n00bish question- list of laptops w/ dedicated graphics

Hey, so...

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Is there a resource which lists all the laptops currently available with dedicated graphics (no matter how poor)? Ideally which also lists release date and region, so as to make searching for one still available in the USA easier?
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I'm in the market for a new laptop, and here, as well as elsewhere, when people ask about laptops w/ dedicated graphics under $1000, they are told they are pretty hard to come by, and you won't get much. Sure, that's fair. At the same time, I see things like the Acer Aspire V3-771G and the lenovo IdeaPad Z580, which have dedicated graphics that are "good enough" to fit my needs, for FAR under that price range. Going to shopping sites (such as best buy or amazon) to find such laptops is awkward and time consuming, as they don't seem to recognize the need for a search filter for dedicated graphics cards, and searching the manufacturer sites like HP or Sony is equally awkward and time consuming, as they have a plethora of options available for any given model, so even if it isn't listed as having dedicated graphics, an upgrade may be available for it that includes a dedicated GPU chipset! With all of that, I'm finding my search for a new laptop frustrating and difficult, and thus, my question. I'm thankful places like this exist where I can "ask the experts", but I want to be able to see all my options, and find my own answer, and I can't do that if I can't find my options in the first place. Please help!
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That would be an insanely long list. Also, "dedicated graphics" as a phrase by itself doesn't mean a whole lot. It's possible to have a discrete GPU that gets outperformed by integrated GPUs.

 

The best way for this community to help you would be to create a post in the What Notebook Should I Buy sub-forum, filling in this forum as part of your opening:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/wha...ould-i-buy-form-must-read-before-posting.html

 

I don't mean to sound rude but google.com would be your best bet. Try newegg.com and filter by GPU.

Also check this out, it may help a little if the text of the article matches your use case.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375410,00.asp

 

You see, (and I don't mean this as a slight on you guys at all, I appreciate your responses), this is the kind of response I have come to expect, and why I'm looking for this. The resource you've pointed me to is one I've already come across (through searching google.com in a multitude (and I mean MULTITUDE) of ways), and one which is under the mistaken impression that if you want a discrete graphics solution, you want a desktop replacement for gaming. I have a desktop. It is a gaming desktop. The advice I tend to get from this community (and again, I don't mean this as a slight against this community), and the articles I tend to find are all written for those looking for a "gaming laptop" (which also doesn't mean a whole lot as a term). When I try to tell people what I'm looking for, they tend to overlook what I've said and give me advice which is right for them or their perceptions of my needs. Quite frankly, it's not the right advice for me. I'd rather gain the information I need and make my own decisions about what's right for me. I know the resource I'm looking for likely doesn't exist, but I figured that if anyone would know of a place where such a thing could be found, it would be the community here, as you guys are knowledgeable and helpful, just tend to (as everyone else I've encountered does) make some incorrect assumptions about people's usage and needs. Nonetheless, I'll give the "what notebook should I buy" forum another try, and I'll keep scouring newegg and such. It's just such a shame that in an era where you can find a significant portion of the breadth of human knowledge compiled onto a free resource like wikipaedia, you can't find a simple list of notebooks with discrete GPUs. (And yes, I know discrete GPU doesn't necessarily mean it's better than integrated, depending on the GPU in question and what integrated chipset you're comparing against. Again, though, I could make those distinctions myself and parse that list to fit my needs, if it only existed in the first place).

 

Newegg has all available GPU for the laptops they sell in their advanced search. You could use that and exclude the integrated ones.

 

Because what you're looking for doesn't make sense, really. It would essentially be a list that tells you nothing, were someone to actually go through the considerable effort of putting it together. If you know what approximate level of performance you're looking for, then you can figure out what GPU would be best suited to your needs and then find out what laptops have that GPU. But what you're asking for is like asking for a list of cars that don't have 4 cylinder engines. Not only is it a long list, it wouldn't really tell you anything and there's significant overlap between models. And there's a ton of advice on here and out there regarding non gaming laptops, so that can't be all you're getting. I'm not trying to be a jerk, its just frustrating when someone comes on here and gets decent answers, but when its not the one they expected, they're all "heh, you must not understand the question."

 

Take the Asus UX32VD and the Clevo X7200. Putting them on a list that you're asking for would be completely pointless because the only thing they have in common is the fact that they have discreet GPUs. These products are otherwise diametric opposites.