Laptops

[Grezwal 92]

So, recently i have been looking into getting a laptop for school work since i have so much ap work with virtual and actual school classes. However i have been unable to determine what the best choice would be. I only have around 400 dollars for play room. I'll be taking 3 ap classes next year. -__-

I need to be able to:

Have atleast 5 - 6 documents open at once. (word, and excel)

Use Photoshop, and SonyVegas at the same time.

Also, i'd like to be able to hop on and off COD4 every so often.

Also it will serve as a media device for classes, movies, cartoons, anime etc.

Since i've never actually bought a laptop before i'd like to be able to get a second opinion on this.

Here i have 2 that i have been considering.

Either intel with 4GB RAM and a 15.6" screen.

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-571P-55TL-Screen-Windows/dp/B00PESVP3Y/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=05T0VHGC0J7RYY4GEQ8T

OR

An AMD with a 17.3" screen and 6GB RAM.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-sate...&sr=01#one

I'd also like to see if you guys know any good laptops for that price range.

THANKS.

[Cat 290]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834259543

 

Probably your best bet with only $400. Quad core AMD CPU with 4GB of RAM, + a Radeon HD 7640G, which isn't that bad for a mobile card thats only $400. It's a bit large though, being 17.3". but it's also only 6 pounds. You'll also get a 1600x900 resolution screen with a DVD reader. Only downside is that it's refurbished, but honestly I've never had a problem with anything refurbished and all that really means is that it was broken and somebody sent it back so it got all fresh parts and put back on the shelf. It's brand new, I've never quite understood why people shy away from refurbished stuff, but oh well. 

[jwofles 1009]

I think you could survive without a dedicated GPU unless you wanted to play cod4 a lot (but you probably won't want to with a trackpad). In my opinion, search for something with a really good CPU as this'll help vegas+photoshop etc. 

 

I found this :sir:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-IdeaPad-Z500-15-6-inch-Laptop/dp/B00F93MBXC/ref=sr_1_5?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1426699351&sr=1-5

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-Satellite-S50D-A-10G-15-6-inch-dedicated/dp/B00OB2ZMMY/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1426699051&sr=1-6

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-255-G3-Microsoft-Warranty/dp/B00RVEZ0VW/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1426698971&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-Notebook-1-5GHz-SuperMulti-Windows/dp/B00NU5Y5JY/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1426699036&sr=1-3

 

I'm no expert on tech or whatever but I wanted to see if I could help because I think I understand what you need (however you might not even like any of the ones I posted :dave:)

 

I changed my mind, the one Cat posted it pretty much perfect imo.

[BosnianArmy 517]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834259543

 

Probably your best bet with only $400. Quad core AMD CPU with 4GB of RAM, + a Radeon HD 7640G, which isn't that bad for a mobile card thats only $400. It's a bit large though, being 17.3". but it's also only 6 pounds. You'll also get a 1600x900 resolution screen with a DVD reader. Only downside is that it's refurbished, but honestly I've never had a problem with anything refurbished and all that really means is that it was broken and somebody sent it back so it got all fresh parts and put back on the shelf. It's brand new, I've never quite understood why people shy away from refurbished stuff, but oh well.

 

-AMD A-Series A8-4500M (1.90GHz) http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+A8-4500M+APU

 

-AMD Radeon HD 7640G http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-7640G.69836.0.html scroll down to see the FPS list of some games

 

It's a pretty damn good laptop for that price doe, the ONLY bad thing about AMD is that their system about speed is quite bad some how, some how the motherboard with the chipset is really slow compared to Intel one's. But hey, buy a cheap SSD and boom it's speed up.

 

Here also a cheap SSD of 256 GB for 109.99 dollars http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-2-5-Inch-Internal-CT256MX100SSD1/dp/B00KFAGCWK/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426710170&sr=1-7&keywords=Samsung+SSD

[Sentrex 785]

 Here also a cheap SSD of 256 GB for 109.99 dollars http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-MX100-2-5-Inch-Internal-CT256MX100SSD1/dp/B00KFAGCWK/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1426710170&sr=1-7&keywords=Samsung+SSD

Yeah a cheap ssd that's only a quarter of his entire budget

[BosnianArmy 517]

Yeah a cheap ssd that's only a quarter of his entire budget

 

Who said he needs to buy immediately?................ He can save some money for the next few months by little bit and then buy the SSD.

[Sentrex 785]

Who said he needs to buy immediately?................ He can save some money for the next few months by little bit and then buy the SSD.

tbh if that's what he's planning then he should just wait until he can afford a laptop that can do everything he needs

 

the one cat posted is easily sufficient, although an ssd would be nice it is not necessary  

[BosnianArmy 517]

tbh if that's what he's planning then he should just wait until he can afford a laptop that can do everything he needs

 

the one cat posted is easily sufficient, although an ssd would be nice it is not necessary

 

True.

 

Anyways, my laptop Asus K73SV-TY081V is pretty damn beast as well, see below the specifications:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge 2.00 GHZ quadcore

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 540M, LCD is 17,3 inch so 1600x900 resolution WXGA++

RAM: 4-8 GB RAM DDR3, my laptop got 6GB in it

HDD: 500 GB, pretty low but mine still isn't full so yeah :P

Network: My internet goes more then 120 mb/s, but doesn't mean it got exact the same network card I think, maybe it does got exact the same.

 

Specs link: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-K73SV.54160.0.html

 

I think you can only buy this laptop at second hand state what's pretty sad for a such good laptop.

 

[iMtroll 1084]

 

True.

 

Anyways, my laptop Asus K73SV-TY081V is pretty damn beast as well, see below the specifications:

 

CPU: Intel Core i7-2630QM Sandy Bridge 2.00 GHZ quadcore

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GT 540M, LCD is 17,3 inch so 1600x900 resolution WXGA++

RAM: 4-8 GB RAM DDR3, my laptop got 6GB in it

HDD: 500 GB, pretty low but mine still isn't full so yeah :P

Network: My internet goes more then 120 mb/s, but doesn't mean it got exact the same network card I think, maybe it does got exact the same.

 

Specs link: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-K73SV.54160.0.html

 

I think you can only buy this laptop at second hand state what's pretty sad for a such good laptop.

 

This isn't the topic to post your own fucking specs, he was asking for help getting a laptop that's decent for what he wants and is within his price range, show off.

[BosnianArmy 517]

This isn't the topic to post your own fucking specs, he was asking for help getting a laptop that's decent for what he wants and is within his price range, show off.

 

I think you can only buy this laptop at second hand state what's pretty sad for a such good laptop.

[jwofles 1009]

Bosnian, I couldn't find your laptop anywhere to buy on the internet but I would assume it's out of his price range.

Also, most laptops don't allow you to install an SSD inside and an external SSD would destroy the portability.

[BosnianArmy 517]

Also, most laptops don't allow you to install an SSD inside and an external ssd would destroy the portability.

 

That is bullshit, if there is a SATA connection then you can install a SSD.

[iMtroll 1084]

I think you can only buy this laptop at second hand state what's pretty sad for a such good laptop.

But is the price range within $400? No? Didn't think so, so please, stop bragging about your fucking craptop and stick to the topic and what it's for, he asked for help WITH A PRICE RANGE, not help on what the best laptop is.

[BosnianArmy 517]

But is the price range within $400? No? Didn't think so, so please, stop bragging about your fucking craptop and stick to the topic and what it's for, he asked for help WITH A PRICE RANGE, not help on what the best laptop is.

 

I bought mine for 300 euro, that's under 400 dollars isn't it ? and yes second hand.

[Cloudy 192]

I bought mine for 300 euro, that's under 400 dollars isn't it ? and yes second hand.

 

300 euros is under $400 lol

 

(300 euros = $325)

[Anti 1307]

*Checks thread, promptly closes browser*

Anyways, more wise to go with what Cat suggests

[Cat 290]

Bosnian, I couldn't find you laptop anyone to buy on the internet but I would assume it's out of his price range.

Also, most laptops don't allow you to install an SSD inside and an external SSD would destroy the portability.

Most laptops do allow you to install a new drive, as long as it's a 2.5 inch drive. Laptop HDD's are not really HDD's, they're SSHD (Solid-State Hybrid Drive) They're much more resistant to impacts and are therefore better for carrying around in a laptop as you won't really scratch the disks inside because it's made to be resistant to those, whereas with desktop HDD's if you bump your case a little too hard your HDD fails. All laptop drives, whether they're HDD's, SSHD's, or SSD's are all 2.5 inch form factor, and if it fits it ships. No need to get one though, as I don't think he'll be requiring faster read and write speeds for what he's looking to do.

[jwofles 1009]

Most laptops do allow you to install a new drive, as long as it's a 2.5 inch drive. Laptop HDD's are not really HDD's, they're SSHD (Solid-State Hybrid Drive) They're much more resistant to impacts and are therefore better for carrying around in a laptop as you won't really scratch the disks inside because it's made to be resistant to those, whereas with desktop HDD's if you bump your case a little too hard your HDD fails. All laptop drives, whether they're HDD's, SSHD's, or SSD's are all 2.5 inch form factor, and if it fits it ships. No need to get one though, as I don't think he'll be requiring faster read and write speeds for what he's looking to do.

Oh :o

I was thinking more along the lines as most laptops nowadays don't have removable backs and stuff.

[Tilak 272]

Oh Bosnian you should think the number  of times of the down votes you have before posting :troll:

[BosnianArmy 517]

Oh :o

I was thinking more along the lines as most laptops nowadays don't have removable backs and stuff.

Maybe some don't have removeable backs but maybe the top cases ;)

[BraXi 753]

Laptop HDD's are not really HDD's, they're SSHD (Solid-State Hybrid Drive)

 

I don't agree, One cheap laptop in my house has HDD, the other which costed slighty more has SSHD, most laptops come with standard 2.5" HDD :dave:

 

Weird thing is that this cheap laptop has Warranty stickers everywhere and I had to void them to replace its HDD with bigger one and the Acer in my signature had no warranty stickers at all :dave:

[ownybaloney 45]

Above your price range, but you might find a used one: COD runs pretty good on my Macbook pro, now that I had the logic board replaced.  There's a general GPU failure in the older ones, but Apple seems to be fixing them for free now.

[unusedaccount 24]

If it's for work and visual use I suggest MacBook but maybe hard to get use to if your a windows user

[Grezwal 92]

Im very grateful to all of you posting different laptops. If an admin could make a poll for the two options in the original post please do. I've looked at all of the sugestions noted And i will Consider them. Ill post pics on the one i buy.