Finding a Laptop help

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello all!

A have a friend who lives across the other pond (In Australia) who has had the worst luck with laptops ever, (2-3 laptops dead in about a year. One brand new. The SATA connector was the problem I believe) (I don't have time to explain it but if you really want to know, just PM me or something) Anyway, his parents asked me to help them find one that wouldn't die in 6 months.

His requirements go something like this:

1. Price: 1000-1200 AU (About 750-900 USD)

2. Durability: Something that will be able to take some punishment (or at least one that doesn't flop around like a pancake) Also, a good record with reviews and owners is important.

3. Storage: Must be an SSD. 128GB will do fine (He's had 5 laptops over the years die from hard drive failure)

4. Cooling: Should be able to work fine in the heat. (40C/104F is the max temp)

Nice to haves

Gaming performance: Nothing special. Intel HD 520 will probably do.

RAM: He says 4GB is OK, but I'll say 6GB is the minimum.

 

Anyway, that's about it.

Thank you!

 

 

[SlipperyPete]

12 hours ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Hello all!

A have a friend who lives across the other pond (In Australia) who has had the worst luck with laptops ever, (2-3 laptops dead in about a year. One brand new. The SATA connector was the problem I believe) (I don't have time to explain it but if you really want to know, just PM me or something) Anyway, his parents asked me to help them find one that wouldn't die in 6 months.

His requirements go something like this:

1. Price: 1000-1200 AU (About 750-900 USD)

2. Durability: Something that will be able to take some punishment (or at least one that doesn't flop around like a pancake) Also, a good record with reviews and owners is important.

3. Storage: Must be an SSD. 128GB will do fine (He's had 5 laptops over the years die from hard drive failure)

4. Cooling: Should be able to work fine in the heat. (40C/104F is the max temp)

Nice to haves

Gaming performance: Nothing special. Intel HD 520 will probably do.

RAM: He says 4GB is OK, but I'll say 6GB is the minimum.

 

Anyway, that's about it.

Thank you!

 

 

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/4456400.p?id=1219749486129&skuId=4456400

 very durable body, 8gbs ram, 256 ssd, dual core i5, nvidia GT 940m 2gb

[TheGhzGuy]

4 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

ASUS K501UX

i7-6500U | GTX 950M 2GB | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | 1920 x 1080 | $749.99

Link

I certainly think this laptop could work !

[TheGhzGuy]

13 minutes ago, SlipperyPete said:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-thinkpad-yoga-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-black/4456400.p?id=1219749486129&skuId=4456400

 very durable body, 8gbs ram, 256 ssd, dual core i5, nvidia GT 940m 2gb

Great find! I'll see if I can try it at my local  Best Buy

[TheGhzGuy]

3 minutes ago, Wedsea040 said:

It's quite sturdy, too.

I can see that in the reviews. Thank you so much ^^

[JefferyD90]

1 hour ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Hello all!

A have a friend who lives across the other pond (In Australia) who has had the worst luck with laptops ever, (2-3 laptops dead in about a year. One brand new. The SATA connector was the problem I believe) (I don't have time to explain it but if you really want to know, just PM me or something) Anyway, his parents asked me to help them find one that wouldn't die in 6 months.

His requirements go something like this:

1. Price: 1000-1200 AU (About 750-900 USD)

2. Durability: Something that will be able to take some punishment (or at least one that doesn't flop around like a pancake) Also, a good record with reviews and owners is important.

3. Storage: Must be an SSD. 128GB will do fine (He's had 5 laptops over the years die from hard drive failure)

4. Cooling: Should be able to work fine in the heat. (40C/104F is the max temp)

Nice to haves

Gaming performance: Nothing special. Intel HD 520 will probably do.

RAM: He says 4GB is OK, but I'll say 6GB is the minimum.

 

Anyway, that's about it.

Thank you!

 

 

Honestly, with that kind of pricing I'd grab something new from HP.  You're going to get a GREAT value out of it and on top of that, their new stuff really is 10x better than their older stuff (which still wasn't awful).

 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-envy-x360---15z-touch laptop-t5y05av-1

 

That is kinda my "ideal" $600-$800 notebook.  It will have tons of horsepower and great batter life.  Not to include a far amount of durability.  (customize it with a SSD instead of a HDD)

[SlipperyPete]

13 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

Honestly, with that kind of pricing I'd grab something new from HP.  You're going to get a GREAT value out of it and on top of that, their new stuff really is 10x better than their older stuff (which still wasn't awful).

 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-envy-x360---15z-touch laptop-t5y05av-1

 

That is kinda my "ideal" $600-$800 notebook.  It will have tons of horsepower and great batter life.  Not to include a far amount of durability.  (customize it with a SSD instead of a HDD)

I work at bestbuy and we carry this laptop. speaking from personal experience playing with it it is a nice, well built, enjoyable laptop to use. full aluminum, backlighting, and a good trackpad and keyboard!

[JefferyD90]

2 minutes ago, SlipperyPete said:

I work at bestbuy and we carry this laptop. speaking from personal experience playing with it it is a nice, well built, enjoyable laptop to use. full aluminum, backlighting, and a good trackpad and keyboard!

Yep, I work part time at best buy right now, just trying to make some extra cash.  It really set a impression on me as far as build quality goes.  Although the one at best buy comes with a SSD automagically, but it also comes with a $800 price tag automagically.

[TheGhzGuy]

10 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

Honestly, with that kind of pricing I'd grab something new from HP.  You're going to get a GREAT value out of it and on top of that, their new stuff really is 10x better than their older stuff (which still wasn't awful).

 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-envy-x360---15z-touch laptop-t5y05av-1

 

That is kinda my "ideal" $600-$800 notebook.  It will have tons of horsepower and great batter life.  Not to include a far amount of durability.  (customize it with a SSD instead of a HDD)

Where is the option to switch it to an SD. I can't find it the configurator.

[Dackzy]

3 hours ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Where is the option to switch it to an SD. I can't find it the configurator.

just buy one and put it in it and get 250gb and not 128gb, that is just too little.

[JefferyD90]

8 hours ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Where is the option to switch it to an SD. I can't find it the configurator.

Oh, I meant buy a aftermarket one and put it in after.  Trust me when I say you don't want a OEM install of Windows on the machine anyways.

[LHP]

23 hours ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Hello all!

A have a friend who lives across the other pond (In Australia) who has had the worst luck with laptops ever, (2-3 laptops dead in about a year. One brand new. The SATA connector was the problem I believe) (I don't have time to explain it but if you really want to know, just PM me or something) Anyway, his parents asked me to help them find one that wouldn't die in 6 months.

His requirements go something like this:

1. Price: 1000-1200 AU (About 750-900 USD)

2. Durability: Something that will be able to take some punishment (or at least one that doesn't flop around like a pancake) Also, a good record with reviews and owners is important.

3. Storage: Must be an SSD. 128GB will do fine (He's had 5 laptops over the years die from hard drive failure)

4. Cooling: Should be able to work fine in the heat. (40C/104F is the max temp)

Nice to haves

Gaming performance: Nothing special. Intel HD 520 will probably do.

RAM: He says 4GB is OK, but I'll say 6GB is the minimum.

 

Anyway, that's about it.

Thank you!

 

 

Point number 4, is definitely not going to happen, you won’t get a laptop with max temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. That’s not even possible on idle 10min after startup.

However, that’s just the core temperature, so don’t worry you aren’t going to feel that much heat. (except 5 hours long gaming session non-stop or similar application)

So forget about point number 4.        

[TheGhzGuy]

4 minutes ago, LHP said:

Point number 4, is definitely not going to happen, you won’t get a laptop with max temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. That’s not even possible on idle 10min after startup.

However, that’s just the core temperature, so don’t worry you aren’t going to feel that much heat. (except 5 hours long gaming session non-stop or similar application)

So forget about point number 4.        

What I meant by that is Australia gets to be that hot on some days and I didn't want a laptop that has issues working in that environment.

[TheGhzGuy]

3 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

Oh, I meant buy a aftermarket one and put it in after.  Trust me when I say you don't want a OEM install of Windows on the machine anyways.

Ah OK then. I'm not sure that will work because that would probably push the computer over 1200 AU. Nor am I sure how to get it to Australia lol

[LHP]

5 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

What I meant by that is Australia gets to be that hot on some days and I didn't want a laptop that has issues working in that environment.

Ok, that makes sense.

 

I just wanted to inform you that 40 degree is impossible on a laptop.

 

But 60-80 degrees are possible.

[JefferyD90]

4 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Ah OK then. I'm not sure that will work because that would probably push the computer over 1200 AU. Nor am I sure how to get it to Australia lol

I doubt it.  Just buy the Australian model.  The difference is usually just the wireless adapter.

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, LHP said:

Ok, that makes sense.

 

I just wanted to inform you that 40 degree is impossible on a laptop.

 

But 60-80 degrees should be possible.

That I knew already. Sorry for the confusion.

[TheGhzGuy]

2 minutes ago, JefferyD90 said:

I doubt it.  Just buy the Australian model.  The difference is usually just the wireless adapter.

And in order to get a different copy of Windows they would obviously need to buy the Full version, correct?

[TheGhzGuy]

6 hours ago, JefferyD90 said:

I doubt it.  Just buy the Australian model.  The difference is usually just the wireless adapter.

 

On 7/12/2016 at 2:13 PM, SlipperyPete said:

I work at bestbuy and we carry this laptop. speaking from personal experience playing with it it is a nice, well built, enjoyable laptop to use. full aluminum, backlighting, and a good trackpad and keyboard!

 

On 7/12/2016 at 11:33 AM, Wedsea040 said:

ASUS K501UX

i7-6500U | GTX 950M 2GB | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | 1920 x 1080 | $749.99

Link

 

On 7/12/2016 at 1:01 PM, JefferyD90 said:

Honestly, with that kind of pricing I'd grab something new from HP.  You're going to get a GREAT value out of it and on top of that, their new stuff really is 10x better than their older stuff (which still wasn't awful).

 

http://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/Laptops/hp-envy-x360---15z-touch laptop-t5y05av-1

 

That is kinda my "ideal" $600-$800 notebook.  It will have tons of horsepower and great batter life.  Not to include a far amount of durability.  (customize it with a SSD instead of a HDD)

So, unfortunately, none of these laptops are available in Australia. So, back to square one.