My friend at school is looking to buy a laptop to last him through university. He has a budget of around $1000 and is planning on using it for note taking, studying, and gaming (the games will not be too intensive, eg. Dota 2). He says that screen size (around 15"-16") is important and a decent battery life is a big plus. If you guys have suggestions then they would be appreciated. Thanks!
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My friend at school is looking to buy a laptop to last him through university. He has a budget of around $1000 and is planning on using it for note taking, studying, and gaming (the games will not be too intensive, eg. Dota 2). He says that screen size (around 15"-16") is important and a decent battery life is a big plus. If you guys have suggestions then they would be appreciated. Thanks!
Many universities have discounts on electronics like laptops, printers, desktops, etc. He should look at that and see what he can do
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.
Many universities have discounts on electronics like laptops, printers, desktops, etc. He should look at that and see what he can do
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.
The older Asus G53 series would be a good fit. You would have to buy used at this point, but you can get them on ebay for around 600-700. i7 processors, 6GB memory, 15' screen (there is a 120hz model as well), Geforce 460m gtx cards...dota 2 should run fine on that. Mine had pretty decent battery life if i remember correctly.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.
The older Asus G53 series would be a good fit. You would have to buy used at this point, but you can get them on ebay for around 600-700. i7 processors, 6GB memory, 15' screen (there is a 120hz model as well), Geforce 460m gtx cards...dota 2 should run fine on that. Mine had pretty decent battery life if i remember correctly.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.
Yeah we were looking at the Y510P and its specs look pretty great. Just curious as to if there are any other really good laptops for the money, especially if he could go to a nearby store (TigerDirect, Canada Computers, Future Shop, etc.) and buy it instead of buying it online. I can't find any retailer that has the Y510P for a good price.
Yeah we were looking at the Y510P and its specs look pretty great. Just curious as to if there are any other really good laptops for the money, especially if he could go to a nearby store (TigerDirect, Canada Computers, Future Shop, etc.) and buy it instead of buying it online. I can't find any retailer that has the Y510P for a good price.
PhaserThe older Asus G53 series would be a good fit. You would have to buy used at this point, but you can get them on ebay for around 600-700. i7 processors, 6GB memory, 15' screen (there is a 120hz model as well), Geforce 460m gtx cards...dota 2 should run fine on that. Mine had pretty decent battery life if i remember correctly.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.
Yeah I think he wants to buy new. I don't think 2 hours of battery life would be enough for him though. We were looking at a laptop with around 3 hours of battery life and he said it was too little.
[quote=Phaser]The older Asus G53 series would be a good fit. You would have to buy used at this point, but you can get them on ebay for around 600-700. i7 processors, 6GB memory, 15' screen (there is a 120hz model as well), Geforce 460m gtx cards...dota 2 should run fine on that. Mine had pretty decent battery life if i remember correctly.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.[/quote]
Yeah I think he wants to buy new. I don't think 2 hours of battery life would be enough for him though. We were looking at a laptop with around 3 hours of battery life and he said it was too little.
If he wants to buy new, look into the Sager NP7358, they start around $1000 and you can customize further past that if necessary. 15' screen, latest gen i7, 800m series graphics card, and these are supposed to average over 2 hours on battery...which is pretty impressive considering the hardware it's running.[/quote]
Yeah I think he wants to buy new. I don't think 2 hours of battery life would be enough for him though. We were looking at a laptop with around 3 hours of battery life and he said it was too little.
a laptop to last him through university
MacBook pro or air
[quote] a laptop to last him through university[/quote]
MacBook pro or air
MacBook pro or air
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-i5-3210-processor-Champagne/dp/B00A8IQ6YI
this laptop is nice, sturdy, and slim for convenience, and i can play tf2 with an fps cap of 134 and i only go below that if im on a 32 player server and their is a fuck ton of spam, like if everyone is like suiciding as demo or soldier and their are 10 medics who popped uber, i.e. chances are you wont, i highly reccommend finding the updated equivelant to this bitch as its a little over a year old now, so, yea, getting this you could save a little money as its more then what you need and its less then your budget.
http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-i5-3210-processor-Champagne/dp/B00A8IQ6YI?tag=teamfortresst-20
this laptop is nice, sturdy, and slim for convenience, and i can play tf2 with an fps cap of 134 and i only go below that if im on a 32 player server and their is a fuck ton of spam, like if everyone is like suiciding as demo or soldier and their are 10 medics who popped uber, i.e. chances are you wont, i highly reccommend finding the updated equivelant to this bitch as its a little over a year old now, so, yea, getting this you could save a little money as its more then what you need and its less then your budget.
this laptop is nice, sturdy, and slim for convenience, and i can play tf2 with an fps cap of 134 and i only go below that if im on a 32 player server and their is a fuck ton of spam, like if everyone is like suiciding as demo or soldier and their are 10 medics who popped uber, i.e. chances are you wont, i highly reccommend finding the updated equivelant to this bitch as its a little over a year old now, so, yea, getting this you could save a little money as its more then what you need and its less then your budget.
For that price range a Dell. Customizable, good service.
For that price range a Dell. Customizable, good service.
KevinIsPwnMany universities have discounts on electronics like laptops, printers, desktops, etc. He should look at that and see what he can do
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.
Be careful about that today since there is so many options online. Universities tend to have a single suppler, like OU's was Lenovo, and were 20% off at checkout for being a student. The bad part was that the price of those machines were marked up 10-15% higher and about 25% higher than the price that lenovo charged us. Basically, they were always getting a good profit. I have no idea if it changed or was just my school.
[quote=KevinIsPwn]Many universities have discounts on electronics like laptops, printers, desktops, etc. He should look at that and see what he can do
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.[/quote]
Be careful about that today since there is so many options online. Universities tend to have a single suppler, like OU's was Lenovo, and were 20% off at checkout for being a student. The bad part was that the price of those machines were marked up 10-15% higher and about 25% higher than the price that lenovo charged us. Basically, they were always getting a good profit. I have no idea if it changed or was just my school.
If he doesn't have access to something like that, the Lenovo IdeaPad Y510p is pretty good from what I've heard and it fits what he wants, I think.[/quote]
Be careful about that today since there is so many options online. Universities tend to have a single suppler, like OU's was Lenovo, and were 20% off at checkout for being a student. The bad part was that the price of those machines were marked up 10-15% higher and about 25% higher than the price that lenovo charged us. Basically, they were always getting a good profit. I have no idea if it changed or was just my school.
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