Hi everyone,
I'm struggling to compare the following two laptops. Both seem good spec, I'd appreciate your thoughts. The laptop will be used for fairly intensive gaming (DCS, modern AAA etc). I'd like it to be future proofed for at least 4 years as I can only afford an entirely new laptop every 4/5 years or so!
Laptop 1: 15.6" Defiance XS ii: (£1253)
Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 150W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
Laptop 2: 15.6" HP OMEN 15-dc0029na (£1250)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64
Display: 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Processor: Intel Core i7-8750H (2.2 GHz base frequency, up to 4.1 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 9 MB cache, 6 cores) Processor family: 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
Memory: 8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB); 2user-accessible memory slots; Transfer rates up to 2666MT/s.
Storage 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Does one win hands down?
I'm struggling to compare the following two laptops. Both seem good spec, I'd appreciate your thoughts. The laptop will be used for fairly intensive gaming (DCS, modern AAA etc). I'd like it to be future proofed for at least 4 years as I can only afford an entirely new laptop every 4/5 years or so!
Laptop 1: 15.6" Defiance XS ii: (£1253)
Chassis & Display
Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD 144Hz 72% NTSC LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Six Core Processor 8750H (2.2GHz, 4.1GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair 2666MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 - 6.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
Storage Drive
500GB Samsung 860 EVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
AC Adaptor
1 x 150W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Thermal Paste
COOLER MASTER MASTERGEL MAKER THERMAL COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-9260 M.2 (1.73Gbps, 802.11AC) +BT 5.0
Laptop 2: 15.6" HP OMEN 15-dc0029na (£1250)
OS: Windows 10 Home 64
Display: 39.6 cm (15.6") diagonal FHD 144 Hz IPS anti-glare micro-edge WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
Processor: Intel Core i7-8750H (2.2 GHz base frequency, up to 4.1 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost Technology, 9 MB cache, 6 cores) Processor family: 8th Generation Intel Core i7 processor
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
Memory: 8 GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM (1 x 8 GB); 2user-accessible memory slots; Transfer rates up to 2666MT/s.
Storage 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA 256 GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Does one win hands down?
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