Laptops

[LucasDerpYT]

Sorry for another Laptop thread. BUT

What is the cheapest laptop you can get but still put in $300 bucks and get it to decent spec ? CPU/RAM upgrades or even GPU upgrades. 

Looking for one with under a $150 price. 

The T420 comes with decent spec and you can get the NVS 4200m version for $220. I'd be willing to take that route. Put in a bit more for another 4 GB adding up to 8 GB and then another $60 for a 2670qm and i'd consider it pretty good. 

Though any other options? I dont like laptops with a CPU ending in U as that indicates dual core (which I think should die unless their I3's

[Guest Kloaked]

A laptop is not going to be as modular as a desktop, especially today. Even then, the ones that are modular will cost you a good amount of money to get a new GPU for, and those laptops are way out of your price range.

 

What do you need the laptop for?

[m0k]

Dellrefurbished.ca/.com is always having sales

in Canada i got my dad this for $350CAD for his 2D autocad work
Latitude E6430
i5 3320m boosts to 3.3ghz with no problems
4gb ram
NVS5200M (not for gaming, cant run overwatch on lowest settings)

320gb HDD

backlit keyboard

14inch 1600x900 screen

 

i can upgrade ram to 16gb
i can add a second Sata HDD or SSD in the optical slot 

 

[LucasDerpYT]

13 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

A laptop is not going to be as modular as a desktop, especially today. Even then, the ones that are modular will cost you a good amount of money to get a new GPU for, and those laptops are way out of your price range.

 

What do you need the laptop for?

Well I said the T420 because I can find the NVS version for $220 then $60 for a quad core CPU then $30 for 8GB RAM

And really, just CSGO, Minecraft, Recording, Audacity, basically everything a 13 year old youtuber needs to do.

[LucasDerpYT]

4 minutes ago, mok said:

Dellrefurbished.ca/.com is always having sales

in Canada i got my dad this for $350CAD for his 2D autocad work
Latitude E6430
i5 3320m boosts to 3.3ghz with no problems
4gb ram
NVS5200M (not for gaming, cant run overwatch on lowest settings)

320gb HDD

backlit keyboard

14inch 1600x900 screen

 

i can upgrade ram to 16gb
i can add a second Sata HDD or SSD in the optical slot 

 

In america, I can find a 2520m, 8 GB RAM and 1 GB VRAM upgradable to 2670qm 16 GB RAM and possibly 2 GB VRAM for $350 USD.

I like Dell E series, though I would go with something older to save money like a E6420. Though that I5 has more potential than the 2520m

[TheRandomness]

-Thread moved to Laptops and Pre-built systems. Please remember to post in the correct sections in the future

[LucasDerpYT]

1 minute ago, TheRandomness said:

-Thread moved to Laptops and Pre-built systems. Please remember to post in the correct sections in the future

Sorry, I find it kinda hard to navigate huge forums. I just post in General

[TheRandomness]

1 minute ago, LucasDerpYT said:

Sorry, I find it kinda hard to navigate huge forums. I just post in General

Well, expect a lot of thread moves then

[m0k]

11 minutes ago, LucasDerpYT said:

In america, I can find a 2520m, 8 GB RAM and 1 GB VRAM upgradable to 2670qm 16 GB RAM and possibly 2 GB VRAM for $350 USD.

I like Dell E series, though I would go with something older to save money like a E6420. Though that I5 has more potential than the 2520m

yes i totally forgot these E series laptops you can easily upgrade the CPU as well 

im currently using a E5220 at work with the 2520m, 
but i highly doubt youre going to find a GPU for gaming from the latitude series

These laptops have either quadro or firepro gpu's for workstation apps, 
 

the really good thing about my dads laptop with the NVS5200m is that Nvidia Optimus completely turns off the GPU when it isnt being used, for 1080p youtube videos its just running of the intel igpu

[LucasDerpYT]

14 minutes ago, mok said:

yes i totally forgot these E series laptops you can easily upgrade the CPU as well 

im currently using a E5220 at work with the 2520m, 
but i highly doubt youre going to find a GPU for gaming from the latitude series

These laptops have either quadro or firepro gpu's for workstation apps, 
 

the really good thing about my dads laptop with the NVS5200m is that Nvidia Optimus completely turns off the GPU when it isnt being used, for 1080p youtube videos its just running of the intel igpu

That is a really good feature. Does yours by any chance have a GPU? 

[LucasDerpYT]

21 minutes ago, mok said:

yes i totally forgot these E series laptops you can easily upgrade the CPU as well 

im currently using a E5220 at work with the 2520m, 
but i highly doubt youre going to find a GPU for gaming from the latitude series

These laptops have either quadro or firepro gpu's for workstation apps, 
 

the really good thing about my dads laptop with the NVS5200m is that Nvidia Optimus completely turns off the GPU when it isnt being used, for 1080p youtube videos its just running of the intel igpu

I even found this :  http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/142252482668?lpid=82&chn=ps&ul_noapp=true : if your dad looks to upgrade CPU. Has thermal paste applied doe

[m0k]

31 minutes ago, LucasDerpYT said:

That is a really good feature. Does yours by any chance have a GPU? 

yeah... NVS 5200M

[LucasDerpYT]

48 minutes ago, mok said:

yeah... NVS 5200M

Do you think you can help me find a E6430 like yours under $150?