Which gaming laptop?

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tukapa1

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#273181 9-Aug-2020 18:29

Hi team

Looked but no thread similar post Covid anyway.

Out of these two;

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKASU512037/ASUS-ROG-Strix-G15-G512LV-HN037T-RTX-2060-Gaming-L

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/NBKHNB151059/HP-Omen-15-RTX-2060-Gaming-Laptop-156-FHD-144Hz-Sc

The Omen has $250 cashback at the moment so these two are within $100 of each other.

Going to move on from my desktop and 27" screen - more social being able to use a laptop in a shared living area and also save some space in our tiny house by getting rid of our 'office'.

Current desktop is i5-3570k, 16GB Ram, GTX660Ti, 512GB SSD + 11TB hard drives so the laptop should be a good replacement (apart from storage space).

Hoping to buy tonight 😁

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#2537465 9-Aug-2020 21:06

They are pretty damn similar and decent brands. I'd go with the Asus for the 2 year vs 1 year warranty if nothing else.

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#2537474 9-Aug-2020 21:37

HP make good quality, robust laptops, Probook and Elitebook. Unsure what their gaming laptops are like. It might be worth having a look at these in person if possible.

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#2537476 9-Aug-2020 21:43

I have been using infinity gaming laptop for the last year with no issues.

Sold at a local NZ store as well.

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/infinity-o5-15-6-144hz-6xcore-i7-10750h-32g-512g-nvme-1tb-m2-rtx2060-6g-rgb-kb-13072

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#2537477 9-Aug-2020 22:02

tripp: I have been using infinity gaming laptop for the last year with no kisses.

Sold at a local NZ store as well.

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/infinity-o5-15-6-144hz-6xcore-i7-10750h-32g-512g-nvme-1tb-m2-rtx2060-6g-rgb-kb-13072

Excellent thanks - another option to consider.

Been also considering whether I should be going Ryzen 7 4800H - seems to benchmark well against the i7-10750H.

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#2537479 9-Aug-2020 22:10

Either of those two would be fine. I don't really like HP Consumer grade stuff. This is a step up on the Pavillions etc. HP have a local presence, and possibly a better warranty. I'd probably pay the extra $100 and buy the HP.

I'd take either of those before I'd take the Infinity. Spec is impressive for the price, but as far as I know they don't have a proper local presence and you are going to be pretty reliant on the retailer for warranty I suspect.

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#2537506 9-Aug-2020 23:25

timmmay:

HP make good quality, robust laptops.

Business laptops I would agree with that, but things must have changed, because that certainly never used to be the case with their consumer laptops.

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#2537547 10-Aug-2020 07:24

Rather than make a quick decision last night I think I'll do some more research around the Ryzen CPU's - they seem to go along alright in benchmarks.

Now added this to the mix;

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/asus-tuf-fa506-15-6-144hz-fhd-ryzen-9-4900h-32gb-3200mhz-512gb-nvme-rtx2060-6gb-13146?sort=p.price&order=ASC

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#2537568 10-Aug-2020 08:11

I posted this deal yesterday on Cheapies

Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, i7-10750H, NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, IPS 15.6 FHD 144Hz, 512GB NVME US$1199.99 (~NZ$2306.12 Shipped) @ Amazon US

Probably not going to be your 1st choice considering it's off Amazon, but good to see what's on offer overseas and the comment section might be helpful.

Edit* That Asus Tuf FA506 you linked to looks nice. Seems to be a popular laptop in Australia.

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#2537570 10-Aug-2020 08:17

lxsw20:

timmmay:

HP make good quality, robust laptops.

Business laptops I would agree with that, but things must have changed, because that certainly never used to be the case with their consumer laptops.

Yeah I was talking about probook / elitebook.

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#2537880 10-Aug-2020 13:55

Just beware that gaming laptops when actually gaming are quite noisy, and typically get very hot so having it on your lap will get uncomfortable quick.

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#2537884 10-Aug-2020 14:04

tukapa1:

Rather than make a quick decision last night I think I'll do some more research around the Ryzen CPU's - they seem to go along alright in benchmarks.

Now added this to the mix;

https://www.justlaptops.co.nz/asus-tuf-fa506-15-6-144hz-fhd-ryzen-9-4900h-32gb-3200mhz-512gb-nvme-rtx2060-6gb-13146?sort=p.price&order=ASC

Bought the little brother of this one from PB a couple of months ago, has not long come back from a warranty repair which took a month... the CPU fan was staying on 24/7 and the GPU fan developed a click, both fans since replaced and now working a ok. As another poster has mentioned, loud it is when you are gaming. My one as a lower spec cpu/gpu but has played every game I've tried so far with ease. Screen is good quality, speakers are reasonably loud. Keyboard has good feedback. Not a fan of the track pad but who uses them on a gaming laptop?

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#2538024 10-Aug-2020 17:00

Wakrak:

I posted this deal yesterday on Cheapies

Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop, i7-10750H, NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB, IPS 15.6 FHD 144Hz, 512GB NVME US$1199.99 (~NZ$2306.12 Shipped) @ Amazon US

Probably not going to be your 1st choice considering it's off Amazon, but good to see what's on offer overseas and the comment section might be helpful.

Edit* That Asus Tuf FA506 you linked to looks nice. Seems to be a popular laptop in Australia.

I can't say I'd ever recommend Acer.

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#2538286 10-Aug-2020 21:03

Thanks all for your input.

After reading some reviews it would appear (as has been mentioned here) that perhaps the fan noise and heat is something I want to avoid.

I am a very (very) occasional gamer with a large steam library of mainly older games (nothing from the last two years that I can think of) and wonder if something a bit lower specd (especially in the graphics) would be more suitable, otherwise being able to dial back the noise and heat for day to day use.

Ideally I still want a decent CPU, 16GB ram and a speedy system drive, so maybe better me chucking the $$ into that than the graphics.

I'm probably a bit nervous compensating for losing my desktop......