Laptop for University

[Hunter115]

I have 800€ and search a laptop for University 

i should have 8gb ram

max 1080p panal because i dont want to push as many pixels

and it should be light enough to carry around

and it should have enough performance to run overwatch at medium 60FPS and cs go at high 60 FPS

nice would be shadow play to record a smal clip here and there

 

 

[neoxid501]

Bare in mind that shadow play isn't as much of a necessity as you may think as OBS and Xplit can perform those tasks just fine.

 

In terms of finding you something with what you want, I'm not sure when University generally starts in Europe but if you can wait a month or two for when the newer mobile GPU's, the older laptops will drop in price and you're more likely to find something that would work as being a light gaming machine. Not to mention that Intel's Kaby Like processors are due soon as well so if possible wait.

 

if not consider looking at the Asus ROG line (the slimmer models of ourse), Lenovo Y series (they come with a harddrive but my friend has an older y50 and replaced the 2.5" HDD with an SSD), or perhaps something from the MSi line.

 

Since you aren't concerned about battery life, look for a Quad-core CPU (6th gen preferably), Nvidia GTX970M (960M might work as well, not 100% sure on that), and something with decent thermal performance. notebookcheck is a great website to look at that kind of stuff.

 

Best of luck!

[don_svetlio]

42 minutes ago, Hunter115 said:

I have 800€ and search a laptop for University 

i should have 8gb ram

max 1080p panal because i dont want to push as many pixels

and it should be light enough to carry around

and it should have enough performance to run overwatch at medium 60FPS and cs go at high 60 FPS

nice would be shadow play to record a smal clip here and there

 

 

You won't find a thin and light laptop that can run games for that kind of money. The cost around 1500Eu or more.

[Andrew657nz]

Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget. I Highly recommend a Macbook pro 2010 model onwards, upgrade with an SSD, and perfect for light work! Got mine for £270 with SSD included = 311 euros 

Then spend the other 500 euros on a entry level PC?? 

[don_svetlio]

9 minutes ago, Andrew657nz said:

Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget. I Highly recommend a Macbook pro 2010 model onwards, upgrade with an SSD, and perfect for light work! Got mine for £270 with SSD included = 311 euros 

Then spend the other 500 euros on a entry level PC?? 

MBP 2010 is archaic and not remotely worth the money

[Andrew657nz]

1 minute ago, don_svetlio said:

MBP 2010 is archaic and not remotely worth the money

I disagree, works flawlessly for what I need it for. (Notes, music, youtube, skype, LTT Forums... and small and light for a laptop :)) 

I have an SSD in it, I would wholly agree if it had a HDD in it, rip that piece of ...

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Andrew657nz said:

I disagree, works flawlessly for what I need it for. (Notes, music, youtube, skype, LTT Forums... and small and light for a laptop :)) 

I have an SSD in it, I would wholly agree if it had a HDD in it, rip that piece of ...

And it throttles due to heat, has no warranty (so if a component fails that's his money down the drain) and has shit battery life compared to modern ultrabooks. Why would it be good again?

[Andrew657nz]

Just now, don_svetlio said:

And it throttles due to heat, has no warranty (so if a component fails that's his money down the drain) and has shit battery life compared to modern ultrabooks. Why would it be good again?

I'm never away from power... Battery life is around 5-6 hours. 

Warranty - I would happily buy another one for the same price  

Jeez, I like the looks, the weight, the LED backlit keyboard (shame it's not rgb ) and does every job I want it to do. 

Why you have to be mad? Probably because you have an R9 280...............................  

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Andrew657nz said:

I'm never away from power... Battery life is around 5-6 hours. 

Warranty - I would happily buy another one for the same price  

Jeez, I like the looks, the weight, the LED backlit keyboard (shame it's not rgb ) and does every job I want it to do. 

Why you have to be mad? Probably because you have an R9 280...............................  

Because a person's hardware is indicative of his personality? Nice logic...

Because the size is nothing to write home about, the keyboard is flat out atrocious (the butterfly switches offer next to no travel and zero haptic feedback) and 5 hours on battery for an ultrabook is a disgrace when something modern gates 10-20 hours (yes, 20 hours).

For you maybe but not everyone wants to dump 400eu on a used POS every 6 months due to motherboard failure or any other type of hardware issue. Macbooks are not user-serviceable and thus are a poor investment when buying used.

[Andrew657nz]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

Because a person's hardware is indicative of his personality? Nice logic...

Because the size is nothing to write home about, the keyboard is flat out atrocious (the butterfly switches offer next to no travel and zero haptic feedback) and 5 hours on battery for an ultrabook is a disgrace when something modern gates 10-20 hours (yes, 20 hours).

For you maybe but not everyone wants to dump 400eu on a used POS every 6 months due to motherboard failure or any other type of hardware issue. Macbooks are not user-serviceable and thus are a poor investment when buying used.

Works. For. Me. As I said only need it for Notes, music, youtube, skype, LTT Forums.  Plus I have a Gaming PC, so this is just a, walk to university, do work, go home laptop. 

Keyboard is more than acceptable, and the 2010 model has been on the market for what 6+ years, still not broken.... NOT A POOR INVESTMENT! Especially when 2016 models are what £1000+ eeek that would be a poor investment... 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Andrew657nz said:

Works. For. Me. As I said only need it for Notes, music, youtube, skype, LTT Forums.  Plus I have a Gaming PC, so this is just a, walk to university, do work, go home laptop. 

Keyboard is more than acceptable, and the 2010 model has been on the market for what 6+ years, still not broken.... NOT A POOR INVESTMENT! Especially when 2016 models are what £1000+ eeek that would be a poor investment... 

And how do you imagine Overwatch running at 60fps on a MBP 2010?

Cause for 400Eu there is no way in hell he can put together a PC capable of that.

[Andrew657nz]

31 minutes ago, Andrew657nz said:

Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget. I Highly recommend a Macbook pro 2010 model onwards, upgrade with an SSD, and perfect for light work! Got mine for £270 with SSD included = 311 euros 

Then spend the other 500 euros on a entry level PC?? 

 

Just now, don_svetlio said:

And how do you imagine Overwatch running at 60fps on a MBP 2010?

Cause for 400Eu there is no way in hell he can put together a PC capable of that.

''Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget'' 

I agree with you, no way. However he WOULD be able to put together a 500Eu PC which would be able to play overwatch on medium 60fps. 

[don_svetlio]

Just now, Andrew657nz said:

 

''Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget'' 

I agree with you, no way. However he WOULD be able to put together a 500Eu PC which would be able to play overwatch on medium 60fps. 

Don't twist my words. I said he wouldn't find a THIN AND LIGHT one. The 7559 fits his requirements perfectly but it's simply not an ultrabook.

 

Just now, Andrew657nz said:

 

''Doubt you'll find a gaming laptop for that budget'' 

I agree with you, no way. However he WOULD be able to put together a 500Eu PC which would be able to play overwatch on medium 60fps. 

And what about monitor, speakers and keyboard? Factor that in and the PC budget is less than 400Eu. At that point, you are looking at an APU system. Waste of money in every way possible.

[Hunter115]

i have a good computer only need some laptop with reasonable  weight that can run at least cs go  

how about a laptop with a gtx 960m or gtx 950m would it fit my needs it is around 649€ for the gtx 950m and around 769 € for the gtx 960m

 

they have both 8gb ram on ddr3 on ddr4 and the laptop with the gtx 960m has a  Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Prozessor

[juretrn]

I am quite happy with my Asus N551J - i7 4720 HQ, GTX 950M, 8 GB ram, 1 TB HDD, it cost 1000 €, or about 800 € + 22% tax. It runs games that I play (Borderlands 2, Supreme Commander, World of tanks) pretty well, almost as good as my desktop.

[Dackzy]

you have two options

1. Get a Dell 7559

2. Save up another 800€

[Hunter115]

5 hours ago, neoxid501 said:

Bare in mind that shadow play isn't as much of a necessity as you may think as OBS and Xplit can perform those tasks just fine.

 

In terms of finding you something with what you want, I'm not sure when University generally starts in Europe but if you can wait a month or two for when the newer mobile GPU's, the older laptops will drop in price and you're more likely to find something that would work as being a light gaming machine. Not to mention that Intel's Kaby Like processors are due soon as well so if possible wait.

 

if not consider looking at the Asus ROG line (the slimmer models of ourse), Lenovo Y series (they come with a harddrive but my friend has an older y50 and replaced the 2.5" HDD with an SSD), or perhaps something from the MSi line.

 

Since you aren't concerned about battery life, look for a Quad-core CPU (6th gen preferably), Nvidia GTX970M (960M might work as well, not 100% sure on that), and something with decent thermal performance. notebookcheck is a great website to look at that kind of stuff.

 

Best of luck!

do you think a RX 460m when it s realsed is coming in this price point 

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-RX-460-Notebook-RX-460M.171186.0.html as reference

University starts in about 2 month hopefully there are more new mobil gpus out

[Pendragon]

Honestly I haven't see a good 950m laptop LOL. Even the Clevo W series is pretty meh for 950m. 

[neoxid501]

Ya... OP you're stuck in a place where you realistically aren't going to find anything other than maybe an Acer or HP Omen but you're sacrificing build quality and overall reliability. Looking in to a Venom Blackbook or even Clevo/Sager can also be options, but again if you can wait for the new hardware to come out you might be able to get a better deal.