I am afraid this is a boring new laptop thread

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:46 am

I need a new laptop, been searching around and my price range is a maximum £700. What is the opinion on this....
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008 ... ters&psc=1

dubfordessert · Post by **dubfordessert** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:04 am

depends what you want to do with it...

Ferryman · Post by **Ferryman** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:31 am

I'm in the market for a new laptop, too. Budget around the same.

Needs to run Ableton Suite and Windows Office. And that's it. I don't even want it to hear about the internet...

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:37 am

I use Reason, but only for fun, would play a few games if I could but not after a massive dedicated gaming laptop, fairly mobile as well for uni, basically just a nice fast really sound all rounder

Blenky · Post by **Blenky** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:38 am

Drizzt wrote:I use Reason, but only for fun, would play a few games if I could but not after a massive dedicated gaming laptop, fairly mobile as well for uni, basically just a nice fast really sound all rounder

How much storage space do you need?

__________ · Post by **__________** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:41 am

I wouldn't bother spending upwards of £500 on a laptop unless you're doing some video editing, gaming, working with lots of audio or something similarly resource-intensive.
System specs have increased consistently year on year but actual user requirements haven't. If you can get by with Photoshop 7 instead of CS5, do so. If you're not a torrent fiend or film maker, you will not need a 1TB hard drive. If your primary use for a computer is Facebook or Office, you do not need an i7 CPU. Don't bother with Windows 7 if you only need XP. Using 8GB of RAM is not a certainty - it is a big challenge. Don't waste your money on overkill specs, that's my advice for anyone buying a laptop.

http://www.ebuyer.com is cheap and their customer service and special offers are good

wub · Post by **wub** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 9:43 am

£10 Bag wrote:http://www.ebuyer.com is cheap and their customer service and special offers are good

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:45 am

Thanks, yeah I suppose I do not need anything super powerful, was just thinking that in the long run the best I can get now will last longer?

__________ · Post by **__________** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 11:56 am

Drizzt wrote:Thanks, yeah I suppose I do not need anything super powerful, was just thinking that in the long run the best I can get now will last longer?

Nah not really man. If durability is your main aim, go for a second hand IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad or something. Those things are rock solid.
I've got a 7+ year old Dell laptop which has survived daily usage, a whole cup of tea spilt over it, multiple drops, condensation, etc. It's still working fine to this day. I know people who've gone through 3 Macbook Pros in the same amount of time who take better care of their shit than I do. "Best" is subjective and is rarely linked to the price tag.

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:02 pm

Lenovo ThinkPad G570?

twothirdsmajority · Post by **twothirdsmajority** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:29 pm

I tend to buy refurbished laptops and my next buy is a 4GB RAM Macbook White that i'm getting for $400

Shum · Post by **Shum** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:06 am

Thread hijack time. I also am in the market for a PC laptop for gaming purposes (I may end up buying a desktop). Money isn't an issue though I'm mostly clueless when it comes to quality PC laptop manufacturers.

Ferryman · Post by **Ferryman** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:31 am

wub wrote:
£10 Bag wrote:http://www.ebuyer.com is cheap and their customer service and special offers are good

Gonna check this out fo sho!

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:53 pm

Any thoughts on the Lenovo ThinkPad G570?

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 4:57 pm

http://www.ebuyer.com/345802-lenovo-ide ... op-m51bpuk

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:05 pm

Acer Ethos 5951G http://www.ebuyer.com/271936-acer-ethos ... -rgz02-050

tyger · Post by **tyger** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 5:45 pm

though i have a (more expensive) thinkpad, ideapads look pretty good.

depending on how high spec you go, an SSD for the hard drive is more noticeable (for performance - specifically, responsiveness) than i7 or 8G - though an SSD won't be as big.

wobbles · Post by **wobbles** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 7:24 pm

dnt buy a mac they are super gay

volcanogeorge · Post by **volcanogeorge** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 8:33 pm

don't buy acer, the build quality on these things is shite

Drizzt · Post by **Drizzt** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 9:01 pm

So if not acer, what do you think of lenovo or Asus?

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