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easycig

Window shopping but looking for a gaming laptop that doesn't look like a gaming laptop.

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  • Total budget and country of purchase: $1200-1500 USD United States

  • Do you prefer a 2 in 1 form factor, good battery life or best specifications for the money? Pick or include any that apply. Toss off between aesthetics and specs more towards specs.

  • How important is weight and thinness to you? I want something that would fit in the slot of a laptop backpack easily.

  • Which OS do you require? Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, Linux. I will be using Windows and Linux

  • Do you have a preferred screen size? If indifferent, put N/A. 15-16 inches

  • Are you doing any CAD/video editing/photo editing/gaming? List which programs/games you desire to run. gaming

  • If you're gaming, do you have certain games you want to play? At what settings and FPS do you want? I'd like to play newer and future games with high settings and good frame rates

  • Any specific requirements such as good keyboard, reliable build quality, touch-screen, finger-print reader, optical drive or good input devices (keyboard/touchpad)? A good keyboard would be great.

  • Leave any finishing thoughts here that you may feel are necessary and beneficial to the discussion. Like I said I want a gaming laptop but I'd like one that doesn't look like a gaming laptop too much case wise, I am good with RBG though. Also thunderbolt 3 would be nice.

Posted Mar 22, 2019, 12:34 AM UTC · edited

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Mayor_of_Loserville•

Reader blade or GS 65.

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easycigOP•

The Gs looks awesome but thats a bit out of my budget

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tf_am_I•

I just got a lenovo y530 a few days ago and it works perfectly for me, the other y730 has rgb lighting, but if you have a bigger budget you should probably look elsewhere.

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The_Adviser100Affiliate Links•

For gaming at this price range I would advise you to check this laptop

laptop nameEluktronics Mech-15 G2
CPUHexa core 8th Gen I7-8750H
GPURTX 2060
Screen "15.6"" FHD IPS"
Ram8 GB
SSD250 GB
HDD0
Weight4.5 Lbs.
Battery life4 Hrs.
Proslight .
ProsThe RTX 2060 should be enough for CAD work and good gaming exprince .
ProsA great mechanical keyboard.
ConsThe keyboard is a little loud for a class room.
ConsThe laptop has rough edges.
ConsIt doesn't have TB 3.

You could also check the Lenovo legion y740 with students discount you could get a good specs .

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easycigOP•

Is there a way to get student discount of not a student ?

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The_Adviser100Affiliate Links•

No I don't think you can but Lenovo has a lot of discount options just check if you can get any .

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starchaserroAffiliate Links | noteb.com•

Hey,

If you're not set on a laptop, maybe our search engine can help you find something suitable for your needs. I have searched for laptops with Thunderbolt and gaming graphics card.

You can see and change the search parameters using the "Refine results" button in the upper-left part of the search results page. You can also click on the laptops for more information.

I think the best option would be this one: Lenovo Ideapad Legion Y740-15 - I know it's a tad over budget but they have pretty good sales from time to time, and if you're not in a hurry, you can hunt for it. It doesn't have gaming aesthetics, has a six-core processor, RTX graphics card, a display with great color coverage, SSD and room for an HDD, 2 memory slots, just under 5 lbs, and a crappy battery life.

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