Looking for a portable laptop for university, budget of about 1000€
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Since my current laptop has a 17.3" screen and is relatively heavy, I figured I'll need something lighter and smaller for university since I'll be carrying it a lot.
I would like to still be able to play some games on it though (most of all TF2 and Minecraft but possibly others) and also use Photoshop.
I'm currently looking at an ASUS [url=http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-Zenbook-UX32VD-DB71-13-3-Inch-Ultrabook/dp/B00863L2MS]Zenbook UX32VD[/url], it's a bit over budget but I'd buy it if I was certain the nVidia 620M is good enough. I also found the ASUS [url=http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-N56VZ-ES71-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Black/dp/B007Z92SJU]N56VZ[/url] but that seems to be quite heavier.
Any other suggestions are welcome as well.
Also, I live in Belgium, so I can't order certain laptops (like the Sager notebooks).
If you want a ultrabook, get the ones with the hd4000 as the gpu.
[QUOTE=QuikKill;37249912]If you want a ultrabook, get the ones with the hd4000 as the gpu.[/QUOTE]
Is that usable for gaming? Integrated graphics don't really have a good reputation as far as I know.
The hd4000 is in between a gt620 and 630. Would work good for minecraft and tf2.
[url]http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-HD-Graphics-4000-Benchmarked.73567.0.html[/url]
[editline]15th August 2012[/editline]
This one is easier to read: [url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/5878/mobile-ivy-bridge-hd-4000-investigation-realtime-igpu-clocks-on-ulv-vs-quadcore[/url]
The cpu takes a huge toll, so an i7 with hd4000 would be ideal. Granted the ultrabooks have a max resolution of 1600x900.
That would be weird, because the UX32VD has both an HD4000 AND a 620M, with nVidia Optimus to switch between them.
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