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I'm looking for a good school laptop around $1000-1200.

 

Just something to run Google Dads, and CSGO

 

I'm looking for 

 

Portability, my current notebook weighs 6 pounds

 

Quad HD display or higher

 

A good keyboard, nice clicky keyboard that won't get sticky

 

Laptops I've looked at

 

Razer Stealth

A Lenovo Notebook

XPS 15

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Faptop, huh.

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Yeah, needs to run Chrome because I do important things.

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The intel 520 graphics should be good enough for cs:go 1080p 60+ FPS but not at any higher res...

 

I can't really recommend higher than 1080p screens at that budget either.

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Yeah, needs to run Chrome because I do important things.

Don't we all.

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I'm looking for a good school laptop around $1000-1200.

 

Just something to run Google Dads, and CSGO

 

I'm looking for 

 

Portability, my current notebook weighs 6 pounds

 

Quad HD display or higher

 

A good keyboard, nice clicky keyboard that won't get sticky

 

Laptops I've looked at

 

Razer Stealth

A Lenovo Notebook

XPS 15

 

Very rare to see QHD resolution on laptops fyi.

 

http://www.sagernotebook.com/Notebook-NP7258.html

 

This should be okay for you. It has the new 965M. Yes new, the supposed 965M Ti. <---- Okay wait, let me check first. Not exactly sure.

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