So i got a Dell xps 9560 with the 1tb ssd, 32 gigs ram, 15 inch screen, and 1050 4g.

I had to return the first one due to screen flickering problem even after updating all drivers, and also rolling them back to supposedly stable versions. I got a replacement for the same one to see if maybe it was a lemon but in case this one has problems I need a different laptop to potentially buy. I've looked at some msi and alienware but idk.

Anyone have recommendations? I have a $2200 budget. Key features are 16+ gigs of ram (do a lot of calculations and Pentaho jobs), latest i7 processor. Dedicated graphics is nice but not needed. And definitely want a 500g ssd at least.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100167732 50001312 50001315 4814 601286876 600136700 601296069 4085 4086


I like this one, myself...

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834154477

Man i got an 9560 on the way!

Asus Ux550 is coming out soon. Lenovo 720 15 in the same category. Would actually have went with an 720 15 but won't come to europe for another month and dell had an sick sale on their xps15.

Ux550


This post was edited by ZwiX on Jul 3 2017 02:13am

Yeah I got my 9560 15 inch 4k scrrenscreen 1tb 32 gig version for 1999 last week. It was a nice deal since I had a limit on what I could buy for work haha. I think I might look at those two. I got mine from Costco so I have a 90 day return window luckily

Not bad, i do dislike 4k screens on everything below 32". A lot of programs has horrible scaling and windows is not perfect yet either. It also takes another 20%+ battery usage
So i went with a 1080p, 16gb, 512ssd version for 1200$.
I do see the advantages for anyone doing graphical work with 4k.

If I had a budget of 2200$ I would have waited for the Asus UX550. sadly my limit was 1200$ and the UX550 goes from 1400$ ish for the lowest version.

There are better laptops out there if you don't care about portability. But it was one of my main needs. under 2,2kg, under 2,2cm thick with and i7 Quadcore. Preferable with an lowerend pascal dedicated GPU as well.

This post was edited by ZwiX on Jul 4 2017 05:07am

Yeah, well thankfully I have that 90 day return window. So maybe I will go with another laptop. I don't really need a 4k screen since I don't do any graphic work, and have definitely noticed the 4k scaling thing

Portability is only slightly important to me. It will be plugged in at work all day, and plugged in at my house. I will have a 1 hour train commute every day I will be using it on, so at least some portability. Did you have any others in mind when you said that?

I would definitely say one key thing about the laptop is it needs to look at least somewhat professional, since there is potential I will use it around clients in the future.

This post was edited by blackice5679 on Jul 4 2017 07:22pm