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Originally Posted by TakeiT I got a few things to counteract this. Why would you go for 2x1TB SSD? That seems like a waste to me, especially on a laptop. I would go for like a 100GB SSD and then a 2TB regular, it's cheaper, and makes more sense in my opinion. Also, nVidia doesn't necessarily work better with intel than radeon. You have to look at what you're doing. Each outperform the other in certain applications. So really, look for benchmarks. I know for what I do, my R9 270 works better than a GTX 760. Do your research, you can't compare computer hardware without knowing exactly what you're doing. Some components will be better in certain cases, others will not. Do your research, and decide for yourself is the best way. However, "Gaming" laptops have crappy batteries. They don't last very long (due to the high amount of power drawn) and they aren't rated for high amount of charges anymore (in account to the companies scam you) For example: I have an Acer netbook I bought 7 years ago. It's battery is still strong, and it's rated for something like 5000 charges. I bought another laptop 2 years ago, It's battery was rated for only 300 charges (that's less than 1 year, charging only once per day) and i've had to replace it. It was a cheaper computer, though my $800 Toshiba which has less than half the hours of the HP one ALSO had the battery fry.. So if you get one, make sure to get the extra warrenties on your chargers and batteries. They're not cheap.

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An AlienWare battery will last you around 2 hours gaming... It will last you around 4 - 5 hours in a low power setting for word, etc. It can last longer if you deativate some cores therefore they are no longer going to be stuck on idle. Also most laptop batteries are rated at around 300 charges purely to make your warranty expire quicker, the 10 year old alienware owned by my friend still has its origibal battery. Besides when your at home with ANY laptop you're suppose to charge the battery and remove it, to prolong its life.

Charge ratings for battieres mean nothing really, other than liable your manufacturer plans to be. I have a laptop with a battery rated at 1000 charges, it's gone way past that due to good care and disconnecting the battery when I'm at home.

As for the SSDs I was purpley going with what he was saying, I wasn't going to go and make recommendations I was purely leaving that to someone else.

Then the GPUs I did say purely going by the information posted, which only stated the names and the memory. Therefore I did admit to an uninformed choice, and told him if the clock rate was a lot better on the other GPU go for that one. Although ultimately I did say get the one that suits you.

As for Pottus who "would never buy a laptop again". Some people need laptops for portability that's ultimately what they are designed for? If they are well maintain and cleaned every 6 months and rebuilt every year. A laptop can last you quite a while without hardware failure. If you mean becaue you can't upgrade, sometimes you can eapecally if it's a gaming laptop.