Recommendations for a new laptop

[Axeonelite]

Should I go for it?

Is there any better choices?

 

Nothing better I could find on NewEgg. The closest thing is the same price and only had a Dual Core i7. It has better graphics (AMD built in AMD Radeon R7 M260) But you lose 2 cores. I would go for it  Just don't expect to play Crysis on it.

[AlanAlan]

Not even sure it can run minesweepper at low settings.

 

Jk, that's a nice CPU but totally overkill as it seems it has no dedicated graphics (prob. why it has a HQ i7).

 

I would suggest going for an i3/i5 as it will do the same for a lot cheaper.

 

Note:

Not sure if you are into building PCs, but if you built your own, for that money you could even game on it.

What would you suggest?

[AlanAlan]

Nothing better I could find on NewEgg. The closest thing is the same price and only had a Dual Core i7. It has better graphics (AMD built in AMD Radeon R7 M260) But you lose 2 cores. I would go for it  Just don't expect to play Crysis on it.

Not even sure it can run minesweepper at low settings.

 

Jk, that's a nice CPU but totally overkill as it seems it has no dedicated graphics (prob. why it has a HQ i7).

 

I would suggest going for an i3/i5 as it will do the same for a lot cheaper.

 

Note:

Not sure if you are into building PCs, but if you built your own, for that money you could even game on it.

It will work fine, as for better machines, not sure, don't use laptops

What are some good places to shop for laptops?

[Axeonelite]

What are some good places to shop for laptops?

 

Buying New? Amazon, NewEgg, Best Buy only if they have a good sale or something else to really make the deal sweet because they are overpriced most of the time. 

 

I wouldn't recommend buying a used laptop just because you never know if it has been stripped out or not. But I know people who have bought used laptops and they work great for them. You could go to eBay or Craigslist for those.

[AlanAlan]

Buying New? Amazon, NewEgg, Best Buy only if they have a good sale or something else to really make the deal sweet because they are overpriced most of the time. 

 

I wouldn't recommend buying a used laptop just because you never know if it has been stripped out or not. But I know people who have bought used laptops and they work great for them. You could go to eBay or Craigslist for those.

Do you know any good laptops?

[don_svetlio]

If it has Pavilion, Asus or Aspire in the name, stay the hell away from it

[Axeonelite]

Do you know any good laptops?

 

For that price? Not much you can beat compared to the one you linked (because it's on sale.)

 

I like the Razer Blade Pro but that's a $2,000 piece of hardware.

[don_svetlio]

Do you know any good laptops?

What is the aim of the laptop?

[don_svetlio]

For that price? Not much you can beat compared to the one you linked (because it's on sale.)

 

I like the Razer Blade Pro but that's a $2,000 piece of hardware.

The one he linked is both awfully poor in terms of build quality and has crap cooling.

The Blade also overheats like no tomorrow.

[Axeonelite]

If it has Pavilion, Asus or Aspire in the name, stay the hell away from it

 

I will agree and disagree. If you have a Asus RoG it's good. My NON-RoG Asus laptop with just a i5 and integrated graphics got 25 FPS on skyrim when it launched.

[Axeonelite]

The one he linked is both awfully poor in terms of build quality and has crap cooling.

The Blade also overheats like no tomorrow.

 

Agreed with both statements but he was referencing hardware. If you get a same price with a lower spec Dual Core i7 you could get a better built machine which for his price he might should consider, but for Performance / convenience he has a good product. 

[don_svetlio]

I will agree and disagree. If you have a Asus RoG it's good. My NON-RoG Asus laptop with just a i5 and integrated graphics got 25 FPS on skyrim when it launched.

I will disagree - a guy here bought a GL552 from the RoG series, it broke within a month, it's been 2 months since he sent it for RMA and hasn't heard back

The GL552 has a plastic body resulting in horrible flex on everything from the screen to the keyboard and palmrest

The G551JK has a thermal limit on the GPU at 74*C resulting in it being unusable for gaming.

The G550 series usually have very poor cooling and overheat.

All in all, the last RoG laptop that was worth a damn came out in 2013....

[don_svetlio]

Agreed with both statements but he was referencing hardware. If you get a same price with a lower spec Dual Core i7 you could get a better built machine which for his price he might should consider, but for Performance / convenience he has a good product. 

Not really, specs aren't what he should be chasing. Better get a i5 4200H and a solid machine than a i7 6700HQ and a plastic piece of crap

[Axeonelite]

I will disagree - a guy here bought a GL552 from the RoG series, it broke within a month, it's been 2 months since he sent it for RMA and hasn't heard back

The GL552 has a plastic body resulting in horrible flex on everything from the screen to the keyboard and palmrest

The G551JK has a thermal limit on the GPU at 74*C resulting in it being unusable for gaming.

The G550 series usually have very poor cooling and overheat.

All in all, the last RoG laptop that was worth a damn came out in 2013....

 

It's different for each person. My RoG laptop never broke on me. (Granted was in the timeframe you game but still haha. )

[don_svetlio]

It's different for each person. My RoG laptop never broke on me. (Granted was in the timeframe you game but still haha. )

The ones pre-2014 are rock solid. I'd have bought one if they were still available

[-rascal-]

The i7 Quad-Core is going to suck power like no tomorrow -- even if it a 'Skylake' architecture chip. Adding to that is the 1080p screen.

Weight wise, the laptop will also be fairly heavy...and given the 15.6"+ size.

 

If all you will be doing is Microsoft Word, web browsing, and videos, I'd recommend something that is

• 14" or smaller (all up to preference nonetheless)
• Intel Core i5 or i3 ("U" variant for better battery life)
• Solid State Drive storage (for reduced weight, power usage, and speed)
• Cut the DVD drive since all it is is extra weight

I've got a 15.6"  ASUS laptop (i5-3337U with GT 740M), and a (recently purchased) 14" Lenovo Ultrabook (i5-4300U), and the difference is massive.

The low power i3 and i5's has MORE than enough processing power for work, HD videos, and light gaming, even on the iGPU -- especially on 5th and 6th generation Intel chips.

 

 

 

This is the Lenovo T450 that I purchased back in November. It's the older model with the i5-4300U (same chip found in the Surface Pro 3), and the newer models replaced the i5 versions with the i5-5200 / i5-5300U. I can get nearly 10 hours of non-stop use on a single full charge (Word documents, e-mails, and web browsing, putting in 12~13 hours days during the final exam period).

 

The particular unit NCIX carries comes with 4GB of DDR3L RAM and a 500GB mechanical HDD. The 4GB is plenty for your mentioned needs, but you can easily upgrade it to 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and swap in an SSD for relatively cheap (16GB of RAM and 240GB SSD for ~$140 Canadian).

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=110957&vpn=20BV000BUS&manufacture=Lenovo

Spoiler

Lenovo provides a manual with step-by-step instructions on how to upgrade / replace parts on their laptops/Ultrabooks. Look me less than 20 minutes to upgrade the RAM, and put in the SSD.

 

 

I have been seeing positive feedback on are the ASUS Zenbook's and 2-in-1 laptops. The aluminum construction, full 1080p displays, and SSD storage is quite nice, but a unit with the latest Intel i3/i5 creeps into the $700 ~ $800 price range.

 

ASUS Transformer Book Flip ($680): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1G53H31246

• i5-5200U
• 8GB of RAM
• 1TB HDD (mechanical)

ASUS Zenbook UX303UA-DH51T ($836): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232776

• i5-6200U
• 13.3" 1920x1080 display
• 8GB DDR3 RAM
• 256GB SSD

 

 

The newer DELL Inspiron's are also something to consider. They are small (13.3", 12", 15", etc), extremely light-weight, but powerful. Plus, the battery life is quite notable.

 

DELL Inspiron 13 i7359-2435SLV ($629): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P03N89669

• i5-6200U
• 4GB of RAM
• 500 GB HDD
• 13.3"
• 3.69 lbs

 

DELL Inspiron 13 i7359-4371SLV ($699): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4P03N05802

• i5-6200U
• 8GB of DDR3L RAM
• 500GB HDD with 8GB caching SSD
• 13.3"
• 1920x1080 display

[AlanAlan]

I am currently looking for a new laptop to replace my old one. My budget is under $699 dollars. I would like it to have a 1080P display with touch screen, 8gb of ram, and 1tb of hard drive space. I will be using the laptop for word processing, movies and videos streaming. What are some good choices. Thank You!

[N64CUBE]

Omg. Use portable part picker.

[AlanAlan]

Omg. Use portable part picker.

I tried it before and I could find one that foot my needs

[N64CUBE]

I tried it before and I could find one that foot my needs

Because it doesn't exist. Try scaling back your needs and try again

[cynicaldriver]

There's only one in your budget...

This

 

You won't get 1080 with touch on a laptop that cheap yet.

[Hiroko]

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/HP-Pavilion-15-ab292nr-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.329095700

 you can cop dell laptops especially the dell inspiron for your budget, i havent owned an inspiron, but dell has xps which is really good, so i can assume theyre good too. there are also the hp's, but i had bad experience with hp hardware

[AlanAlan]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018LH6FWK?ref_=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t

What is your comments on this laptop?

Will it be able to stream movies and videos smoothly and run Microsoft word smoothly?

[Kaspertechgeek]

Yes it will.

[Castdeath97]

Yep it's more than capable on handling your load, waaay more. It's solid.