I eventually switched to W10 in 2016 due to Apple not being capable of delivering. Surface Book was never a problem, until projects demand grew exponentially so another solution was sought. Portable Workstation looked to be the only solution, after a chance conversation I gave a gaming notebook a shot for my professional needs, why not
Today I'm on my primary notebook an ROG Strix GL703GS (8750H, 32GB RAM @2666, GTX 1070, NVME SSD & SSHD) it literally crushes all I put it to work on, never blinks, never stutters.
Prime 95 Small FFT stress test & Cinebench R15 running simultaneously, CPU temperature stabilised at 75C with an ambient of 25C. No thermal throttling, unlocking Turbo limits increases performance again up to a sustained 65W, beyond this point the chassis is not capable of sustained cooling of the CPU (3.9GHz @65W), however typical Turbo Boost activity up to 90W presents no issue.
FWIW Cinebench only scored 1104CB with Prime95 running at the same time, admittedly it had 8 open desktops of work to deal with too
My next notebook will undoubtedly be another gamer as they are designed with performance in mind and generally deliver. The Strix is a 17.3" nor a heavyweight. Now we have the the ROG Zephyrus S (GX701GX) & MSI GS75 Stealth which are not much larger than a typical 15" notebook, nor overly compromised (crippled) like the MBP.
Gaming is what they are designed for, although they most definitely re-role as Portable Workstations with ease, If FPS is the weapon of choice such notebook don't disappoint with a full fat GTX 1070 on board. I only play casually and when I feel like, equally the Strix delivers, from F.E.A.R to Witcher 3, and it most definitely can play Crysis
I used the Mac for over 20 years, however Apple slowly but surely killed the "passion" when I can put the likes of the Strix in my bag and just go is a massive productivity gain. I work globally, and now I don't need to compromise to be mobile.
I need my hardware to work with me, not work against me, looking nice simply isn't good enough, let alone the issues that infest the current MBP; reliability & performance. To date the Strix has never crashed, however I did take time to set it up to my needs. ROG are confident; 3 year national warranty, 2 year international warranty. ironically I've had more positive comment about my gaming notebooks than any Mac I've ever owned and I'm in my mid 50's
Coming from the Mac the performance of notebooks such as the Strix is impressive to say the very least
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