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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #480 on: November 27, 2013, 12:48:55 am »
Anyone own/have owned a Lenovo ultrabook? What are they like if so?

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #481 on: November 27, 2013, 01:43:03 pm »
Thinkiog of getting this for Christmas present http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujitsu-A512-15-6-Intel-Dual-Core-8GB-RAM-750GB-HDD-Windows-8-1-Laptop-/310801127175?clk_rvr_id=553057072811 - it's not i3/5/7 processor which everyone seems to think is the way to go. I do not play games and just want if for surfing, watching footie streams etc so I assume it will do for that.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #482 on: December 19, 2013, 01:45:28 pm »
Buying a new laptop, will use it mainly for browsing around and playing Flight Simulator. What's the best processor for it though, i5 or i7? Or does it not make a difference? Just need super smooth graphics and really fast. Budget is £420

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #483 on: December 19, 2013, 03:22:52 pm »
Thinkiog of getting this for Christmas present http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fujitsu-A512-15-6-Intel-Dual-Core-8GB-RAM-750GB-HDD-Windows-8-1-Laptop-/310801127175?clk_rvr_id=553057072811 - it's not i3/5/7 processor which everyone seems to think is the way to go. I do not play games and just want if for surfing, watching footie streams etc so I assume it will do for that.

Processor is entry level, but from this year. 8 gb of RAM is nice. The hard drive is typical of budget laptops (good capacity, but slow speeds).

My only two caveats: I don't live in England, so I'm not sure about the price, and I have no idea about Fujitsu's build quality.

That said, it will most certainly do the tasks you have in mind.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #484 on: December 19, 2013, 03:33:36 pm »
Buying a new laptop, will use it mainly for browsing around and playing Flight Simulator. What's the best processor for it though, i5 or i7? Or does it not make a difference? Just need super smooth graphics and really fast. Budget is £420

Laptop i5 processors are usually dual core with hyper threading enabled (that is, each core works as two if the application is built to use that feature). Most i7 processors are quad core.

What are the requirements for Flight Simulator?

There is a Lenovo Z500 on Amazon.co.uk for £409. Core i5, Nvidia GeForce GT635M graphics, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #485 on: December 29, 2013, 01:05:52 am »
So I just bought a new laptop which came with Windows 8.1. My question is, is windows defender good enough? Right now I'm trying Avira and it seems good so far. Doesn't slow down my laptop and I sometimes forget it's even running in the background.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #486 on: January 15, 2014, 07:33:58 pm »
Looking at getting a new laptop/laptop upgrade and have been looking at Dell and Acer and Lenovo really.

I want roughly as follows

At least 8GB Ram
Dedicated 1-2GB Graphics card
Full HD Screen

Will be gaming lightly so it's not absolutely essential to have an amazing graphics card, but I do want a Full HD screen and I want it fast too.


Been looking at the Dell 15r  and 17r and also the HP DV6/7 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p.

Any help, tips or ideas?

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #487 on: January 16, 2014, 11:50:33 am »
The Y510p should be what you are looking for. You can even get it with dual graphic cards (!)

EDIT -- To clarify: you get the option of a blu-ray drive, or a second GPU that will allow you to crank up the video settings in games. Second option also has a bigger cache SSD. (all this from seeing the two models available in Lenovo's UK website)
« Last Edit: January 16, 2014, 11:55:33 am by JongWK »
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I mean, if his first reaction to a ball bouncing in front of him 40 yards from goal is 'I'm going to whack this into the net from here', you just have to laugh at the sheer improbability of it all."
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #488 on: January 16, 2014, 02:14:26 pm »
So I just bought a new laptop which came with Windows 8.1. My question is, is windows defender good enough? Right now I'm trying Avira and it seems good so far. Doesn't slow down my laptop and I sometimes forget it's even running in the background.

Sorry if this is the wrong thread for this.

I'm an IT Support Technician and avid techie so hopefully I can help some fellow reds here!

Yeah Windows Defender is fine.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #489 on: January 16, 2014, 02:15:24 pm »
Looking at getting a new laptop/laptop upgrade and have been looking at Dell and Acer and Lenovo really.

I want roughly as follows

At least 8GB Ram
Dedicated 1-2GB Graphics card
Full HD Screen

Will be gaming lightly so it's not absolutely essential to have an amazing graphics card, but I do want a Full HD screen and I want it fast too.


Been looking at the Dell 15r  and 17r and also the HP DV6/7 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p.

Any help, tips or ideas?

Cheers

Stay away from Acer and Dell.

Give me your budget and I'll find you a laptop.

I personally have a Y500 and they are great,
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #490 on: January 16, 2014, 02:16:12 pm »
Laptop i5 processors are usually dual core with hyper threading enabled (that is, each core works as two if the application is built to use that feature). Most i7 processors are quad core.

What are the requirements for Flight Simulator?

There is a Lenovo Z500 on Amazon.co.uk for £409. Core i5, Nvidia GeForce GT635M graphics, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD.

The benchmarks of an i7 compared and i5 are very minimal. You do not need and i7 for playing a flight simulator. A lot of games and applications don't even utilize 4 cores anyway.

635m will be able to play that fine.4

If people want a truly 'fast' machine just make sure you get one with a solid state drive or buy a cheap laptop and put one in. Hard drives are what slow everything down at the moment. But obviously this won't help with the ability to play games, it'll just decrease loading times significantly.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #491 on: January 16, 2014, 05:50:38 pm »
If people want a truly 'fast' machine just make sure you get one with a solid state drive or buy a cheap laptop and put one in. Hard drives are what slow everything down at the moment. But obviously this won't help with the ability to play games, it'll just decrease loading times significantly.

This needs to be highlighted. The difference between any SSD and a typical 5400 rpm laptop hard drive is abysmal.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #492 on: January 16, 2014, 06:48:00 pm »
As a counterpoint to the post a few posts up, I have an Acer, as do my mum, sister, girlfriend and two friends, all on my recommendation. All delighted with them. They are excellent machines and represent great value, IMO. You can get a lot more for your money if you consider an Acer machine. I think the only reason not to is brand snobbery. On the other hand, I have previously owned a Dell, an HP, and a Compaq and would recommend none of them.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #493 on: January 16, 2014, 07:10:27 pm »
As a counterpoint to the post a few posts up, I have an Acer, as do my mum, sister, girlfriend and two friends, all on my recommendation. All delighted with them. They are excellent machines and represent great value, IMO. You can get a lot more for your money if you consider an Acer machine. I think the only reason not to is brand snobbery. On the other hand, I have previously owned a Dell, an HP, and a Compaq and would recommend none of them.


That's fair enough, I know a lot of people who have had Acer's and just had issues with them. My motherboard died one day randomly and it wasn't that old . I know Acer has a good budget gaming laptop wit ha 635m, I think that was a whilst ago so times may have changed.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #494 on: January 17, 2014, 09:10:58 am »
I've had a few Acer's now, the newer models always tend to have something wrong in them. Got a HP DV7 right now and it's a very good machine

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #495 on: January 17, 2014, 05:22:18 pm »
The Y510p should be what you are looking for. You can even get it with dual graphic cards (!)

EDIT -- To clarify: you get the option of a blu-ray drive, or a second GPU that will allow you to crank up the video settings in games. Second option also has a bigger cache SSD. (all this from seeing the two models available in Lenovo's UK website)



It just seems to be tough to get for a reasonable price in the UK, cheaper in US but with import charges on ebay, not that much cheaper.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #496 on: January 17, 2014, 05:23:45 pm »
Stay away from Acer and Dell.

Give me your budget and I'll find you a laptop.

I personally have a Y500 and they are great,


I thought Dell were quite reliable? Also the models I'm looking at come with between 1 and 3 years on site maintenance, so any issues should be fixed?

OK budget is roughly £500 - £700 but cheaper is better. 
Can go more but then I'm getting into macbook territory and I don't want to spend that much.

Thanks for your help, I look forward to see what you come up with  :D
« Last Edit: January 17, 2014, 05:31:33 pm by johnsmithlfc »
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #497 on: January 17, 2014, 05:46:23 pm »

I thought Dell were quite reliable? Also the models I'm looking at come with between 1 and 3 years on site maintenance, so any issues should be fixed?

OK budget is roughly £500 - £700 but cheaper is better. 
Can go more but then I'm getting into macbook territory and I don't want to spend that much.

Thanks for your help, I look forward to see what you come up with  :D

Sorry, give me your intentions with the laptop. If games what kinda games.

17 inch or 15 inch?

In order of price n spec:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1562.html

http://www.ebuyer.com/584629-pc-specialist-cosmos-ii-x750-gaming-laptop-pcs-l612240

No HD or great graphics, just budget - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-15-6-inch-Notebook-Processor-Graphics/dp/B00EHAT6VS/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1389981410&sr=8-14&keywords=acer+laptop

If you don't mind a used machine or refurbished you can save a lot on ebay.

Not sure if this is an HD screen:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Gaming-Laptop-Quad-Core-i7-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-650M-8GB-Ram-/221354916039?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item3389c7f8c7

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-N56VZ-Intel-i7-3630QM-Quad-6Gb-15-6-1080P-750Gb-nVidia-GT650M-2Gb-W8-/350929387179?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51b5057eab

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Inspiron-17r-7720-SE-Gaming-Laptop-i5-1TB-8GB-RAM-2GB-GT650M-/121250167620?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item1c3b12bb44

« Last Edit: January 17, 2014, 06:11:38 pm by greenkomodo »
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #498 on: January 17, 2014, 07:51:24 pm »
Sorry, give me your intentions with the laptop. If games what kinda games.

17 inch or 15 inch?



Well as I said, gaming wont be too intense but I will be watching HD movies on the laptop, so a fantastic screen is paramount.
The games I will play include a couple of RTS games COH2, Total War Rome 2, C&C Generals 2.... a few FPS too, BF4, Titanfall when it drops plus whatever I can pick up.

I use for my pictures too, I take a fair few photographs and like to mess around with them and sort them all out.


Also I don't mind manufacturer or professional refurbs with warranty, but I don't want used.


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In order of price n spec:

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1562.html

http://www.ebuyer.com/584629-pc-specialist-cosmos-ii-x750-gaming-laptop-pcs-l612240

No HD or great graphics, just budget - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-15-6-inch-Notebook-Processor-Graphics/dp/B00EHAT6VS/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1389981410&sr=8-14&keywords=acer+laptop

If you don't mind a used machine or refurbished you can save a lot on ebay.

Not sure if this is an HD screen:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-Gaming-Laptop-Quad-Core-i7-Nvidia-GeForce-GT-650M-8GB-Ram-/221354916039?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item3389c7f8c7

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Asus-N56VZ-Intel-i7-3630QM-Quad-6Gb-15-6-1080P-750Gb-nVidia-GT650M-2Gb-W8-/350929387179?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item51b5057eab

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dell-Inspiron-17r-7720-SE-Gaming-Laptop-i5-1TB-8GB-RAM-2GB-GT650M-/121250167620?pt=UK_Computing_Laptops_EH&hash=item1c3b12bb44


The specialist site one's look decent, good spec for a fair price.

I have a few of those on watch list on ebay (The ASUS & DELL), a couple of others don't have enough RAM or a decent enough processor.

Thanks for your help though, I roughly know the spec I'm after, I'll just keep checking ebay for deals.

Will probably end up with the lenovo y510p, but if there's something with equal spec and power, for less money, then I'd be all over it.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2014, 08:03:19 pm by johnsmithlfc »
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #499 on: January 17, 2014, 08:26:57 pm »
Just search ebay for 650m, the 750m is the same thing just rebranded.

650m should be able to play your light gaming. I use the 2gb edition one for Call of Duty Ghosts and it plays it fine, not on ultra but not on disastraously low either. You only need an i5 for games really, can probably get away with an i3 too.
« Last Edit: January 17, 2014, 08:35:28 pm by greenkomodo »
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #500 on: January 17, 2014, 08:33:39 pm »
Just search ebay for 650m, the 750m is the same thing just rebranded.

650m should be able to play your light gaming. I use one for Call of Duty Ghosts and it plays it fine, not on ultra but not on disastraously low either. You only need an i5 for games really, can probably get away with an i3 too.

The thing to keep in mind with the 650M card is that its RAM can be DDR3 or GDDR5. The latter is far more powerful, and is barely a notch under the GTX 660M.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #501 on: January 28, 2014, 10:29:41 am »
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-n098ea-15-6-laptop-white-21750390-pdt.html

What do you guys think? I`m looking for a budget laptop to comfortably last about 3 years. The maximum I`ll require of it will be some HD movies, Football Manager and your usual day-to-day activities (music, internet etc.) I have a HP who after 2 years started to heat like hell and it was downhill from there: the webcam doesn`t work anymore, the battery is completely useless, the keyboard is very crappy and so on.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #502 on: January 28, 2014, 12:39:35 pm »
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-n098ea-15-6-laptop-white-21750390-pdt.html

What do you guys think? I`m looking for a budget laptop to comfortably last about 3 years. The maximum I`ll require of it will be some HD movies, Football Manager and your usual day-to-day activities (music, internet etc.) I have a HP who after 2 years started to heat like hell and it was downhill from there: the webcam doesn`t work anymore, the battery is completely useless, the keyboard is very crappy and so on.

It will do everything you want, though it could struggle with Football Manager if you run too many leagues at the same time. If you only run a few (say PL, Championship, Bundesliga, La Liga and Serie A), it should be fine.

There is no information about the GPU, so I cannot say if it can run graphic-heavy games. I suspect it's your average Intel graphics, so don't expect too much on that front.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #503 on: January 28, 2014, 01:51:25 pm »
I was able to play PES 2012 on my old HP (which is a i3 with 4GB) and CoD, so if it`s the same pattern I might even get some fun out of it! Regardless, though, I`m not a gamer nor am I buying this laptop intending to play anything other than FM (in which I don`t run too many leagues anyway). I`m more concerned about durability and the overall hardware quality. I think the price`s ok, right?

AMD in laptops has always made me a little doubtful, so by that price a i5 (even though it has the U prefix) is the best I can hope, apparently. If there is something really worth it I could stretch to 500 pounds, but to be fair I didn`t find anything like that...
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #504 on: February 12, 2014, 12:07:40 am »
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-15-n098ea-15-6-laptop-white-21750390-pdt.html

What do you guys think? I`m looking for a budget laptop to comfortably last about 3 years. The maximum I`ll require of it will be some HD movies, Football Manager and your usual day-to-day activities (music, internet etc.) I have a HP who after 2 years started to heat like hell and it was downhill from there: the webcam doesn`t work anymore, the battery is completely useless, the keyboard is very crappy and so on.

Budget?
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #505 on: March 12, 2014, 10:11:23 pm »
Still looking for a laptop, still searching, waiting lol
was looking at this but it doesn't have a full HD screen, anyone know of similar specs but full HD, similar price?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111282173822?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

This says near the top that it's full 1920 x 1080p but further down in specs, it says 1366 x 768.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #506 on: March 13, 2014, 01:41:08 am »
Still looking for a laptop, still searching, waiting lol
was looking at this but it doesn't have a full HD screen, anyone know of similar specs but full HD, similar price?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111282173822?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

This says near the top that it's full 1920 x 1080p but further down in specs, it says 1366 x 768.

There are several version of the Z510, at least one of them has 1080p instead of 768p. You might need to contact the seller to clarify, if that is possible.

EDIT: You might want to be very careful with this one, or perhaps skip it. The same model was for sale on Amazon (third party seller), but was withdrawn by Amazon because of customers complaining about the product not being what was described.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2014, 01:46:21 am by JongWK »
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #507 on: March 14, 2014, 03:48:53 pm »
Well if it comes not as described, then I'll just get my money back, it's ebay, not fussed about that.
Grrrr.... I think I'm being too picky, specific or something... I really need a new laptop, but have been looking since last October LOL
It's not the money side of the investment that's my biggest concern, It's more getting the right and best laptop I can with the spec I want.

I'm sure I'll get there in the end.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #508 on: March 14, 2014, 05:17:01 pm »
Well if it comes not as described, then I'll just get my money back, it's ebay, not fussed about that.
Grrrr.... I think I'm being too picky, specific or something... I really need a new laptop, but have been looking since last October LOL
It's not the money side of the investment that's my biggest concern, It's more getting the right and best laptop I can with the spec I want.

I'm sure I'll get there in the end.

Cheers

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Do you want to play games with it? What type? If you just want to play Football Manager, the graphics requirements are not as intensive as, say, Bioshock Infinite.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #509 on: March 14, 2014, 08:19:25 pm »
Do you want to play games with it? What type? If you just want to play Football Manager, the graphics requirements are not as intensive as, say, Bioshock Infinite.


My original post was this - plus I'll add my other post at the end, just saves me retyping it all.
I will be gaming but it's not an absolute deal breaker to have THE best graphics, as I'll have a console too.
But I will be gaming and do want a decent graphics card for watching movies and sorting photos out too.


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Looking at getting a new laptop/laptop upgrade and have been looking at Dell and Acer and Lenovo really.

I want roughly as follows

At least 8GB Ram
Dedicated 1-2GB Graphics card
Full HD Screen

Will be gaming lightly so it's not absolutely essential to have an amazing graphics card, but I do want a Full HD screen and I want it fast too.


Been looking at the Dell 15r  and 17r and also the HP DV6/7 and the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p.

Any help, tips or ideas?

Cheers


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Well as I said, gaming wont be too intense but I will be watching HD movies on the laptop, so a fantastic screen is paramount.
The games I will play include a couple of RTS games COH2, Total War Rome 2, C&C Generals 2.... a few FPS too, BF4, Titanfall when it drops plus whatever I can pick up.

I use for my pictures too, I take a fair few photographs and like to mess around with them and sort them all out.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #510 on: March 14, 2014, 09:50:19 pm »
Nvidia announced their new 800M series of video cards for notebooks this week, and a barrage of new laptops are about to hit the market. I suggest you wait a week or two to see what's available in the UK.

If they are not available when you are about to buy your replacement, or at a price above what you want to spend, I would suggest picking the Y510p (disclaimer: I own the previous model, the Y580, and it's fantastic).






 
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I mean, if his first reaction to a ball bouncing in front of him 40 yards from goal is 'I'm going to whack this into the net from here', you just have to laugh at the sheer improbability of it all."
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #511 on: March 15, 2014, 11:35:39 am »
Ok cheers, thanks very much mate.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #512 on: March 17, 2014, 06:57:54 pm »
Budget?

Didn't see that until now  ;D

500 pounds seems reasonable. I still haven't bought the damn thing! I even toyed with the idea of buying a Mac just so I could be assured that it would last for 4 or 5 years without problems.

I'm afraid that HP is built "on the cheap" and will start to present problems sooner rather than later.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #513 on: March 17, 2014, 08:36:12 pm »
Didn't see that until now  ;D

500 pounds seems reasonable. I still haven't bought the damn thing! I even toyed with the idea of buying a Mac just so I could be assured that it would last for 4 or 5 years without problems.

I'm afraid that HP is built "on the cheap" and will start to present problems sooner rather than later.
All laptops are built with the cheapest parts and labour available, just because it has an Apple logo on it, don't be fooled. Most of the profit is in the accessories like bags, cables, etc.

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #514 on: March 17, 2014, 08:50:45 pm »
I think I'm wary of HP because my current one started to crumbled apart after the first year. Overheating, malfunctioning webcam, battery completely fucked up (it was never great, mind), screen with some funny colours depending on the inclination etc.

I've bought it fully aware it wasn't top at the time and it was one of those budget laptops (it looks fucking awful). Now I think the same might happen with the one I listed a page back: 8GB, 1TB, i5 for 430 pounds seems...strange, I don't know. I'd like to spend a little bit more and get real quality in return. Good hardware (keyboard, screen, battery). I do use laptopts fairly frequently - though not for games or audio editing - so those are my main concerns.

The 500 budget can easily stretch to 700 if justified. The thing is that I haven't been following those kind of stuff for a long while now, so I've become one of those costumers who are easy to trick. I used to have the patient to look more into what kind of i3 was better by looking at benchmarks and so on, but not anymore.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #515 on: March 30, 2014, 01:48:00 pm »
Guys, I'm helpless  :-\

I was supposed to buy a new laptopt at least two months ago and I still haven't done it. I don't even know exactly what to look for.

Is 8GB really necessary or much of a muchness, and 4GB is good enough?
What kind of processor should I be looking at? Apparently the i5 who ends with U are kind of a lower-end.
Is it worth it to buy a laptopt with SDD (which is quite expensive) and then buy an external HD just to store my things (movies, series, photos etc)?
As for brands, which one provides the best hardware? I really don't wanna worry about overheating and shitty keyboards for at least 3 years.

If indeed good value for money, I could go up to 700 pounds. Any more than that I start entering the Mac budget, as with student discount I reckon I can get one for about 860 pounds.
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #516 on: March 30, 2014, 11:53:47 pm »
Guys, I'm helpless  :-\

I was supposed to buy a new laptopt at least two months ago and I still haven't done it. I don't even know exactly what to look for.

Is 8GB really necessary or much of a muchness, and 4GB is good enough?
What kind of processor should I be looking at? Apparently the i5 who ends with U are kind of a lower-end.
Is it worth it to buy a laptopt with SDD (which is quite expensive) and then buy an external HD just to store my things (movies, series, photos etc)?
As for brands, which one provides the best hardware? I really don't wanna worry about overheating and shitty keyboards for at least 3 years.

If indeed good value for money, I could go up to 700 pounds. Any more than that I start entering the Mac budget, as with student discount I reckon I can get one for about 860 pounds.

If you are not going to do resource intensive tasks like hardcore gaming, 4 gb should be plenty.

Core i5 are good processors. The U means low-voltage (trades some processing power for longer battery life, but can still go full power if need be). As above, unless you are looking for hardcore gaming or the likes, it will be plenty good.

An SSD is the single best thing you can add to a laptop, though you do trade away some storage capacity. They run completely silent, use less power than an HDD, and are fast as hell (cold boot to desktop in less than 10 seconds, for example). You can buy one online pretty cheap (Crucial M500 are going for pennies on Amazon.com), but of course they don't have the same dollar to gigabyte ratio as an HDD.







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I mean, if his first reaction to a ball bouncing in front of him 40 yards from goal is 'I'm going to whack this into the net from here', you just have to laugh at the sheer improbability of it all."
~~Ray K, on Luis Suarez (Liverpool 5 - Norwich 1)

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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #517 on: March 31, 2014, 12:05:08 am »
Something to consider, from Notebookcheck.net's monthly articles:

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"I look at him doing all sorts of crazy shit and mostly I burst out laughing at his insane genius.
I mean, if his first reaction to a ball bouncing in front of him 40 yards from goal is 'I'm going to whack this into the net from here', you just have to laugh at the sheer improbability of it all."
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #518 on: April 3, 2014, 09:21:29 pm »
Thanks very much for the answer!

The SDD seems indeed quite cheap on Amazon, though I'm quite clueless about these things! Basically, I'll buy it and install in my laptop replacing the HDD, that from there on could be just left as an external driver to store things I don't use that often?
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Re: New laptop advice
« Reply #519 on: April 3, 2014, 09:22:56 pm »
at 350 pound you just want the one with the fastest processor or biggest screen depending on which you want. All other things will be practically equal.
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