Solid laptop for around $800

[tS_kStin]

So I want the best laptop I can get for $800. Might be some gaming as in CoD4 and Minecraft but no BF3 or crysis. Mostly general stuff with content creation.

Requirements:

1: i5 or i7

2: dedicated GPU. Probably nvidia for battery sake.

3: as thin and light as possible.

4: around 15"... no 17" that's to big for me.

A touch screen is not needed but would be kinda cool to have.

A 1080p screen would be nice but at $800 I am not really expecting to have one.

[boozerc]

I saw an asus gaming laptop on sale at bestbuy at around $700 last friday. It has an nvidia 660m

[ForceApple]

there is this http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/ but it's brushed aluminium. My friend bought this for collage because he is living in a dorm so he only bought for the power and price. not sure for long term, you have to research more on it if you want this one. Sorry

[Exyn0s]

I got the the Lenovo y510p with the 1080p screen for 900 and Im loving it

[zinton]

Does this look good?

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666558662&categoryId=8198552921644944498

 

You may beable to bring the price down if your go with a 14in model instead of a 15.5in

[Exyn0s]

Does this look good?

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666558662&categoryId=8198552921644944498

 

You may beable to bring the price down if your go with a 14in model instead of a 15.5in

 

He said he wanted dedicated graphics

[tS_kStin]

there is this http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y510p/ but it's brushed aluminium. My friend bought this for collage because he is living in a dorm so he only bought for the power and price. not sure for long term, you have to research more on it if you want this one. Sorry

Oh no its fine. I just need suggestions and that's a very viable option.

[tS_kStin]

Does this look good?

http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666558662&categoryId=8198552921644944498

You may beable to bring the price down if your go with a 14in model instead of a 15.5in

It would if it was 850 with a gpu... But it could still work. Depends on how much o sell my secondary desktop for lol.

[zinton]

He said he wanted dedicated graphics

For CoD and Minecraft you dont need dedicated graphics but if he really wants them there is an option to add it

Also there is a cheaper version of the same build of laptop but the build quality looks alot worse http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666564153&categoryId=8198552921644926998

[tS_kStin]

I got the the Lenovo y510p with the 1080p screen for 900 and Im loving it

Was there much bloatware on it like some companies put on?

[Exyn0s]

Was there much bloatware on it like some companies put on?

 

When I got mine there wasn't any bloatware

[tS_kStin]

For CoD and Minecraft you dont need dedicated graphics but if he really wants them there is an option to add it

Also there is a cheaper version of the same build of laptop but the build quality looks alot worse http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SYCTOProcess?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&LBomId=8198552921666564153&categoryId=8198552921644926998

I know that I do not need a dedicated card, but I have become so used to high fps that integrated Intel might not cut it for me. I'm not looking for a constant 100fps but something that can play 60ish constantly.

[tS_kStin]

When I got mine there wasn't any bloatware

Ok that's good to know. I know how to remove it, I just don't want to deal with it. So being it didn't come with any is a nice thing to know.