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I've seen this deal on an Asus laptop and wonder if it is a great value. This is the link http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-asus-x550ca-15-6-laptop-black-intel-core-i7-3537u-750gb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-x550ca-bh71-cb/10274204.aspx?cmp=fly-13BBnov29-10274204

 

 

This laptop will be used for business stuff, general use, and  multimedia use. I will not be gaming by the way. My price range is around $600, I chose this one because it will be on sale soon. Any suggestions would be nice :)

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It is not at all a bad notebook, but for that money I think you can find a bit better ones. But still an i7 for that money is not bad at all. And asus is a good brand to.
Maybe it would be better to have a few more usb ports... it all depends on what you want and need.

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I've seen this deal on an Asus laptop and wonder if it is a great value. This is the link http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/asus-asus-x550ca-15-6-laptop-black-intel-core-i7-3537u-750gb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-x550ca-bh71-cb/10274204.aspx?cmp=fly-13BBnov29-10274204

 

 

This laptop will be used for business stuff, general use, and  multimedia use. I will not be gaming by the way. My price range is around $600, I chose this one because it will be on sale soon. Any suggestions would be nice :)

Define multimedia. 

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If all your doing is school work I'd look at one with an i5 and a 7200 rpm drive also I personally hate 1366x768 screens.

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like movies, music, videos

You'd probably want a 1600x900 or 1920x1080 display, not 1366x768.

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If all your doing is school work I'd look at one with an i5 and a 7200 rpm drive also I personally hate 1366x768 screens.

you think this one is good? http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-sleekbook-15-6-laptop-silver-amd-a10-5745m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-m6-k088ca/10255965.aspx?path=de3a0ce436d435f40b685d4fa4b32488en02

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It is not at all a bad notebook, but for that money I think you can find a bit better ones. But still an i7 for that money is not bad at all. And asus is a good brand to.

Maybe it would be better to have a few more usb ports... it all depends on what you want and need.

This one? http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-envy-sleekbook-15-6-laptop-silver-amd-a10-5745m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-m6-k088ca/10255965.aspx?path=de3a0ce436d435f40b685d4fa4b32488en02

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Still 1366x768 ;) But if you can deal with it then go ahead :) It seems like a good pc for the price.

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Hp Envy's are nice. This one has an A8 and a 6GBs of RAM. Change the display to 1080p and change 750GB to 1TB of storage under 'Customize & Buy' and it is $580. 

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Hp Envy's are nice. This one has an A8 and a 6GBs of RAM. Change the display to 1080p and change 750GB to 1TB of storage under 'Customize & Buy' and it is $580. 

Is this laptop nice? http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-aspire-s3-13-3-ultrabook-champagne-intel-core-i5-3317u-500gb-hdd-4gb-ram-windows-8-s3-391-6862/10242201.aspx?path=7731209c4073cec73088adf6905a8675en02

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Ewwww Acer... Anyway, it will get the job done, but it is extremely underpowered. 500GB will not last you with movies, videos, music, documents, presentations and a game or two (c'mon you know you will eventually get counter strike). 

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Ewwww Acer... Anyway, it will get the job done, but it is extremely underpowered. 500GB will not last you with movies, videos, music, documents, presentations and a game or two (c'mon you know you will eventually get counter strike). 

 

This one is a little more but my friend said this is the best, he said I should get this one http://store.apple.com/ca/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=ME294LL/A&step=config

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This one is a little more but my friend said this is the best, he said I should get this one http://store.apple.com/ca/buy-mac/macbook-pro?product=ME294LL/A&step=config

For the love of god get anything but a mac. If you want to go epic resolution ultrabooks, the Sony Vaio Flips are awesome when they are decked out. Also, $600 is not the same as $2.6K. 

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Not bad. Try something like this maybe http://www.ncix.ca/products/index.php?sku=87273&manufacture=Samsung&promoid=1004

Today is black friday so everything is super cheap, buy something today if you can. :)

 

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