Should I get ultrabook or gaming laptop

Any suggestions
Never played much games but gaming laptop will give me overall a better hardware
Or should I choose portability over it

Experienced people please help
Do you literally feel much diff carrying gaming laptop compared to ultrabook on day to day basis

Yes, i have a fairly light laptop and i still wish i had an ultra. If you dont plan on gaming, get an ultrabook.

A good compromise is something like a Dell XPS 15 which is lightish and thin but still has a discrete GPU which makes it suitable for gaming

What will you be using it for? Gaming laptops, even though they have state of the art hardware, they are heavy and using it for taking notes and carrying it on your backpack all day long will be a pain on your back (literally) and you won't squeeze out it's true potential at all.

Having had a +4kg multimedia laptop for 6 years - I had to invest in a great backpack. No regrets on my powerhouse though, it's still a perfectly viable laptop and I'm happy I didn't have to invest in a new 3 years ago.

@thechez99
Ultrabook shortlist - dell 7570 or asus s15
They have mx150

Investing in xps worth it?

Gaming laptop with 8th gen cpu are too costly so i am looking at lenovo y520 or asus fx503

@sharktits @JKyll

That's what I was thinking portability should be there
Have you guys have any idea about mx150
I think that's more than enough for light gaming
And i7 8550u is good enough for virtual box vscode and stuff?

@cybergod dunno, but please pay the extra money for a dell, you wont regret it

@Kandelborg omg I was choosing one between 1.5 kg to 2.9kg max
2.9kg will be good then
What's ur take?

@sharktits many suggested me the same
For after sale service and overall build
Thanx

@AlexDeLarge thank you for the input
Yes I definitely looking or mid to high range
Laptop
So I can get ultrabook or gaming laptop for that budget
I will definitely take ur inputs into consideration
Thanx

Btw any ultrabook you want to suggest
Dell 7570,Asus s15
Or any other

@cybergod I'd say portability would win, if you're considering either. As @AlexDeLarge says "get an ultra book and if you can afford it, get a gaming rig later"

If you can afford a good backpack and would be able to carry that weight (~3kg), each time you have to.. That might really be a viable option. Although, if you want to upgrade a gaming laptop, good luck.

So, my final take is:
Ultrabook if in doubt and have cash for gaming rig.

Gaming laptop, if you're sure you can handle the weight(and have a proper backpack) each time you have to transport it. . And are sure it'll last the time you need it.

@Kandelborg I have one desktop n two laptops
But they all are pretty old

So want a new machine that can handle multitasking effectively
Not upgrading a gaming laptop

Just want the best laptop that can last 3-4 years from now

@SubArcticZero I was looking into 530s but I think that's ideapad ,any specific model you want to suggest of thinkpad ?

well I have a gaming laptop and actually when coding outside the short battery time can be very annoying. But for coding and 4k video editing its so dope.. even the fact that its portable ;D

Depends on what you want to do. A Gaming laptop doesn't have to be super huge now days so you can get something in between.

To be honest, I have a dislike for ultra books since they usually barely have any ports for anything and one needs to carry tons of adapters for them instead.

I have a very lightweight normal laptop with decent stats and all kinds of ports, and it has proven more then once to be of advantage to have these ports.

Also: if it's an ultra book, it is likely glued together and if you ever need to open it up it will be harder then a normal notebook. In my gaming one we are able to exchange almost everything, even the graphics card but it makes the notebook a bit bigger and bulkier.

I dunno, I'm probably the last person these kind of things are important to, but maybe it's worth a thought.

I can recommend these guys: https://www.nexoc.de/en/

You choose what you want.

In the bigger ones we are able to replace parts on our own, although that depends on the model.