best looking GTX-class laptop?

What do you think is the best looking GTX/ATI laptop? Preferably in the 15.6" class and where would you buy it from?

 

why don't you make (or pay for) a cosmetic mod that looks the best for YOU?
http://forum.notebookreview.com/not...s/118295-cosmetic-modification-resources.html
Just pick a good notebook with an ATI and mod it.

 

Hmmm didn't see that thread thanks. I wish I could get a SagerNP8150 in electric blue... O man what I would give for that.

 

Sagers are silly looking.

I think you can get a Dell m4600 in blue. If you can't buy it that way then I think there are lids from the Latitudes that will fit.

As far as GTX/ATI class, I don't think anybody knows what you think you're talking about here, really. I can see how important cosmetics are to you, exclusively

In any case the m4600 comes with a very powerful Firepro equivalent of the 6770m gddr5. Not enough power for you? Settle for electric orange, on the m6600 covet

Sure sometimes a little bit of design going into the consumery aesthetic says something (i guess) but no matter what I will always believe metal is better than plastic and you can tell the difference by looking.

 

Then allow me to elaborate. If it does not have a graphics card of equivalent power to the GTX560m or greater than it will not work for what I want. I was asking about the best looking machine built for demanding stuff, like Battlefield 3. I usually go by these "classes" of machine when I'm looking at them.

Intel based graphics - usually poo
GT - pretty good for most things
GTX/ATI - best you can get

 

Look into laptop resellers- typically a lot of them allow custom decals and colors for your computer. I'm not sure how it would work if you already had the computer though.

 

Thats HORRIBLY wrong. You are going to buy an AWFUL laptop if you're not careful.

Or, would you like to buy my laptop with 7800 GTX? Yes thats right, its way better than the 560m ...
Or I could offer you something with ATI 700 series, yep, better than the 6970m
/sarcasm

Seriously, do your research if you actually want a high performance system.

Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List - Notebookcheck.net Tech


FYI current Intel graphics are better than a 7600 GT and an ATI 6350m

 

Thanks but I'm not stupid. Ok ok lets get more specific. ASUS G53, MSI GT683, Sager NP8150. I feel insulted because I have researched for months already. I am only concerned with GTX560m level cards or better. If it does not have that or higher, then I will not even consider it. Considering that, which machine is the best looking? I say the MSI 683 but what do you think?

 

It's not a very smart question. It will variate from person to person. Why it's important for you to known what we think? just get what YOU think it's the best looking. As for myself the best looking for me it's the one with better performance. You might want to think a bit before buying a notebook mainly based on how it looks.

 

Thats not specific. Thats not a good way to make these connections. The g53 has been sold with 128 bit gtx 460m which are lower performance than the gtx 280m. And, the MSI has variants sold with the gt 555m.

When considering aesthetic elements of a case, which takes performance into account but has a sole purpose of being structurally sound, none of those laptops are attractive to me. None of them are very structurally sound.

They are all made out of plastic. Why are we attracted to plastic? Plastic is cheap.

Again I bring up the Dell m6600, a laptop made of lightweight rigid magnesium alloy, supporting the Quadro 5010m and Firepro m8900, equivalents to the 485m/580m and 6970m.

Also there is the HP Elitebook 8760w which has a dark grey brushed aluminum look and supports the same cards.

The only thing a laptop that looks like its trying to look good says about a person is that they like things that look good and don't necessarily care about anything else.

 

The NP8130 / NP8150 are my favorite GTX-class laptops. They have a simple look that's very conservative, they're relatively inexpensive (which is a bonus), and they look just as nicely in a business environment due to lack of lights, funny logos, big bulges, etc., but can tear games apart without much thought. I use an NP8130 in class and it's nice to have that "sleeper" look where nobody suspects that it's much in terms of speed, but as soon as class is over I can play games at high-settings.

Looks are more than just a bulbous, LED-laden machine... it can also be how incognito your laptop can be when you DONT want it to be a speed demon.

Jason

 

Still don't get how you guys think a "gtx class laptop" is a thing.

I know exactly what you're talking about but saying 75+ watt GPU laptop would be 1000 times better terminology.

And don't even act like something so called 'gtx class' means its at all better than the high end 17" mobile business workstations. Case in point theres a reason why those aren't called Quadro class to define their overall performance.

Nvidia branding and naming schemes do NOT make sense. They are NOT a real measure of performance. The 470m is better than the 480m. etc.

....shopping isn't the same as research.

 

What is OP actually looking for specifically?

 

You should tell us what your looking for(color keyboard size weight etc) so that we can actually help you.

 

ATI is a company that no longer exists. It was bought by AMD a while ago. I'm not sure what you're talking about with that one.

And GT/GTX really doesn't mean a whole lot and excludes half the video cards on the market (those made by AMD, not Nvidia).

 

Ok sorry, still fairly new to this. Let me try again. I am looking for a 15.6" machine that can come in a color that is not (boring) black, has a backlit keyboard, and can play Batttlefield 3 on max settings other than the Asus G-series. Since I created this thread I learned that the NP8150 will have a backlit keyboard next refresh, but she shape is still ugly (IMO). I wish there was an M15x-like machine (but not a brick) out there still..... Also, read my new signature. It might give you an idea, idk.

If I could retitle this thread, it would say "best looking 15.6" gaming laptop" and in title description "wants: backlit keyboard, user upgradable, custom color options availible" and I would settle for as many of these as I could get. I would really rather have Nvidia too...

 

Personally I would say the Asus G53.

It's designed after a jet, and is very sleek and nice looking IMO.

EDIT: Nvm you posted about about the G series already

 

In one word. None.

Either go with the Sager or go 17"+ Otherwise wait till Ivy Bridge where Sager is rumored to add backlit keyboard functionality on their next revision with Ivy Bridge.

In fact the only 15" true gaming grade laptops are the Sager 8150 Series, the Asus G5x Series and that is it...

 

O well, I tried. I just wish the M15x stayed around and was put on a diet and it buffed up... Can't blame a guy for trying. If I wanted a 17"er I would go for an MSI with the Steel Series keyboard. Hopefully AVA Direct or XoticPC will have lighting by then by then. Why I say AVA Direct is because they also offer paint like Falcon NW but they don't charge you $1000 extra just for the logo. According to XoticPC's own JP:

Thread not created by me. At least I have that to look forward to

Thanks anyway though guys. Man I love this place. Putting up with my rant for so long, hehehe.

It's not like I have something against Asus Either, it's just I heard that their graphics cards were messed up (the 2 gig ones) and they aren't user upgradable really at all (not like I have any experience with this anyway). For the same (or less) money I can go with a base that will last basically forever as long as I choose to put new parts in it. The Asus is also kinda heavy vs the 8150 for some reason.

I hope links are allowed so here is the one I was actually looking at. Not bad right?

http://www.avadirect.com/gaming-laptop-configurator.asp?PRID=19610

 

Sagers can do external mod looks yes (Mythlogic does really a good job on their options) but BL is still out for now...

The MSI is not a shabby choice if you are willing to go 17.3"...

 

Uh, what the hell are you talking about?

MSI makes 'gaming grade' notebooks. You can get the GTX 570m in their 15.6" now. The build quality is not at all worse than sagers, which for example have pretty bad LCD cover strength not to mention horrible audio quality.

I don't know why you think gamers define what is "gaming class". Manufacturers and brands make laptops marketed towards gamers, that is what makes them "gaming class" along with graphics power gtx 460m 1.5gb or greater in this case. This includes toshiba, msi... and more brands than alienware and sager

I wish people would stop making up random nonexistent terms and definitions based on how much they like particular aesthetics or laptop brands.

 

the m14x is pretty darn good looking! How come this isn't at the forefront!! :-D

 

Well I would have included it but for personal preference reasons I did not. For one thing the battery is integrated so you cannot replace it onm your own. For another thing it tends to have a crashing on max settings problem. Another thing is that it is a fast machine but I don't know if can play games like BF3 at max settings and max resolution, which is really the point of getting a machine like this in the first place. If the M14x did not have any problems I would buy it right away.

 

You can change out the battery in the M14x, but you won't be able to max out BF3 at native resolution. The biggest screen it comes with is 1600x900, but even then you probably won't be able to max it out. You could probably run with most settings on medium high though, if you held off the AA a bit.

 

Hmm I always thought AWs were like MPBs and the battery was built into the rest of the system. I don't like messing around with things that weren't made to be messed around with. That's why I probably won't even get any aftermarket upgrades. Well thanks though, good to know.

 

The battery is built into the system, but it's easy enough to replace. Dell even have documents on it.

 

Didn't know that. Thought they ended 15.6" beasts since the 1st-ix Generation. Well that is three in terms of the OP's specifications. I agree that the term gaming laptop isn't the best but there is differentiation of GPU that makes me still classify them as how good of a machine that can run games on it though.

 

Wait, like, not even a memory upgrade? That's weird.

 

This thread could really stand to be locked at this point... I was new when I made it and didn't know any better. Besides I didn't realize that it was such a subjective question that there was no real answer anyway. Ok well as for the user upgradable comment I made, this is my first laptop purchase that I have made on my own, ever, and I don't trust myself to do anything right. I know that the G53 is gimped, I know that the M14x has crashing and heat issues, I know that Sager has no backlit keyboard...yet. I think I made my choice at this point, but it isn't quite what I wanted at first. If they had a non-gimped Asus G53 with a GTX580m I would get it so fast you could not say "sold!" Since there is not, I will put up with the (IMO) butt-ugly NP8150, and I can't even change the color of it reasonably.

 

Regarding the whole GTX vs non-GTX debate, Nvidia's confusing naming schemes (no they aren't the WORST I've seen) are doing little to help the situation.

 

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