OP, do you really, really need your gaming computer to be a laptop? Gaming on a laptop is certainly possible, but you can get much better bang for your buck by buying a desktop instead, if you don't actually need a laptop.
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As others have said: you should stay away from alienware in general and Mac isn't the best choice if you want to play games.
Now, something you need to consider is that a desktop PC is considerably better for gaming than a laptop.
For gaming you want a lot of computing power, and laptops have to scale down a lot of power simply to allow the formfactor to work. I mean, who would want a laptop that overheats like crazy and drains the battery in one hour?
They have to reduce the overall powerdraw a lot so that it doesn't drain the battery too quickly and produce as much heat.
Power draw and heat dissipation go hand in hand. Something that draws more energy will get hotter.
And simply comparing the power draw of a desktop PC to that of a laptop during load shows how incredibly different they are.
A normal gaming PC draws something like 300-500W during load, while a gaming laptop draws something like 35-70W during load.
The battery and cooling of a laptop just cannot handle powerdraw as large as the desktop PC.
In essence, you get almost twice the performance per dollar from a desktop compared to a laptop.
So honestly, unless you really need it to be a laptop, you should look into getting a proper desktop gaming machine.
If you need something portable on top of that you should have a look at some tablet. Price-wise, for the same money you could buy a desktop PC that is more powerful than a the laptop AND a tablet for less or the same money as the laptop.
Tablets are great portable devices that pretty much do all the things a laptop would do, albeit a less powerful one. If you need to write on the go you can just get a Bluetooth keyboard to use with the tablet. The advantages of tablets compared to laptops are that they're smaller, lighter, have no fans(100% quiet) and better battery life. Tablets are better suited for portable use in general really.
If you still want a laptop the Sager one looks like the best choice. You'll want an SSD in it though, I'll give you recommendations for options if you confirm that you still want a laptop.
Now, something you need to consider is that a desktop PC is considerably better for gaming than a laptop.
For gaming you want a lot of computing power, and laptops have to scale down a lot of power simply to allow the formfactor to work. I mean, who would want a laptop that overheats like crazy and drains the battery in one hour?
They have to reduce the overall powerdraw a lot so that it doesn't drain the battery too quickly and produce as much heat.
Power draw and heat dissipation go hand in hand. Something that draws more energy will get hotter.
And simply comparing the power draw of a desktop PC to that of a laptop during load shows how incredibly different they are.
A normal gaming PC draws something like 300-500W during load, while a gaming laptop draws something like 35-70W during load.
The battery and cooling of a laptop just cannot handle powerdraw as large as the desktop PC.
In essence, you get almost twice the performance per dollar from a desktop compared to a laptop.
So honestly, unless you really need it to be a laptop, you should look into getting a proper desktop gaming machine.
If you need something portable on top of that you should have a look at some tablet. Price-wise, for the same money you could buy a desktop PC that is more powerful than a the laptop AND a tablet for less or the same money as the laptop.
Tablets are great portable devices that pretty much do all the things a laptop would do, albeit a less powerful one. If you need to write on the go you can just get a Bluetooth keyboard to use with the tablet. The advantages of tablets compared to laptops are that they're smaller, lighter, have no fans(100% quiet) and better battery life. Tablets are better suited for portable use in general really.
If you still want a laptop the Sager one looks like the best choice. You'll want an SSD in it though, I'll give you recommendations for options if you confirm that you still want a laptop.
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Don't get a mobile computer with dual graphics. It's a very bad choice. (I can explain why if you're interested in the details)
Just get something with a solo GPU, Intel 4XXX CPU and an SSD.
Just get something with a solo GPU, Intel 4XXX CPU and an SSD.
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