Recommend me a good laptop

[Psyko]

Hey lads.

I was wondering if anyone had any good advice on laptops. I want to ditch my desktop because its too big and clunky, (but very strong) and i would like to get a reasonably strong laptop that i can do my work on instead.

any ideas?

[MaSSive]

If you post in right section Ill give you a cookie ( : )

PS: Dont make double posts :O

[IINoddyII]

Moved.

Can I have the cookie?

[rushn]

what kind of work? and what budget?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834215245

this one is pretty good for everyday stuff and some gaming

[MaSSive]

Moved.

Can I have the cookie?

Daym...I ate them all. Some this?

[Psyko]

ah thanks for the reply.
People don't usually venture down to the murky depths of the hardware gnomes forum.

Okay well less than E1000
For animating, vectors on photoshop and flash, so 4+ GB ram
3d modeling, and rendering.
Gaming inst a huge priority, but maybe skyrim ^_^

[rushn]

how about this then

Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AS7750G-9823 Notebook Intel Core i7 2670QM(2.20GHz) 17.3" 8GB Memory DDR3 1TB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6650M


and this one

I know its a gaming gaming series but its hardware will be good for video editing and photoshop

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834230111

[Psyko]

cool. I was worried there woiuldnt be choice hardware in my budget but these laptops look great. ill consult this thread closer to the time. thanks mate.

[rushn]

yeah no problem but the price might me a little different since you live in Ireland

[hearts up]

I prefer HP 620 laptop for you because I have been using it since one year. Features also not bad and still it is working fine.

[LITOralis.nMd]

We're in the middle of the laptop manufacturers rolling out new models with new GPUs, and sson with IvyBridge, new CPUs,

You might find good deals on laptops with GTX 560 , GTX 570, HD 6970m etc video cards, which would future proof you in regards to gaming for the next 2 or 3 years, and future proof for art work stuff basically until the hinges fall off the laptop.

Asus G53SX-XR1 and G53 series with 560M, 570M
the Asus G73 series with 17" screen, same GPUs,
etc.

Post again when closer to the day of purchase, and the peanut gallery will chime in.

[Psyko]

Just wanna give this a little bump.

So do you know if Newegg ships abroad? And these prices are awesome. They end up being just over 600 euros for me, which is sweet considering i probably spent around 1500 on and off building this thing with custom parts. ill be happy to get 1k but probably not, with the way money is around here.

Important info, will a bigger screen make a big difference price wise? And im used to using a computer with Heat sync, will there be a big drop in performance seeing as laptops dont have heat syncs? Can you give me more info on cooling laptops and getting better performance?

I never had a laptop before so im kind of nervous leaving my comfort zone to go for something totally different. Will i have to totally rely on getting somebody else to fix it for me? are there problems with dust? can i maintain it myself?

Any info like that would be great, thanks.

[LITOralis.nMd]

1. Does Newegg.com ship internationally?

Newegg.com does not currently ship internationally; we only deliver to locations within the United States and to Puerto Rico.


2. Bigger screen (say from 15.6 inch to 17" inch, usually costs an additional US$45 to US$120 for TN (Twisted Nematic) LED Backlit LCD panels. A screen using IPS technology can cost upwards of US$150 more to go from 15.6 to 17 inches.
3. Regarding heat, most "gaming" laptops have good cooling, you can buy a cooling pad for an additional 30 Euro, some cooling pads work, some don't.
4. Regarding fixing a laptop. It is not that difficult to fix yourself, however you should alway take advantage of manufacturer warranties during the warranty period because opening up laptops can void the warranty. The simple answer is... on Google find someone who has dissasembled your laptop model or a similar model and posted photos and a how-to guide online, then monkey what they did.

One last point, HP/Compaq laptops are incredibly difficult to repair due to the cheap plastic tabs used.

[mangeface]

Here's some from TigerDirect.com

ASUS N55SF-EH71 Notebook PC - Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.2GHz, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, DVDRW, 2GB Nvidia GT 555M, 15.6 Display, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Black, 1-YR Warranty/1-YR Accidental Damage at TigerDirect.com

ASUS G73SW-XT1 Laptop Computer - Intel Core i7-2630QM 2.0GHz, 8GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, Blu-ray/DVDRW, 17.3, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Black, 2-Year Warranty / 1-Year Accidental Damage (Refurbished) at TigerDirect.com

One thing about the ASUS G50 and G70 series. I used to have a G53 (stolen) and they are BIG. I mean it. Big. On the positive side, their performance is amazing. The one I had was able to handle ARMA2 with little problems.

Also, the G73 I posted has a 460M in it, but I believe LITOralis said this on another thread, some variants of it can put of the same performance as a 500 series. I friend of mine had this exact one and it performed to a level of mine, if not better than.

Look at the last post of the first page, and the first post of the second page.
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f329-hardware-custom-builds/107559-bit-system-advice.htm

And the last bit of information you need.

International Ordering at TigerDirect.com

[Psyko]

thanks for all the help so far lads

[Psyko]

could you maybe look at the specs from laptops 17.3' and up, and recommend from this website? This is the site i am most firmiliar with. and unfortunatly seeing as newegg dont ship over seas, it might be best to go with the usual suspects (for me that is) also mangeface, ill keep an eye out on the site you showed, but those netbooks are too small for me.

http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/catalog ... fault.aspx

[Psyko]

opinions on these?

Asus 18.4" K93SM-YZ036V - i7 2670/8GB/750GB NVIDIA GeForce GT630: 90NBMC115H1126VL133C - Komplett.ie
Asus 17.3" K73SJ-TY033V - i7-2670/6GB/640GB NVIDIA GeForce GT520M: 90N2LC219H1635VL133Y - Komplett.ie
Asus 17.3" K73SD-TY049V - i7 2670/8GB/750GB NVIDIA GeForce GT610M: 90N3XA359H1EF6VL533Y - Komplett.ie
Asus 17.3" N73SM-TZ055V - i5 2450/8GB/750GB Nvidia GeForce GT630M 2GB - Bluetooth: 90NBFL139H26C6VL533U - Komplett.ie

[LITOralis.nMd]

Psyko, everyone one of those Asustek laptops you listed are definitively NOT for gaming.

gt630, gt520m, gt610m and gt630m are all targeted toward home entertainment/home office market segment.

Was looking on etailers in Ireland, laptops are quite expensive due to VAT.
What is your budget for this?

[LITOralis.nMd]

Consider looking at dell.ie for a gaming laptop, and use a discount code from a website like this:
Dell IE (Ireland) Discount Codes | Dell IE (Ireland) Vouchers & Promotional Codes

Here is the definitive comparison list of graphics cards heirarchy:
Mobile Graphics Cards - Benchmark List - Notebookcheck.net Tech


Can also look through this list of Clevo/MSI/Asus notebook custom build shops:
Mega-Reseller Thread!
and
Clevo Guide v2.0 - FAQ and Reseller Info

From this list, you get notebooks like this:
Laptop Modifier - novatech.co.uk
or this:
rock :: Xtreme 685 :: Ultimate performance gaming laptops and notebooks
or this:
NEXOC - mobile systems
or this:
PCSPECIALIST - VortexII 15 Laptops, VortexII 15 Gaming Laptops, Build Your Own VortexII 15 Laptop
PCSPECIALIST - VortexII 17 Laptops, VortexII 17 Gaming Laptops, Build Your Own VortexII 17 Laptop
or this:
mySN.de | XMG XIRIOS XESIA | buy Schenker Notebooks

[Psyko]

My budget is around 1k.

Could i set up my own delivery from Newegg? If so how would I go about that?