Laptop with 16GB RAM

neonman

Hi all,

I'm looking for a well-built laptop that doesn't cost the earth. I need the laptop to run VMs mostly for networking and security testing. I've read bad things about the Dell XPS range on here. I've also seen people recommend Thinkpads also are they good? Apple laptops are too expensive when you add the 16G of Ram requirements to them. For the CPU if I can get 4 cores that would be great with either i5 or an i7 processor.

I don't want to spend more than €1200.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

OldMrBrennan83

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Alanstrainor

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I suppose it will always depend on what you're going to be doing. But I would expect that machine to be plenty powerful for most tasks for a good number of years. Very good processor, great GPU for the money, and decent RAM options. And also helped by the fact that you can upgrade the storage and RAM on this machine. So in the chance that you need more memory you can simply add more.

neonman

Alanstrainor wrote: »

I suppose it will always depend on what you're going to be doing. But I would expect that machine to be plenty powerful for most tasks for a good number of years. Very good processor, great GPU for the money, and decent RAM options. And also helped by the fact that you can upgrade the storage and RAM on this machine. So in the chance that you need more memory you can simply add more.

This machine looks good for my needs once it supports virtualization. The fact that it can be upgraded is also a major bonus.

OldMrBrennan83

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TerrorFirmer

No, unfortunately the screens are just plain bad with terrible viewing angles. So if you're not looking at it absolutely dead on, it looks horrible.

https://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/9S7-16JB92-691-MSI-GP62MVR-7RFX-(Leopard-Pro)-691UK_2149497.html

comes with 1060 graphics card, which is capable of running VR.

review (when at higher price). screen decent.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/msi-gp62mvr-leopard-pro-gaming-laptop,review-33706-5.html

OldMrBrennan83

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Patww79

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if you're looking at €1300 or so check the dell uk outlet. could maybe get a 6gb 1060 alienware laptop (more powerful than the lower memory models 2gb/3gb etc.) for that price. (note price is quoted ex vat on the outlet)

http://www.dell.com/learn/uk/en/ukdfh1/campaigns/splitter

OldMrBrennan83

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Useful.Idiot

neonman wrote: »

I've read bad things about the Dell XPS range on here.

The newest models from what I gather are highly recommended around here and are often touted as the best windows laptops you can buy by a lot of computing review websites.

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Did you get it off the outlet? For how much? Considering this exact purchase myself after next pay-day.

OldMrBrennan83

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