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r00tuuu123
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: pwnasaurus]
#19281621 - 12/15/13 10:26 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yeah, and that 13 hours of battery life, not important at all.
I know you hate Apple like 99% of the people on this site but they do make good products if you can see past your bias.
Good yes but to demand the price they want? Why on earth would you buy something that costs twice as much and does the same thing? Apple operating systems are just another flavor of Nix. I can buy an x86 platform computer with the same specs as an apple and load Linux or free BSD on it and spend half as much.
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Magicman69
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: r00tuuu123]
#19281723 - 12/15/13 11:05 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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OK here's more specific. Max price:1,300. I'm looking for a portable laptop that can still play games like CS:GO and Battlefield reasonably (maybe at low settings). That's pretty much it.
Would a Samsung ativ book 8 fit this bill or not?
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Juicin
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Magicman69]
#19281749 - 12/15/13 11:13 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't know much about laptop gpu's but here is a link for it
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-HD-8770M.86799.0.html
It will definitely run BF4, on what settings I don't know. Heard a lot of bitching about how poorly that game was coded and not ready for release.
I don't know what CS GO requires but I'm sure you run it on close to max
Edited by Juicin (12/15/13 11:14 PM)
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Magicman69
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Juicin]
#19281767 - 12/15/13 11:18 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Cool that's all I wanted to know. Feel free to keep debating though. Its educational for me and quite amusing.
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Juicin]
#19281771 - 12/15/13 11:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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http://www.amazon.com/Q500A-BHI5N01-Computer-generation-i5-3210M-RB-Q500A-BHI5N01/dp/B00A8JKCP6
this is what I bought a few weeks ago and I have no problems with it. I'm replacing the harddrive with an ssd soon though.
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r00tuuu123
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Magicman69]
#19281782 - 12/15/13 11:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Magicman69 said: OK here's more specific. Max price:1,300. I'm looking for a portable laptop that can still play games like CS:GO and Battlefield reasonably (maybe at low settings). That's pretty much it.
Would a Samsung ativ book 8 fit this bill or not?
For gaming you're gonna want a non onboard video card like an Nvidia or ATX but you are most likely not gonna find this at best buy or some other big box store Alienware comes to mind but others are out there but be prepared to spend way more than your budget Something along these lines may work a processor in the 3.5 gig area and at least 6 gigs of ram the on board video card will probably at least be able to keep up, you might be able to pick something like this up in the 900 to 1100.00 range. I'd look at some smaller companies who deal strictly online then you get to have some input into what you order. Or if you think you're up to it build your own you can assemble a laptop in an afternoon. and have exactly what you want all you need to be able to do is read instructions and use a screwdriver.
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CosmicJoke
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Magicman69]
#19281801 - 12/15/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Magicman69 said: OK here's more specific. Max price:1,300. I'm looking for a portable laptop that can still play games like CS:GO and Battlefield reasonably (maybe at low settings). That's pretty much it.
Would a Samsung ativ book 8 fit this bill or not?
No, not really for playing a game like battlefield 4, really what you want to do is something like a razer blade 14", these fuckers have a 765m graphics card and are 4.1lbs (1600x900 screen, 256gb ssd).... the problem is they start at $2k new..... But if you looked used on craigslist (would not buy one without some reasonable warranty left) then that might be feasible... What you want is hard to ask for, you need to go up in weight a couple lbs... CS:GO and Battlefield are totally different ballparks, and to play battlefield on a budget you are lugging 6 and a half pounds or you're paying $600 more for a more portable one it seems like
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: Magicman69]
#19281807 - 12/15/13 11:32 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Magicman69 said: OK here's more specific. Max price:1,300. I'm looking for a portable laptop that can still play games like CS:GO and Battlefield reasonably (maybe at low settings). That's pretty much it.
Would a Samsung ativ book 8 fit this bill or not?
Honestly man if that's all you're looking for... you could get away with spending FAR FAR less than that. On low settings anyway.
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CosmicJoke
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Re: What kind of laptop should I get? [Re: CosmicJoke]
#19281828 - 12/15/13 11:41 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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All right, check out this shit
MSI GE Series GE40 2OC-218US Intel Core i7 4702MQ(2.20GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 128GB SSD 14.0" Notebook Windows 8
it's 4.4lbs and $1,299 w/ dedicated gtx 760m graphics
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152461
MSI GE Series GE40 2OC-008US Intel Core i7 4702MQ(2.20GHz) 8GB Memory 750GB HDD 14.0" Notebook $1,199
w/ 1600x900 NVIDIA GTX 760M @ 4.4lbs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152409
and this thing:
Acer Aspire V5-573PG-9610 Intel Core i7 4500U(1.80GHz) 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 15.6" Touchscreen Notebook Windows 8
$929 GT 750M graphics 1366x768 and 4.85lbs
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314224
(I hate the screen res on this thing for a 15" laptop, but the lower res will help gaming on a lower spec gpu)
These are all sub 5lb laptops, I dunno about brand/models and build quality and such, but specs per weight, they are getting as close to what you want and can afford. You for sure don't want any of the aforementioned laptops before this (def not apple, had no idea you wanted games like BF, all prior points are moot). you want a gt 650m or better and under 5lbs.... those are the key specs you are looking for to even begin to have fun with battlefield and portability.
edit: there are $100 off mail in rebates for the MSI laptops, they seem like what you might want... I don't particularly trust MSI or acer on their cheaper lineups, i'd buy an extended warranty myself, but who knows really....
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Edited by CosmicJoke (12/16/13 12:15 AM)
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