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I don't understand why any pc laptop with a resemblance of quality and performance has to look like a spaceship with led lights and generally appalling design.
Here are some examples:
![[image loading]](http://pcper.com/images/reviews/389/creative_angle_big.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sppL-dCf4Hk/Tf9gPgxR8zI/AAAAAAAAA3s/NkhCO7Ly18M/s1600/gaming+pc+laptop+Asus+G74SX-A1+G74SX-3DE.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://www.laptopsarena.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/best-asus-gaming-laptop-3-470x396.jpg)
Now there are some high performance laptops that seems to have a good design.
![[image loading]](http://laptoping.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Asus-K93SV-front-left-e1312664353669.jpg)
But then when you see it from the side:
![[image loading]](http://www.notebookcheck.net/uploads/tx_nbc2/asusK93_5.jpg)
I mean how hard can it be.
Even when they steal designs:
![[image loading]](http://dennemariell.bloggr.no/files/2011/08/macbook-pro.jpg)
The manufacturers manage to fuck it up with weird flower patterns and a very plastic feel.
I've been searching for a gaming laptop for some time, and I've realized that I probably can't expect it to look like a unibody Macbook Pro. But there has to be a pc laptop out there that at least does not look like shit?
I beg you, show me pictures of some beautiful laptops.
/Firstworldproblem
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because aliens are cool and everyone knows ancient aliens shaped our society, therefore we must honour them by making laptops in the form of a flying saucer/spaceship.
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+ Show Spoiler +On September 26 2011 17:53 Dudemeister wrote:Now there are some high performance laptops that seems to have a good design. But then when you see it from the side: I mean how hard can it be.
That's hardly a spaceship o.0
Remember that since its a relatively high end powerful laptop, its going to be using alot of power and giving off alot of heat, the above laptop is really the most normal they can make them while still having room for the sizable fan which they need to stop the thing burning a whole through the table. if you're looking for very normal looking thin laptop with a very good gpu/cpu then its going to be insanely expensive as it becomes very difficult to cool.
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The few laptops that ive seen people dedicate to gaming seem to live short lives.
They become slow and beat up over the course of a year or 2.
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I actually laughed when i saw this thread title, haha I do agree the more popular brands always do that stupid design nonsense. The bigger concern for me is the price point though, its like adding "gaming" to anything ups the value 1000 dollars :3
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Also, if you do get a high end gaming laptop, make sure you get a warranty which will replace parts if they break/overheat. I have an alienware and the 3 year accidental damage warranty cost about a tenth of the cost of the laptop aind they have already replaced 2 gtx 260m graphics cards, the screen, two i7 720qm processors and the ram. To be fair they just replace everything every time something breaks, but leave you laptop on your bed for 10 minutes and with the fans blocked it can overheat almost instantly leading to you needing to replace really hard to fid and expensive components.
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I'll be honest I read this post 5 times over trying to figure out what you are after. But then I realised I can't give any meaningful advice since it's all subjective for example I think the Mac looks like shit.
I am struggling to see the difference between the Asus keyboard and the Mac one, as for the side view, how are ports supposed to look?
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Sweden4672 Posts
What's wrong with the second asus one?
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The second Asus and the HP one look "normal"?
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Australia25 Posts
Check out the Dell XPS 15z. They are under 1" thick and have up to i7, 1080p screens and pretty good Nvidia cards
http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-15z/pd.aspx?~ck=mn
From $999 and the best ones at $1399
I got mine from the dell outlet for AUD $1099, but the base version sells for $1399 here so i was happy as it is better than the base version anyway
Edit: I can play SC2 pretty comfortably on high settings. haven't tried any higher. Also, with the second laptops, he's talking about the thickness on them
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Nothing wrong with either Asus laptops or the HP.
Having owned the first laptop (Assuming it is the G73JW and not the Jh or G53 or G74) I can tell you it needed to be designed like that as this thing is very powerful and needs the cooling..
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Maybe Schenker XMGs, they had them at Homestory Cup 3, look pretty ok i guess.
![[image loading]](http://www.betabuzz.de/img/schenker-xmg-a510-1-500.jpg)
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
Dell XPS 15 l502x or Dell XPS 17. Good looks, good performance.
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The less it's specs are held back by earth, the better they can be, obviously.
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Dell notebooks are really good, unfortunately you pay a nice extra just for the name.
You might also want to look into schenker notebooks (advertised in homestory cup) - they admittedly also look a bit "clumsy", but are of good quality without childish design-features.
EDIT: ninjazzzzz
![[image loading]](http://pics.computerbase.de/3/3/0/3/3/3.jpg)
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Those Schenker notebooks look extremely nice, much better than Sagers imo. Do they operate outside of Europe/Germany? All the sites I find are in German.
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United States22883 Posts
There's nothing wrong with that one Asus. It's packing a major video card (which the MBP isn't) and it's loaded with ports (which the MBP isn't.) It's probably a heavy beast, but it's simply a matter of engineering and real estate. The feet on the bottom are to increase airflow to help with cooling.
There's plenty of laptops that have what you're looking for, so you've probably just missed a lot of stuff in your research. Lenovo Y560, HP dv6tqe, Samsung RF511, a ton of different Acer Aspire's, Dell XPS 15z. Or if you really want something similar to a MBP, wait for the new Samsung 7 Series. First the Galaxy II, then Tab 10.1 and now the 7 Series. Samsung has been out-Apple-ing Apple.
Thinner, lighter, equal power, and should be in the same class for screen and battery life. Not unibody, but still full aluminum case. $1000 cheaper.
![[image loading]](http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/samsung_series_7_chronos_hands-on_sg_0-580x459.jpg)
![[image loading]](http://www.laptopspec.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Samsung-Series-7-Chronos-laptop-02.jpg)
Or if you're more serious, the Gamer version 17".
![[image loading]](http://www.techdigest.tv/samsung-series-7-gamer.JPG)
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tbh i find gaming laptops suck so bad. :/ heavy, always overheating n shiz, hard to modify. that being said i never feel the need to play games when i am out and about
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I fully understand your dilemma as I had the same problem a month ago. However after a lot of searching I found what I consider to be the best looking notebook ever:
![[image loading]](http://i.dell.com/das/xa.ashx/global-site-design%20WEB/339a0100-3ea7-b075-0070-88f2652da65f/1/OriginalPng?id=Dell/Product_Images/Dell_Client_Products/Workstations/Mobile_Workstations/Precision/precision_m6600/hero/laptop-precision-m6600-front-hero-504x350.psd)
Dell Precision M6600
Ok, some of you might think .."wait, this isn't a gaming notebook". Well, yes and no. Yes, it is a mobile workstation featuring professional graphic cards. However, these professional graphic cards can be used for gaming too ...especially the AMD FirePro M8900, which is actually a pimped out 6970M (or, the equivalent of a 6850 desktop graphic card). I even managed to install the normal desktop drivers for the graphic card, so all applications now think I have a 6970M.
Prices start at $1600.
![[image loading]](http://i.dell.com/das/xa.ashx/global-site-design%20WEB/b769f50d-263b-b85b-1cc6-41cadbd08410/1/OriginalPng?id=Dell/Product_Images/Dell_Client_Products/Workstations/Mobile_Workstations/Precision/precision_m6600/overview/precision-m6600-design3.jpg)
However, the most important thing is that the notebook is gorgeous. Slick professional design, white keyboard backlight, no fancy grills and pictures on the case.... hell, it only has 2 (TWO) small stickers below the keyboard ("intel core i7" and "n-series"). I love it.
Here are the specs of the one I bought:
i7 2720QM
4GB ram
750 GB HDD
AMD FirePro M8900 (~ AMD Radeon 6850)
Price (Germany): ~ €1600
And, yes, it can run pretty much any game. So far I played SC2, Crysis 2 and Portal 2 on it.
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You can find more info here: dell homepage, owners thread on notebookreview.com
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