Cheap Workstation Laptop

[AskTJ]

I found this workstation laptop, used on eBay.

 

It costs $450 USD, and has these specs.

 

CPU: i7 5500u @ 2.4GHz

RAM: 8GB RAM

GPU: Quadro K2100M

Screen Size: 15.6 inch

Model: HP ZBook 15u G2

Price: $465 USD Shipped to my door.

 

I am looking for a powerful laptop that can handle video editing, photo editing and programming, such as Java.

 

Would this be enough for what I need? 

 

I also plan on playing games such as GTA SA, ETS2 and maybe Just Cause 2, at the most.

 

Will also upgrade to 16GB of RAM

 

 

[kelvinhall05]

Yes, that would be fine. If you can make an offer, try going for $440 or $450 if you can.

[Crunchy Dragon]

-Moved to Laptops and Pre-Built systems-

[TopHatProductions115]

Try this on for size:
https://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-Quadro-K2100M.98900.0.html

 

Yes - that laptop can game at medium-to-high settings, depending on the game.

[Electronics Wizardy]

That is a pretty wimpy system. Id look for one with a quad core and is gonna be pretty slow.

 

Do you really need a workstation? Do you need a quadro(probably not) and buiness grade laptop features.

 

 

[ElZamo92]

$450 seems fine to me, but that hardware is quite underwhelming.  

[AskTJ]

On 08/05/2018 at 10:12 AM, Crunchy Dragon said:

-Moved to Laptops and Pre-Built systems-

Thank you

 

On 08/05/2018 at 10:13 AM, TopHatProductions115 said:

Yes - that laptop can game at medium-to-high settings, depending on the game.

Thank you for the information <3.

 

On 08/05/2018 at 10:16 AM, Electronics Wizardy said:

Do you really need a workstation? Do you need a quadro(probably not) and buiness grade laptop features.

I wouldn't mind a workstation. I am not sure I need a quadro but want a dedicated GPU, and this was one of the cheapest I found.

 

On 08/05/2018 at 10:18 AM, ElZamo92 said:

$450 seems fine to me, but that hardware is quite underwhelming.

I agree. The 2 cores, 4 thread CPU is a bit underwhelming. I will look for something that has a 4 core i7. Thank you for the information though. Appreciate it.

[Electronics Wizardy]

4 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

I wouldn't mind a workstation. I am not sure I need a quadro but want a dedicated GPU, and this was one of the cheapest I found.

How about this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precision-M4800-15-6-Laptop-i7-2-8GHz-8GB-500GB-ATI-M5100-Backlit-1080-W10/292554159113?hash=item441d963409:g:g8IAAOSwufBa5Qff

 

Its a bit bigger, but quad cores, more ram + drives, a gpu thats about eqv to a r7 250x.

[AskTJ]

On 08/05/2018 at 12:09 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

How about this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precision-M4800-15-6-Laptop-i7-2-8GHz-8GB-500GB-ATI-M5100-Backlit-1080-W10/292554159113?hash=item441d963409:g:g8IAAOSwufBa5Qff

 

Its a bit bigger, but quad cores, more ram + drives, a gpu thats about eqv to a r7 250x.

This is very good, but it is shipping in from the US, and import taxes and all that, I don't want to hassle with that. It also doesn't come with a power supply, which is around $50 on its own.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, AskTJ said:

This is very good, but it is shipping in from the US, and import taxes and all that, I don't want to hassle with that. It also doesn't come with a power supply, which is around $50 on its own.

Look for the same model in your area?

[AskTJ]

On 08/05/2018 at 12:42 PM, Electronics Wizardy said:

Look for the same model in your area?

Will do. Looking around now.

[AskTJ]

@Electronics Wizardy

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Precision-M6600-mobile-workstation-laptop/142782195383?hash=item213e7b66b7:g:enMAAOSwzjxamjCk

 

What about this? Has an older i7 but 4 cores and 8 threads, has a nvidia m4000, and has lots of expansion slots.

 

17.3 inch screen size.

[AskTJ]

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-W530-WORKSTATION-LAPTOP-i7-3740QM-2-7GHZ-16GB-240GB-QUADRO-K1000/282948299450?hash=item41e1086aba:g:px0AAOSw8i9ajiJ1

 

This is also more expensive, but I think it can perform well. Don't think i can save for it though.

[AskTJ]

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-Quadro-K1000M-vs-AMD-FirePro-M4000/m7800vsm8394

 

Comparing the 2 laptop's graphics, the one for $500 has better graphics.

[Electronics Wizardy]

26 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

@Electronics Wizardy

 

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Precision-M6600-mobile-workstation-laptop/142782195383?hash=item213e7b66b7:g:enMAAOSwzjxamjCk

 

What about this? Has an older i7 but 4 cores and 8 threads, has a nvidia m4000, and has lots of expansion slots.

 

17.3 inch screen size.

I have this laptop. It works well if you don't mind the size. The m 4600 is the 15in version. Also look for the newer m4800 and m6800 as there newer and a bit faster

 

 

[TopHatProductions115]

I know this is gonna sound strange, but if

• everything else in the specs look good 
• and if the CPU is swappable

I'd say buy it and upgrade the CPU. If that's not an option, ignore this post.