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Advice on Laptop Hello All, I'm currently in the market for a new laptop for my younger brother. I am operating on a limited budget of around 500-650 dollars... CAD or USD Now, normally when I buy my own laptops - I have one very important requirement... that it MUST have discrete video card, none of that integrated Intel bullshit. But because of the limited budget this time around, I have a decision to make. 1. Buy a Sandybridge i5 with integrated Intel HD3000 or 2. Buy a 1st gen i5 with some sort of 1gb discrete card. Things my brother does: SC2, MSN, internet, all Team Fortress 2. I'm leaning towards option 2 since it seems it will be more suited for my brother's needs.... but I really need some outside feedback since I've been away from the hardware scene for some time.... p.s: I just bought myself an Asus X53SV (called K53SV in North America apparently)... OH YEAH.... I WILL NEVER BUY HP OR DELL --> my preference goes Asus - Acer - Toshiba - Lenovo/IBM - Samsung TIA |
Since he's gaming discrete for sure. |
Acer3820TG is pretty good i5 processor 1GB ATI graphics I run those games max settings no problem |
well if u currently own an ASUS, and u have no problem with it, u mind as well get ASUS for ur younger bro. ASUS is known for GAMING. I don't kno much about the other manufacturers but when i came across ASUS, i knew it was the right choice for a hardcore gaming laptop. currently i own the asus g53-jw specs i7-740qm 1.73ghz not sandy bridged :( nvidia gtx 460m 15.6" screen 750gb 6gb ram windows 7 but then again ye it cost me $1500... kinda sad aboot it but w/e i needed a desktop replacement/skewl laptop but u can get an ASUS with i5 with ur budget. Buy Laptop Online, Netbooks, Tablets, Canada Online Computer Store |
Since our CDN dollar is worth more against the US dollar perhaps try shopping down south? Cheap Laptops Deals - LogicBUY |
on the side note... beware of heat temperature... when i run TF2 goes up to 70-78*C w/ vent HON 70-78 w/ vent guild wars 66-70 these temps are normal for the GPU chip what i experienced when i first got this laptop is everything was soooo cool/calm/collected. cold laptop never heated but as soon u starting updating windows... bios update/etc/apps/ the temperature will rise greatly. |
Just get the Acer 3820TG with HD5650/6550 Perfect mix of performance, battery, and price |
Thanks for the input guys. I didn't realize my upper spending limit was posted as $750 - my parents are only looking to spend a max of 650 on this. I'm currently looking at a Asus with A6-3400 and a Radeon 6650 $599 I used to be the biggest AMD fanboy ever - I have built computers with Athlon 64s, Semprons, Athlon XPs.... the whole schebang, but lost it after dual cores start coming out. Anyone have experience with the new Llano CPU family? |
Llanos are a good way to keep the budget down while getting good performance. They may not beat a Core i3 in overall power, but the GPU performance isn't even close. With most mobile GPUs, you are looking at medium-ish quality levels with no AA, and the A6 should be about the same. That Asus looks like a good choice. |
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