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Slim notebook for college and light gaming

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Hey fellas,

 

I'm looking for a laptop for college, for as cheap as possible. The order location is not really relevant.

 

There are few requirements for this laptop:

> Not a massive brick, something you can lift with one hand fairly comfortably.

> Should be able to do some light gaming, (Civ 5, CSGO on med?)

> No need for > 1080p screen, but no lower. 12" - 15.6" is the sweetspot for me.

> Maybe touch screen? That would be nice

> Battery should last around 5 hours. (~3h for intense gaming)

> At least 8GB of RAM (+2GB VRAM?)

> Either >= 256GB SSD (NO HDD!) or easy upgradeability

> I like to do some coding, so a nice CPU would be nice (I don't optimize prematurely). I have a FX-8320 in my current rig and its good for me. So maybe around 50%-75% of its power? That seems reasonable.

> Sound wont be an issue, unless its a horn when idling. Gaming sounds I can deal with.

> PLEASE: THE LOWEST PRICE MACHINE YOU CAN FIND! I can sacrifice looks for lower price, and please, no Black and Red gaming looks.

 

Thank you guys for advance, I hope you guys can find something nice for me :)

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Lenovo Y40

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
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erm we need a budget here

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erm we need a budget here

As cheap as possible, price < 1000€

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As cheap as possible, price < 1000€

Lenovo Y50 or Y700?

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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Lenovo Y50 or Y700?

Y700 Looks very nice, especially since I can get it for 799€ right now (Normally 1199€). When I'll be going to college the sale will probably be over, soo... Can you guys find something for sub 800? Thanks :)

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Y700 Looks very nice, especially since I can get it for 799€ right now (Normally 1199€). When I'll be going to college the sale will probably be over, soo... Can you guys find something for sub 800? Thanks :)

Look on Lenovo's site. They have the best prices on Y700s there.

Archangel (Desktop) CPU: i5 4590 GPU:Asus R9 280  3GB RAM:HyperX Beast 2x4GBPSU:SeaSonic S12G 750W Mobo:GA-H97m-HD3 Case:CM Silencio 650 Storage:1 TB WD Red
Celestial (Laptop 1) CPU:i7 4720HQ GPU:GTX 860M 4GB RAM:2x4GB SK Hynix DDR3Storage: 250GB 850 EVO Model:Lenovo Y50-70
Seraph (Laptop 2) CPU:i7 6700HQ GPU:GTX 970M 3GB RAM:2x8GB DDR4Storage: 256GB Samsung 951 + 1TB Toshiba HDD Model:Asus GL502VT
Windows 10 is now MSX! - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/440190-can-we-start-calling-windows-10/page-6

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http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Inspiron-i7559-763BLK-Full-HD-GeForce/dp/B015PYYDMQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453777564&sr=8-1&keywords=dell+inspiron+i7559-763blk No touch though.

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Ultrabook and College Laptop:

Spoiler

XPS 13 9350:

i5-6200U

8GB RAM

Samsung PM951 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive

Workstation Laptop:

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Sager NP8672 (P670SG):

i7-4720HQ

32GB (4 x 8GB) CORSAIR Vengeance Performance

Samsung 850 EVO 250GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Boot Drive)

Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Solid State Drive (Video Drive)

Crucial MX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Secondary SDD Storage)

Western Digital (Blue or Black) 1TB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Storage Drive)

GeForce GTX 980M 4G

 

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