I'm searching for a gaming laptop and I figured: "Why don't I just ask for some help?". So here I am, trading Steam keys for human resources (kinda) :D

I've got some specs in mind which would make for the perfect laptop for me. If any of you could help me find the closest I could get to them, you'd be a huge help. I live in Belgium, so I need a laptop that comes with a 230V power adapter. The budget I was thinking of is not much more then 1000 Euro.
These are all things I'd like (ofcourse, they're not all possible at this price point):

  • 2 HDD bays (for use with a Samsung Evo 850 SSD)
  • a decent graphics card (duh) with preferrably DDR5 VRAM
  • an i7 processor (i5 5th gen is okay too I guess ^^)
  • a decent cooling
  • a numpad
  • preferrably a 15 inch display or bigger (no requirement though)
  • at least 8GB RAM (or the possibility to put more then the standard amount in)

And Steamgifts wouldn't be Steamgifts if there was no giveaway, now would it?
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/394s5/ticket-to-ride
http://www.steamgifts.com/giveaway/Rd6Bi/awesomenauts

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The only xXx_Gaming_LapTop_xXx you'll need in your life

Thank me later m8

Magalhães4Life<3

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I'll thank you now XD getting it first thing tomorrow

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Gr8 m8 ! :D

Fun Fact: Every Fnatic Member owns a magalhaes

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This was actually funny.
I'm surprised it came from you.

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Shots fired! Shots fired!

:P

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<3

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I always post the glorious magalhaes on laptop threads :(

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I see you removed me from your friendlist m8...

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I don't like to be spammed with the games you are selling..

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I spammed ONCE and then I corrected it !

I crie evryteim

É assim que se vê os manos, és fodido amigo... :<

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Didn't made sense since i had already stated i was not interested.. bro.

You spammed 3 times.

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Its an .exe thing that spams to every friend on your list, sorry scrub

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Pls

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1v1 me Habbo Hotel scrub

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I had one of these... Not even joking...

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I bet it was your best computer

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Gandas malucos !

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sempre

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You can always remove DVD drive to put an SSD or 2, idk if that voids warranty.

Gaming is just a word, laptop doesn't need to be called gaming, but even if called it not always means its overpriced, I will find you.

This store should ship to your country, it even ships to mine.
http://www.amazon.fr/Asus-G551JM-CN102H-portable-Aluminium-GeForce/dp/B00NN6Q4XU/

http://www.amazon.fr/MSI-GE60-2PE-209XFR-Apache-Pro/dp/B00JPGIP16/ 4Gb of RAM but you can always buy another 4Gb.

http://www.amazon.fr/MSI-GE60-2PL-Apache--075/dp/B00LGGCFUU

http://www.pccomponentes.com/toshiba_satellite_l70_b_150_i7_4720hq_8gb_1tb_r9m265x_17_3_.html and http://www.amazon.fr/Toshiba-L70-Satellite-L70-B-150/dp/B00SNLOEMI this 2 as I understand are same products.

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I know gaming laptop doesn't say much :p but I'm searching for the term because they're generally pretty good on the hardware side. A normal laptop with similar specs is also okay ofcourse, not doing it for the shinies xD

edit: Whoa :p thanks for the suggestions!

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From what I see MSI for example don't overprices their Gaming laptops.

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desktopmasterrace Is there a particular reason you can't make a desktop instead?

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I move it around alot, so having a desktop is not really an option for me.

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I don't know much about specific hardware but I would avoid Lenovo if possible. They had some kind of spyware in the laptops they were selling and I'm not sure if they removed all suspected machines from the market.

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Not too sure about your budget but I got myself an ASUS Laptop a few years ago and they are the best. Not as pricey as MSI or Alienware and they are cool. Mine's the G74SX, not sure about the newer ones but I would recommend them.

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I was looking in around earlier and I was curious if ASUS was any good. Thanks for the reaction!

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Thank you for the gibz, I'm actually looking for a gaming laptop at an affordable cost too atm, so I'm not of much help....

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bump, thanks for giveaway
im not good with pcs so im gonna leave that question to pros :D

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How about this one, OP ?
ASUS RoG G550JK

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I saw that one. It's indeed a great machine. The only problem with the ROG series is that they really aren't that common around here. I'd have to pay alot of import costs and buy a new adapter right away.

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Not that common ? I can easily find one in my country in pretty much any computer store. And if they don't sell it, they will place a special order to get it for you. Where are you from, by the way ?

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1000 EUR and you want an i7 with a DDR5 GPU? That would be stretching it even on a desktop, yet even a laptop, especially a large one that has enough room for a numpad.
Your specs describe a desktop. If you want mobility, buy something cheaper and simpler. What you describe wouldn't last a single train trip while gaming, no battery on the current market could sustain that much power requirement.

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I realise the specs I put in the post are a bit on the high side for the budget. I don't necessarily want them all, but those are the things that make a laptop interesting for me.

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Try lenovo y70 ;) I have it and it's awsome

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I had its little brother (y50) bookmarked to look into further. :)

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Yeah, I bought a Y50 and i'm pretty happy with it, got it for 1000$ CAD.
It's a great deal when compared with other laptops at the same price range.
There are a lot of ppl complaining about the screen and it's true but I don't mind.
Maybe look into the Y50 with the 4k display.

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in y70 they eliminated problems y50 had. :) I have IPS screen touch with great angles of view :) also external cd-rom in the box ;)

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It would probably be more cost effective to put a hard drive in an external enclosure and run it that way. The SSD should be internal and SATA 3 at or M.2, but a HDD should be fine with USB 3.0 or even 2.0. Your graphics card will most likely be the bottleneck in a laptop, and not a whole lot of games right now use hyperthreading on I7. Cooler can be somewhat done with something external, like the coolermaster laptop coolers. 8 Gig of RAM should be sufficient unless you're an extreme muli-tasker.

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I was indeed considering a portable hard drive, the only real thing that's holding me back there is the fear of breaking my hard drive if it falls or something.

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The same could be said with it in the computer too though. As long as it has decent feet or low center of gravity and you're not a cluts, I've never seen anyone with it being issue. If you are clumsy though, or you move it daily/weekly, I'd call it a valid concern. Don't know how often you move around like you said.

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I pretty much take it everywhere, but I probably won't need the external HDD everywhere I go ;) I just got used to my 2nd HDD :p (in my HP DV7, RIP sweet graphics card xD)

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Hi Denhette!

I can strongly recommend the Asus N551JM for you I just already got it yesterday :) and It's Awesome. IPS full HD display, Intel Core i7-4710HQ , 2 bay if you build a HDD candy and removing the CD/DVD writer you can instal a SDD ,8GB RAM or 16GB it depends on your choice, 4GB Video card memory, and the laptop has a very good build quality! and keyboard backlight!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh5bGd5_684

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Thanks :D I will check it out

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You're welcome! I think for 1000EUR this is the best you can buy!

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I don't know about the prices in Belgium... but I recommend checking out 3 brands:

  • Lenovo Y series
  • Asus G series
  • MSI GE, GT, GS series (E is cheaper, T is beefier, S is slimer)

There are other brands but this are the 3 I can recommend to you. Now spec-wise I will suggest the following:

  • 1 TB hdd + 250 Gb sdd (for Windows and programs)
  • i5 CPU (more than enough)
  • If you want a PS4 equivalent, a 870m GPU! Although you could get a new 970m which are beasts
  • 8 Gb RAM (again, more than enough)
  • 15 or 17" (no need to plug to TV unless a huge TV or watching movies)
  • As an extra, buy a cooling pad, they are cheap and will help with cooling and playing on your lap while on bed ($20 for me)
  • If you still use CDs and DVDs just buy an external bay, they are super cheap and practical ($20 for me, a blu-ray is about $60)
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Thanks for taking the time to write those specs down :p
I'm more of a software guy, so my hardware expectations might indeed be a little too high :D
You've been a huge help!

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No problem! I bought a MacBook Pro back in 2010 for my 2nd year in college (used Adobe programs), 4 years later it was crippled by OS X Mavericks (OS took 2 of the 4 gb of ram, poor thing) and when looking at the excesive Apple prices I decided to look for a Gaming Laptop instead, in the end I got a GS70-212 that's slightly cheaper than a MacBook Pro but it stomps and pees on it with sheer power!

Those 3 brands are the best price/performance ratio I found, those specs are what an avid gamer ideally needs, however I don't know if you'll find a laptop with those specs for E1000, a desktop is more likely to cost that but you won't have the portability.

Edit: Here are some other brands that might be available in Belgium.

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I actually have an MSI GE60-2EO, and it's powerful enough to me. Don't expect two regular bays, though, as you need to have an MSI GT to have more than one bay. Still, I installed an MSATA SSD, and it's working fine. You can install two MSATAs and one regular HDD and 15" MSI GE. You can check my specs on my profile, and I spent 850€ for my laptop.

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^ This

The only problem may be the price. Because in Europe everything tends to be a little bit more expensive.
For the price range of 1000 euro you won't get the top performance (imho) but it will be really decent.

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If you want a gaming/high performance notebook, go with Avell. You won't regret it.

https://avell.com/

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get a pc instead of a laptop

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I only have work laptops, so the only gaming they can do is, well, none as they're for work :p

But seriously, I don't know much about performance laptops. Sorry.

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Get Alienware ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Don't. As with Apple products, you pay more because of the alien logo on it (brand). You can get a laptop with better stats for the same prize, if you by an MSI or Asus laptop. Alienware laptops are good if the prize doesn't matter.

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lol, I was just joking. Alienware PC's are the pinnacle of scam and overpriced products.

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In my honest opinion, I would use desktops for gaming instead of laptops. But if you are like me, a gamer that moves around fairly often, then I would recommend building your own gaming laptop with a barebone from an original design manufacturer.

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I'm afraid I don't know too much about laptops, but I can bump trying to attract attention of experts.
Modern laptops are very hot.

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my brother and i both have MSI gaming laptops.
to be honest i am VERY happy with my MSI GT70 Dominator.
costing me only $1700 after tax.

it runs beautifully.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M 3GB
Intel Core i7 4800MQ (2.70GHz)
8GB Memory
1TB HDD

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My friend got a MSI GT70. Very powerful but pretty loud.

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I'm very happy with my Xidax laptop. It's a branded Clevo with 32GB of RAM and a GTX 970M 6GB.

Check out the linked specs: http://www.xidax.com/laptops/xm-9/?saveconfig=29731

The builder on the website doesn't allow it, but you can expand the RAM to 32GB if you contact them directly.

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