Hey

Hoping you guys can recommend me a laptop based on my needs.

Budget: 1400$

Priorities: a good screen as i like my movies/netflix, maybe good speakers too. Probably a larger hard drive as i have a large movie collection downloaded (1-2 TB) but im flexible on this (can always buy an external).
Enough RAM/specs or whatever to play some "basic" games... stuff like Dota.. not a huge gamer but i do enjoy some old classics like Warcraft 3 etc...


Mostly this is a laptop to serve as my entertainment system at home, probably with a second monitor for when i play poker etc, and also that can be quick and effective when im coding/scripting.

ive always used a desktop and know little of laptops so hope someone can help..

may reward great advice once i get some fg

First off what screen size prefered?
And design wise are you more into simple aluminum like Macbook/Dell XPS/Asus Zenbook etc or you like that black RGB light gaming beasts like asus rog, MSI etc.

I would go for a Dell XPS or The upcoming Asus Zenbook pro UX550
https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-zenbook-pro-ux550/preview/

7700HQ, 16GB RAM, 1050ti/1060, SSD+HDD is the specs you looking for.

aesthetics-wise i guess i like something with some "color"

my last laptop was a Toshiba Qosmio 21.4 inch beast haha..
i liked the red/black style.

but your suggestions are good so far.. someone had already mentioned the XPS to me. 15 i think, which is slighty more expensive but a possibility.


my old laptop was also 8 GB Ram and that was plenty mostly.

i think i lean towards a larger screen/great speakers over massive RAM..