Best Laptop For Around $2500

I was looking around, and found:

Alienware m17x: $2524

Windows® 8 Ultimate, 64bit
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3630QM (6MB Cache, up to 3.4GHz w/ Turbo Boost 2.0)
32GB (4 X 8GB) Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
750GB 7,200 RPM SATA 3Gb/s
2GB GDDR5 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680M
17.3-inch WideHD+ 1600 x 900 60Hz WLED
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230 With Bluetooth 4.0
Slot-Loading Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

OR

DELL XPS 15: $2418

Windows 8, 64-bit, English
3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3632QM processor
16GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory
512GB SSD
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M with 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
Silver Anodized Aluminum and 15.6" FHD 1080p Truelife WLED Display and Skype-Certified HD Webcam

OR

New Razer Blade: $2500

Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor with Hyper-Threading
CPU: 2.2GHz (Base) / 3.2GHz (Turbo)
Intel® HM77 Express Chipset
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660M 2GB GDDR5
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
500GB 7200RPM HDD (Primary Storage)
64GB SATA III SSD (Cache Acceleration)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit or Windows 8 64 Bit

 

I think you should go with the Alienware M17X.

 

Alienware m17x.. wow that's a beast. I would prefer it to you also.

 

Dude man, get the Alienware that has 120Hz, it makes a big fucking difference when you play FPS games.

-LeetNeo.

 

Asus G75vx

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/asus-g75vx-t4077h-gaming-laptop.html

 

Asus is better than Alienware.

 

no doubt asus is better for price

reliability is a must but dell alienware as i heard has gone worse and worser

my friend bought a m18x maxxxxxxxxxxx and its sad he spent well over and probably 2k - 3k for the system but he goes to army so he doesnt care

 

id go with an asus to.

 

Out of those three, I'd be leaning towards the bottom option, because it comes with a similar GPU, but also has an SSD for quick loading of high priority programs, such as the OS/any favourite games. The 8GB RAM will be fine for anything, the 32gb is overkill - you would never need more than 16gb. Maybe look at upgrading the RAM on the razor blade to 16gb, then I would definitely pick it over the top two.

 

My alienware overheated and started to melt the graphics card

 

Alienware:
32gb of ram is useless for most people as you will, most likely, not use half of that much ram. 1600 x 900 resolution for $2500, PASS! $200 monitors will provide better resolution, contrast, etc then this crappy monitor.

Dell:
Such a great graphics card on a small 15in screen..? It would me by definite #1 pick, of the three, if it was 17in+.

Razer:
You didn't mention the screen size/resolution so not sure. 500gb hard drive with a tiny 64gb ssd (goes for about <$40) is barely a good deal. Should be atleast a 512gb SSD at this price range. Razer is also a new laptop manufacturer so I am not sure I would trust them with a $2000+ piece of hardware.


If you are going to drop so much money on a laptop, might as well get a desktop. imho. You can get higher quality ram, motherboard, etc then any of these laptops can provide & at a lower price! Even lower (<$1200 for equal power) if you build it yourself. This thing is going to weight atleast 14lb's so your not moving it anywhere... You probably already have your mind set though so it is pointless for me to convince you otherwise.

The best value is the Dell, if your ok with playing it on a 15in screen (though it is 1080p). Hope this helped!

 

Get the ASUS that Almond Joy posted for sure. Have one myself and I absolutely love it.

I've also heard terrible things about alienware.

On another note: moved to correct section!

 

Get the alienware if you are gaming, and if you are only picking from those three.

If you are using it for just everyday computing and playing around and stuff, and occasional gaming, get the dell. A huge SSD, 1080P, and a fast i7, its a great laptop.

 

If I were you, I'd look outside the box. Look at other laptops that can be had for much less money, with much better hardware. My first pick would be a Sager laptop...then an MSi. Third would be an ASUS or an Alienware(if I felt like pissing away some money for nothing but an image)

you can get a laptop with the exact specs of the Razer blade from MSi for right at/around 1000. The blade may be thin, but the thin aspect of the razer blade is actually its most enormous flaw. The razer blades arent able to sufficiently cool themselves to the extent that the hardware really needs.

 

This might be a little late, but this shit is amazing:

http://www.falcon-nw.com/laptops/tlx/tech-specs

All Falcon Northwest laptops include the paint color of your choice. Falcon logos are standard and included. Custom graphics work extra.

TLX Standard Features:
Processor: Supports Intel 3rd Generation Core&#8482; i7 processors up thru i7-3920XM Extreme Edition - 2.5 GHz (3.8 GHz Max Turbo speed) 4 cores, 8 threads, 8 MB cache
Discrete Video Card: DX11 capable NVIDIA® GeForce® mobile GPUs up thru GTX 675M
Memory: DDR3 1333 MHz, 32GB Max
Display: 15.6" LED-Backlit 1920x1080 LCD
Built in Camera: 2.0 megapixel
Hard Drives: Supports 2.5" 9.5mm SATA drive
Optical Drive: Dual-Layer 8X DVD +/-R, Blu-Ray optional
Networking: Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 802.11 a/b/g/Draft-N Wireless LAN
Bluetooth v3.0 Built-In
Sound: Realtek Hi-Definition, built in stereo speakers
Microphone-in, headphone-out, S/PDIFLine out
Keyboard: Illuminated full-size keyboard with numeric keypad
Touch Pad: Touch pad with 2 hard buttons and built in fingerprint reader for optional biometric security
Ports: 1 USB 2.0 ports
3 USB 3.0 ports
1 ESATA port
1 HDMI port v1.4a compliant, passes digital audio to external HDMI displays.
1 DVI-I port
1 E-SATA port
1 I-EEE 1394 Firewire port
1 RJ-45 for LAN access
1 Kensington Lock Slot
Battery: Li-ion 8 cell battery
Power: Universal 180Watt 100~240V AC adapter
Dimensions: 14.8" (W) x 10.0" (D) x 1.7"(H)
Weight: 7.1 lbs (fully loaded)
Carrying: Falcon Northwest custom backpack included -fits in aircraft overhead carry-on bins
Warranty: 1 year warranty &#8226; Perfect Pixel Guarantee
Optional: 3 year extended warranty

I went ahead and configured some samples for you:


With the 2GB 675M instead of the 1.5GB 670M:


With the i7-3840QM @ 2.8GHz (3.8GHz Turbo boost) & the 675M 2GB card:


With the above processor + the 675M 2GB card + 32gb of RAM:


This is just the 15" model. They also offer a 17" model called the DRX.

Honestly, if my price range was $2,000-3,000, this would be the laptop I'd be getting, and I have an Asus G74SX-BBK8, which cost me about half of the price of the above laptop

 

Honestly, spend the $1500 on an Asus G75 and you'll have a beastly laptop. I have it and it plays all games I've tried at max with no issues

(GW2, LoL, CS:GO, Diablo 3)

 

Don't spend 2500 on a laptop =[ They are so hard to fix if they break etc and to upgrade, get yourself a beast desktop dual monitors and a beast graphics card and a good amount of RAM. It will last you so much more longer than a laptop =[