2016 gaming laptops for DAW use

[thejive]

Hello!

Has anyone here used Live and VSTs on say the new Razer Blade or any of the other new gaming laptops? I'm in search mode for a new laptop to replace my ailing 2010 Macbook Pro and a lot of the high end gaming laptops in Windows world seem very appealing, at least on paper. I have 0 experience with them and if anyone has any insight or feedback it would be extremely helpful.

Thanks and regards,

Jivraj

[Devulio]

If it can games better than your current computer, chances are that it will run your daw better assuming it has a better CPU and RAM.

[Stromkraft]

Hello!

Has anyone here used Live and VSTs on say the new Razer Blade or any of the other new gaming laptops? I'm in search mode for a new laptop to replace my ailing 2010 Macbook Pro and a lot of the high end gaming laptops in Windows world seem very appealing, at least on paper. I have 0 experience with them and if anyone has any insight or feedback it would be extremely helpful.j

Don't just rely on a few places for information and specifically research the actual components in the respective machines. Especially the processors and the main logic board. Just because one person says a specific machine works doesn't mean it may work for you.

In general I feel that gaming machines are not the best music computers. I'd look for high-quality components first. One reason Macs are more expensive are the components. They may not always be the latest, but they are high-quality.

So choose a PC brand known for good quality too. And address security from the start.

[Angstrom]

I think something like Razer is essentially a high end Dell branded up for the gamer market. (Dell own Razer)

Of course, a Razer branded laptop is going to include a high end video card, and unless you are doing synched videos along with your Ableton sets or a bit of video editing work that money could be better spent on some other component.

So an XPS 15 with quad core i7 3.5 GHz,32GB DDR4, a terabyte of SSD, (3840 x 2160) is £2,049

The Razer with the same stuff but only 16GB memory and a 10 series graphics card is £2,649.99