Hi all, in a dilemma right now

Preferred brand: Anything goes (prefer no acer)
Budget:4k ish, can stretch but prefer not to
Usage: Photo processing in LR, medium gaming (Planetside 2 and Guild wars 2 are the most demanding games I'll ever play) and word processing.

Important context: Will be flying to UK in september, and I'll need a laptop that can act as a desktop over there but still be portable enough to be lugged around in my bag to the library etc. Hence reliability is an important aspect.


I prefer 13-14 inch but 15 inch would be fine if it's slim (GE60 Ghost?)

I'm thinking of Illegears 13 inch vs Aftershocks 13 inch vs Alienware 13 vs GE 60 Ghost.

Illegear has a promotion now so that'll be great, but I'm worried if the 72% colour gamut screen would be enough for photo processing.

Also, when should I buy it assuming that the 960m cards are probably coming soon?

I'm fine with that because I can send the laptop home to my parents for repairs I suppose....

I don't mind paying more for the alienware if it has international warranty. and I read that AW13 has an i7 model now?

GS60!

Any idea what the latest prices are and how good the battery life is?