new laptop for school

[andrewshade]

ive been looking for laptops for some time and i really like the lenovo y50 but i have heard some issues about the screen wuality and bad keyboard. is another option in this price range or would this be the best bet?

 

[ForsakenLive]

Do you need a dedicated GPU? I don't see why you'd need to use a gaming laptop on school, just get a nice thin and portable notebook/ultrabook with HD graphics.

[andrewshade]

i would like to do some light gaming but still be thin. 

[Emperor_Piehead]

I've read that the msi ge60 is pretty decent, but it's starting to get on thick size http://www.anandtech.com/show/8267/msi-ge60-review-mainstream-mobile-maxwell

[andrewshade]

notes watching videos and light gaming.

[ZacDaMan72]

Budget! Budget!!!

[andrewshade]

roughly $1300 cdn.

[Qub3d]

notes watching videos and light gaming.

If by light gaming, you mean some steam games on medium settings, APUs (Non-discrete GPUs) can do it. I've been playing semi-competitive TF2 on an Asus with Intel HD for over two years.

 

roughly $1300 cdn.

Get a Mac. Yes, I'm serious.

Well, OK, it depends on what you're playing. But even if you're chained to some GFWL crap, you can boot into a windows shell with decent performance.

[andrewshade]

If by light gaming, you mean some steam games on medium settings, APUs (Non-discrete GPUs) can do it. I've been playing semi-competitive TF2 on an Asus with Intel HD for over two years.

 

Get a Mac. Yes, I'm serious.

Well, OK, it depends on what you're playing. But even if you're chained to some GFWL crap, you can boot into a windows shell with decent performance.

i have a macbook from 2009 and i feel like switching it up from osx. 

[ZacDaMan72]

roughly $1300 cdn.

http://www.amazon.ca/UX303LN-DB71T-CA-Notebook-Display-Processor-Optical/dp/B00LGPSS16/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406001103&sr=1-1&keywords=zenbook+ux303

 

http://www.amazon.ca/N56JR-DS71-CA-15-6-Inch-Entertainment-i7-4700HQ-Processor/dp/B00GMSUCCU/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406001168&sr=1-19&keywords=asus+laptop

[Admiaczking]

Alienware 18

[andrewshade]

Alienware 18

i wish!

[Admiaczking]

i wish!

lel just joking with you, I would never ever EVER recommend something shitty like Alienware to someone

[andrewshade]

lel just joking with you, I would never ever EVER recommend something shitty like Alienware to someone

i do like the screens on them.

[Admiaczking]

i do like the screens on them.

they look nice and have some pretty decent specs, but i'd rather not pay $6000 for a laptop

[JDS]

Dell XPS 13.

[SlayerOfHellWyrm]

I've read that the msi ge60 is pretty decent, but it's starting to get on thick size http://www.anandtech.com/show/8267/msi-ge60-review-mainstream-mobile-maxwell

GE60 is great, it's the laptop I have (GE60-2OE). Not exactly cheap, and definitely not thin, nor light. About 5lbs, and and 1 1/2" thick. Powerful, though graphics aren't great enough to say, run Crysis 3 maxed out, but I can run most games maxed, and Witch 2: EE on medium. It's a brushed aluminum faceplate though, so expect some staining, and the back is glossy black, so expect finger prints.

[GoodBytes]

What is your studies?

As a student myself, I can tell you, a Surface Pro 3 will be a better choice.

Great keyboard for the device size, solid device, thin and light that you can easily carry with you with big books, and most importantly, the digitize pen.

You can type your notes, and when comes the need to do math, write a formula down, draw a diagram, or what not, you can just write with the pen.

It's not a stylus that imitate your finger, it's a real pen, it can track where the pen is floating over the device.

The downside of the device, is that the device won't be great for gaming due to the Intel integrated graphics, and the device will throttle due the thinnest of the device and the powerful CPU they put in. For anything else, the CPU won't throttle on you, as it will deliver high performance in burst, and not for extended amount of time, and the device is designed for that.

If you really want performance, then get the Pro 2 model, Same CPU, similar specs, but due to thicker device, smaller battery to fit dual fan and heatsink cooling solution, it will be able to handle much more.

So it's up to you... and I guess it depends on what program you are in. But I had a laptop before, and it was a bit of a pain at times.

I ended up not playing games regardless. Desktop is more powerful, laptop got obsolete in playing games at anything above minimum rather quickly, and I had to have a note pad and pen to write stuff down that a laptop could not do, and go through the trouble to transferring it in my notes after class, which took time.

If you are not interested, that is fine. I just wanted to tell you:

Get OneNote program. It is truly the ultimate note taking software, even if you are on a laptop. It will also sync everything with your other computer with OneNote, so that you can view and search or edit your notes on your desktop and other systems.

[Probenja]

they look nice and have some pretty decent specs, but i'd rather not pay $6000 for a laptop

The alienware 14 is actually not a bad value considering the stuff that you get, iirc it is $999.

[Novistion]

Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Series, I use it and it is one amazing laptop, nice looks too  Here is the one I have http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7537/pd?oc=dncwb1811b&model_id=inspiron-15-7537