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As title says, I'm finally looking to upgrade my PC.
Definitely looking at laptop. It's mostly for surfing and movie watching. I also use it to remote desktop to work so it'll be connected to a 23" monitor and external keyboard and mouse about 80% of the time, so size isn't too big a deal - 15" is fine.
What's a good buy nowadays? Last machine I bought in 05 (Toshiba).
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Jul 11th, 2012 02:25 PM #1
What's a good laptop to get. Spending ~1K
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Jul 11th, 2012 07:15 PM #2
It depends on what's your main concern about your laptop.
Should rate the importance of the following on a scale of 0 to 5
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- Graphic Performance
- Build Quality
- Battery life
- Life expectancy
- Application Utilization (some people like 1 million windows)
- Mobility
- Processing Speed
- Temperature Management
- Brand Preferences
- Storage (though this shouldn't be a major concern because you can upgrade, but you want support up to SATA3 or 2 is good enough?) Reply With Quote
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Jul 11th, 2012 07:20 PM #3Deal Guru
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Asus!
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Jul 11th, 2012 07:26 PM #4Thats allan's job
Originally Posted by Jimboski
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Jul 11th, 2012 07:26 PM #5Deal Guru
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Crap.. Should I edit my post!? Originally Posted by McLaren__F1
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Jul 11th, 2012 11:34 PM #6
$750 Asus K53SV-B1 w/ i7-2630QM, 6GB, 640GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in HD, GeForce GT 540M, Win 7 Home Premim 64-bit http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX33852
$800 Asus N53SV-A1 w/ Core i7-2630QM, 4GB, 750GB, DVD+/-RW, 15.6in LED HD, GeForce GT 540M, WIn 7 Home Premium 64-bit http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX31862 Reply With Quote
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Jul 11th, 2012 11:36 PM #7Deal Guru
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Baller! Originally Posted by DavidY
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Jul 12th, 2012 12:23 AM #8
For what you are using it for, you don't really need to spend more than 600. An Asus or Lenovo E530 laptop with the intel i3 cpu will be good enough.
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Jul 12th, 2012 12:27 AM #9
Use coupon code 3G2G02S72Q153D to receive an additional $50 off any Inspiron SE or XPS over $1000
Processor: 3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3612QM processor (6M cache, up to 3.1GHz)
Operating System: Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-Bit, English
Memory: 8GB3 Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz
Hard Drive: 1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD + 32GB mSATA SSD w/Intel Smart Response
Optical Drive: Blu-ray Disc (BD) Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Video Card: Radeon™ HD 7730M 2GB
$1049.99 (after $50 off) Reply With Quote
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Jul 13th, 2012 01:46 AM #10
I'm Apple fan, and recommend MacBook.
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Jul 13th, 2012 02:01 AM #11
Thinkpad T530 + docking station.
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Jul 13th, 2012 03:30 AM #12Deal Fanatic
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Baws! Originally Posted by Jimboski
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Jul 13th, 2012 05:46 AM #13how do you plan to get OP a 15 inch MBP for 1k??? Are you going to fork over the rest? Originally Posted by geek12
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Jul 13th, 2012 06:52 AM #14Permanently Banned
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I suggest you to buy a good Ultrabook. They are strong and easy to carry.
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Jul 13th, 2012 09:16 AM #15 Originally Posted by Jimboski
Originally Posted by McLaren__F1
F1 - you say it's my job, like it's a bad thing! *L* Originally Posted by Jimboski
So Jim know's the best brand of Laptop, and you still haven't figured it out ... nothing wrong with that, man!
Great prices! I WILL recommend Asus - except the two listed here are 2011 models, and have Sandy Bridge, not Ivy Bridge. Not a big deal I guess. Originally Posted by DavidY
I recommend Asus because of their warranty, and their build quality. In TO, their Customer Service is good too (i.e. you walk in, and it's fixed very quickly - I waited less than an hour once.) Reply With Quote
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