Need advice to locate a laptop for my needs

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Hey

 

I got a shitty-ish HP laptop I'm thinking of returning. Don't get me wrong it does the job well for what I need just that it's not FHD (1080p) and no SSD.

 

I would like to get one that comes stock with a SSD for Os and at least 500gb hard drive but laptop like those are getting rare it seems these days and opening them to replace a drive seems pretty complicated now by opening from the top?

 

I would just need something with a i3 or new Ryzen to to be able to run Netflix and my BMW diagnostic software which doesn't require much. Preferably not go to high in budget either sticking around 750$ CAD

[Jaxzzzzz]

something like the acer aspire e 15 should do you fine 

[genexis_x]

Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

On 2/6/2019 at 7:49 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

Any preference on weight, battery life and display size?

 

Not really.

 

But hey guys I ended up with https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07JJR5SJ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and bought  a M.2 SSD to have both.

 

Would have love to get the 8th gen one with a quad core CPU but it's still not avail prime and about 150$ more expensive. I think the current i5 dual core should work fine for my needs.

[genexis_x]

36 minutes ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07JJR5SJ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mediocre model

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

On 2/8/2019 at 9:01 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

Mediocre model

Why? Looks pretty good.

[genexis_x]

36 minutes ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

Why? Looks pretty good.

Mediocre overall build quality, poor battery life

[NeedALaptop]

On 2/8/2019 at 3:25 PM, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

 

Not really.

 

But hey guys I ended up with https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07JJR5SJ5/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and bought  a M.2 SSD to have both.

 

Would have love to get the 8th gen one with a quad core CPU but it's still not avail prime and about 150$ more expensive. I think the current i5 dual core should work fine for my needs.

2017 is not current but hopefully it is fine for light work

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

6 hours ago, GeneXiS_X said:

Mediocre overall build quality, poor battery life

As long as it's in metal I'm happy. And the battery life is pretty good at around 5 hours.

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

As long as it's in metal I'm happy. And the battery life is pretty good at around 5 hours.

It's not metal, only aluminum brush. The plastic chassis itself is very flexible in this model

 

5 hrs is not considered good, even gaming laptops can achieve that

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

35 minutes ago, GeneXiS_X said:

It's not metal, only aluminum brush. The plastic chassis itself is very flexible in this model

 

5 hrs is not considered good, even gaming laptops can achieve that

Oh okok. If you can find me something better for the same price that be interesting. But I watchd reviews and the flex shown in the videos wasn't bad. Certainly better than the shitty HP laptop I first got at Besbuy which I returned.

 

As long as battery last 1 hour I'm happy. It's only used without the charger when 

[genexis_x]

HP Pavilion 15-cs0010ca / 15-cs0020ca +SSD - small battery (6-7 hrs without dGPU)

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

On 2/13/2019 at 2:08 AM, GeneXiS_X said:

HP Pavilion 15-cs0010ca / 15-cs0020ca +SSD - small battery (6-7 hrs without dGPU)

An Hp.... I'll pass big time lol.

 

Anyways I've tested my laptop and it's fantastic really like it!

[NeedALaptop]

53 minutes ago, TheMidnightNarwhal said:

An Hp.... I'll pass big time lol.

 

Anyways I've tested my laptop and it's fantastic really like it!

Go for model over brand, or at least for series.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

22 hours ago, NeedALaptop said:

Go for model over brand, or at least for series.

Sorry but HP is out in my book and I'll never get an HP product again.