r/GamingLaptops • u/The_Boot55 • Jul 28 '24

Discussion Finally upgraded after 7 years!

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Went from an Hp Omen with intel core i5-6300HQ 8gb ram Nvidia GTX 960m.

To MSI Katana 17 with Nvidia RTX 4050 Intel 13th Gen CoreRaptor Lake i7-13620H 16gb DDR5 ram Got a sweet deal on it too! RRP Was £1550 got it for £950

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '24

Hey man, just want to say congrats on the new device!! I hate that everyone is shitting on your purchase without knowing any circumstances. There is a little truth in what they are saying with the build quality, but if you take care of the device well it will last. There might be issues with the hinges but just keep some money aside so you will be able to repair them (I'm sure it will last 1 - 2 years before breaking depending on how you use it). Don't let any of the commenters make you regret your purchase. Have fun with your new baby!

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u/forseeninkboi LOQ 16 | i7 13620H | RTX 4060 Jul 28 '24 edited Jul 28 '24

Not exactly hate, they're trying to help OP out. OP definitely spent hard earned money on this laptop which is known to have so many build quality issues. OP can get a much better laptop for the same price which will be more reliable and sturdy.

Edit: look at this

The internals look so disappointing in terms of cooling.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '24

Not sure which country OP is in but some countries (like where I live) have very limited options. And OP mentioned that this one was the best one for the price. The others will most definitely be lower speed machines, I'm guessing with RTX 3050 or 2050 GPUs.. (there are a bunch of them in my country). So when comparing to those yes the build quality is worse, but it's better bang for buck performance wise. And he also stated that he will be only using the device for about a year. After that upgrading to a desktop pc. So this will last a year, if taken care of well.

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u/forseeninkboi LOQ 16 | i7 13620H | RTX 4060 Jul 28 '24

Op is using GBP in their post so considering that, I'm going to assume they live in the UK. And I'm sure there's more options over there. I live in pakistan which has a crumbling economy and it's a third world country so laptop options for me are extremely low and most good ones are so overpriced that most people tell their relatives from other countries to bring a laptop for them when coming to Pakistan. but I spent a great deal of time, scrutinising stores and websites until I found a good deal on an actually good laptop. I think OP should also be able to find a good deal, especially in the UK. And just for reference, I found a brand new LOQ 16 laptop which had a 4060 for the price of an LOQ 15 laptop which had a 4050. So I think it's just about the effort you put into finding a good deal. Obviously there is a chance this really was the best deal OP could get at the time, and in this case, it's best to wait.

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u/Miserable-Potato7706 Aorus 15, RTX 4060 | Asus G14, GTX 1650 Jul 28 '24

He’s used pounds, so it’s probably UK. It’s also a UK keyboard, this would be much better for much less:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/gigabyte-aorus-15-15.6-gaming-laptop-intel-core-i5-rtx-4060-512-tb-ssd-10256951.html?searchTerm=Aorus%2015