I'm going to college next year for computer science, and I figure it's time I retire my five year old MacBook pro and upgrade to a new Windows computer so I can have all my programs interface nicely with the school's network and what-have you.
I've been looking around for weeks and I honestly can't decide on what laptop to get. I'm looking for something that's at least semi-portable and won't be a loud, obnoxious, space-hog during lecture, but also something that can turn into a gaming machine when I need it to. My price range is $1,500, and in that I've found a few laptops I like:
1. MSI Apache Pro-003
2. MSI DominatorPro-424
3. Sager NP8268
4. Lenovo y510P
I'm relatively new to PC gaming, so I don't know much, and I was wondering if anyone could offer some insight into what kind of laptop would be powerful enough to play new games on at least high settings but would also be portable enough to take to classes. I'm aiming for a 15 inch laptop (my MacBook is a 13" model and I've grown quite fond of screen sizes in its general area.)