Would appreciate some Laptop recommendations..

Randomfriend

Hello there internet, I've just left the land of the student, and with it a necessity to buy the cheapest crappiest laptops I could find, their lifespan has always proved to be somewhat short.. So I could use some help finding a reasonably priced one if anyone has the time..

Budget: 650e or so, I might stretch a bit more (750e) if it's good value for money but I wont complain if something good can be got for 500e either!

Intended use: Interwebbing, photoshop, skype, possibly gaming, but would only require 30fps on medium settings or so, I don't need it to be a powerhouse. Something that could run a few of these at once without having a brain hemorrhage would be lovely.

Mobility: 15-16'' upwards screen wise, anything much bigger or smaller probably wont suit. Equally I'd rather it didn't weigh an absolute tonne.

Warranty: meh

What Operating System do you use? windows 7/8 is grand

Other stuff: On an aside, one with a fan that isn't in a ****ty position would be nice so it doesn't overheat like a mad yolke. Decent build quality, so it'll last more than just the year or two. Decent battery and memory, I usually save a lot of images, music, games.

Any help would be appreciated and if there's follow up questions necessary I'll get back to you asap, thanks in advance!

Torqay

PC Specialist Cosmos II, €731 in the following configuration (w/o operating system):



Probably the best performance you can buy with your budget. Can't beat a quad Core i7 for Photoshopping. And the GT 740M should be good enough for most games at 1366x768.

Torqay

There's a Lenovo Z500 @ SOL for €760 (incl. delivery) with similar specs: quad Core i7-3632QM (previous generation), Nvidia GT 645M (similar to the newer GT 740M), 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB HDD.

Performance benchmarks:

Randomfriend

Thanks for the info. Having a look around reviews of the Lenovo, I came across an MSI CX61 if you've heard of them, what do you make of it?

Torqay

Randomfriend wrote: »

I came across an MSI CX61 if you've heard of them, what do you make of it?

Yeah, good value but the quality of the chassis and the input devices is shyte.

Randomfriend

Yeah I assumed as much, one more I've been looking at for the last few days that seems decent if you have an opinion? http://www.pixmania.ie/laptop-computer/hp-envy-m6-1310sa-laptop/21646550-a.html

Torqay

€700 is way too expensive for an AMD A-10 laptop.



The on-chip Radeon HD 8550G compares to a Nvidia GT 630M. Nothing to write home about.

ebouee

Hi Torqay,

What about the below lenovo, do you think for price its the best around that range? Or would you receommend a different one?

http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/ierewards/StdAffinityPortal/en_IE/cart.workflow:add-e-coupon?CouponCode=Enter+cod15CAMPUS2013

Torqay

Yopu've linked to an empty shopping cart.

If you mean the Z500 with a Core i7-4700MQ for €699, it is a pretty good deal indeed.

ebouee

Sorry Torqay,

It was the Lenovo G510, do you think the z500 is the best of them?

Hopefully the link below is better

http://shop.lenovo.com/ierewards/ie/en/laptops/essential/g-series/g510/

Thanks

Torqay

Sry, I meant the G510. Both prices are OK, even better if you can find a voucher or if you're eligible for the 15% student discount.

ebouee

hahah ye, 15CAMPUS2013, doesnt seem to work for some reason, might have to call them!!

Which one of the two would you pick because i think i will get one of them!!

Torqay

If money is not an issue, I'd get the quad Core i7. A no-brainer really.

ebouee

the budgets around 700, which one has the quad core i7? im not too knowledgeable in the area, sorry!

Torqay

ebouee

Thanks very much Torqay