Best Gaming Laptops Late 2016 - Early 2017

Lisa Gade shows you some of the best gaming laptops on the market for late 2016 in several categories:
- 17” full size gamer
- price is no object gaming laptop
- most portable gaming laptops
- 15” gaming laptops
- most portable laptop with GTX 1070 graphics
- lower priced gaming laptops

The models we look at are perfect for stepping up your game and running AAA titles at 1080p on high settings or better settings and resolutions. All have quad core 45 watt Intel Core i7 CPUs, NVIDIA Pascal 10 Series graphics (GTX 1060, GTX 1070, GTX 1080),a backlit keyboard, a 1TB HDD, boot SSD. Given their power, they also make great pro apps laptops for video editing, CAD and simulations.

[ObliqueStrategy]

I wish laptop makers would wake up to the fact a lot of people would love gaming laptops that are also suitable for professional work.

And by that, I mean offering:

- Laptops without XTREEEEME cases and garish logos.
- Good Adobe RGB and sRGB gamut.
- Precision trackpads.

If I'm going to drop close to $2K on a laptop, I want all of these boxes checked. Gaming laptops have a lot of powerful hardware, and it's a shame to limit them to a single purpose.

[Spills]

Just adding my 2 cents. I own the Alienware 17 with a 1070 and think it's fantastic. Great temps, performance and it is built really solid. The keyboard has zero flex and the speakers are great. Literally no complaints.
Just my experience.

[rockyescape]

after using the XPS 15 with infinite display for 6 months I really can't get use to seeing other laptops with bezels lol

[albertosamaniego]

Hi Lisa, can u do the best 2016 ultrabooks video? Thanks!

[sennabullet]

Lisa, firstly, wanted to wish you Happy Holidays! As a bone fide tech geek, I love watching tech reviews on YouTube...and there certainly are no shortage of them out there. And in a category dominated by...dudes...I just wanted to let you know that you remain one of my go-to favorites in YouTube land. I find your reviews sensible, easy to understand, and technical enough but not to a fault. I mostly appreciate your comments regarding real world use of the tech in questions. Anyway, please keep making these great vids. (love the Janson, History of Art book on the shelf...sadly, my copy disappeared somewhere during one of my moves).

[SonicDestiny]

msi ge62MVR or asus gl502VS? Both have gtx 1070

[tristandrago]

I own the Msi stealth pro--it has been designed with great cooling and it does not run burning hot. I can not take this seriously. What is she reviewing??

[K-EVOFFICIAL]

Hey Lisa, I think you got something wrong, the Sager laptops are manufactured by Clevo, which is re-branded by Origin, XMG, etc., not MSI, they are two different companies :) I have always enjoyed your videos, and I think it is just a mistake in your script.

[tonyz]

I watched this video on a late 2016 Blade that your review in November helped convince me to buy. I've only had it for a couple days but I'm loving it so far. Thanks!

[jaegren]

Thanks you for some off the best reviews on Youtube. Bought the 502VM on release date after watching your review of it and it works great.

[bigv]

What do you recommend for a quite portable 15 inch gaming laptop than can play games and doesn't weigh too much so I can carry it to school. Why decent battery life. I am willing to spend about 2000$ ish

[jesseandersen]

I know this doesn't pertain to this video specifically but I was curious about which you thought was worth buying: a refurbished 12 in 2016 MacBook that has the highest configuration available in terms of specs, or the baseline 2016 MacBook Pro without touchbar brand new. Both are a similar price and I was wondering which you thought would perform better, or at least which is the better value. With the upgraded m7 processor would performance be similar to the baseline i5?

[ardentdfender]

I don't know why, but it's 2017 and i still can't figure out why Gaming Laptops still look damn ugly with the state of technology that exist today.

[Messer]

Hello folks and Lisa! Thank you for the video!! Right now I am torn between the MSI GT62VR and the Asus GL502VM. Price difference is 100$ in favour of the Asus. I will play on the couch so I don't need a scalding hot brick on my lap and would like to keep a silent system as my wife is usually watching TV next to me. Which one would you pick?

[TheMojophotos]

Personally I think MSi still offer the best deals for gaming laptops and give the best perfomance/features for your money. Cooling and noise are handled very well too. I've had my GE72 apachee 18 months and its not skipped a beat. Plays everything i've thrown at it on high or ultra settings on the GTX 970, Intel i7 6700 and 16gb DDR4 ram. They also have the best keyboards by Steelseries and sound from Dynadio IMO. Looking to upgrade to a 1070 laptop now for VR support.

[eddrm]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you for all the great videos this year! Happy holidays too.

[josdijkstra]

Thank you so much for making this video. I enjoyed your clarity in voice a lot. You really helped me out with this and made picking a laptop so much easier for me!

[EmperorTerran]

can you please also occasionally, once per 6 months, focus on what would be reliable general use notebook?
Thinkpad E line, HP probook/elitebook, Dell latitude? Some are budget focused, some are bit more, but would be nice to see some of that too...

[keverut]

Lisa, what are your thoughts on the Asus ROG Strix GL702VM vs the 502VM? I prefer the 702VM for the extra screen size, smaller bezels, and the USB C/Thunderbolt 3 port. I have noticed that the 502VM cost more. Is there something wrong with the 702VM that is causing it to cost less, or is Asus putting a higher premium on (smaller) size?

[AdamCate]

Hey Lisa I think you got the whole Sager/Clevo laptops being rebranded MSI laptops all wrong