Good Affordable Laptop That Can Run Dolphin (Emulator)

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

I want a cheap affordable laptop that can run dolphin emulator in and can maintain a stable 60fps on dolphin with no frame dips and decent battery.

I dont want to spend a lot but I might if I have too.

(Please dont put any of those $1000+ gaming laptops) (I just want a simple one so I can emulate Gamecube games on the go)

 

[DasHHat]

Hit eBay and cross reference every GPU and CPU in a laptop you see in your price range in this website 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-Group-/3609vs10 and the CPU compare.

 

You should be able to find great gaming laptops that are 3+ years old for $500-700 that outperform $1000 new. Some may require a new battery or have a few scratches. But if you want the best performance, second hand is the way to go. Not much has changed unless you're getting super amazing stuff.

[CHEESYnachoMAN4]

1 hour ago, DasHHat said:

Hit eBay and cross reference every GPU and CPU in a laptop you see in your price range in this website 

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1070-vs-Group-/3609vs10 and the CPU compare.

 

You should be able to find great gaming laptops that are 3+ years old for $500-700 that outperform $1000 new. Some may require a new battery or have a few scratches. But if you want the best performance, second hand is the way to go. Not much has changed unless you're getting super amazing stuff.

Im not too crazy about ordering used stuff on ebay

[DasHHat]

3 hours ago, CHEESYnachoMAN4 said:

Im not too crazy about ordering used stuff on ebay

Eh. As a buyer all the laws of buyer protection are in your favour. It sucks selling on eBay for that reason .So you don't have too much to worry about.

[ErrystioT]

This one's good (http://www.microcenter.com/product/481303/aspire_5_a515-51g-52r1_156_laptop_computer_-_black) for $600 you get, i5-7200U (2 cores, 4 threads. Ok for emulation purposes), 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD and MX150 (pretty decent GPU, on par with GTX 960M) for $600.