What does this mean?
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It will have a lot of lighting options as MSI goes full tilt on the gamer aesthetic. Not a big deal as you can turn it all off.
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Colored seizure inducing lights.
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Bottom line, the internals probably wont change much and the prices might fluctuate a couple hundred between brands. It's just going to come down to which laptop you like more aesthetically, which one cools better, weight, and battery life.

There's really not much that can easily be swapped out in a laptop but what can be changed rather easily is the RAM and the SSD.
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Pretty similar Acer with red backlight.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Nitro-Di...1_17_sspa?th=1
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Not to get off topic, but I looked at these computers and compared the cards to my old GTX760.

Holy shit, tech has gotten unreal. A little GPU in a laptop STOMPS that big fucker.
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I'm really leaning towards the Dell I posted earlier just for the fact I can get 2 years of Premium support and 2 years of accidental breakage for a total of $80. None of the other ones posted can touch that. And I can bundle Adobe Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements for $100. That's $50 off Adobe's price.
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If it were me I would definitely fork over the extra $130 for that Lenovo but if that extra stuff is important to you then go for it. There's nothing wrong with that Dell at that price.
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How does the AMD Ryzen CPU compare to Intel's? Also, the Dell display is 165 Hz while Lenevo's is 144Hz. Is that enough to make a difference?
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The CPU's are roughly equal performance wise. The Intel will be slightly better single core for gaming but then you have the 3060 vs 3070. And you'll notice the bigger screen far more that any Hz difference above 144.


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join kansas city computer hobbiest and ask there. Its a good group
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i posted a message on the KC computer enthusiasts facebook page.
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As far as new goes, here’s the ranges you’re looking at and my recommendations. I’d probably say wait until BF.
1660 ti: $750
2060: $900
3060: $1100 - $1300
3070: $1400 - $1700
6800m: $1650
3080: $2100+
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Slickdeals.net
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I ended up pulling the trigger on the Lenovo. Thanks to jd1020 for finding that for me!

And thanks to the rest of you for the advice. Much appreciated.
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