Recommendations on Budget Gaming Laptop. MSI Vs Lenovo

LHeihachiMishima on 08/03/2020 - 22:29

Hi all,

First time poster here. Hoping to get some insight into what would be a better purchase for a budget all-rounder laptop capable of gaming. I was settled on the MSI GL65 until I came across this Lenovo L340 gaming 17": https://www.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/ideapad/ideapad-l-serie…

Love the fact that it's a bigger screen with decent specs however I am not 100% tech savvy in terms of processors and the difference they could potentially make. Other options were the Acer Nitro 5 and ASUS FX505. Max budget $1200. Would love to get your thoughts. Thank you

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  • garetz on 08/03/2020 - 22:48
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    They are all pretty much the same in the price bracket you choose, base your decision on whichever gives the longest warranty then the quality of that warranty.

  • Clear on 08/03/2020 - 23:13
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    In my experience I've found Lenovo laptops to be more reliable than MSI. The amount of MSI laptops I've come across with difficult to access parts, or hinges failing is crazy high.

  • Hellfire on 09/03/2020 - 08:39
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    This would be my pick if you can stretch an extra 100

    https://www.centrecom.com.au/asus-tuf-gaming-fx505du-156-fhd…

    • HeihachiMishima on 09/03/2020 - 12:24

      Thanks Hellfire. Narrowed it down to the FX505 vs the GL63: https://www.centrecom.com.au/msi-gl65-9sc-001au-156-fhd-core…

      They are only $10 apart and are very similar specs from what I can see. Anything that sticks out that would put the ASUS ahead in your opinion? Thanks

      • Hellfire on 09/03/2020 - 12:31
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        The Asus will kill the MSI. The GPU is much better and that's the most important thing in gaming. MSI has a slight advantage in CPU but shouldn't make much impact.

        • HeihachiMishima on 11/03/2020 - 11:28

          Unfortunately missed out on the ASUS sale price as that offer was for in store only and no online stock, being a public holiday they were closed also and wouldn't honor the price the next morning. Keen to get your take on this Dell currently on sale for $1439 with the ebay discount code: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-G7-17-Laptop-9th-Intel-i5-9…

          How does the RTX 2060 stack up vs the ASUS? only downside I can see is the smaller SSD.

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