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Spent over 30 hours researching for a laptop time to broaden the horizon

CodexVII · 2013-09-09 20:06:32

Hi, I've just started college and will be doing Electronic and Computer Engineering for the next four years. I've been holding off of buying a laptop for as long as I can remember but it seems I can't avoid them forever. First off, I intend to use my laptop for writing up reports, researching and ,occasionally, gaming (D3,…

09-09-2013 9:06pm

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CodexVII

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Hi, I've just started college and will be doing Electronic and Computer Engineering for the next four years. I've been holding off of buying a laptop for as long as I can remember but it seems I can't avoid them forever.

First off, I intend to use my laptop for writing up reports, researching and ,occasionally, gaming (D3, WoW, Dota 2). My budget sits between €550-€700 for a laptop that I can take anywhere and everywhere without much hassle but still able to perform. I'm also fervent on getting 1920x1080 resolution and 15", if at all possible. I'm a fan of my movies.

The following is the system I'm using as a comparison. I built it via https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/ultraNote-15/
Chassis & Display UltraNote: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Backlit Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-3340M (2.70GHz) 3MB Memory (RAM) 4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (2 x 2GB) Graphics Card Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB Memory - Hard Disk 500GB WD SCORPIO BLACK WD5000BPKX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 16MB CACHE (7200 rpm) DVD/BLU-RAY Drive UltraNote Series: 8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW) Memory Card Reader Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo) Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® N-2230 (300Mbps) + BLUETOOTH USB Options 2 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD Battery UltraNote Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (62.16WH) (Up to 7 Hours) Power Lead & Adaptor 1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (€95)
Price Ex VAT €637.50
Price €765.00
Quantity 1
Total Order Price EX VAT €637.50
Total VAT Amount €127.50
Total Order Price €765.00

Realistically speaking there are only 1366 x 768 in this price range but I can't imagine multi-tasking on a resolution like that.

Some other ones I've checked out are the Inspiron 15z, Asus K56CM even the Vaio Fit 15 E(although I'm concerned about its performance)

Could you guys help a brother out and tell me if I've missed an amazing deal somewhere or if I should wait until next year for prices to fall or maybe there are sales that occur towards the end of the year.

I also spent the past few hours looking at the HP ENVY 15t-j000 Quad Edition Notebook PC. If I had my way I'd buy that straight out by upgrading it to 1920x1080 but I don't think it's possible to get it that cheap here in Ireland.

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