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Posted on: 25.03.2013 by Waylon Apelian
So I need a laptop for around $1500, and needs to do, Djing, gaming, 3D rendering, and run ableton smoothly.

I was looking at macbook pro, which can do the djing, gaming and ableton, but what about 3D rendering with a stock HD graphics 4000. Bootcamp allows me to play CS 1.6. Costs $1500:

13-inch: 2.9GHz
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
I was also looking at alienwares M14x which costs $1500 as well:

3rd Generation Intel
Waylon Apelian
25.03.2013		So I need a laptop for around $1500, and needs to do, Djing, gaming, 3D rendering, and run ableton smoothly.

I was looking at macbook pro, which can do the djing, gaming and ableton, but what about 3D rendering with a stock HD graphics 4000. Bootcamp allows me to play CS 1.6. Costs $1500:

13-inch: 2.9GHz
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
I was also looking at alienwares M14x which costs $1500 as well:

3rd Generation Intel
Waylon Apelian
25.03.2013		So I need a laptop for around $1500, and needs to do, Djing, gaming, 3D rendering, and run ableton smoothly.

I was looking at macbook pro, which can do the djing, gaming and ableton, but what about 3D rendering with a stock HD graphics 4000. Bootcamp allows me to play CS 1.6. Costs $1500:

13-inch: 2.9GHz
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
I was also looking at alienwares M14x which costs $1500 as well:

3rd Generation Intel
Leanora Gerald
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by balakoth
Please do yourself a favor and stay away from Dells and Macs if you want the best bang for your buck, and dont fall into the normal consumer trap of buying "Brand name"
I suggested a Vaio lol!

And for its working feature like ports (VGA, ethernet, ...), the DVD slot in (which is extinguishing) and so on. And it is 1000$.
Shawn Vanhaitsma
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sprike
From that point of view a notebook is terrible for proper gaming. I was suggesting a solid alternative to the usual HD4000 but of course if you want to play Crysis 3 you'll have to look to something even more expensive.
A) The 600 series for any laptop is NOT terrible for proper gaming.

B) Its a laptop, its going to be multi purpose. If you just want to play CS, even a 1500 Laptop is a bit overkill. If you want to play Crysis 3, build a gaming Desktop period.

C) Many machines built from custom sites that customize manufacture brands are cheaper than you will find from a poor product like a Dell (Alienware).

You can get a 2.9 Quad Core I7, 660GTX, 12gb RAM, 512GB SSD for 1500... at 17 inches. Please do yourself a favor and stay away from Dells and Macs if you want the best bang for your buck, and dont fall into the normal consumer trap of buying "Brand name"
Leanora Gerald
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by makar1
The VAIO S tops out at a GT 640M whereas the XPS 14 only has a 630M. Both of which are terrible for proper gaming.

You can expect to get about twice the framerate using the GTX 675M over the 640M.
From that point of view a notebook is terrible for proper gaming. I was suggesting a solid alternative to the usual HD4000 but of course if you want to play Crysis 3 you'll have to look to something even more expensive.
Alphonso Deitchman
27.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sprike
I would check the Vaio S series (13" and 15") which are great work machines. They still have the DVD, VGA, ethernet... Bests.

Secondly the Dell XPSs (13 or 14)
The VAIO S tops out at a GT 640M whereas the XPS 14 only has a 630M. Both of which are terrible for proper gaming.

You can expect to get about twice the framerate using the GTX 675M over the 640M.
Cora Younginer
25.03.2013
Originally Posted by pk the dj
anyone?
I have an Alienware M11x and I actually really like it. Granted, I didn't pay for it as I traded my old gaming desktop for it. But it actually made me want to buy one flat out next time I go laptop shopping. It's built really well (You'll hear a lot of shitters talking about it being a Dell) and has a solid feel and weight, has a really vivid screen and of course has balls since it is in fact a gaming laptop. Only gripe I have with Dell/Alienware is the price as sometimes it gets out of hand when adding stuff like ram/SSD's that you can self add for fractions of the cost. However, in it's defense the i7Q denotes a true quad core and not a dual core with hyper threading like the Mac and it generally just has better hardware specs.

inb4 Macs r bezt war

edit: Also the lighting app will keep you busy. Haters gon' hate on the backlit pink keyboard.
Waylon Apelian
25.03.2013		So I need a laptop for around $1500, and needs to do, Djing, gaming, 3D rendering, and run ableton smoothly.

I was looking at macbook pro, which can do the djing, gaming and ableton, but what about 3D rendering with a stock HD graphics 4000. Bootcamp allows me to play CS 1.6. Costs $1500:

13-inch: 2.9GHz
2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.6GHz
8GB 1600MHz memory
750GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
I was also looking at alienwares M14x which costs $1500 as well:

3rd Generation Intel
Tyree Stubblefield
28.03.2013		Perhaps the Asus N56 is an option?

I own one and it is really good. Well built, awesome sound (extra mini subwoofer), optional backlit keyboard. Obviously its fast with it's i7 Check the other specs and see if it's something.

It was around 900 euro's for me here. Add a 100 euro SSD and you have a ridiculous laptop.

Only issue for me was the lack of USB2.0 ports (only 3.0) which doesn't seem bad but DJ software can be a hassle with USB3.0. I just have a seperate win7 installation purely for traktor where lots of functions are disabled to ensure stability.
Leanora Gerald
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by balakoth
Please do yourself a favor and stay away from Dells and Macs if you want the best bang for your buck, and dont fall into the normal consumer trap of buying "Brand name"
I suggested a Vaio lol!

And for its working feature like ports (VGA, ethernet, ...), the DVD slot in (which is extinguishing) and so on. And it is 1000$.
Shawn Vanhaitsma
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sprike
From that point of view a notebook is terrible for proper gaming. I was suggesting a solid alternative to the usual HD4000 but of course if you want to play Crysis 3 you'll have to look to something even more expensive.
A) The 600 series for any laptop is NOT terrible for proper gaming.

B) Its a laptop, its going to be multi purpose. If you just want to play CS, even a 1500 Laptop is a bit overkill. If you want to play Crysis 3, build a gaming Desktop period.

C) Many machines built from custom sites that customize manufacture brands are cheaper than you will find from a poor product like a Dell (Alienware).

You can get a 2.9 Quad Core I7, 660GTX, 12gb RAM, 512GB SSD for 1500... at 17 inches. Please do yourself a favor and stay away from Dells and Macs if you want the best bang for your buck, and dont fall into the normal consumer trap of buying "Brand name"
Alphonso Deitchman
28.03.2013		The 675M can handle pretty much all games at high settings and is near enough within budget, so why not go for something decent?
Leanora Gerald
28.03.2013
Originally Posted by makar1
The VAIO S tops out at a GT 640M whereas the XPS 14 only has a 630M. Both of which are terrible for proper gaming.

You can expect to get about twice the framerate using the GTX 675M over the 640M.
From that point of view a notebook is terrible for proper gaming. I was suggesting a solid alternative to the usual HD4000 but of course if you want to play Crysis 3 you'll have to look to something even more expensive.
Corrin Penney
27.03.2013		dont do it man.

I assume youre using this for everything including college work etc?

Quite why you'd want to take all your college work with you into a massively hostile environment is beyond me. But if you did, and it broke, youre fucked.

for that price you could easily buy two reasonable laptops, one dedicated for DJing, the other for everything else.
Alphonso Deitchman
27.03.2013
Originally Posted by Sprike
I would check the Vaio S series (13" and 15") which are great work machines. They still have the DVD, VGA, ethernet... Bests.

Secondly the Dell XPSs (13 or 14)
The VAIO S tops out at a GT 640M whereas the XPS 14 only has a 630M. Both of which are terrible for proper gaming.

You can expect to get about twice the framerate using the GTX 675M over the 640M.
Leanora Gerald
27.03.2013		I would check the Vaio S series (13" and 15") which are great work machines. They still have the DVD, VGA, ethernet... Bests.

Secondly the Dell XPSs (13 or 14)
Alphonso Deitchman
25.03.2013		This Samsung is much better than the Macbook or the M14x

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Series.../dp/B0098O6F0S

i7-3630QM 2.40 GHz
16 GB DDR3
1.5 TB HDD
17.3-Inch Screen
Nvidia GTX 675M

$1,579.99
Cora Younginer
25.03.2013
Originally Posted by pk the dj
anyone?
I have an Alienware M11x and I actually really like it. Granted, I didn't pay for it as I traded my old gaming desktop for it. But it actually made me want to buy one flat out next time I go laptop shopping. It's built really well (You'll hear a lot of shitters talking about it being a Dell) and has a solid feel and weight, has a really vivid screen and of course has balls since it is in fact a gaming laptop. Only gripe I have with Dell/Alienware is the price as sometimes it gets out of hand when adding stuff like ram/SSD's that you can self add for fractions of the cost. However, in it's defense the i7Q denotes a true quad core and not a dual core with hyper threading like the Mac and it generally just has better hardware specs.

inb4 Macs r bezt war

edit: Also the lighting app will keep you busy. Haters gon' hate on the backlit pink keyboard.
Gaynell Rydberg
25.03.2013		There's no need to make two threads on the same topic... Just keep it all over in the other thread.
Waylon Apelian
25.03.2013		anyone?

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