Is this laptop worth it?

[VirusDumb]

I'm in desperate need of a computer right now.

[BiotechBen]

At ~$325 it's not the worst deal, but not the best. It's a 7 yr old chip and a 7yr old graphics card, I'd start being concerned about other components failing like mainboard. If this is a stop gap solution, sure, but def not recommend as a long term one.

[Commodus]

12 minutes ago, VirusDumb said:

I'm in desperate need of a computer right now.

If you need a computer ASAP, get it; it's old and won't be great for modern games, but will do the job for everything else. Just be prepared to upgrade relatively quickly if your demands increase.

[jaslion]

For about 300$ not a bad deal but don't expect it to run modern games. My 970m cant even do that anymore and that thing is 40% faster.

 

Also battery life is 1 hour tops.

[VirusDumb]

16 hours ago, BiotechBen said:

At ~$325 it's not the worst deal, but not the best. It's a 7 yr old chip and a 7yr old graphics card, I'd start being concerned about other components failing like mainboard. If this is a stop gap solution, sure, but def not recommend as a long term one.

I'd be using it for next 2 years

 

I had actually found a Asus TUF fx504 with a i7 8750h and GTX 1060 for this price, but by the time I convinced my parents, somebody else bought it.

 

I need a PC to use, to play some offline games (720p and 30fps is more than enough), and to learn unity on.

[VirusDumb]

15 hours ago, jaslion said:

but don't expect it to run modern games. My 970m cant even do that anymore and that thing is 40% faster.

 

16 hours ago, Commodus said:

and won't be great for modern games,

Not even at 720p 30 fps?

[jaslion]

2 hours ago, VirusDumb said:

 

Not even at 720p 30 fps?

The 2gb vram is a severe limit too. It's gonna be obsolete for new games in the next couple years.

 

It will probably do that but you really do have to keep in mind that a 960m is basically a gtx750ti at best.

[VirusDumb]

6 hours ago, jaslion said:

The 2gb vram is a severe limit too. It's gonna be obsolete for new games in the next couple years.

 

It will probably do that but you really do have to keep in mind that a 960m is basically a gtx750ti at best.

But it says 4gb on the description?

[jaslion]

34 minutes ago, VirusDumb said:

But it says 4gb on the description?

I have my doubts as this laptop doesnt show to come with a 4gb version.

 

If it does all the better but again dont expect it to last a long tkme

[VirusDumb]

28 minutes ago, jaslion said:

I have my doubts as this laptop doesnt show to come with a 4gb version.

Found an Amazon listing of this  and seems like it does.

 

30 minutes ago, jaslion said:

If it does all the better but again dont expect it to last a long tkme

Is 2 years a long time? 

[jaslion]

27 minutes ago, VirusDumb said:

Found an Amazon listing of this  and seems like it does.

 

Is 2 years a long time? 

Good enough. 2 years is fine

[VirusDumb]

Update I found a better laptop for $100 more, but the speakers don't work. Is it worth $100 over that?