Good investment for my future?

[derrickd241]

I found the perfect laptop for me for what I need it for. I'm going for bachelor's in cs and I think itll be awesome its 550 for the laptop and wanna know if that's something worth spending money on? And I can put my 500gb ssd in it as well Here's a link http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-E5-574G-52QU-15-6-inch-Notebook/dp/B019G7VOSO

[HPWebcamAble]

It really depends on what you'll use it for.

I prefer a powerful desktop and an inexpensive laptop for simple programming and word processing.

 

But that laptop is a great deal for $550 compared to a desktop of similar specs., especially if you put an SSD in it 

[tk421]

Yeah that's seems like a decent buy, especially with an SSD. Plus I think it looks great too (if that matters to you.)

[derrickd241]

8 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

It really depends on what you'll use it for.

I prefer a powerful desktop and an inexpensive laptop for simple programming and word processing.

 

But that laptop is a great deal for $550 compared to a desktop of similar specs., especially if you put an SSD in it 

Well I intend to have many applications running as well as have the luxury that I can play a game once in a while and not have to worry too much and between work and school I'm never home very much so my desktop just sits there collecting dust actually the ssd is from my desktop but did a little research and said it would fit in the laptop so that was a nice surprise

[Electronics Wizardy]

Would i be crazy to suggest also looking into a used thinkpad w530/w540 or a dell m6700/m6600/m4600/m4700 as you can get quad cores and 32gb ram and upgradeable gpus for the same price.

[derrickd241]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Would i be crazy to suggest also looking into a used thinkpad w530/w540 or a dell m6700/m6600/m4600/m4700 as you can get quad cores and 32gb ram and upgradeable gpus for the same price.

Im a broke college kid lol I won't be able to afford upgrades lol and when I'm done with college in 2 to 3 ish years itll probably be about time for a new system

[don_svetlio]

3 hours ago, derrickd241 said:

Im a broke college kid lol I won't be able to afford upgrades lol and when I'm done with college in 2 to 3 ish years itll probably be about time for a new system

That laptop won't last that long - Acer have horrible heat issues on their Aspire series - get something used or save up a bit more else you are just throwing money down the drain

[Dackzy]

Acer is bad and you should never buy a laptop from them if you want it to last more than a year. Get a used ThinkPad, elitebook or latitude.

[derrickd241]

I have an acer chromebook it was like 100 dollars or something ridiculous like that and it works even though it was dirt cheap it was never the build quality that was an issue it was that stupid chrome os

[derrickd241]

12 hours ago, don_svetlio said:

That laptop won't last that long - Acer have horrible heat issues on their Aspire series - get something used or save up a bit more else you are just throwing money down the drain

if you find a better brand laptop for 550 or cheaper with the same specs I would love to know and I dont want someone else's used trashy laptop lol

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, derrickd241 said:

if you find a better brand laptop for 550 or cheaper with the same specs I would love to know and I dont want someone else's used trashy laptop lol

What do you want to do with the laptop?

[derrickd241]

programming, multiple apps open right now I have 4 firefox windows open with 9 different tabs, word, notepad and visual studio and file explorer i guess if you count that, some light gaming maybe more plus I have an ssd I can throw in this thing along with the 1tb it already has

[don_svetlio]

4 minutes ago, derrickd241 said:

programming, multiple apps open right now I have 4 firefox windows open with 9 different tabs, word, notepad and visual studio and file explorer i guess if you count that, some light gaming maybe more plus I have an ssd I can throw in this thing along with the 1tb it already has

Lenovo ThinkPad T450S used - don't mind the used part, ThinkPads are impossible to kill. Ask @Dackzy

[derrickd241]

6 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Lenovo ThinkPad T450S used - don't mind the used part, ThinkPads are impossible to kill. Ask @Dackzy

I found some different ones but they all have integrated graphics... no thanks ill take the 940M anyday

[don_svetlio]

Just now, derrickd241 said:

I found some different ones but they all have integrated graphics... no thanks ill take the 940M anyday

The 940M will overheat and throttle down below iGPUs. Any Haswell or Skylake iGPU is as powerful as a 930M but the ThinkPad's build is top of the line. There is not a single laptop available with better build quality. Am not exaggerating - the Magnesium-based allow is extremely sturdy and light.

[Dackzy]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Lenovo ThinkPad T450S used - don't mind the used part, ThinkPads are impossible to kill. Ask @Dackzy

You are starting to mention me a lot, it's okay if you have crush on me .

 

OP good luck killing a ThinkPad, my t420s is 5 years old now and it's only my gpu that is starting to act weird some times, but over the last 5 years the cpu ans gpu have been pushed to 90-100% load everyday 5-6 days a week. I have even dropped it from 8m height because some douchbag pushed me.

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

You are starting to mention me a lot, it's okay if you have crush on me .

 

OP good luck killing a ThinkPad, my t420s is 5 years old now and it's only my gpu that is starting to act weird some times, but over the last 5 years the cpu ans gpu have been pushed to 90-100% load everyday 5-6 days a week. I have even dropped it from 8m height because some douchbag pushed me.

Love you honey

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Love you honey

you too

 

Kappa.

[Hamako]

2 hours ago, derrickd241 said:

I found some different ones but they all have integrated graphics... no thanks ill take the 940M anyday

If you get an older workstation model, you'll get equal or better graphics performance and superior CPU performance. Something like a W520/W530 or 8560W/8570W would be suitable.

[derrickd241]

I was just surfing my subbed channels on youtube and austin evans did a review on this exact laptop a couple days ago.  I still can't believe it anyways here's the link/video in case any of you are interested: