@AcerDeatH

If your budget is around 3-4k.. you got plenty of choices..

MSI, Lenovo if you can tahan the serious heat issue of those laptop

Asus if you can tahan the after sales service

Acer if you can tahan the period to wait for your unit to have stock

Illegear/Aftershock if you can higher ur budget as most of their laptop come w/o OS (their laptop so far I felt that it's the best of buck compare to others, good service though)

Dell if you can tahan some of the laptop spec is not as good as other brand.. but aw so far the build quality and after sales service is really good

All got pros and cons, just pick 1 which you feel you can endure the cons the most..

Wah.. seldom ppl say illegear service not nice wo.. mind elaborate ?? Cuz i just bought a laptop from them >__<

So far a lot ppl said MSI GE60 Apache Pro have heat issue.. cpu & gpu can go up to 90 degree when full load..
You try go youtube or google lo.. can check notebookcheck website also.. there got detailed review.

As for Asus.. most ppl complain about their after sale service..

Here is the full unboxing + little review by storm88. Inside will answer almost all your answer.. have a look

Then let's hope there's some acer user to feedback to you soon.. Acer V Nitro have limited stock i think.. so not much user around here.. But there's still some

I do agree with aw spec.. Sometime the spec is below other brand while it's the same price range.. you can find some dealer in here, sometime they can offer cheaper.. But DELL have good after sales support so maybe that add up to the price

Or you can try out other model like illegear/aftershock.. Both laptop are semi customizable.. or you can go fully customizable.. So far their service seems good and very seldom got ppl complain.. but most of their machine come w/o OS.. I assume it's not a problem if you can transfer your son's license key from his old laptop to the new one (old 1 need to be deactivated)

I think it should be Illegear S5.. i think aftershock 1 is cheaper.. I not so sure.. check it up yourself

This post has been edited by miong93: Dec 14 2014, 01:22 PM

I can't find any RX-15 detail from their website.. maybe it's a old model ? not sure though.. So far there's not much ppl complain about illegear..

I ordered my z5 on Wednesday and make payment on Thursday.. they shipped it on Saturday (yesterday)..
Their preparation can consider fast gua.. but I think I will only receive the item on Wednesday or so.. Cause it's GDEX The courier is not good.. lol

If you're talking about spec wise.. It will be more or less the same lo.. maybe be a bit exp if you include OS..
But most of their product doesn't have heat issue and the build quality is good

It depend on you.. 860 is ok for now.. but it's not a future proof option for those demanding game (sure cant ply on ultra)
For illegear z5 pls pm prince j for more info.. maybe u can get a discount..

Acer & z5 spec is almost similar except of the 2gb extra vram & sub woofer of z5.. z5 maybe better in term of cooling.. but acer is still good according to storm88

Acer is slimmer so better portability..Acer design is more common while z5 is more gaming design.. very eye attracting.. lol

If you can up your budget to about 5k.. then go for Aftershock s15.. but make sure you read more reviews first.. s15 is indeed a beast based on the price & spec ratio

If you can't go beyond your budget which is < 4k, then go for Acer / z5 or any other laptop which suits you.. I personally prefer z5 because it has better cooling & sub woofer.. the battery is 8 cell also.. so better battery life..

You can wait till next year to see whether the price will drop or not.. but make sure you buy your laptop before GST is implemented..

A slight advise, it's good to hear others opinion but don't let it affect you too much.. what's the point of buying a laptop which others like but not yourself
Also don't wait too long.. cuz new thing keep coming out.. If wait too long it will be infinite waiting.. in the end you won't get anything

Gratz on all new Nitro user xD
Acer seems to be very solid build compared to lenovo and asus

Also just received my z5.. It's time to start configuring and test out the laptop!

Damn excited

I think I can't review much.. Been very busy with projects and setting up my laptop, once it's set-ed up I need to rush for the deadline ad So no gaming for few months

You can pm me if you wanna know more on it though

Lets hope it's going to happen soon
But I think it won't be around 5k price, cause if it's 5k price I rather go for s5 which got 3 heatsink and slimmer look XD
Too bad I'm needing a laptop very badly so bo bian bought the z5, so gonna be stuck at 860m for years

Can tell me which model you get ? is it MSI GE60 Apache Pro ?
I heard a lot ppl said when it's under full load or intense gaming it is very hot..
You got this problem also ??
My friend's one is so damn hot even with a cooler + turbo fan + IC diamond thermal + setting processing power to Max 90%

Depend which MSI GE60 they recommend you. If it's MSI GE60 Apache Pro then I suggest you don't get it. Cause there's heat issue. Above few post got mention his own MSI is having heat issue, cpu and gpu can go up to 90 degree c.
Your hand won't feel comfortable when gaming on a machine that hot. (ignore external keyboard option)

FYI, MSI GE 60 Apache Pro has heat issue.. So better avoid getting it..
Other GE model i think is decent.. not sure though

Anyone know Acer IPS screen is what type of IPS screen ? I believe it's AHVA right ?

+1 to this.. I think MSI GE60 2PE is using AHVA.. So Acer V Nitro is using LG's AH-IPS ?!
If it's true then it's one hell of a machine for that price range..
AH-IPS is the best right ? is it ?

Haha.. then Nitro indeed is best buck for that spec.. But I'm satisfied with my Z5
2 hours+ BF4 and COD:AW gaming on high settings 1080p.. gpu and cpu capped on 67 degree and 58-64 on average..
The cooling is the best I think among other same spec model

I think most screen is with 60hz.. it's normal.. seldom laptop can go beyond that.. if it's beyond that.. price confirm not the same ad

That's the part I like MSI, Dell also have an option to turn off battery charging when power adapter is plugged in..
Too bad most laptop didn't have this kind of utility

2 years + still okay lar.. not bad what.. at least not 1 year then gg
Laptop which can last 2 years+ is consider very good for me.. haha
Seldom 2 years or older laptop can keep up with recent technology and still perform very good 1.. (exclude business grade and high end gaming laptop)

Illegear also have some IPS screen.. if you can wait and wanna gamble.. you can wait for 960 card and also intel new processor.. a lot ppl said intel got new processor come out this year.. yes its 2015 now.. lol