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Need a Laptop for a friend. - Zipppy - 2012-08-31 03:28

A friend of mine really wants a computer, to play games like Minecraft and TF2, and whatever else, but wants something to carry around, so portability is a concern, as well as budget.
He doesn't have a specified budget, but I guess it's under $1000 $900, and he earns $800 monthly.

Are there any good brands/models worth checking out? he liked the ASUS RoG laptops when we looked in store, despite the price tag. I have also considered Sager.

RE: Need a Laptop for friend. - Sinoco - 2012-08-31 04:10

I have an Asus U56E and it's played every game I've tried except for GTA IV, including Minecraft and TF2. I believe it was around $500... cheap thing considering what I can do with it.

RE: Need a Laptop for friend. - Cola - 2012-08-31 04:52

Asus N-series are good. Also the MSI GE60 should be very good.

RE: Need a Laptop for friend. - Pete - 2012-08-31 10:24

The new Dell XPS 15.

Looks really good for the price.

RE: Need a Laptop for friend. - Zipppy - 2012-09-01 15:59

Interesting choices.

He's wanting something that would be close to a decent PC, and he knows nothing about computers.

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - FR4NOx - 2012-09-02 16:19

Sager seems to be the best for the price. NP 6165 for $950 USD (936 CAD) with a GT 650m and the i5-3210m, or USD1019/CAD1004 for the i7 upgrade. Currently they have a free upgrade to either a 500GB HDD+4GB SSD or a 750GB HDD. You can also add a second hard drive to it at a later time.

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Lamp, I don't know how much it is in the UK, but it's shit for the price here. $1300 for a GT 630m and the 3210m?! The 15r Special Edition is worthy of consideration, though. The 7730m performs just under a 640m LE, last time I checked.

From my extensive window shopping an research, Sager provides the best customization and performance for the price. $1500 with Sager buys you the beast, versus MSI and ASUS. $1000 alone gets you a quad core and the GT 650m, which is actually really powerful for a mobile GPU, and you get a full HD screen to gawk at. Smile

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - Zipppy - 2012-09-25 22:14

Maybe $1000 is a bit too much of a price I guess, seems a bit overkill (for him at least) on what you can get.

These are my Sager considerations as of today.

This one is larger than the one below, but it has a lesser graphics performance. it also has a greater amount of choices for the CPU.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP3260

The fact this one is small is what I think would benefit him the most here. He would carry his laptop everywhere. I know this has a 650m, which should be more than enough for him, but considering he wants to play some games on it, it should be fine.
http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP6110

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - FR4NOx - 2012-09-25 23:03

Sager has the best value. Smile If he's carrying it around anywhere then I recommend the 6110. It's probably the best performing 11" I've seen. The 650m is plenty of graphics power. The limited choice of CPU isn't a big deal. Most people wouldn't get more than the base i7, any more isn't needed. Make sure the hard drive is a 7200rpm. Yes, it uses more power but a 5400rpm makes my laptop feel very sluggish with a full hard drive.

The cheaper one does have a full HD screen, but 1366x768 on the 11" will probably look stunning.

The 6110 is a better value. Twice the ram, better graphics, and a more compact build for only $50 more is really worth it. The lower resolution won't matter. Smile

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - Zipppy - 2012-09-26 04:15

It's in his hands now, let's see which one he chooses. Also, let's see if he can scrape up enough for it. He keeps spending his money on video games every 1-3 months.

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - Tupex - 2012-09-26 13:37

Asus N73SM is good i have it Tongue and it run tf2 and minecraft Biggrin in finland it cost 890€

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - Zipppy - 2012-09-26 16:20

(2012-09-26 13:37)BMW93 Wrote:  Asus N73SM is good i have it Tongue and it run tf2 and minecraft Biggrin in finland it cost 890€

it's over $1000 in North America.

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - Tupex - 2012-09-26 20:16

Oh ok :/ Asus N53SM is good tho. just little smaller screen.

RE: Need a Laptop for a friend. - mastahx - 2012-09-27 06:12

Its very cheap in The Netherlands around 700,-