Author Topic: Computer advice (Read 1107 times)

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 09:14:45 AM

I am looking to get a laptop for as cheap as you can that works for my purpose. I am not looking for some rig to do my everyday stuff on, I am looking for something that runs windows and can pull off at least some games on semi-crummy settings. Any advice?

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Bisjac · April 09, 2015, 09:22:51 AM

Well a laptop ranges from 300 bucks to 3k

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 09:48:46 AM

I know how huge the variety is, which is why I came here to ask advice on what would best serve my purpose in this case.

Foxscotch · April 09, 2015, 09:49:28 AM

Quote from: Dannu on April 09, 2015, 09:14:45 AM

can pull off at least some games on semi-crummy settings

what games...

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 09:50:59 AM

Mainly things like Blockland and some games like DayZ on a crummy quality.

devildogelite · April 09, 2015, 09:52:29 AM

When looking at computers you really need to give a a price range to get any decent recommendations.

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 10:11:04 AM

Going off what bisjac estimated, I'd say 300$ to like 500$ would be optimal for a computer I won't use for much more than occasionally.

Makingblah · April 09, 2015, 10:56:26 AM

Spend the $500 on a laptop, and I'm confident you'll be able to snag something with 6-8gb of RAM and a decent processor.
My girlfriends laptop cost her ~€400 and it runs the sims 3, has 8GB of RAM and a somewhat decent processor.

Of course, you could cheat like I do, and find somebody who owns a business so they can claim the VAT back off the laptop. (got a laptop worth €750 for €600)
Only it wasn't really cheating because it's my fathers business and I do work there and do actually use the laptop for work related stuff, but that's barely ever.

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 11:06:02 AM

Quote from: Makingblah on April 09, 2015, 10:56:26 AM

My girlfriends laptop cost her ~�400

Any directions on how to achieve this as well?
Also, I will be able to claim back VAT.

Clear Glass · April 09, 2015, 11:12:18 AM

Inb4espio

On a serious note, Lenovo makes some nice laptops worth checking out.

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 11:21:09 AM

Quote from: Clear Glass on April 09, 2015, 11:12:18 AM

Lenovo makes some nice laptops worth checking out.

Any specific one you'd rec recommend for value?

Makingblah · April 09, 2015, 11:21:22 AM

Quote from: Dannu on April 09, 2015, 11:06:02 AM

Any directions on how to achieve this as well?
Also, I will be able to claim back VAT.

I got a laptop from Dell. They're good when it comes to hardware, but the actual design of the laptops they make isn't necessarily brilliant.
However, I found them to be quite cheap.

My laptop:
http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-17-5748-laptop/pd (the laptop with the i7 is mine)
Runs most if not all games nicely, but the touchpad is awful. I also think that putting windows 7 on it caused some hardware issues, so if you hate windows 8 I'd recommend waiting for windows 10 to release and get the free upgrade there. There are cheaper laptops there too, and they appear to be on sale too.

Dannu · April 09, 2015, 01:22:42 PM

Still gladly accepting other suggestions though I quite like the Inspiron suggestion.

Pecon · April 09, 2015, 02:43:00 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834318466

This one seems fairly decent all around for the price. My main concern with having a computer like this would be the slow hard drive speed, but it's pretty easy to upgrade to an SSD later on if you want that extra speed boost.