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[Wanted] Semi high end gaming laptop

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  1. Howick
Province
  1. KwaZulu-Natal
Warranty
No
Condition
  1. New
  2. Excellent
  3. Good
  4. Used
Monitor Size
  1. 15"
  2. 17"
  3. 19"
  4. 20"
Monitor Vertical Resolution
  1. 1440p
  2. 2160p (4k)

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Item Wanted: High end gaming lappy.
Packaging Essential: Would be nice.
Desired Age: Does not matter, but must have warranty left.
Location: Hilton, KZN
Willing to accept a shipped item: Sure. Will pay on arrival unless you got a really good iTrader.
Ballpark/Budget Amount: Around R30k, but can squeeze a bit more if the spec is sexy enough.

Once I find the right machine, I will be dumping my Dell 7410 Ultrabook and my desktop (i7-7700k, 32GB RAM, 3 x SSD, GTX1080), so both of these could be considered in a trade if you prefer.

Requirements. Please read.

1. A link. The number of laptops on sale here without a link is crazy. No link I move on, so please provide a link.
2. A price. Include this with the detailed description of the specs in your machine.
3. No Intel CPU with a U at the end. Ryzen 7/9 or Intel 11 gen "H" and >
4. Backlit keyboard.
5. Proper arrow keys. Not like this Dell ultrabook crap where the size of one key is both up and down.
6. Proper Home/End etc... keys. Not like this Dell ultrabook crap where I have to use a Function key to get to Home/End/Etc... I used these keys a LOT.
7. Min 1440p screen. 1080p simply won't cut it.
8. Min 15" but would prefer a 17".
9. Min 3060 GPU, but would prefer a 3070. 3080 would be cool, but not paying double just to get it. Will depend on price. 2070/80 may cut it too.
10. I know gaming machines suck with battery, but modern ones can do 6 hours (not gaming) which is my min requirement. This lappy must survive a few load sheds when working.

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Hi.

I can do this one for R 31k and free shipping:

Operating systemWindows 11 Pro
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-11800H (up to 4.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 24 MB L3 cache, 8 cores, 16 threads)
ChipsetIntel® HM570
Memory16 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (2 x 8 GB)
Storage512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce

RTX™ 3060​

Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • DTS:X® Ultra
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
Display
  • 40.9 cm (16.1") diagonal
  • QHD (2560 x 1440)
  • 165 Hz
  • 3 ms response time
  • IPS
  • micro-edge
  • anti-glare
  • Low Blue Light
  • 300 nits
  • 100% sRGB
Screen-to-body ratio80.69%
Power230 W AC power adapter
Battery type4-cell, 70 Wh Li-ion polymer Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 45 minutes
Battery and PowerUp to 5 hours and 30 minutes
Maximum battery life video playbackUp to 6 hours and 30 minutes
Wireless connectivityIntel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.2 combo (Supporting Gigabit data rate)
Ports
  • 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB4™ Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 HDMI 2.1
  • 1 RJ-45
  • 1 AC smart pin
  • 1 headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 mini DisplayPort™
  • 1 multi-format SD media card reader
WebcamHP Wide Vision 720p HD camera with integrated dual array digital microphones
ColourShadow black cover and base, shadow black aluminum keyboard frame
SoftwareSoftware included
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • ExpressVPN (30 day free trial)
  • LastPass Premium (30 day free trial)
Weight2.31 kg
Dimensions36.92 x 24.8 x 2.3 cm
Warranty1 year (1/1/0) limited warranty includes 1 year of parts and labor. No on-site repair. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
KeyboardFull-size, per key RGB backlit, shadow black keyboard and 26-Key Rollover Anti-Ghosting Key technology
Security managementTrusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM) support
SensorsIR Thermal sensor
Processor type11th gen
It meets all your specs as far as I can see.

I can do this one for R 35k and free shipping:

Operating systemWindows 11 Pro
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-11800H (up to 4.6 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 24 MB L3 cache, 8 cores, 16 threads)
ChipsetIntel® HM570
Memory16 GB DDR4-3200 MHz RAM (2 x 8 GB)
Storage512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ TLC M.2 SSD
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR6 dedicated)
Audio
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • DTS:X® Ultra
  • Dual speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
Display
  • 40.9 cm (16.1") diagonal
  • QHD (2560 x 1440)
  • 165 Hz
  • 3 ms response time
  • IPS
  • micro-edge
  • anti-glare
  • Low Blue Light
  • 300 nits
  • 100% sRGB
Screen-to-body ratio80.69%
Power230 W AC power adapter
Battery type4-cell, 70 Wh Li-ion polymer
Battery and PowerUp to 5 hours and 30 minutes
Maximum battery life video playbackUp to 6 hours and 30 minutes
Wireless connectivityIntel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (2x2) and Bluetooth® 5.2 combo (Supporting Gigabit data rate)
Ports
  • 1 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB4™ Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 SuperSpeed USB TypeA 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 2 SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 HDMI 2.1
  • 1 RJ-45
  • 1 AC smart pin
  • 1 headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 mini DisplayPort
WebcamHP Wide Vision 720p HD camera with integrated dual array digital microphones
ColourShadow black cover and base, shadow black aluminum keyboard frame
SoftwarePre-installed software
  • ExpressVPN (30 day free trial);
  • LastPass Premium (30 day free trial) [22]
Software included
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
Software - Productivity & Finance
  • 1 month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers
Weight2.31 kg
Dimensions36.92 x 24.8 x 2.3 cm
Warranty1 year (1/1/0) limited warranty includes 1 year of parts and labor. No onsite repair. Terms and conditions vary by country. Certain restrictions and exclusions apply.
KeyboardFull-size, per key RGB backlit, shadow black keyboard and 26-Key Rollover Anti-Ghosting Key technology
Security managementTrusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM) support
SensorsIR Thermal sensor
Processor type11th gen
 
Forgot to mention, completely brand new and boxed, with all warranties
 
Forgot to mention, completely brand new and boxed, with all warranties
Thx man. Actually going through a few of the lappies you have listed now. Didn't even realise you had responded to this thread - lol.

Will revert in a bit.
 
Bump for thread.

Note 1: Warranty must be local please. I have had a few options come along that have international warranty. If I have to ship the lappy off - anywhere - then it means I am without my work machine for <insert random time here> which is not good. I need to be able to get the machine sorted out locally - and fast.
I pretty much see warranty with an international company (unless stated that it's taken care of locally) as no warranty.

Note 2: I am keen on a screen with aspect ration 16 x 10 vs the typical 16 x 9. I am after that vertical space for my code editor. I won't rule out 16 x 9, but there should be other compelling features that win it over.
 
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