i have been tasked with helping a friend purchase a laptop. seeing as i know jack shit about laptops i thought i'd ask for your help
budget: $1300-1500 USD
if it included microsoft office that'd be good
he wants to game on it. i know for a fact he'll be getting Civ 5.
he also wants a "decent amount of ram", but considering what he has now, that shouldn't be an issue. actually, he'll probably be editing video on it(short films) so he may need a bit more but idk
he also wants a good screen
please help me
At this budget, as long as you get a laptop with an i5 or an i7 and a radeon 6600/5700 or greater or geforce 540 or greater you can't go wrong. Everything else is basically preference, like screen size and accesories.
[editline]30th May 2011[/editline]
Did some looking on newegg.
Here are two nice i7 laptops:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152258[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214280[/url]
Does he need a huge resolution screen (for Photoshop use or his editing videos for example)? 1920x1080? 1366x768?
[editline]30th May 2011[/editline]
[QUOTE=chipset;30133210]At this budget, as long as you get a laptop with an i5 or an i7 and a radeon 6600/5700 or greater or geforce 540 or greater you can't go wrong. Everything else is basically preference, like screen size and accesories.
[editline]30th May 2011[/editline]
Did some looking on newegg.
Here are two nice i7 laptops:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152258[/url]
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834214280[/url][/QUOTE]
The MSI has a too huge screen resolution for its graphic card, the Toshiba one seems to be better.
[editline]30th May 2011[/editline]
If your friend is really into gaming, the ASUS G73SW seems to be a better solution (and it has also a Full HD screen which is good for softwares)
he doesn't really need a huge resolution screen
forget i mentioned the video editing thing. he's not going to be doing anything fancy in that regard
[quote]At this budget, as long as you get a laptop with an i5 or an i7 and a radeon 6600/5700 or greater or geforce 540 or greater you can't go wrong. Everything else is basically preference, like screen size and accesories.[/quote]
i guess if this holds true then i should be fine
any suggestions are still welcome
Then, follow chipset's suggestion. But don't forget the GT 540m can't deal with a full HD screen when gaming. The Toshiba laptop is a better choice.
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