation?
omar lewis You'd be hampering the graphics potential by a serious amount if you go with a 720p panel. Your CPU usage will go up pretty high with a 1060, unless you crank up your settings as high as they can go.
Don't get the 1366 x 768 base model, at least get the 1080p IPS. The base model TN panel is horrible. I got the OLED and that's kind of the catch for me.
Hey Lisa by any chance do you have the msi true color on your gs63vr? because mine did not come with it and when I tried to install it, it said display not supported. I have the msi gs63vr
Will you take a look at the sager np8153-s with the 120hz screen? Pretty sure it's one of the only if not the only 15'6 laptop with a 120hz screen. Im really curious to see how good the laptop is as there aint many reviews of it out there. Any chance you will do it?
I don't know what one to get, the 17" Alienware with 4K and a GTX 1070 or a razer blade with 4K. If razer did a blade with a 1070 I would get that but they don't.
james cook its quite good (there are some review that shown rgb and srgb which is pretty good) but the bezel...emm don't expect its to be as bezel less like xps
I wish laptop makers would wake up to the fact a lot of people would love gaming laptops that are also suitable for professional work.
And by that, I mean offering:
- Laptops without XTREEEEME cases and garish logos.
- Good Adobe RGB and sRGB gamut.
- Precision trackpads.
If I'm going to drop close to $2K on a laptop, I want all of these boxes checked. Gaming laptops have a lot of powerful hardware, and it's a shame to limit them to a single purpose.
The design of this is NOT gaudy looking and thats 1 of the reasons its on my very short list for next laptop
www.amazon.com/dp/B015KSAFWY/
It has plenty of power. No idea about the screen quality but its going to beat up my current laptop no problem since its a Thinkpad T420 and its known to have a very terrible TN panel. hell i can't even use it while outside with any amount of sunlight since its so terrible.
As for the touchpad I hate them and always use a dedicated mouse with my thinkpad t420 so yeah a good chunk of people can just go that route with things like the Logitech MX Master mouse.
David Lee hated the touchpad, which makes me reluctant to buy it sight unseen.
It's an actual spec:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/10/pc-oems-ditch-the-custom-touchpad-drivers-give-us-precision-touchpad/
It's also something that is loooong overdue. Why should Macs be the only laptops with great touchpads?
I'm going to use a mouse for FPS games, but I'm not going to play FPS games all the time.
Yeah, there are a whole bunch of customizable laptops that are re-branded Clevos, good bang for your buck machines as long as one finds a good retailer.
The MSI Dominator is pretty tame looking, and you can easily turn off the RGB lighting, or turn it to nearly any color you want. I use mine at work and I've only gotten comments on how thick it is.
Just adding my 2 cents. I own the Alienware 17 with a 1070 and think it's fantastic. Great temps, performance and it is built really solid. The keyboard has zero flex and the speakers are great. Literally no complaints.
Just my experience.
Lisa, firstly, wanted to wish you Happy Holidays! As a bone fide tech geek, I love watching tech reviews on RUclips...and there certainly are no shortage of them out there. And in a category dominated by...dudes...I just wanted to let you know that you remain one of my go-to favorites in RUclips land. I find your reviews sensible, easy to understand, and technical enough but not to a fault. I mostly appreciate your comments regarding real world use of the tech in questions. Anyway, please keep making these great vids. (love the Janson, History of Art book on the shelf...sadly, my copy disappeared somewhere during one of my moves).
I told you. I'm seeing it 😀😀😀 excellent video as always Lisa
after using the XPS 15 with infinite display for 6 months I really can't get use to seeing other laptops with bezels lol
Matthew Norzan but gtx 960m kinda sucks for gaming newer game (at high or ultra like setting)
I watched this video on a late 2016 Blade that your review in November helped convince me to buy. I've only had it for a couple days but I'm loving it so far. Thanks!
Hi Lisa, can u do the best 2016 ultrabooks video? Thanks!
spectre x360 😂
Brownie hp ??? are you kidding ?
yes hp, its not 2008
what? All critics and RUclipsrs have been saying the kaby lake X360 is the best lol. Get your brand bullshit out of here.
Razer blade stealth actually or xps 13 or 15
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for all the great videos this year! Happy holidays too.
Not the type of person I would normally watch tech reviews from, but I must say mam you do an amazing job!!!
Thanks you for some off the best reviews on RUclips. Bought the 502VM on release date after watching your review of it and it works great.
Wow lisa 23,500 views in 36 hours .. thats what good reviews does
msi ge62MVR or asus gl502VS? Both have gtx 1070
Thank you so much for making this video. I enjoyed your clarity in voice a lot. You really helped me out with this and made picking a laptop so much easier for me!
holy crap! awesome compare review!
Quite a thorough review, thank you Lisa ! :D
Lisa, you are the best in your field! Thank you for another great video!
what's with gaming laptops and the color red? beside the Razer laptops I can't take of these outside without feeling judged
HapticGamerHD that's why I'm seriously looking forward to getting a blade, I can slap on a dbrand matte black skin on it and it looks super professional and I'll be able to take it out wherever I want because of its size and weight, and the really slim charger
SonicRacer7254 yeah i plan on getting one when i save up but ill wait until 2018 when a new comes out
Alienware also isn't red, since you can customize the lighting. It just is bulky though compared to the Blade.
I bought a Razer Blade gtx 1060 in part based upon your reviews covering it. Thank you :)
K Rose do you like it. I am thinking about getting it myself
It's amazing, no complaints- get one
Personally I think MSi still offer the best deals for gaming laptops and give the best perfomance/features for your money. Cooling and noise are handled very well too. I've had my GE72 apachee 18 months and its not skipped a beat. Plays everything i've thrown at it on high or ultra settings on the GTX 970, Intel i7 6700 and 16gb DDR4 ram. They also have the best keyboards by Steelseries and sound from Dynadio IMO. Looking to upgrade to a 1070 laptop now for VR support.
can you please also occasionally, once per 6 months, focus on what would be reliable general use notebook?
Thinkpad E line, HP probook/elitebook, Dell latitude? Some are budget focused, some are bit more, but would be nice to see some of that too...
I don't know why, but it's 2017 and i still can't figure out why Gaming Laptops still look damn ugly with the state of technology that exist today.
Ardent Dfender there are a few reason :
1st, its still at the early 2017, most of the newer product would come mid or late 2017
2nd, a lot of gaming laptop wanted that "striking/ gaming looks" in their cases, since its for gaming.
3rd cramming a full desktop gpu into a laptop will either make it bigger in height or width, or underpower it like the one in razer blade pro
4th some company wanted that unique build looks
5th it wasnt really meant to be used for "professional meeting laptop" even though its capable of it , you would better off using ultrabook for the professional looks
Another fantastic and comprehensive video. Very interesting category of pc
Great video! Usualy youtubers just show advertisement videos and specs.
Asus is my favorite (Price/weight/made of metal/cooler). I bought the Asus ROG G56JR (i7 4700HQ/GTX 760m) in 2014 and loved it. Gave it to my sister for her to use in college and looks fine for her to carry.
Then I bought a Clevo P750DM-G (i7 6700K/GTX 980m 8Gb) and it's great, but heavy (7.5 pounds) and the 330W power brick will make it a one time thing. Never again.
My next laptop, 2-3 years from now, will definitely be an Asus ROG 15'6.
Can you do a video on the razer blade pro?
Not many videos on them.
Top Dawg yes please! It looks so beautiful (even if it is extremely expensive)
Linus just uploaded his review of it.
Razer is like apple. Bad design and unreliable
V3MD literally 2 thing they are known for? It is literally impossible to say a Mac or Razor Stealth is ugly. And I guess I'll take your word about reliability, not the millions that have owned the same mac for 5 years and it works perfectly.
@david. Ok, maybe they are reliable, but the design is horrible. They have one of the worst keyboards.
I own the Msi stealth pro--it has been designed with great cooling and it does not run burning hot. I can not take this seriously. What is she reviewing??
Tristan Drago mileage may vary. I returned my first one because the CPU hit 95c constantly, but my 2nd one the CPU rarely goes above 85c running on the same configs. Cooler boost mode also helps but the fans are so loud a lot of users tend to leave it off. I noticed about a 10c drop to around 70-75c max core temp with Cooler boost on. Still a bit toasty but not terribly hot. If she's reviewing the earlier model from 2016, those have had a lot of heating issues but the newer 2017 models are more consistent with their temps.
Hey Lisa I think you got the whole Sager/Clevo laptops being rebranded MSI laptops all wrong
KabyLake will become significant in the switchable integrated and dedicated graphics niche where one desires long battery life as well as more powerful dedicated gaming/production graphics.
Hey Lisa, I think you got something wrong, the Sager laptops are manufactured by Clevo, which is re-branded by Origin, XMG, etc., not MSI, they are two different companies :) I have always enjoyed your videos, and I think it is just a mistake in your script.
oh BTW thanks liza really good coverge of many laptops
Great video Lisa! happy Holidays!
The bezels on the Alienware laptops are insane!
I know these are gaming laptops but why do they all have to look so fugly except the R but the cost is a bit outrageous.
mnguyea Because they are not made by Razer or Apple.
Most gaming companies just dont give 2 craps. Most of the time simply cuz they can't. They dont have the engineers required to pull a Razerblade/Macbook Pro form factor design while keeping performance.
I like the Razer 14 the most because thin, good looking, and build quality are what I want the most.
Even though you can get the same internals for about $300 cheaper, the Razer's looks are so good.
It's so sexy and badass its worth the extra money.
Because these gaming laptops are built for speed and raw computing power. The cost is where it should be. Before Apple became relevant again, the cost of a computer was based on its computing power. No one really cared about how it looked as long as it got the job done. Apple returned to relevance (with the iPod), then started making beautiful looking AND powerful computers. However, Apple has lately began to place beauty over computing power -- battery life and thinness over functionality. As a result, you have $4000 MacBook Pros and $10,000 Mac Pros that look great but have less computing power than most of these $1500-2000 gaming laptops.
I do wish that some of these looked a little better, but I will take computing power over looks any day.
I agree that they are improving. Also add MSI's GS series and ASUS ROG Strix series. At about 1 inch thick and 4-6 pounds these gaming laptops are thinner, lighter, and more powerful than the 2 inch thick 10 pound monsters that used to dominate the market.
They're normally big and bulky because they need room for cooling. The thinner, sleeker laptops look cool but sometimes have heating issues. I don't trust thinner laptops.
Hey Lisa, you are truly amazing. Thanks for all your lovely reviews from India. Would you be able to review the Aorus x7 v6 please.
great video and yes she is great at these tech reviews
I'd love to see a review for 13 or 14 inch laptop with a GTX 1070 or higher. Seem the larger screen laptops get the best specs but it's a lot to carry. Some of us don't need large 17 inch screens
TerriTerriHotSauce Just be prepared to deal with some heat problems or possibly even thermal throttling if you ever got a laptop that small with a GTX 1070. I can't even imagine one with a GTX 1080. Usually the big 17" laptops have better cooling than the smaller ones because of course size plays a big role for allowing more components/internals in the laptop.
4NewHop3 Yeah you're right. Thanks. I've decided I'm going to go with a small ultrabook that has Thunderbolt 3. Will game at home with one of those new external GPUs.
You need to review Clevo models too.
Hi Lisa, great reviews on laptops, covered all of them. Do you list of the laptops you reviewed for, which is useful and helpful in selection.
Thanks for your awesome and honest reviews, definitely one of the best and most concise orator in the tech industry! I am struggling on picking a new laptop, and was hoping to get your professional input. I am an architect looking to upgrade since my current laptop is running out of juice and well... It's about that time.
I'm deciding between the...
1: XPS 15 (9560), biggest problem is the lack of 2 drives and no gtx 1060 but I love the build quality and screen (I know I can get a smaller battery and add a second drive but that hassle is slightly annoying) and I would have to do most of the upgrades myself.
2: MSI gs63 (HIDEvolutions rebranded EVOC all black version), I have concerns regarding the build quality and battery life but I can get a 512gb pcie drive and a secondary 1tb sdd which is really nice along with any other specs I would need.
3: Blade 14 w/ kabylake and 1tb sdd, biggest problem is heat, the lack of 32gb ram (which I would get with the other 2) and the price but it is very good looking.
My #1 choice would probably be the MSI ws63 (Would be awesome for you to review this!) but It's really expensive like the the razer being almost $400 more than the dell and msi. I would mainly be using this PC for CAD and Adobe softwares with some light gaming. I ruled out the aurus/gigabyte due to build quality and/or heat, Alienware due to size and weight. I would like something under .75" and under 5.25 lbs with a screen size between 14-15". If you have any other suggestions feel free to send them my way, my ideal budget is around $2500 (which would include both a 512gb and 1tb ssd and 32gb of ram ideally). Thanks! Also, do you have any workstations reviewed that fit or come near these criteria that use the quadro cards on the new pascal structured gpus?
Thanks, looking forward to your feedback!
Hi Lisa, i look forward to your review on Dell inspiron 15 gamings laptops, especially the smackdown between the i5 FHD and i7 4k screen. Thanks
What do you recommend for a quite portable 15 inch gaming laptop than can play games and doesn't weigh too much so I can carry it to school. Why decent battery life. I am willing to spend about 2000$ ish
Great job Lisa !
Many companies are now making factory refurbished merchandise on same websites as new.
I've had a macbook pro, macbook air, dell xps 13, hp spectre (the bronze slim one), alienware 13, inspiron 7559, alienware 15, and the iPad pro 12.9 and I can honestly say the Asus GL502vt (the older model) is by far the best laptop I have ever had. Long battery life, amazingly color accurate screen (like 99% sRGB), great tactile keyboard, perfect gaming, super light, very thin, and you can get it for cheap on eBay or amazon. (They had it for $899 on black friday)
Very good video as always :)
"Hp Omen; built by Fisher Price."
That just made my day!
What about Sager/Clevo?
A link for each laptop in video description would be very helpful...
I know this doesn't pertain to this video specifically but I was curious about which you thought was worth buying: a refurbished 12 in 2016 MacBook that has the highest configuration available in terms of specs, or the baseline 2016 MacBook Pro without touchbar brand new. Both are a similar price and I was wondering which you thought would perform better, or at least which is the better value. With the upgraded m7 processor would performance be similar to the baseline i5?
Lisa, what are your thoughts on the Asus ROG Strix GL702VM vs the 502VM? I prefer the 702VM for the extra screen size, smaller bezels, and the USB C/Thunderbolt 3 port. I have noticed that the 502VM cost more. Is there something wrong with the 702VM that is causing it to cost less, or is Asus putting a higher premium on (smaller) size?
Kelvin Miller The difference is that 502VM comes with the GTX 1070 but doesn't have Thunderbolt 3 while the 702VM comes only with a GTX 1060 but DOES have Thunderbolt 3.
Hello folks and Lisa! Thank you for the video!! Right now I am torn between the MSI GT62VR and the Asus GL502VM. Price difference is 100$ in favour of the Asus. I will play on the couch so I don't need a scalding hot brick on my lap and would like to keep a silent system as my wife is usually watching TV next to me. Which one would you pick?
I'm looking for strong productivity laptop that has good battery life and is fairly light for travel. Having good graphics is a big plus of course! The one that I'm looking into is the Gigabyte Aero 14. It has a 6700hq, GTX 1060, ~4 lbs, ~95 watt hour battery, 1440p ips. It seems to me to be a cheaper Razer Blade with expandable M.2 ssd and RAM, better battery life, minus Thunderbolt 3. Any thoughts?
I like the 15" sager/clevo with the 1070
Hey I liked your video! do you think you can do a review of some speakers as well? If so, could you please review/compare the jbl charge 3 vs bose (any bose) vs UE boom/Mega boom? Love your channel! Cheers
I would love the razerblade pro, but putting the trackpad on the right side instead of a numpad ruined it. Would have been the perfect work/play computer. Need a numpad for work, but would love to have some performance for gaming. My have to get the Lenovo p51 whenever that comes out.
Is now the right time to buy a laptop, or next March?
theres always something new coming out in a week or a month blah blah get it when u need it
Pascal is the largest GPU jump for laptops in many generations, and is here to stay for at least 2 years. Kaby Lake CPUs are not going to give more than 5-10% gains in battery and power, so it's not really worth waiting for. The only exception is if you are waiting for GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti in laptops such as the Dell XPS 15, then you can wait until March until they are at least announced.
Say what?! Desktop CPU options in a laptop?! Do they have and is there a need for specific cooling systems in that situation?
Do you think Kaby Lake/Pascal is coming to the Surface Book? If it comes to both the XPS (which it is, just announced) and the Surface Book, I wonder which to pick
I have never bought one, but I think the blade is the king of portable gaming computers. I wish had 1070, but other than that still great machine and just looks great!!!
William Locklear but its expensive AF
What do you think of custom build PCs like 3XS Scan in UK? They offer a lot for a competitve price but wanted a second opinion on the idea of buying a laptop from a not so popular source.
What about the Acer predator 17 that you reviewed with the gtx1070? Is it worth it compared to the ones in the video?
would you please post a comparison grid for all of these machines?
👍 Awesome video Lisa
Alienware are best gaming laptops
Do Ultrabooks video
are you guys going to do a mobile editing/office laptop and mainstream laptop and jack of all trade laptop?
Hi Lisa, what are the chances I can find a intel based Windows Ultrabook with quad-core (8 thread) CPU, no discrete GPU needed.
Any gaming laptop to recommend? I have a budget of 2000$ CAN (around $1500 USA). I don't mind playing games at high or medium with 1080pi. But I do play some AAA games like the Witcher 3. I don't want something too heavy since I will walk 30min each weekend with it. I dislike flashy laptops... I would like something like the Razer Blade, HP Omen, MSI for the design. I play for long hours so nothing extremely loud or extremely hot. Thanks a lot!
When are you gonna review the Gigabyte Aero 14?
I'm quite enamored by it's design for some reason.
can you use it for college or work
Cris Garcia 6 yes, but emm dont buy the bulky one, since they are a pain to carry around
How can you leave out the Alienware 13 R3 with the OLED screen? It's comparable to any of the 13-14" laptops you mentioned and has an OLED 1440p screen. CRT level blacks really set this apart.
maam can have request? I need the information about the new MSI GL72 7RD GTX1050 .... it cant be upgraded and a VR ready?
thanks very helpful
One of the best Alienware 17 configs i seen so far (other than picking on site) was on Best Buys site. I dont know if they still have the deal, but it was like 1899.99$ for GTx 1070 with 1080p Gsync 120hz plus the new eye motion feature. That is a hella deal. You know that 1070 will push the 1080p 120hz nicely too. I got last years model with a 970m and 4k display (was the Best Buy in store custom model. Why they would put a 4k display with a 970m still has me baffled). And I paid pretty much the same price as this new 1070 120hz model. Maybe a hundred less.
MobileTechReview! I have a leveno y700 and it is an awsome gaming laptop. I recomend doing a review on it because it is a great laptop. There is the 14 15 and 17 inch version, some of them even have touch screen. Mine, (The 17 inch screen) Does not but has a intel I7 intel core, 16GB of DDR4 Ram and Nvidia Geforce Gtx
can you review Aero 14 gtx 1060? Thanks!
Thanks I need a laptop for a new job to semi replace my gaming pc while I commute I think I'll get the Alienware 15! In Australia they have $620 off atm! I've owned a m11x which I loved and a first gen m17x which was rubbish it had issues with audio and stuttering and latency issues (got a refund)!Before that I had the dell xps m1730 which I loved but died after 12 months it used to get really hot! Any issues with the 15 r3?
elmin2323 got 17R3, its good, the 3.5 ghz and e-gpu config would be great for future proofing, just keep in mind the I7 you will be getting is an 6th gen, rather then the newest 7th gen
And what about Lenovo Y910? Here in Europe i could get it for the same price as Alienware 17R4 but with the 64 gb of ram 1070 graphics and 6820 CPU. Any thoughts on this?
Can you please review the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13? Heard it was a great laptop for its price but I'm having doubts because it is Xiaomi's first laptop.
Ok I literally have no idea about anything about laptops all I know is that I wanna play simple games like h1z1 what would you recommend
(And please explain what everything means as I said before I'm oblivious to most computer stuff)
NZK3 like 1200
SPEAKERS! I am running an old (dont laugh) Dell XPS L502 which has a subwoofer in the chassis. Im looking to upgrade to something that can handle current gaming titles but nobody seems to review the sound quality on these laptops. I would like something that can compare to this Dell which has really rich sounds for its size.
From your tests can you suggest something that has really good sound as I use it for gaming as well as watching films. Im leaning towards Alienware 15 or Razer Blade but Im concerned with tinny sounding laptops.
Scott Davis alienware has front facing speakers which i heard have been improved due to the new design its gotten this year. If you get the 17 inch model, it has a built in subwoofer as well.
Any Idea the comparison to Razer? Ive heard the speakers are loud just unsure of the depth of sound? Anyone who is using these laptops that could weigh in, Id be grateful for the input.
Sound is irrelevant, as it can easily be improved by USB DACs and good headphones or separate speakers. Even modestly priced external speakers are better than internal laptop speakers. So don't use sound as a decision criterion.
Thanks ThunderbyteNet. I travel a lot with my laptop and I didn't want to have to lug around tons of kit. I understand what your saying though. I'm used to good cinema sound with the laptop I have now so I was hoping for something comparable especially as Im looking to drop £2-3K on a new unit.
What you think about MSI GS43VR?
Tech1Tv runs very hot...
Plz tell me the name of the model and the price of all the comps in this video
So I need help deciding on what to get. I am stuck between getting an Alienware 15 R3 and an Asus ROG Gl502. Which laptop would you guys recommend?
Can you make a link in description so I know wher to buy them
i'm looking for a work laptop. i want it to be lightweight with more than average performance (core i5 with 16gb ram at least). it needs to be well built because i'm gonna use it more than 12 hours a day. it needs to be comfortable to use even after that long hours (i mean not too hot, of course i don't plan to stress it at max performance all the time, my work is programming). 15 inches display is a must. resolution is 1080p cuz 4k is not neccessary for programming and might cause problem of scaling with programs that i use. budget is less than 1500 usd. any recommendation?
hey what do you think about aorus x5 v6 ?
do you know if the could release one laptop like these with removable battery
Hey lisa what do you think about the alienware 13 r3 with the gtx 1060 6gb, i5 6300hq with a 1366x768 display. Is it worth the money?
1366x768?
omar lewis You'd be hampering the graphics potential by a serious amount if you go with a 720p panel. Your CPU usage will go up pretty high with a 1060, unless you crank up your settings as high as they can go.
Don't get the 1366 x 768 base model, at least get the 1080p IPS. The base model TN panel is horrible. I got the OLED and that's kind of the catch for me.
Hey Lisa. Is the Lenovo Y700 a good laptop for its money? I want something for college that can run Solidworks/CAD, coding, and running descent games.
Hope you can review New Dell Inspiron 7566, budget gaming laptop with gtx9 series graphic. It have cool design compare to older Inspiron 7559
Btw, this is great video as always!
at 7:35 dows that one have a dvd drive ?
Hey Lisa by any chance do you have the msi true color on your gs63vr? because mine did not come with it and when I tried to install it, it said display not supported. I have the msi gs63vr
Will you take a look at the sager np8153-s with the 120hz screen? Pretty sure it's one of the only if not the only 15'6 laptop with a 120hz screen. Im really curious to see how good the laptop is as there aint many reviews of it out there. Any chance you will do it?
Ordinaer aw 15 also has 120 Hz panel
Maybe it's just me but the aw laptops have such a weird look, i just cant appreciate it.
hey lisa, which one would be ur top pick in the 14" laptops, the alienware 13 r3 or the razer blade?
what can Acer predator on the list best gaming laptop in last 2016-early 2017??
I don't know what one to get, the 17" Alienware with 4K and a GTX 1070 or a razer blade with 4K.
If razer did a blade with a 1070 I would get that but they don't.
Spiffiy razer
That mic is so wierd but the video is awesome.
can you recommend a good refurbished shop?
As for the Alienware 17 inch. Is the QHD display as good as the xps 15 4K display?
james cook its quite good (there are some review that shown rgb and srgb which is pretty good) but the bezel...emm don't expect its to be as bezel less like xps
Can we have a review for Razer Blade Pro GTX 1080, please please please
Any suggestions if I want to use animation and graphic art software as well as game on the laptop?
can you do a vid on the torus x7 dt v6 vs the razor blade pro
love your vids