Budget Laptop for Design

[JONESYUE]

Hi guys,

 

I am a design student and i need a budget laptop for PS, AI, solidworks, etc. I looked at HP Pavilion 15 (i7 6700HQ) and acer R7-572G (i5 4210U, with GT 750M). I looked at reviews online saying hp has a bad monitor(sRGB 66% coverage ), but acer has 96% coverage. i am thinking which on should I go for ?

 

Cheers guys !!:P

 

[VTF5252]

Will you please fix your text for people using dark theme. It's under the option that looks like A choose auto so that its nicer on the eyes. 

[Burusutazu]

Color accuracy is probably more important than power. Plus HP has a terrible rep right now.

[Badger906]

didn't need colour accuracy in my Autocad days! you used your imagination to what it looked like finished lol

[JONESYUE]

48 minutes ago, Badger906 said:

didn't need colour accuracy in my Autocad days! you used your imagination to what it looked like finished lol

lol... i am not only using cad , also using PS and AI .lol colour some how is important for work. lol........however, 4210u seems too week comparing to 6700HQ

[Electronics Wizardy]

Whats your budget.

I say the quad cores is more important than a low end gpu, but that laptop also has 10/100 networking(no gig) just saying.

[JONESYUE]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Whats your budget.

I say the quad cores is more important than a low end gpu, but that laptop also has 10/100 networking(no gig) just saying.

my bud is just around 500 pounds in uk =)

[JONESYUE]

3 hours ago, Burusutazu said:

Color accuracy is probably more important than power. Plus HP has a terrible rep right now.

May i ask , why hp is bad and not reliable? Lol i never buy hp b4, but everyone says so… lol

[Burusutazu]

37 minutes ago, JONESYUE said:

May i ask , why hp is bad and not reliable? Lol i never buy hp b4, but everyone says so… lol

My personal experiance is that they use cheaper materials, have poor cooling, and are full of bloatware that is painfully hard to remove. This seems to couple with bad reliability and build quality from recent reviews. The value can be hard to beat though if it is your only option. They do make a few really good computers but they are more expensive.