Laptop Recommendations
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- Zarathud
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Laptop Recommendations
My wife is looking for a new business laptop, and the kids will want to repurpose it to play co-op Minecraft, Starbound, Stardew Valley and LEGO games. Basically, a portable laptop that can do light gaming.
I'm hoping to spend under $500 so my budget can squeeze in a video card upgrade for me. Any recommendations?
I'm hoping to spend under $500 so my budget can squeeze in a video card upgrade for me. Any recommendations?
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
go for refurbished for best bang-for-buck:
Lenovo
http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/lapt ... -1=1,2,3,4
Dell
http://dellrefurbished.com/laptops
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale ... andId=2201
HP
https://h41369.www4.hp.com/pps-offers.php
Acer
http://www.acerrecertified.com/laptops
huge variety from newegg.com:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... 0Notebooks
Lenovo
http://outlet.lenovo.com/outlet_us/lapt ... -1=1,2,3,4
Dell
http://dellrefurbished.com/laptops
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale ... andId=2201
HP
https://h41369.www4.hp.com/pps-offers.php
Acer
http://www.acerrecertified.com/laptops
huge variety from newegg.com:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... 0Notebooks
- Zarathud
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
There's a $600 Acer Aspire E5-575G-527J 15.6" Laptop; Intel Core i5-7200U Processor 2.5GHz; NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M; 8GB DDR4 RAM; 256GB Solid State Drive.
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- Jag
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
I use my work Surface 4 for some high end gaming, but the Surface 3 is around $600. Best piece of hardware I've owned. About the size and weight of an ipad. Replaced my work desktop and I don't even notice that I'm on a laptop (using a KBM hub).
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
Anything but HP. Always heard good things about Lenovo.
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
I also use a Surface Pro 3 as my workstation in the office, and love the portability. Going between home and 4 work sites, it's a must. I've not tried gaming on it, though.Jag wrote:I use my work Surface 4 for some high end gaming, but the Surface 3 is around $600. Best piece of hardware I've owned. About the size and weight of an ipad. Replaced my work desktop and I don't even notice that I'm on a laptop (using a KBM hub).
My wife's had a Surface Pro 3 for some time now (I think the original sticker was $1200) and she loves that as well.
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
http://www.laptopmag.com/best-laptops-under-500
http://teradatariver.com/511/best-laptops-under-500/
http://teradatariver.com/511/best-laptops-under-500/
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
Wife got a great deal on a Toshiba at Staples a year or so ago. It's been a very good laptop. Nominally priced at $850, she got it for under $500 with her trade-in.
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
I burned up my Toshiba, bought my Dell XPS, and it's still running great.
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
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Re: Laptop Recommendations
Apparently, there's a discount on 7th gen Intel CPU based laptops, with NVIDIA 1050M or 1060M for less than 700 if you look for them.
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