Which Laptop to Buy?

[Andrew420]

I'm about to buy a new laptop to replace my old ASUS A46CM (i5-3317U/635M).

I use a laptop for gaming, photo editing and sometimes video editing.

These are the options that I have (not much laptops are available in my area). Budget is 12000000IDR to 15000000IDR (MAX)

- Lenovo Y50 (i7-4710HQ/8GB DDR3/GTX 860M 4GB GDDR5/1TB HDD/15.6" 1080p/Win8.1) around IDR 14 million

- ASUS N551ZU (FX-7600P/8GB DDR3/R9 M280X 4GB GDDR5/1TB HDD/15.6" 1080p/Win8.1) around IDR 12.5 million

- ASUS GL552JX (i7-4720HQ/4GB DDR3L/GTX 950M 4GB GDDR5/1TB HDD/15.6" 1333*768/No OS) around IDR 12 million

- HP Envy 14 U211TX (i7-5500U/8GB DDR3/GTX 850M 4GB/1TB HDD/14" 1080p/Win8.1) around IDR 14 million

I'm going to buy one of these soon so post quickly. Any advice would be considered and greatly appreciated.

[PlayStation 2]

You're a millonaire? :^)

I'd get the Lenovo (the 14whateveritwas one) or the ASUS GL one.

[CostcoSamples]

You will definitely want a laptop with the i7 CPU, and for gaming you want a gtx 960 or 970. The Asus GL552JX  is probably the best in the ones you listed.  Can you find that one with a GTX 960?

 

Edit:  nevermind.  just noticed the low resolution.

[Andrew420]

You're a millonaire? :^)

I'd get the Lenovo (the 14whateveritwas one) or the ASUS GL one.

The word "million" might make it sound like a lot of money but 14 million is actually worth around US$1000 #inflation

[Andrew420]

You will definitely want a laptop with the i7 CPU, and for gaming you want a gtx 960 or 970. The Asus GL552JX  is probably the best in the ones you listed.  Can you find that one with a GTX 960?

There is a GTX960M 4GB version but it is only available in 4K display and it costs IDR 20 million. That's way over the budget

[PlayStation 2]

The word "million" might make it sound like a lot of money but 14 million is actually worth around US$1000 #inflation

Yeah it was a joke

[CostcoSamples]

Well if those are for sure the only available options for you... I think maybe the Lenovo.  Tough call though - do a bit of research first.

 

But just looking at the specs, the Lenovo is probably best overall.  They make quality laptops but I have not tried their Y series, and there was that whole Lenovo malware fiasco a while back.  not sure if they fixed it.  I don't remember all the details but it was basically some malware/spyware included from the factory.

[Andrew420]

Well if those are for sure the only available options for you... I think maybe the Lenovo.  Tough call though - do a bit of research first.

 

But just looking at the specs, the Lenovo is probably best overall.  They make quality laptops but I have not tried their Y series, and there was that whole Lenovo malware fiasco a while back.  not sure if they fixed it.  I don't remember all the details but it was basically some malware/spyware included from the factory.

I'll try removing the malware myself and stop the throttling using throttlestop but thanks for the advice!