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    New Developer Laptop, any ideas?

    My surface book 2 is starting to show it's age and it's time to retire it. I'm looking for a laptop mainly for development but a decent graphics card would be good. I don't plan on playing games but would like to be able to run my oculus rift s on it.

    I have no idea about laptops really, but was looking at this - mainly from tweets of people I follow and YouTube.

    Legion Legion 7i Gen 6 (16″ Intel) | Gaming laptop with superior visuals | Lenovo UK

    I'm after a fast laptop, 32gb ram, decent graphics card and lots of storage, any ideas? Budget 3k, must run windows.

    #2
    Preferred screen size?

    What ports do you need? Network, USB (a/c), HMDI etc?

    Do you need a DVD drive?

    Is is a desktop replacement, so not going to be used as a portable carry about with weight not an issue?

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      #3
      As I will always say Dell Outlet Dell Outlet: Refurbished Laptops, Desktops & Workstations | Dell

      Can pick up a top of the range Alienware for just over £2000

      Intel Core 12th Generation i7-12700H Processor (14 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
      32gb DDR5
      2 x 1Tb NVME PCIE 4
      NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16 GB GDDR6
      QHD screen
      merely at clientco for the entertainment

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        #4
        16 inch screen is preferred. I dont often use it away from my desk but when i do would like the real estate.

        usb-c for the monitor, a couple more for usb.

        i can’t remember the last time i used a dvd drive tbh so nope i have an external one somewhere.

        its a desktop replacement, i occasionally will travel to a clients but mostly i will use it connected to a monitor.

        Main things are fast, lots of memory and a decent graphics card.

        Alienware keeps coming up but some reviews haven’t been kind.

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          #5
          Originally posted by woohoo View Post
          16 inch screen is preferred. I dont often use it away from my desk but when i do would like the real estate.

          usb-c for the monitor, a couple more for usb.

          i can’t remember the last time i used a dvd drive tbh so nope i have an external one somewhere.

          its a desktop replacement, i occasionally will travel to a clients but mostly i will use it connected to a monitor.

          Main things are fast, lots of memory and a decent graphics card.

          Alienware keeps coming up but some reviews haven’t been kind.
          Reality is that if you want to run VR from a laptop you have to accept a different set of compromises (fast video cards consume stupid amounts of power)..

          And the other sane option (Razer) will make those Alienware machines look cheap...
          merely at clientco for the entertainment

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            #6
            Originally posted by eek View Post
            As I will always say Dell Outlet Dell Outlet: Refurbished Laptops, Desktops & Workstations | Dell

            Can pick up a top of the range Alienware for just over £2000

            Intel Core 12th Generation i7-12700H Processor (14 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
            32gb DDR5
            2 x 1Tb NVME PCIE 4
            NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16 GB GDDR6
            QHD screen
            I see what you mean

            Refurbished Cheap Laptops and 2-in-1 PCs: Dell Outlet | Dell UK
            This looks fantastic!!

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              #7
              I would go for

              Refurbished Cheap Laptops and 2-in-1 PCs: Dell Outlet | Dell UK

              personally - better screen resolution (QHD) and there is nothing between an i7 and i9 H processor for day to day use

              Intel Core i9 12900H vs i7 12700H: performance comparison (nanoreview.net)

              DOAL29114 gets you another 14% off which should give you 3 year warranty for the £2450 (inc VAT)
              Last edited by eek; 18 August 2022, 19:07.
              merely at clientco for the entertainment

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                #8
                Originally posted by eek View Post
                As I will always say Dell Outlet Dell Outlet: Refurbished Laptops, Desktops & Workstations | Dell

                Can pick up a top of the range Alienware for just over £2000

                Intel Core 12th Generation i7-12700H Processor (14 Core, Up to 4.70GHz, 24MB Cache, 45W)
                32gb DDR5
                2 x 1Tb NVME PCIE 4
                NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16 GB GDDR6
                QHD screen
                I've been using a Dell XPS 15 9500 for just over a year. It's great.
                Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

                  I've been using a Dell XPS 15 9500 for just over a year. It's great.
                  Good to know, I’m just watching YouTube reviews before I convince myself to pull the trigger.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by woohoo View Post

                    Good to know, I’m just watching YouTube reviews before I convince myself to pull the trigger.
                    Also may be worth going for the 3070 TI rather than the 3080 ti - again there seems little extra benefit from the extra cash.

                    Refurbished Cheap Laptops and 2-in-1 PCs: Dell Outlet | Dell UK comes to below £2000 inc VAT with a 3 year onsite warranty.
                    merely at clientco for the entertainment

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