$2000 for a programming/gaming laptop

Larry Xu

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Dec 9, 2013
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I decided to put in $2k into a new laptop. I do serious OOP programming, and play League of Legends for fun.

I want the laptop to:
-Last 4 years
-Have a quad core processor
-Have a graphics card (Such that League of Legends will not lag at all under low settings)
-14 in
-portable, so preferably 4lb or lighter (will tolerate up to 5)
-have 256 GB SATA
-have 16 GB RAM
-have 1600x900 display (I don't mind a lower quality if I must though)
-have a relatively comfy keyboard (I'm a programmer)
-have relatively good battery life (3 hrs on wifi, no gaming)

The closest I've found to fit my wants would be the Toshiba Tetra Z40 (But I don't know if the graphics card meet my requirements)

I would really really be thankful if a solution to this dilemma is found; I've been trying to find a decent laptop alone for months without success now.
 

raziel_5

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Jul 3, 2013
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try one of these sites http://www.sagernotebook.com/Gaming_Special_Intel.html http://www.gentechpc.com/search.asp?sp=GT70
http://www.factorgaming.com/
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=gaming+laptop
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Series-GE70-2OE-017US-17-3-Inch/dp/B00CU9GKU8/ref=sr_1_1/190-6377934-7159647?ie=UTF8&qid=1386629360&sr=8-1&keywords=gaming+laptop#productDetails

I hope this helps.
 

Larry Xu

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Dec 9, 2013
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After doing more research, I narrowed my selection down to 4 laptops:

-GE40 http://www.gentechpc.com/config.asp?config_id=GE40-2OC-008US
-Razer Blade 256 GB (I would go 128 but they have no SD card slots)
-Sager NP2740 (http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP2740)
-Gigabyte P34G http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4636#kf

The GE40 and Sager are my main contenders (Unless you guys really think that the Razer Blade is a LOT better).
I want to know:

-which laptop has the best battery life (but I only need the laptop unplugged for 3 hrs max)
-which laptop is more durable (remember that I want this to last 4 years)
-which one is slimmer/more portable
-which one is more asthetically pleasing (though that is determined by the eye of the beholder)