College Laptop

[NiteWow]

Price Range: $300-550. Looking for a relatively lightweight laptop that won't feel like I'm carrying a brick when traveling in between lectures. I also plan on using this for some gaming; I'm not too crazy on graphics because I tend to prioritze enjoyable framerates and at this price range I'm not expecting resolutions probably above 1366 x 768 . Games I usually play are League of Legends, CS:GO, some Indie Games and the most graphically demanding game that I've downloaded is Blade and Soul. Thanks again!

[NiteWow]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

Honestly, I'd just look for some used mobile workstations.  That's just me.

Any specific one you would recommend?

[NiteWow]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

HP Elitebook 8470p with an i5-3360m.  Lucky if you can find one with a 7570m.

Found it on amazon, 7.7 pounds is a bit much. My current laptop is roughly 2 pounds lighter however your suggestion is a better performer.

[NiteWow]

Just now, valdyrgramr said:

Ya, that's thing.  If you want performance you usually need to deal with the weight.

 

I'd look around for a laptop with at least a 3320m in it.

I was looking at the Acer Aspire E5. Not sure if this is a good choice or not. My current laptop would get destroyed by this but its only .1 pound(s) heavier than the Acer model. What do you think?

 

Price: $500

CPU: I5-5200U

GPU/VPU: 940m

HDD: 1TB

Memory: 8GB

Weight: 5.2 pounds

[NiteWow]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

That would do nicely in the games that need single thread and in school work.

Sounds good. tyty

[don_svetlio]

1 hour ago, NiteWow said:

Sounds good. tyty

Avoid Acer - unless you need a plastic furnace

[don_svetlio]

1 minute ago, valdyrgramr said:

I thought that was Toshiba.  

Acer and HP's lower end models are pretty much the Thermi of laptops - Toshiba are just bad overall

[don_svetlio]

Just now, valdyrgramr said:

For HP isn't the DVs right?  As for Acer, I didn't think that was a bad model.

HP's whole Pavilion line is tosh. Acer - pretty much anything outside the Predator line

[don_svetlio]

Just now, valdyrgramr said:

Then I'd suggest OP just go with an Elitebook for that much.  

Or something used - a T430 can be had for 500$

[don_svetlio]

Just now, valdyrgramr said:

You can get a used EliteBook for under 300.  But, a Thinkpad isn't bad either.

Yup, ThinkPads can double as a weapon and chopping block

[don_svetlio]

12 minutes ago, valdyrgramr said:

I'm buying one later to replace my Elitebook.  Slower processor, but faster GPU solution.  2 m260s.

Just resold a T420 - beautiful piece of hardware