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    Can you help me decide between max-15 or mag-15/fusion 15?

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by jonnie98, Feb 27, 2020.

  1. jonnie98

    jonnie98 Newbie

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    Hi, i'm looking to buy a new laptop for college (computer science) as well as a bit of gaming.
    I can't choose between these two laptops:

    https://www.skikk.eu/laptops/15gk0y (price fully configured: €1699)
    (= eluktronics max-15)

    https://bestware.com/en/xmg-fusion-15.html (price fully configured: €1755)
    (= eluktronics mag-15)

    Important differences i noticed:
    - Price
    - GPU, max-15 has an rtx-2060 while mag-15 has a gtx-1660ti in my configuration
    - Battery, mag-15 has a much bigger battery
    - Thunderbolt, max-15 has no thunderbolt (Not that important for me at this time, but you never know)

    So in short I can get a laptop with better gpu, but worse battery life and no thundebolt for €1699
    Or a laptop with a worse GPU but (much) better battery life and with thunderbolt for €1755.

    Which one would you choose and why? And are there any more important differences I should consider?
     
  2. TheUberMedic

    TheUberMedic Notebook Evangelist

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    Depends, do you NEED the battery life and the thunderbolt port? And is gaming a primary concern?
    If battery life is a must and gaming isn't needed, go for the fusion 15.
    If you want absolute gaming performance, go for the max-15

    Use this video if you want to know the difference between the 1660 ti and 2060:
     
  3. elgreco14

    elgreco14 Notebook Consultant

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    As a student, battery life is most important factor for me. So i got the fusion 15 and I get avg of 10 hours of use on battery