Self Built Computer or Labtop

[Unilision]

So my nearby computer hardware retailer has released there sales for Black Friday and I saw a sale for a Labtop at same price as the self built computer that I was originally planning to do.
Obviously it's better and in terms of price to performance building a PC would be cheaper however the objective in this purchase isn't to Game or anything.

 

Main Objective is to have something for my mother to use to watch movies, that's all, and some browsing like checking random stuff, no games no nothing besides movies & daily browsing.

Which would you choose? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.95 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $294.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 02:09 EST-0500

Or

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX54482

 

[Geekazoid]

Self built rig for sure.

[Geekazoid]

@Unilision, why don't you create a poll?

[Mistersprinkles]

You can get a bigger screen with the selfbuilt but the laptop will be more convenient for mom.

[Rebelattack]

For a mom mostly a laptop is enough, but watching movies is nicer on 23" or higher.

[Unilision]

@Geekazoid @Rebelattack @Mistersprinkles if she uses labtop or the self built it'll be immersed to a 40+ Inch tv

[EpicAdom]

If she actually has the need for mobility then get a laptop. Otherwise, get dat desktop.

[Rebelattack]

@Geekazoid @Rebelattack @Mistersprinkles if she uses labtop or the self built it'll be immersed to a 40+ Inch tv

 

Won't this like suck in res as you don't have a dedicated GPU. I am not sure maybe the others know this as I never bother checking the resolution when I reinstalled windows as I just install GPU drivers asap.

[Unilision]

@EpicAdom the thing is that she loves watching dramas, she stays at home since myself and brothers work to pay everything now so she can rest easy, however she has the tendency to watch it late.... Which I think a labtop might be good cause my step father will have to deal with a bright light pass 3am lol

@Rebelattack onboard would be fine since it's all about Asian dramas really. She's using a Intel Celeron and onboard gpu right now, surprisingly she hasn't raged at the computer since it stops working every 5 seconds

[EpicAdom]

@EpicAdom the thing is that she loves watching dramas, she stays at home since myself and brothers work to pay everything now so she can rest easy, however she has the tendency to watch it late.... Which I think a labtop might be good cause my step father will have to deal with a bright light pass 3am lol

@Rebelattack onboard would be fine since it's all about Asian dramas really. She's using a Intel Celeron and onboard gpu right now, surprisingly she hasn't raged at the computer since it stops working every 5 seconds

WIth the laptop she could just hook it up to the TV via HDMI if she wants to watch on the TV and then unplug it to watch elsewhere.

[Unilision]

@EpicAdom Yeah that's what I was considering as well just wondered if that CPU would be fine to use is all

[EpicAdom]

@EpicAdom Yeah that's what I was considering as well just wondered if that CPU would be fine to use is all

It should be fine for 720p video. 1080p streaming would probably be ok too.

[Swiebertjeee]

Normally I would say build your mom a computer since its way cheaper for the same stuff and its easy to upgrade if needed. But in this case I know how parents can be they are hyped about useless stuff (really useless stuff) and they want to show it off to their friends. so I would suggest a laptop but with hdmi or display port depends on screen your going to hook it up with when watching movies. because old people want to sit on the couch watching movies not on a chair in front of the computer. (sorry for using the word old but uhm couldnt come up with another word)

[Rodneyg87]

 

So my nearby computer hardware retailer has released there sales for Black Friday and I saw a sale for a Labtop at same price as the self built computer that I was originally planning to do.

Obviously it's better and in terms of price to performance building a PC would be cheaper however the objective in this purchase isn't to Game or anything.

 

Main Objective is to have something for my mother to use to watch movies, that's all, and some browsing like checking random stuff, no games no nothing besides movies & daily browsing.

Which would you choose? 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($69.95 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: ECS H81H3-I/HDMI (V1.0) Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($49.99 @ Newegg Canada) 

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($49.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy (Red) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Memory Express) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $294.89

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 02:09 EST-0500

Or

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX54482

 

 

I personally would go with the laptop for my mother but that is because she refuses to let me build her a pc because she is hell bent she wants that warranty and for someone older it would probably be better to just get a prebuilt laptop, because ill forwarn you of what will happen if the one you build has issues they will get pissed and say you messed up somewhere in the build when it was actually their fault. And plus the 2 year extended warranty for only $67 is well worth not having the headaches later on down the road.

 

Ill put it to you like this I offered to build my mother a PC free of charge for her i pay for everything it was going to run me $475 to build and she told me NO she wants the $1150 HP from bestbuy because it comes with a 3 year warranty. And the funny thing is the PC I was going to build her had 3x the performance of that HP laptop but she would rather fork out an additional $600 just so she has the worry free warranty. So I ended up just giving her $450 to help pay for that ridiculously expensive laptop and now a year later its having issues and HP wont warranty it since she didnt dust it properly.

[JoaoPRSousa]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($58.95 @ NCIX) 

Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.95 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($44.93 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.99 @ Canada Computers) 

Case: Cooler Master Elite 110 Mini ITX Tower Case  ($49.50 @ Vuugo) 

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($24.99 @ Memory Express) 

Total: $293.31

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-28 15:35 EST-0500