New Developer Laptop, any ideas?

[woohoo]

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.

[ladymuck]

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?

[eek]

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

[woohoo]

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.

[eek]

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...

[woohoo]

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!!

[eek]

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)

[NotAllThere]

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.

[woohoo]

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.

[eek]

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.