Johno
26-06-2010, 11:55 AM
Hey,
Im looking to buying a new laptop to replace my falling-to-pieces MacBook. I would love to have gotten a MBP but the price seriously puts me off (in relation to specification.)
Anyway, I have around £900 to spend but the more I can save the better. Its been a while since I bought a new computer and I have kinda lost touch with all the latest going ons with the technology - so I need a bit of help with choosing this new laptop. I have been looking at Dell (Studio range), HP (Envy) and so on. I have a few prerequisites but I reckon most machines will have these:
An i5 or i7 Processor (Preferably i7 but if it saves money for a similar performance, I'm good with i5)
A decent GPU (Something perhaps like the HD 5650 - plays most games on high/med)
A reasonable battery (I'm okay to be hooked to the mains, but it does need portability.)
Preferably a 15" screen for portability reasons (could do 17")
I would also quite like a backlit keyboard but I know most machines don't have them.
I could go for a desktop, but I don't want to be lumbered down (especially since I will have university in September) - I would love the power a desktop would offer, I just need something portable.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I sure hope you can suggest some good machines :)
Im looking to buying a new laptop to replace my falling-to-pieces MacBook. I would love to have gotten a MBP but the price seriously puts me off (in relation to specification.)
Anyway, I have around £900 to spend but the more I can save the better. Its been a while since I bought a new computer and I have kinda lost touch with all the latest going ons with the technology - so I need a bit of help with choosing this new laptop. I have been looking at Dell (Studio range), HP (Envy) and so on. I have a few prerequisites but I reckon most machines will have these:
An i5 or i7 Processor (Preferably i7 but if it saves money for a similar performance, I'm good with i5)
A decent GPU (Something perhaps like the HD 5650 - plays most games on high/med)
A reasonable battery (I'm okay to be hooked to the mains, but it does need portability.)
Preferably a 15" screen for portability reasons (could do 17")
I would also quite like a backlit keyboard but I know most machines don't have them.
I could go for a desktop, but I don't want to be lumbered down (especially since I will have university in September) - I would love the power a desktop would offer, I just need something portable.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I sure hope you can suggest some good machines :)