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Well I’ve had enough of my $250 craptop and looking to upgrade within the month. I have a soft budget of around $1200. I’m looking for a 15″ or smaller. Mainly going to use it for video editing (picked up one of those awesome little gopro cams a few months back). It would be awesome to have usb 3.0. Must have hdmi out. Low heat soke into my balls is also a plus as i use the pc mostly on my lap/stomach. I’m not a fan of external HD’s so something that has a duel would be a plus. SSD’s worth it? I’m not particular to a brand/model.
Just looking for pointers in the right direction as i’m just now starting my search for something thats a good bang for the buck.. wonder is that .edu email will come in handy?
Derrick LeBrocq said:
Three rules of laptop buying:
1. Don’t
2. Buy
3. Dell
(This INCLUDES Alienware)
I haz a dell e6500 (business class) that has been rocking for over 3 years now. Running strong. Even won a WCU css tourney with it.. of course it can’t play anything else more demanding but it doesn’t have a dedicated video card.
I have a dell and it runs great…. I have been using Dell laptops for 5 years and have been very satisfied with them. You just gotta do some research beforehand (like any brand)
Nickname said:
I have a dell and it runs great…. I have been using Dell laptops for 5 years and have been very satisfied with them. You just gotta do some research beforehand (like any brand)
ditto
Derrick LeBrocq said:
Three rules of laptop buying:
1. Don’t
2. Buy
3. Dell
(This INCLUDES Alienware)
This.
Looks like a settled into the hp envy 14 beats edition. now just going to wait a few weeks and watch the promos
MasterP said:
Why on earth would you buy a gaming laptop?
aka dice you don’t play pc games, you could back off the hardware specs a bit?
Phonetically Phamous (dice said:
aka dice you don’t play pc games, you could back off the hardware specs a bit?
That’s about what my dad paid for a non-gaming core i5 with a 10 hour battery, a 3 year on site warranty with accidental damage protection, and one of those $100 home/car/airplane power adapters.
Also, why did you pay for the recovery media? You could’ve PM’d me and I’d hook you up
I will say that the Sandy Bridge HPs are really nice laptops. I don’t know how well they hold up but their overall performance with Windows7 is stellar.
found a good deal, but worried about the heat and size. Code for my record (nbdq13114)
As this compares to the above envy:
DV6T: $200 cheaper
same OS
same i7
Graphics (ENVY: DDR3 Radeon 6630 vs DV6T: GDDR5 Radeon 6770M) not sure which is better
same ram
same HD
display same resolution but 14.5″ vs 15.6″
DV6T has BluRay (not that i care)
Do you really want a gaming laptop? If so that’s probably a decent pick. If you don’t intend to game you can shave off another $200 or so easy.
Got It,
HP ENVY 14 beats
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
2nd generation Intel® Core i5-2410M (2.3 GHz, 3MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
1GB DDR3 Radeon HD 6630 switchable Graphics [HDMI, Mini Display Port]
6GB 1333MHz DDR3 System Memory (2 DIMM)
750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
No Additional Office Software
8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
14.5″ diagonal High Definition HP BrightView Infinity LED Display (1366×768)
SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
Skype HD-capable – HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Intel 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN and Bluetooth®
Red Backlit Keyboard
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 9 & Adobe Premiere® Elements 9
HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
Price after savings: $817.49
Estimated ship date: October 24, 2011
I need me some cheap MS Excel
Phonetically Phamous (dice said:
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
It comes with paint….
And why would you want office 03? It’s terrible.
You know it won’t be long before Windows 8 and Office 2012 or 2013 comes out.. not sure which is next.
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