is this laptop good for gaming and coding?

[MiggyAngeloP]

Hello,

So I'm new at coding, I wanted to look for laptops where I can game and code, I came across this laptop but I don't know if it's good or bad, I'd very much like your opinions about it: 

Lenovo L340 Ideapad Gaming

• CPU: Intel Core i5-9300H
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (3GB GDDR5)
• DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
• RAM: 8GB DDR4
• WEIGHT: 2.19 kg (4.8 lbs)

[Kanna]

What is the price and does it have to be a laptop

[MiggyAngeloP]

Just now, Kanna said:

What is the price and does it have to be a laptop

a friend's selling it for 500€ he bought it for 985€,

yes, I need it for taking notes

[Kanna]

Just now, MiggyAngeloP said:

a friend's selling it for 500€ he bought it for 985€,

yes, I need it for taking notes

Then it is a good deal in my eyes you could maybe upgrade the ssd later into a 500GB or 256GB

[MiggyAngeloP]

Alright! Thank you!

[MiggyAngeloP]

16 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Then it is a good deal in my eyes you could maybe upgrade the ssd later into a 500GB or 256GB

last thing, I found a Lenovo Legion Y520 for 400€

• CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
• DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
• RAM: 8GB DDR4

and a ROG GL753VD

• CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
• DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
• RAM: 8GB DDR4

would you still take the first one?

[Kanna]

12 minutes ago, MiggyAngeloP said:

last thing, I found a Lenovo Legion Y520 for 400€

• CPU: Intel Core i5-7300HQ
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5)
• DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
• RAM: 8GB DDR4

and a ROG GL753VD

• CPU: Intel Core i7-7700HQ
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (4GB GDDR5)
• DISPLAY: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
• STORAGE: 128GB SSD + 1000GB HDD
• RAM: 8GB DDR4

would you still take the first one?

What is the price for the ROG one?

[MiggyAngeloP]

500€ also

[Kanna]

Just now, MiggyAngeloP said:

500€ also

Then I would opt for the ROG one

[MiggyAngeloP]

Just now, Kanna said:

Then I would opt for the ROG one

really? even tho it's like 2-3yrs old? can I know why?

[Kanna]

Just now, MiggyAngeloP said:

really? even tho it's like 2-3yrs old? can I know why?

It seems to have a better GPU and CPU but what was the age of the first you posted?

[MiggyAngeloP]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

It seems to have a better GPU and CPU but what was the age of the first you posted?

I think they just released it last year, march if i'm not mistaken

Here's the site

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, MiggyAngeloP said:

I think they just released it last year, march if i'm not mistaken

Here's the site

The ideal pad if you want slim portability and less power and newer and the ROG if you want more power and some age and a little heavy stuff

[MiggyAngeloP]

Just now, Kanna said:

The ideal pad if you want slim portability and less power and newer and the ROG if you want more power and some age and a little heavy stuff

I see, well I don't mind if I carry a heavy laptop, I just want a laptop that won't die whenever I game or do homework, I just searched for the cpu benchmarks then placed each components there, I see that the i5-9300H is 5% better than the i7-7700HQ

but then I'm guessing the 4Gb GTX1050 is better than the 3Gb

what would you take? better cpu or gpu?

not gonna lie that I do game a lot, should I take the gpu then?

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, MiggyAngeloP said:

I see, well I don't mind if I carry a heavy laptop, I just want a laptop that won't die whenever I game or do homework, I just searched for the cpu benchmarks then placed each components there, I see that the i5-9300H is 5% better than the i7-7700HQ

but then I'm guessing the 4Gb GTX1050 is better than the 3Gb

what would you take? better cpu or gpu?

not gonna lie that I do game a lot, should I take the gpu then?

I'm currently on a 1060 3GB desktop GPU and runs gta on high setting really well if you get the right config, but the problem is it's hard to know if the ROG one would break

[MiggyAngeloP]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

I'm currently on a 1060 3GB desktop GPU and runs gta on high setting really well if you get the right config, but the problem is it's hard to know if the ROG one would break

ah I see, okay thank you very much! I appreciate all the help!

 

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, MiggyAngeloP said:

ah I see, okay thank you very much! I appreciate all the help!

 

But got with the first one for portability and reliability, and the ROG one for power and yeah power (I have a 2013 laptop that still runs they don't tend to break if you take care)

[kelvinhall05]

Don't get any of them if you want to save your back and go a full day without charging.

 

 

I'd look at a used Thinkpad.

[genexis_x]

6 hours ago, MiggyAngeloP said:

would you still take the first one?

Specs wise L340 is slightly better, however it only supports single channel RAM. I wouldn't choose 3 of them tbh