Today we’re reviewing the Acer Aspire VX 15 which is a performance gaming laptop that's available for around $1,000 or for just under $800 depending on the options you choose. We'll be benchmarking the VX5-591G-5652 version of the VX15. This model has a NVIDIA GTX 1050 with 4GB of DDR5 memory and an i5 7300HQ which has 4 cores that can turbo boost up to 3.5GHz. For those who … [Read more...]
Best Intel Skylake Gaming Laptops for the Money 2017
With each new generation of processor comes better integrated graphical performance. For some of you who exclusively play games like Hearthstone, LOL, World of Warcraft, this means that a gaming laptop is more affordable than ever as IGPU performance can now reach satisfactory performance for games. For others wanting to play modern AAA titles, the increased performance of … [Read more...]
Best Budget Gaming Laptops for the Money 2017
While I prefer to do most of my gaming on a PC, I still like the portability of a laptop for when I'm in front o2016f the TV or while I'm traveling. Recently, I discussed my favorite Intel Skylake and Broadwell laptops as well as my purchase of the Lenovo Z70 or G70-80 last year. To continue with that discussion, we'll go over what I think the best gaming laptops are right … [Read more...]
Acer Aspire E 15 E5-575G-53VG Review
I've got a brother going off to college this year. He's got $500 budget and asked me for help in finding a good school laptop. He'd been out of the country for a couple of years and thus didn't really have an idea of what he wanted or needed. Having purchased a laptop in the last year, I'd looked around quite a bit and had a pretty good idea of what he should look for. What … [Read more...]
The 9 Best Budget Intel Broadwell Laptops from $400 to $1,000
Intel's new Broadwell processors promise improvements in performance and, perhaps more importantly, battery life. As someone who only uses a laptop during my TV watching time at night, I've was hesitant to upgrade until their release. While most PC gamers and builders may want to go with an Intel Skylake laptop in 2016, the improvements in CPU and battery life performance may … [Read more...]