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Laptop under 1L for slight gaming

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somi96 Original post #1
Dec 14, 2018 at 11:57 PM
1) What is your budget? (INR or USD)
1L but can be extended.

2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer?
  • Thin and Light; 12" - 14" screen


3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook?
I'll be playing DOTA2 and other similarly intensive games occasionally alongwith YouTube and Netflix mostly.

5) Any typical configuration in your mind you're eying for ?
MX150 is a necessity I guess other than that mostly everything else will just automatically fall in accordingly.

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
a. Like:
b. Dislike: Acer, Asus(except ROG)


6) Anything else you would like to say?
  • Screen resolution ( 1080p (Full HD) )
  • Battery back up ( extended (5-7hrs) )
  • Purchase place ( Online (eg - flipkart, infibeam) / Local)
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #2
Dec 15, 2018 at 1:23 AM
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somi96 #3
Dec 15, 2018 at 6:27 AM
bssunilreddy said:
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It's T H I C C and heavy. How about the HP Envy 13 I was looking for something around that as I'm not really a fan of Envy's look. Also, if nothing else works there is a possibility that I'll go for MSI GS65 as I like everything about it except the price. So during Christmas I can hope to get a discount. Currently just looking for 13 inch ultrabooks if it can be managed.
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #4
Dec 15, 2018 at 9:29 PM
somi96 said:
It's T H I C C and heavy. How about the HP Envy 13 I was looking for something around that as I'm not really a fan of Envy's look. Also, if nothing else works there is a possibility that I'll go for MSI GS65 as I like everything about it except the price. So during Christmas I can hope to get a discount. Currently just looking for 13 inch ultrabooks if it can be managed.
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$hadow
$hadow #5
Dec 23, 2018 at 9:46 AM
As per your budget and requirements I would suggest getting either ROG or MSI, envy won't do much justice to it.
omega44-xt
omega44-xt #6
Dec 28, 2018 at 7:43 PM
This more than enough for you, save the remaining money:
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You can go for HP Envy but it will run hot (not sure about this one but HP laptops historically run hot, even Omen series):
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So if you buy this, use it in a inclined position while gaming, but something towards back of laptop to raise it a bit.

Don't buy anything with i7 8550U. It is barely 10% better than i5 8250U. Also, MX150 isn't futureproof, keep that in mind, so if light gaming includes just old games or low requirement games, then you are ok (don't expect it to run latest Assassin's Creed or such smoothly, it will run it at 720p low at 30fps, be happy with that).