Hi all,
I've not found any reviews of the new Alienware's (believe they have just been released?).
There are a few about youtube talking about the MSI GS65 and Gigabyte Auro 15x, so I was wondering what you all thought about how the Alienware compares? Initially I never thought of them because (for some reason) I thought they had poor battery life (I take the laptop around for films and things while Im away), but just noticed its a 99wh battery, which is actually bigger than the others. But runs g-sync, which makes it worse? Possibly? The GTX1070 isn't MaxQ and is apparently overclocked (to unknown amounts). So performance should be better than either of the others.
Comparing prices, I can get an Alienware 15" with 32gb, 512ssd, i7-8750H, GTX1070 8gb OC, for 2200 GBP (my current MSI doesnt have a pound button on the keyboard, actually incredibly annoying).
Or all the above, but an i9-8950HK for 2500 GBP.
MSI GS65, with the above i7, MaxQ 1070, 512SSD, 144hz screen for 2400 GBP (which is pricey I thought).
Or
Gigabyte Aero 15x, exactly the same as the MSI but 16GB RAM from here for 2200 GBP (seems a much better deal than the MSI)
The only downside I can see is a slightly lower spec screen (120hz vs 144), but is this going to be much of a difference? And *possibly* less battery life. ALso for nearly the same price as the MSI I could get an i9 (future proof).
Im assuming it will be a long time before the next gen Nvidia comes out for laptops so no point in waiting?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
I've not found any reviews of the new Alienware's (believe they have just been released?).
There are a few about youtube talking about the MSI GS65 and Gigabyte Auro 15x, so I was wondering what you all thought about how the Alienware compares? Initially I never thought of them because (for some reason) I thought they had poor battery life (I take the laptop around for films and things while Im away), but just noticed its a 99wh battery, which is actually bigger than the others. But runs g-sync, which makes it worse? Possibly? The GTX1070 isn't MaxQ and is apparently overclocked (to unknown amounts). So performance should be better than either of the others.
Comparing prices, I can get an Alienware 15" with 32gb, 512ssd, i7-8750H, GTX1070 8gb OC, for 2200 GBP (my current MSI doesnt have a pound button on the keyboard, actually incredibly annoying).
Or all the above, but an i9-8950HK for 2500 GBP.
MSI GS65, with the above i7, MaxQ 1070, 512SSD, 144hz screen for 2400 GBP (which is pricey I thought).
Or
Gigabyte Aero 15x, exactly the same as the MSI but 16GB RAM from here for 2200 GBP (seems a much better deal than the MSI)
The only downside I can see is a slightly lower spec screen (120hz vs 144), but is this going to be much of a difference? And *possibly* less battery life. ALso for nearly the same price as the MSI I could get an i9 (future proof).
Im assuming it will be a long time before the next gen Nvidia comes out for laptops so no point in waiting?
Any thoughts?
Thanks