A good laptop

[8BitBuilder]

My friend is looking for a laptop between $700-800 that can run Indesign and Photoshop. 

Got any suggestions?

Thanks 

[BiscuitMassacre]

2 minutes ago, 8BitBuilder said:

My friend is looking for a laptop between $700-800 that can run Indesign and Photoshop. 

Got any suggestions?

Thanks 

A bit more specifics would be nice. power house or ultrabook? Does he need any special ports? Touch screen? Is high storage necessary? 

[8BitBuilder]

3 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

A bit more specifics would be nice. power house or ultrabook? Does he need any special ports? Touch screen? Is high storage necessary? 

He said as long as it has USB ports we are good

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, 8BitBuilder said:

He said as long as it has USB ports we are good?

Huh. I was thinking about getting the Asus UX303UA or UX305UA. 

 

The 305 is thinner, but has no touchscreen.

The 303 is heavier and thicker, but has touchscreen. 

 

Those laptops are about the highest quality thin and lights you can get for that price with decent specs. Lenovo makes a lot of good cheaper laptops too, but they are mostly all plastic. 

[BiscuitMassacre]

Just now, BiscuitMassacre said:

Huh. I was thinking about getting the Asus UX303UA or UX305UA. 

 

The 305 is thinner, but has no touchscreen.

The 303 is heavier and thicker, but has touchscreen. 

 

Those laptops are about the highest quality thin and lights you can get for that price with decent specs. Lenovo makes a lot of good cheaper laptops too, but they are mostly all plastic. 

You could also get a super heavier and thick laptop with REALLY good specs.

https://www.amazon.com/ZX53VW-Gaming-Laptop-NVIDIA-i56300HQ/dp/B01LXCBXQO/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478915858&sr=1-3&keywords=laptop&refinements=p_36%3A2421889011%2Cp_n_feature_seven_browse-bin%3A3012497011%2Cp_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin%3A9521908011

 

 

just saw this crazy deal:

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-3200x1800-Certified-Refurbished/dp/B01MREYCFC/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1478915787&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=laptop&refinements=p_36%3A2421889011&psc=1

[8BitBuilder]

What are the names of the lenovo ones 

[kaiju_wars]

What about something like the Dell Inspiron 7559?

[BiscuitMassacre]

5 minutes ago, 8BitBuilder said:

What are the names of the lenovo ones 

I don't remember. The best thing you can do for this type of thing is go to a BestBuy or Microcenter and look around. See what you like, and get some model names and prices. Then look online for different models wheter they be better or worse or cheaper or more expensive. 

[gtx1060=value]

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/laptops/#facet-1=1,2,3,4&facet-4=2

 

just choose one of the 8gb thinkpads here

if he could spend 100-200 dollars more, he could get a quadro

[gtx1060=value]

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/itemdetails/20AWS2QV00/445

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/itemdetails/20EGS0GY0R/445

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, gtx1060=value said:

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/itemdetails/20AWS2QV00/445

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/itemdetails/20EGS0GY0R/445

 

1 minute ago, gtx1060=value said:

http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/laptops/#facet-1=1,2,3,4&facet-4=2

 

just choose one of the 8gb thinkpads here

if he could spend 100-200 dollars more, he could get a quadro

They are probably great laptops, but Lenovos support is worse than a uber driver. you Literally have to have pay after a year or two for support. I really dislike Lenovo. I'd also stay away from laptops with HDDs in them because 2.5" HDDs that companies put in these laptops break easily.

[gtx1060=value]

29 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

 

They are probably great laptops, but Lenovos support is worse than a uber driver. you Literally have to have pay after a year or two for support. I really dislike Lenovo. I'd also stay away from laptops with HDDs in them because 2.5" HDDs that companies put in these laptops break easily.

actually i wouldn't say so, i dropped my thinkpad from shoulder height to the point where 5 keys and the trackpad button feel out and the casing cracked - note the laptop was still up and running at that time - it was debugging a program - anyways - i thought i was fucked but the hdd survived without any damage to it after i checked it using the built in microsoft program

[Dackzy]

16 hours ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

 

They are probably great laptops, but Lenovos support is worse than a uber driver. you Literally have to have pay after a year or two for support. I really dislike Lenovo. I'd also stay away from laptops with HDDs in them because 2.5" HDDs that companies put in these laptops break easily.

you are one of those guys aren't ya?

 

There is a huge difference between ThinkPad and normal Lenovo. Support way different, build quality is worlds apart. ThinkPads are basically the best built business class laptops you can get, they make a macbook look cheap. Their support is way better than any other support, because it is business support, every hour of down time for a business can cost a shit ton of money.

 

Also if you think that ThinkPads have had those spyware programs and other shit, think again, because they haven't.

 

If you think Lenovo support is shit, go call up Acer, Samsung, Razer or Asus.

 

Also if you even think about calling me for a fanboy because of my profile pic, then you cannot be more wrong. I like their slogan, that is it.

[BiscuitMassacre]

18 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

you are one of those guys aren't ya?

 

There is a huge difference between ThinkPad and normal Lenovo. Support way different, build quality is worlds apart. ThinkPads are basically the best built business class laptops you can get, they make a macbook look cheap. Their support is way better than any other support, because it is business support, every hour of down time for a business can cost a shit ton of money.

 

Also if you think that ThinkPads have had those spyware programs and other shit, think again, because they haven't.

 

If you think Lenovo support is shit, go call up Acer, Samsung, Razer or Asus.

 

Also if you even think about calling me for a fanboy because of my profile pic, then you cannot be more wrong. I like their slogan, that is it.

My brother had one and for some reason (I actually tend to think it punched his laptop) his HDD failed. So he bought another one, and I installed Windows for him. Now his audio is screwed up because they couldn't supply him with proper drivers. (Dolby Digital Avanced Software.). I just don't like Lenovo. I had some dude the other day someone on this forum told me Asus was bad. I didn't understand that, didn't make any sense, Asus is great. for me, Lenovo laptops are great laptops, but very unamusing and boring. I am not a Lenovo expert nor know a whole lot about all of their products, but a good majority of them are plastic. I'm probably just ignorant tho. And I think any $800 laptop can make a mac look like crap xD!

[Dackzy]

6 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

My brother had one and for some reason (I actually tend to think it punched his laptop) his HDD failed. So he bought another one, and I installed Windows for him. Now his audio is screwed up because they couldn't supply him with proper drivers. (Dolby Digital Avanced Software.). I just don't like Lenovo. I had some dude the other day someone on this forum told me Asus was bad. I didn't understand that, didn't make any sense, Asus is great. for me, Lenovo laptops are great laptops, but very unamusing and boring. I am not a Lenovo expert nor know a whole lot about all of their products, but a good majority of them are plastic. I'm probably just ignorant tho. And I think any $800 laptop can make a mac look like crap xD!

You do know that a solid plastic enclosure, is better than a alu enclosure, right?

I was talking about build quality and no MacBooks are okay built, but a ThinkPad makes it look like a cheap toy. One of the links were to a T series ThinkPad, basically the best Business line up out right now.

Unamusing and boring? WTF? A laptop should not be a circus.

 

Asus support is useless. I had to explain things multible times to them about their own laptops.

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

You do know that a solid plastic enclosure, is better than a alu enclosure, right?

I was talking about build quality and no MacBooks are okay built, but a ThinkPad makes it look like a cheap toy. One of the links were to a T series ThinkPad, basically the best Business line up out right now.

Unamusing and boring? WTF? A laptop should not be a circus.

 

Asus support is useless. I had to explain things multible times to them about their own laptops.

Lol. 

You may have a preference, or some scientific reason why plastic is better, but Alu is better IMO. 

If you go to a best buy, you will see a lot of laptops. A few will catch your eye. Like Asus's Zenbook 3 is really cool. Macbooks in general. Dell XPS, anything made by Razer. I have seen some really good lenovos, but not as kewl as the other laptops there. 

 

For me, when I say support, I mean their website, and avaibility of software and products and refunds and all that. Not so much customer desk. 

[Dackzy]

Just now, BiscuitMassacre said:

Lol. 

You may have a preference, or some scientific reason why plastic is better, but Alu is better IMO. 

If you go to a best buy, you will see a lot of laptops. A few will catch your eye. Like Asus's Zenbook 3 is really cool. Macbooks in general. Dell XPS, anything made by Razer. I have seen some really good lenovos, but not as kewl as the other laptops there. 

 

For me, when I say support, I mean their website, and avaibility of software and products and refunds and all that. Not so much customer desk. 

that is not a preference, it is a fact. Take a old ThinkPad that is built with a plastic enclosure and then take a macbook, then test how big of a beating each laptop can take.

Alu looks and often feels better, but that doesn't equal build quality.

 

Support is the people you call up, they are called support...

[BiscuitMassacre]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

that is not a preference, it is a fact. Take a old ThinkPad that is built with a plastic enclosure and then take a macbook, then test how big of a beating each laptop can take.

Alu looks and often feels better, but that doesn't equal build quality.

 

Support is the people you call up, they are called support...

Then I don't know much about that. I dont' ever find a reason to call anyone unless I want something like a refund or some crap. The "support" tab on the website is what I consider. Lol, we highjacked this poor guys thread into a fanboy battle.   

[Dackzy]

3 minutes ago, BiscuitMassacre said:

Then I don't know much about that. I dont' ever find a reason to call anyone unless I want something like a refund or some crap. The "support" tab on the website is what I consider. Lol, we highjacked this poor guys thread into a fanboy battle.   

meh no fanboy battle here. I just get a bit nerdy, since I know a lot about laptops and have fixed a fair amount of laptops.

I am only a fan of high quality laptops, I do not care about the brand

[BiscuitMassacre]

8 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

meh no fanboy battle here. I just get a bit nerdy, since I know a lot about laptops and have fixed a fair amount of laptops.

I am only a fan of high quality laptops, I do not care about the brand

OOOH. OK. hahah.