The relatively rugged Lenovo B50 series are designed for office and work environment tasks. Delivering speed and accessibility is a must for these workhorses, not to mention durability and competitive prices. Therefore, the Lenovo B50-80 80EW023CUS, the most expensive variation of the series will deliver those results.
1TB HDD
Alienware 15 ANW15-1421SLV
Starting at $1199 MSRP, the Dell Alienware 15 ANW15-1421SLV is the most accessible version of the brand’s 15-inch gaming laptop series. Launched earlier this year, it’s still highly regarded by many reviewers and satisfied users, mainly because of the specs and more important, the build quality.
October 2019 Update:
This laptop has been discontinued.
If you’re looking for a modern and affordable option, check out the ASUS TUF Gaming FX505GT gaming laptop. Click the link to read our full review.
MSI Prestige PE60 2QD-060US
The launch of MSI’s brand new gaming laptop stole everyone’s attention mainly because of it’s processing unit: a 4h generation Intel i7-4720HQ, which ranks in the top 25 best laptop CPU’s you can get at the time this article was written, according to cpubenchmark.com, and because of its calibration technology (True Color Technology), which sets the image output mode very close to 100% of sRGB.
Lenovo G50 59421806
The Lenovo G50 59421806 is an entry-level laptop, despite this version of the laptop being the second most valuable out of the three main iterations of the same chassis. Featuring an Intel Core i5 processor, this less than portable unit is most suited as a desktop replacement or as a college computer.
Acer Aspire V3-572G-543S
The Acer Aspire V3-572G-543S is a good all purpose laptop with great computing power and graphic rendering capabilities. Launched in January 2015, the Acer boasts “premium performance” with its 5th generation Intel i5 processor and the all new Precision Touchpad, which allows you to navigate more easily around Windows’ 8 touchscreen oriented interface (to evade the lack of a touchscreen capability, a feature many contenders already implemented in their newer models).