New Laptop Suggestion? ($2k Budget)

timmeh15 on 03/03/2017 - 15:52
Last edited 03/03/2017 - 16:14 by 1 other user

Looking to replace my ageing HP laptop, here are my requirements:

1. GFX - mainly for light video editing/encoding & PS
2. CPU - 7th Gen Kaby Lake
3. USB C with Thunderbolt connection looking at external GFX down the years. I know there has been discussion in another thread about if it's worth the price but I think 1 or 2 years down the track the enclosure so be more reasonable (fingers crossed)
4. Prefer 14" screen size or bigger and not weigh a tonne
5. Relatively good battery life.
6. Budget around $2k

I've looked at Asus Zenbook 3 series but none of them seem to have all my requirements- either have GFX but no thunderbolt connections or vice versa.

Thanks fellow OzBargainers !

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  Jemz on 03/03/2017 - 16:11

  Razer Blade Stealth or Razer Blade?

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  rhodesy22 on 03/03/2017 - 16:13

  Been discussing this a lot with a friend recently and ended up opting to wait for the new Lenovo Yoga to be released (soon).

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    rhodesy22 on 03/03/2017 - 16:15

    +1

    External graphics aren't too unreasonable. I have an enclosure on back-order from here (note that's USD) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1303819-REG/akitio_ak…

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      timmeh15 on 03/03/2017 - 16:42

      That's cool, didn't realise there are cheaper options out there. This is what I had in mind ASUS ROG XG Station 2 retailing about $900+ (price excludes the actual GFX). This dock/enclosure will have my monitor, mouse & KB all hooked up and when I get home I simply plug in the Thunderbolt connection and will be able to play graphics intense games on the monitor.

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  moonshot on 03/03/2017 - 16:15

  +2

  Metabox?
  http://www.metabox.com.au/
  https://puu.sh/urTeo/8cc31b85a4.png

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  Ryanek on 03/03/2017 - 16:22

  MSI 14" GS43VR Phantom Pro Notebook

  2.8 GHz Intel Core i7-7700HQ Quad-Core
  16GB of DDR4 RAM | 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
  14" 1920 x 1080 IPS Display
  NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5)
  SDXC Media Card Reader
  802.11ac Wi-Fi | Bluetooth 4.1
  USB 3.0 | HDMI | Mini DP | Thunderbolt 3
  Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)
  

  If you can live with Skylake then I would have suggested the Asus ZenBook Pro

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    scotty on 03/03/2017 - 16:34

    Unfortunately not going to be under $2k when you add in GST & custom.

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    timmeh15 on 03/03/2017 - 17:17

    Been reading a lot of reviews about Kabylake and seems like 7th gen makes a quite a difference in terms of extending battery life so guess makes more sense to invest into Kabylake.

    Closest thing I've found is new HP Spectre 360 retailing $1500 USD - https://www.cnet.com/products/hp-spectre-x360-15-inch-2017/r…. Some reason Aussie HP doesn't seem to have models with GFX :/

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  coota1268 on 03/03/2017 - 20:47

  If it was me: I'd buy a used Lenuvo X1 Carbon Ultrabook ($200) and spend the remainder on a powerful desktop PC.

  Option 2: Xiamoi MiBook Air.

  Option 3: Macbook