so ive been an apple user, just cause, i dont know, mainstream conformist i guess, people say for the same price you can build your own comp thats twice as better, i know everyone builds and fully customises there own desktops but ive never seen that done with a laptop? is it possible or do you have to buy a laptop from the store and then upgrade the parts? what can i do

e/ this isnt really for gaming, id just like it to never slow down and open programs up straight away etc, idk if that makes a difference to gaming or not

budget around $2k

This post was edited by SDSoDfoDTheCaptain on Feb 14 2016 03:52pm

Well there are companies who build customised laptops, but it comes with a big price tag.
But mostly you have to choose a basic model (CPU and GPU) and can do minor changes like SSD-Size or RAM.

This post was edited by maulepan on Feb 14 2016 03:44pm

You can buy a barebone laptop but the CPU and GPU are beyond expensive, so it's better to buy it prebuilt for you. A GTX 970m (mobile GPU) is around $500 with limited or no warranty.

Go to XoticPC.com or sagernotebook.com

like what this guy said? just minor upgrades eh? where can i find the barebone laptops with seperate gpu ad cpu prices?



This post was edited by SDSoDfoDTheCaptain on Feb 14 2016 03:54pm

Its not like building a pc where you have a main board and you sinply put it together like a puzzle. Every part needs to fit and the cooling needs to be adjusted to the thermal output of the components. Also most of the processors are not socketed but soldered.
But the big companies offer pretty much every combination of hardware in some way. So i dont really see why you even need a custom build.

Maybe you can just tell us what you want and what you want to use it for, and we can help you to find the right laptop.

But otherwise you have to go to a manufactueres website like dell, click on the model you want and see what choises the website leaves you with. Thats pretty much how you customise a laptop.

This post was edited by maulepan on Feb 14 2016 04:03pm

pretty much want a custom just so it looks unique and has alot better hardware than my macbook pro. i use itunes, sometime sleague of legends and ableton live which is 40gb of music making software

also would anyone still install osx on a pc? or has windows 10 overtaken the latest osx now?

This post was edited by SDSoDfoDTheCaptain on Feb 14 2016 04:07pm

Well to make it look unique you should get a badass paint job for your laptop case. Nothing more unique then selfmade.
Otherwise have a look at the inspiron series of dell. They are of very good quality. Not sure if schenker is selling laptops in the US, but for me in germany that would be my first choice.

EDIT: Has windows ever been behind?

This post was edited by maulepan on Feb 14 2016 04:10pm

i mean like how people have clear cases and can see blue light sinside and cool keyboards and all that jazz.
ill have a look

for what i use a computer for, yes it has!

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