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Hello Forum!

 

Recently I have been looking for a new laptop for me to take back and forth from school, as I am having major issues with my current one . My price range is around 1000 USD, and I am hoping for something that is fairly portable (I can tolerate up to about 4.5 lbs/2.1 kg), no need for an optical drive. A discrete graphics card can also help, (I plan on disabling it when I don't need it for better battery if needed) and a decent i5 or i7 CPU for the occasional game. (TF2, Garry's Mod, numerous racing games [therefore the good CPU for the physics], no super heavy FPS games). For storage, I am fine with at least 500 GB of mechanical storage, though and SSD or SSHD will be nice. I want to stay in the 13-16 inch range for physical size, and 1080p non-touch or higher is good for the display. So far, I have taken a look at the Lenovo Y50 and Y40, a modestly upgraded Dell XPS 13 and a Vostro 5840, . An added bonus would be decent build quality and rigidity, as the biggest in my past PC was caused because of that. With that, do you guys have any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions for a laptop!

 

Thanks,

Shadskular

 

Also I need a Windows PC. Sorry Apple.

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Wow i love how specific you are, I would go with one of the lenovos you looked at if i were you

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MacBook

 

Reported

 

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 The Wannabe is no longer. Replaced by the Flotilla. If you replace every part of a computer is it still the same computer?

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Reported

 

/s

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why

Do you really think i reported you? /s means sarcasm.

 

But seriously a mac is a bad idea if he wants to play any games at all

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Do you really think i reported you? /s means sarcasm.

 

But seriously a mac is a bad idea if he wants to play any games at all

 

A Mac is just a bad idea.

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Thanks for your advice guys! One more thing, I also checked out the MSI PX60 series. What do you think of that?

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Do you really think i reported you? /s means sarcasm.

 

But seriously a mac is a bad idea if he wants to play any games at all

i game sometime on my mac.

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i game sometime on my mac.

I am leaving now. Im not going to start this flame war

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Hello Forum!

 

Recently I have been looking for a new laptop for me to take back and forth from school, as I am having major issues with my current one . My price range is around 1000 USD, and I am hoping for something that is fairly portable (I can tolerate up to about 4.5 lbs/2.1 kg), no need for an optical drive. A discrete graphics card can also help, (I plan on disabling it when I don't need it for better battery if needed) and a decent i5 or i7 CPU for the occasional game. (TF2, Garry's Mod, numerous racing games [therefore the good CPU for the physics], no super heavy FPS games). For storage, I am fine with at least 500 GB of mechanical storage, though and SSD or SSHD will be nice. I want to stay in the 13-16 inch range for physical size, and 1080p non-touch or higher is good for the display. So far, I have taken a look at the Lenovo Y50 and Y40, a modestly upgraded Dell XPS 13 and a Vostro 5840, . An added bonus would be decent build quality and rigidity, as the biggest in my past PC was caused because of that. With that, do you guys have any suggestions? I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions for a laptop!

 

Thanks,

Shadskular

 

Also I need a Windows PC. Sorry Apple.

 

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I am leaving now. Im not going to start this flame war

ok but i didn't want to start a flame war.

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