Originally Posted by
mvtm
As most of my stuff is web browsing, Word and Excel. If i need more, or if i start a graphic intensive loadwork i would upgrade right away to something more akin to the 2016 Razerblade or splurge a little bit for a 15" 2016 MBP.
There are starting to be some decent refurbished deals on the Dell XPS 15 9550 and the Precision M5510 (they're practically the same machine, although the XPS has a slightly higher end video chip, and isn't configurable with the exact same CPUs.)
The Razer has a
vastly more powerful GPU than either (at least until Dell refreshes the lines), but the refurb deals (with full warranty) on the XPS are around $1100-$1200 or less than 2/3rds the price (slightly less with the i5-6300H which is a pretty beefy quad core in its own right.)
The Dells are slightly thicker and heavier, but are still one of the lighter machines at their for a machine of their power level, have a bigger 15" screen and are pretty easy to maitain/upgrade (vs. the Blades or MBP which are basically glued together and have very few upgrade options.)