msi: hell nah bro. Their high end laptops are decent, but their budget lines are AGHHHHHHH.

I would say Lenovo (but their Legions usually come with intel processors), followed by Asus.

i think asus with the latest ROG series

Legion series and strix scar series

Lenovo Legion, followed by ASUS ROG laptops

For great component reliability and good build quality in general: Asus Strix / Zephyrus and Lenovo Legion Pro are probably the 3 best lineups.

MSI make some very good laptops but the best ones (Raider and Titan series) are severely overpriced. The Vector series tend to be on the bang for the buck side but unlike the more expensive models and the Asus/Lenovo, they have flaws like average screens with bad colors and without G-sync, plus sometimes questionable build quality around the hinges.

Razer have top notch build quality but are also severely expensive and tend to historically have battery swelling and motherboard issues. Razer support being abysmal does not help defending this brand unfortunately.

Honorable mention goes to Alienware laptops in build quality, but I've heard the temperature differentials within the CPU and GPU can be quite high, and this is due to how the heatsinks are tightened around them. They also tend to be more expensive than the equivalent Asus and Lenovo laptops. And the Dell software is just horrible in general.

Every other known brand (Acer Predator, HP Omen to give examples) sits just slightly below the above mentioned laptops. I would not get these unless there is a very interesting sale. HP Omen are notorious for heavily discounting their high end models (4090 for example) so they can be worth looking at if you're seeking maximum gaming performance while being okay with cutting corners around build quality, cooling and reliability.

My old Acer Predator completely died last week. Looking for replacements. Talked with sales people at Best Buy just to hear what's current in gaming laptops and to physically see what they look and feel like. They recommended Lenovo and Asus first for quality. They stopped selling MSI. They have reliability issues. They work great forever or they have constant problems. No in-betweens.

So going with an Asus ROG Strix G16 off Amazon with a RTX 5050. Ordering more RAM since 16 was all they offered inthat unit selection. Cheaper then buying with more memory.

It depends on your choice.

For me personally, my personal top 3 choices are Lenovo, Alienware, and Asus ROG.

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Just Josh put out a video 3-4 months ago ranking laptops across 5 categories: Innovation, Design, Quality, Support, and Value. These were the final combined scores. Now this isn't just for gaming...it's also for work too so take that into consideration. I have been watching a bunch of reviews from Just Josh and Jarrod's Tech and I feel like right now Asus and Lenovo are probably the top. I think the HP Omen is in that next tier probably with Alienware.

I think the Lenovo Legion are doing amazing this time around and the ASUS Scar is right there neck and neck with it. The ASUS Zephyrus is also pretty good although I believe it feeds it's GPU less watts 130 if I remember correctly so you get better battery at the sacrifice of some performance...but great build quality. The HP Omen has better performance than the Zephyrus and the price is great right now if you order a custom build and use the LEVELUP20 code. Those are probably the ones I'd look at right now...ASUS Scar, Lenovo Legion, and the HP Omen. Alienware also was pretty good. There was a reason I ruled them out though and I can't remember what it was.

2022 Zephyrus DUO 16

Any of the strix would serve you well if you’re willing to shell out the money. Budget?

Asus laptops are actually good. They have good build quality. ASUS is a good brand and is very reliable with several service centers in major countries. Just make sure the laptop u buy has a webcam

I am using their TUF series since, June.i must say I am quite pleased with their product. I really like that their design sense is actually quite mature. Considering the price of that range I thought t will be quite tacky and gamer-y, I may have to live with some things I dont agree with, but it is a solid experience for the most part, design and build wise. I have FX705, charging brick is also not like an afterthought/ overlooked part for the given budget. So, except for the slight wobble in trackpads in my unit, which I was assured by support, will be fixed once I get it to a service center. It gives very good value.

And I also really love the aesthetic and design of zenbook/ vivobook and others. In the past five years they have also been coming up with fun and unique products like the Duo and G14 and Strix Rog. So innovating as well.

Asus is honestly the best brand you can buy as long as you don't get one of the shitty ones with the blocked fans and shit

I’ve ROG Zephyrus G14, bought a month ago and it is beautiful and beast.

They have a lot of great machines.

But as with any brand you MUST review your specific model before purchasing. Every manufacturer is capable of flops.

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I have the Zephyrus GA15 and absolutely love it. Great feeling keyboard, nice display, and super fast. (Also put 40GB DDR5 in it.) I don't game and never hear the fan, but read before I got it that it can be warm gaming. I use it as my daily driver. Couldn't be happier.

It depeneds, been trough couple of x13 & x16 ROG flows. QA sometime fails, software is big hot mess which leads laptop themselfs to be hot and messy too (overheating). They great on paper but possibly you could get something from another brand that's more reliably - I wasn't an owner since like 5 years but Lenovo didn't let me down, while my ASUS been on multiple RMA's in similar amount of time

No. Very questionable QA, had my G15 replaced and later went through a few RMAs.

I have the budget vivobook with Ryzen 3500u. All plastic but good sturdy build quality, upgradle to a extent (ram,ssd) does me fine and I even use it for 720p gaming. I have had zero issues or complaints with my model. It’s my old works laptop that I got through a donation.

However, I saw many complaints in a subreddit about ASUS laptops.

Just going to leave this note for you, reddit is a common place to jump to complain about things. If you dig deep enough you will find people who complain about every brand.

Budget? The BEST can cost upwards of 3000$...

if you can go up that high, im sure there are 4090 laptops in that range. find one that best suits your needs whether it be focusing on storage space, graphics, ram, etc.

g16 display build = elite combo

this helped me justify my g16 purchase

Incomplete lost considering Lenovo legion pro series aren't on there.