Close to buying a VR ready PC Specialist laptop, but then....

[gfresher]

I had a response from the team at Pc specialist about the laptop I am looking to buy. Want it to be be VR ready with my oculus quest / link. The specs in mind were i7 9750, 16gb ram, SSD Samsung, rtx 2060. Got close but then got snagged by this :

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First and foremost thank you for your email. Sadly any of our 2060 laptops will not be VR ready as the laptop needs to have a discrete/MXM graphics card. I would recommend the Octane laptop with a 2070 or above graphics card. This will be around £2000 plus should you still wish for a quote please let me know.

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I was expecting the oculus quest link to need a min of a usb 3.1 and even for rift s a mini display and usb 3.1. Didn’t want the Octane and budget was around £1500. Is this fact true as have seen on many forums laptops of this spec working more than fine with VR? Desktop pc would be better but not ideal in my house setup so need laptop. Thanks for your help

 

[Oussebon]

I'd query that with PC Specialist. VR isn't my thing but it doesn't sound right...

Also, opening up a couple of random laptop configurators and checking the (?) information button next to the GPUs shows:

PCSPECIALIST - Custom Computers and Laptops Built to Order

PCSpecialist is a manufacturer of high quality custom computers and laptops. Configure your ideal computer in just a few simple steps with a broad range available.

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PCSPECIALIST - Custom Computers and Laptops Built to Order

PCSpecialist is a manufacturer of high quality custom computers and laptops. Configure your ideal computer in just a few simple steps with a broad range available.

www.pcspecialist.co.uk

Not the "VR Ready" columns.

Obviously 'VR Ready' is a marketing term and doesn't necessarily mean you should actually buy X for VR, but it does imply the laptop should at least technically run VR...

AFAIK the Octane is the only laptop that has an MXM GPU, but you can easily get an RTX 2070 for a £1500 budget in a number of chassis I think.

Which chassis were you looking at?

 

[polycrac]

I know some VR these days say desktop 2060 and I'm guessing they just haven't rated some of the mobile cards. I'm still going fine on my work pc with a 970 for a VIVE pro, so I think there is more leeway than those tables suggest.