New Laptop

[Akadis]

Hello,

so I am in a electronics school and The GPU from my Qosmio X770 just broke and I wanna get a new one.

 

What do I need it for?

• MS Office
• Visual Studio
• Some shematic programms
• AoE 2 (if it's very boring in school

I think you get the Idea I have a new Tower at home which I use the rest of the time

 

Price: I was aiming at 500-800€  

 

My Idea:

• MS Surface 3 the 128GB Version + keycover (~800€)

 

Any suggestions why to take it or not or other ideas (doesn't have to be touch but with windows)?

[don_svetlio]

So I take it you want slim and portable? Or do you want the best built machine available for the cash? Or do you need serious horsepower?

[Akadis]

4 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

So I take it you want slim and portable? Or do you want the best built machine available for the cash? Or do you need serious horsepower?

well a healthy combination but a big screen would be nice (1920x1080) >=15"

it doesn't need a lot of power because i just use it for school the programs we use there aren't to hard to run

This is my Old Laptop which did the job without any problems

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Akadis said:

well a healthy combination but a big screen would be nice (1920x1080) >=15"

it doesn't need a lot of power because i just use it for school the programs we use there aren't to hard to run

This is my Old Laptop which did the job without any problems

Well - if you want big, powerful and well built then this might interest you? I'd normally not recommend it here but the price currently is absurdly low.
http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4720HQ-GeForce-Betriebssystem/dp/B00U1PP3FQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1456233132&sr=8-2&keywords=Lenovo+Y40

[Akadis]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Well - if you want big, powerful and well built then this might interest you? I'd normally not recommend it here but the price currently is absurdly low.
http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4720HQ-GeForce-Betriebssystem/dp/B00U1PP3FQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1456233132&sr=8-2&keywords=Lenovo+Y40

well i think its a little to powerfull for what i will use and i would be happier if its a little cheaper. I mean it's a great deal but i don't think its what i want

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Akadis said:

well i think its a little to powerfull for what i will use and i would be happier if its a little cheaper. I mean it's a great deal but i don't think its what i want

True but for that price you'd be hard pressed to find a 256GB Samsung SSD already pre-installed and also a potent GPU for mobile gaming.

[Akadis]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

True but for that price you'd be hard pressed to find a 256GB Samsung SSD already pre-installed and also a potent GPU for mobile gaming.

well i defenitly keep it in mind. would you recommend amazon warhouse (814 for the 250gb vers.)

 

maybe something without gpu because i won't be playing much?

[don_svetlio]

2 minutes ago, Akadis said:

well i defenitly keep it in mind. would you recommend amazon warhouse (814 for the 250gb vers.)

 

maybe something without gpu because i won't be playing much?

Link to the laptop.

[Akadis]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

Link to the laptop.

One of those 814,22€

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, Akadis said:

One of those 814,22€

Oh, the sellers (silly me) - my German is non-existent but if it's coming from Amazon it should be good. Just make sure it's new and not used and pay attention to the warranty listed. If it's under 1 year there's something fishy.

[Akadis]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

Oh, the sellers (silly me) - my German is non-existent but if it's coming from Amazon it should be good. Just make sure it's new and not used and pay attention to the warranty listed. If it's under 1 year there's something fishy.

Ok thats a good start 

sorry to bother you do you have something at a lower prize that i can decide better? at around 600-700 maybe?

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Akadis said:

Ok thats a good start 

sorry to bother you do you have something at a lower prize that i can decide better? at around 600-700 maybe?

Will look for more deals in a few mins, gotta do something first Won't take long

[Akadis]

18 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Will look for more deals in a few mins, gotta do something first Won't take long

ok so I asked in the chat and they said I would have 2 Years of hardware warranty

only points why I am not sure if I should buy it:

• 4k Display what for? sounds kinda overkill ^^
• ~4 hours battery life won't even take me through half a day (at least better than my current one) 

[Akadis]

35 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

True but for that price you'd be hard pressed to find a 256GB Samsung SSD already pre-installed and also a potent GPU for mobile gaming.

Btw I have a 250gb SSD from samsung and a normal 1tb hdd at my disposal from the old laptop so I wouldn't really need those

[KemoKa]

I would suggest looking around for an AMD APU-based laptop, because for what you need it to do, basic office and number-crunching programs, and a little light gaming here and there, an APU laptop paired with an SSD will run like greased lightning. I had that sort of setup for a long time and it was really very good. I picked it up used for about $300. Had an A10-4600M and it was fantastic for source-based games, Minecraft, etc.

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Akadis said:

ok so I asked in the chat and they said I would have 2 Years of hardware warranty

only points why I am not sure if I should buy it:

• 4k Display what for? sounds kinda overkill ^^
• ~4 hours battery life won't even take me through half a day (at least better than my current one) 

4K display is optional - you can just get the regular 1080p but if you want the beautiful 4K screen, you could get it. The drawback is that it runs at 48Hz.

Eh, battery life isn't good with mainstream notebooks. If you want battery life, you're going for one of the following:

13-14' ThinkPad which get around 6-13 hours depending on the model
The crazy expensive Macbooks which score good battery results
Some HP Elitebook which doesn't come with that good of a display but also lasts longer

Basically, if you want an enormous battery, you are looking at weaker performance and a fairly ugly business-class notebook.

As for what I found, here.

Lenovo Z50 for 700 - http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4510U-GeForce-schwarz/dp/B00Q2R2KH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456235634&sr=8-1&keywords=Lenovo+Z50
 

Asus N550 for 670 - http://www.amazon.de/Asus-N550LF-CN023H-Notebook-NVIDIA-silber/dp/B00D7E3PX0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1456235340&sr=8-4&keywords=Asus+N550

[Akadis]

7 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Lenovo Z50 for 700 - http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4510U-GeForce-schwarz/dp/B00Q2R2KH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456235634&sr=8-1&keywords=Lenovo+Z50
 

Asus N550 for 670 - http://www.amazon.de/Asus-N550LF-CN023H-Notebook-NVIDIA-silber/dp/B00D7E3PX0/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1456235340&sr=8-4&keywords=Asus+N550

thats more what i was looking for do you know any site where you can buy laptops without ssd or hdd that i can fit mine in so i get lower in price by like 100-150€ which would make a huge change

 

9 minutes ago, KemoKa said:

I would suggest looking around for an AMD APU-based laptop, because for what you need it to do, basic office and number-crunching programs, and a little light gaming here and there, an APU laptop paired with an SSD will run like greased lightning. I had that sort of setup for a long time and it was really very good. I picked it up used for about $300. Had an A10-4600M and it was fantastic for source-based games, Minecraft, etc.

can ou give me a link where i can get something in that direction or are there models where to buy them?

 

 

Thanks guys this helps me a lot

 

 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Akadis said:

thats more what i was looking for do you know any site where you can buy laptops without ssd or hdd that i can fit mine in so i get lower in price by like 100-150€ which would make a huge change

 

can ou give me a link where i can get something in that direction or are there models where to buy them?

 

 

Thanks guys this helps me a lot

 

 

No way to buy without a drive, sorry.

[Akadis]

52 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Lenovo Z50 for 700 - http://www.amazon.de/Lenovo-Notebook-i7-4510U-GeForce-schwarz/dp/B00Q2R2KH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456235634&sr=8-1&keywords=Lenovo+Z50

 

Hej so on another site I found the same one with AMD parts this

Its an AMD A10-7300 with a R6 M255DX with that I would save ~150€ with kinda the same performance right?

 

[KemoKa]

Just now, Akadis said:

Hej so on another site I found the same one with AMD parts this

Its an AMD A10-7300 with a R6 M255DX with that I would save ~150€ with kinda the same performance right?

 

It should get around the same overall performance unless you need a lot of single threaded performance (you don't). For the price it's worth it imo. I've used laptops like this before and they're very good options for consumer-grade laptops. Very well-rounded,