Bigger is better when it comes to phablets or tablets, and now consumers are drifting toward devices that have a bigger display and higher resolution.
We take a look at some of the best big-screen laptops that are currently available.
Apple MacBook Pro
Apple's latest 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display has 2880 x 1800 pixels resolution and Intel's Iris Pro graphics "for unprecedented levels of integrated graphics performance." The laptop also packs in a fourth-gen quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, which is clocked at 2.2GHz.
Customers can also opt for the speedier quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, which is clocked at 2.5GHz. The laptop has 16GB of on-board storage. The Apple laptop also offers eight hours of battery usage and comes with OS X - Mavericks out of the box.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display is available for purchase via the Apple Store online.
MSI GT80 Titan SLI
The MSI GT80 Titan SLI touts an 18.4-inch WLED FHD screen with anti-glare and 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. The laptop also packs in a fourth-gen quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, which is clocked at 2.8GHz.
Weighing 9.9 pounds and measuring 17.95 x 13 x 1.9-inches, this laptop is quite hefty and huge. Running on Windows 8.1, this gaming beast packs in GeForce GTX 980M SLI graphics and GDDR5 8GB. The laptop has a memory capacity of 24GB DDR3L. The device has a storage capacity of 1TB HDD + 256 GB SSD. The laptop also has an 8-cell battery.
The MSI GT80 Titan SLI retails for $ 3,799.99.
Dell Inspiron 17 5000
The Dell Inspiron 17 5000 sports a 17.3-inch HD+ Truelife LED-Backlit display with 1600 x 900 pixels resolution. The laptop also packs in a fifth-generation Intel Core i5 processor, which can clock up to 2.7 GHz.
Weighing 7.3 pounds, the laptop has a memory capacity of 8GB DDR3 SDRAM. The device also boasts Intel HD Graphics 550. It runs on Windows 8.1 OS and retails for $699.
Lenovo Y70 Touch
The Lenovo Y70 Touch is touted as the portable gaming storehouse. The laptop sports a 17.3 inch FHD screen with a pixel resolution of 1920 x 1080. The touchscreen display of this Lenovo laptop deploys a 10-point multi-touch technology to ensure a superb user experience.
The laptop also packs in a fourth-gen Intel Core i7 processor (clocked at 2.5GHz) and has NVIDIA GTX-860M with 4G VRAM graphics. The device supports up to 16GB DDR3L memory and has a storage capacity of up to 512GB SSD. The laptop weighs 7.5 pounds and measures 16.64 x 11.44 x 1.02 inches. Its 4-cell battery supports up to five hours of usage. It runs on Windows 8.1 OS.
The Lenovo Y70 Touch is priced at $1,049.
Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition
The Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition laptop sports 17.3 inch IPS Full HD screen with a pixel resolution of 1920 x 1080.
The laptop also packs in a quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, which is clocked at 2.5GHz. The laptop has the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M graphics card. The device supports up to 16GB DDR3L memory and has a storage capacity of 1TB HDD + 256GB SSD. The laptop weighs 6.61 pounds and measures 16.7 x 11.5 x 1.0 inches. Its 3-cell battery supports only up to four hours of usage. It runs on Windows 8.1 OS.
The Acer Aspire V17 Nitro Black Edition is priced at $1299.99.
