Wait for 30x GPU Laptops?

Kohaashi · 27 Jan 2021 at 13:10

zx|muppet said:
I've ordered it from the states. Works out around 2800 delivered with all import fees

That price sounds reasonable for the spec.
I’d probably forgive it’s looks if I could get one with that spec at that price.
I think the only thing that puts me off is spending so much on an import - what if the display has a lot of light bleed or severe ips glow? I imagine returns would be tricky.

zx|muppet · 27 Jan 2021 at 13:32

U still get warranty with asus in the UK so hopefully its all good. Its 181 dollars to ship it to the UK.

delta0 · 27 Jan 2021 at 21:39

Worth paying attention to this when you go for the 30x0 laptops so you know what you are getting https://www.notebookcheck.net/Buyer...r-the-mobile-RTX-3000-GPU-stack.517112.0.html

Kohaashi · 27 Jan 2021 at 23:17

@Loki When will the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 G733QS-XS98Q be coming to the UK, and will it be priced less than £3500? (This is the price of the 1080p model).

Id prefer not import it but if you can import for 2800 that may be the way to go.

This seems to be the best spec laptop available at present.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 01:08

delta0 said:
Worth paying attention to this when you go for the 30x0 laptops so you know what you are getting https://www.notebookcheck.net/Buyer...r-the-mobile-RTX-3000-GPU-stack.517112.0.html

At the moment the only 150w 3080 is in the alienware r4.

The asus ones are 135w + 15.

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 08:51

zx|muppet said:
At the moment the only 150w 3080 is in the alienware r4.

The asus ones are 135w + 15.

That’s what I have seen also however it is early days. I also noticed the i9 11th gen CPUs are expected in Q2 so that will be another thing to watch out for.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 08:58

I just can't see them being that huge a leap over the ryzens that are out at the moment. The new alienware is not avaliable in the UK yet either which is a bit meh

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 10:10

zx|muppet said:
I just can't see them being that huge a leap over the ryzens that are out at the moment. The new alienware is not avaliable in the UK yet either which is a bit meh

I’m really happy that AMD have started to make a come back. I would be happy with either. My feeling is the i9 will be notably faster but who knows until then.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 10:13

I won't be going for an i9 this refresh. My 8950hk was awful. 95 -100 degrees in the alienware. And I tried re pasting and new pads loads of times. But it was still awful.

I'm sure this is going to be a decent upgrade over a 1080 and 8950hk tho. It did me well still for 2 years

Martini1991 · 28 Jan 2021 at 14:34

Surely there must be some upcoming massive price drop on ; ▷ ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14 GA401IV NVIDIA RTX 2060… | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk)

Considering with the refresh you can get ; ▷ ASUS ROG ZEPHYRUS G14 GA401QM NVIDIA RTX 3060… | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk)

N00bie · 28 Jan 2021 at 15:52

The Dell Alienware R4 are now available in the UK.

LiE · 28 Jan 2021 at 15:57

N00bie said:
The Dell Alienware R4 are now available in the UK.

Some weird options. None have the option for the QHD 165hz screen, you can either go 1080p or 4k.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 15:58

N00bie said:
The Dell Alienware R4 are now available in the UK.

Have you seen the hilarious price tho

LiE · 28 Jan 2021 at 16:01

zx|muppet said:
Have you seen the hilarious price tho

Yea they are pretty pricey! £3350 for the 3080 version compared to £2800 from other OEMs.

delta0 · 28 Jan 2021 at 17:49

zx|muppet said:
Have you seen the hilarious price tho

As a current Alienware owner price is definitely on the higher side however I have found the build quality to be higher and you tend to get the best of the components available such as the top version of the 3080 in this case. However I am pleased there are such a great range of laptops to choose from with so many competitors on the market.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:02

delta0 said:
As a current Alienware owner price is definitely on the higher side however I have found the build quality to be higher and you tend to get the best of the components available such as the top version of the 3080 in this case. However I am pleased there are such a great range of laptops to choose from with so many competitors on the market.

I have and alienware at the moment. its got the i9 8950hk and 1080 with the 1440p screen.

the options avaliable this time are not all that. no 1440 screen for a start gets me and also no AMD option. the 3080 is the 150w option in the 17 right? i know the strix scar is 135 + 15

Loki · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:30

Kohaashi said:
@Loki When will the ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 be coming to the UK, and will it be priced less than £3500? (This is the price of the 1080p model).

Id prefer not import it but if you can import for 2800 that may be the way to go.

This seems to be the best spec laptop available at present.

I spoke to OcUK about this and they will have their own special edition model coming very similar to the model you mentioned. Main difference will be on the HDD where it has 2x 1TB rather than a single 1TB.

I will know next week when we will start shipping this model.

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:31

Loki said:
I spoke to OcUK about this and they will have their own special edition model coming very similar to the model you mentioned. Main difference will be on the HDD where it has 2x 1TB rather than a single 1TB.

I will know next week when we will start shipping this model.

is there a reason it is so much more expensive in the uk than it is in the states?

zx|muppet · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:56

LiE said:
Yea they are pretty pricey! £3350 for the 3080 version compared to £2800 from other OEMs.

Actually.... i can get a 3080 with the 360hz screen and 10870H for under 2.9k :eek:

LiE · 28 Jan 2021 at 18:57

zx|muppet said:
Actually.... i can get a 3080 with the 360hz screen and 10870H for under 2.9k

Yea but it’s a 1080p screen.