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phaus
15y ago
Because they chopped the amount of cores in half and neutered the speed, it is not a top of the line CPU, even if it is called an i7. That being said, in my opinion no other ultra-portable comes close to the Macbook Air. If I could justify
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phaus
15y ago
Please allow me to address the "4 critical-difference-making components." 1- Shell - I love the idea of having a gaming laptop with apple's build quality, but its hard to fit a decent GPU and cooling system in such a slim, stylish case. Gam
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phaus
15y ago
I agree that gaming laptops are a huge pain to carry around, but Razer's system is outrageously expensive for what you get. You could still save hundreds of dollars by purchasing a normal laptop for 300-500 to take to the office and then bu
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phaus
15y ago
There is no way this laptop is competitively priced with Alienware and MSI. For about $1200 you can get an Alienware with the same GPU(which accounts for 90 percent of your framerate). For under 1500 you can get an MSI or Asus laptop with a
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phaus
15y ago
The laptop looks very nice as far as design goes, but as a 3k gaming machine it leaves a lot to be desired. I am starting to wonder if some of these technology companies are intentionally trying to lose money. The GT 555M is a mainstream co