<p>So I’m going to be studying Chemical Engineering in the fall and am in the market for a college laptop. I won’t be bringing my desktop to college (it’s rather big) and so I’m looking for a powerful, yet light laptop that will excel both at productivity tasks, gaming and multimedia (I like video editing). The 15" size is what I am looking for and it must run Windows.</p>
<p>My current candidates are:</p>
<p>MSI GS60 Ghost Pro (<a href=“http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GS60_2PE_Ghost_Pro.html#hero-specification”>http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GS60_2PE_Ghost_Pro.html#hero-specification</a>)</p>
<p>Razer Blade 14 (<a href=“Gaming Laptops - Laptop Computers for PC Gaming - Razer Blade💻 | Razer United States”>http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade/</a>)</p>
<p>I considered the Lenovo y510p as well but I really want the increased performance of the 800 series GPUs without needing a power hungry SLI solution. Alienware laptops look too radical (this will be a work laptop too). The Razer Blade looks amazing and packs a punch but it lacks Ethernet ports and is pricey. The MSI GS60 has more storage, similar performance, great looks and isn’t as expensive making it my top pick right now.</p>
<p>Are there other alternatives for my needs? Am I bringing too much power to college? Or am I on track with the MSI?</p>