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Hi my 17 year old daughter wants a gaming laptop. Will use for gaming, graphic design, some video editing, and school work via Google classroom. Will use into college years.

We are considering the Dell M17 as configured and listed below. I also respect the Asus brand. Anyone link the Asus equivalent or recommend something else I should be considering?

Thanks in advance for your help and guidance!

ALIENWARE M17 R1 GAMING LAPTOP - $1749.99
CPU: 9th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-9750H (6-Core, 12MB Cache, up to 4.5Ghz w/Turbo Boost)
RAM: 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2666MHz
VGA: NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q Design
Storage: 256GB PCIe M.2 SSD + 1TB (+8GB SSHD) Hybrid Drive
Display: 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080) 60Hz IPS, 300-nits, 72% color gamut
Wireless: Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless and Bluetooth 5.1
Battery: Lithium Ion (60 Wh) Battery
OS: Windows 10 Home, 64-bit, English
Warranty: 1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite/In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis
Accidental Damage Service: none
Other Software: none
Color: Epic Silver

I think 17" is too large if mobility is a goal.

I'd go for something cheaper, but I don't know if cost a concern. I also don't like the combo of $1750 and only 1 year warranty.

The Asus RoG Zephyrus G15 and G14 are good-looking gaming laptops with GeForce RTX2060 GPU, Ryzen 7 4800HS or Ryzen 9 4900HS CPU and 240Hz IPS 1080p screens.
The G14 (GA401IV) is $1450 at Best Buy:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-rog-z ... Id=6403816
The G15 (GA502IV-XS76) is $1400 at BHphotovideo and ibuypower, but it's $1700 at Amazon:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... _15_6.html

I spent several years humping a 17" lappy through airports. Very sub-optimal.

Its too early to provide a laptop at 17.

Don't know if a good deal, but I like better the price/features ratio here:
https://deals.dell.com/en-us/mpp/produc ... ID=4485850

$1150

15" 1920x1080 144Hz ("WVA"?)
i7-10750H
Geforce 2060 6GB
512GB NVMe SSD (need to check if there's also a 2.5" bay)
16GB RAM
68 W/hr battery
Full keyboard (but small arrows, and I'm not sure what's the Ctrl/Alt/Shift/Win/Context/Fn situation)

Hi,
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