Who said gaming laptops have to be heavy behemoths? No sir! Thin is in, and gaming ultrabooks are here to blow your mind away by how well they pack in so much gaming firepower in their thin, petite frames. Let's take a look:
Starting off with the extremely thin but well-built Acer Aspire V5-573G ultrabook that has the firepower to also qualify it as a worthy gaming ultraportable. It has a 15-inch screen, Intel Core i5-4200U chip (with Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz), 6GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, and NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M 2GB graphics. And it weighs just 2 kg!
The HP Envy 15-J048TX weighs 2.19 kg and packs a powerful gaming punch, despite its anorexic ultrabook frame. It has a 15-inch display, just like the Acer's, but completely different level of hardware. It comes with an Intel Core i7-4700MQ quad-core processor (the same that Alienware lappies deploy), 8GB DDR3 RAM, 1TB HDD, and 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT740M graphics. This is enough to tame and pacify any latest game at its screen resolution – 1366x768 pixels.
The ASUS ROG GX500 has a 15.6-inch screen that can accomodate up to 4K UHD visuals! It weighs 2.2 kg, has a 19mm frame, and comes with Intel Core i7 chips and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M graphics. Seeing how ASUS' ROG brand has never failed to live up to gamers' high expectations, it'd be interesting to see how well games scale up to 4K on the GX500 ultrabook's irresistible display.
Weighing 1.99 kg, and a frame that's only 0.7-inch thin, the Dell XPS 15 Touch has a touchscreen display and the following gaming chops: an Intel Core i7-4702HQ CPU, up to 16 GB of RAM, HDD or SSD storage, NVIDIA GT750M graphics. Great not just as a gaming ultrabook but also as a multimedia device for watching HD movies, listening to music, and then some. You might still find them in the market, if you hurry.
Weighing in at 1.96 kg, the 15-inch MSI GS60 Ghost gaming ultrabook has some bling akin to an Alienware, with glowing LEDs and accents. It comes with a Full-HD screen, 2.4GHz Intel Core i7-4700HQ chip, oodles of RAM and storage, and NVIDIA GTX 860M 2GB graphics. Games, be warned!
The new Razer Blade is an absolute beauty among gaming laptops, boasting impressive specs: Intel Core i7, 2.2GHz CPU, 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 870M graphics and a 14-inch QHD+, 3200x1800, touch-enabled display. SSD gives it a much needed boost! How much does it weigh? Just 2.03 kg!