My current laptop is dying off, looking for something halfway decent for gaming. I don't really do anything requiring high-end graphics, but I'd like to be able to play most games with some concessions in terms of graphics quality, for the next couple years.
The Lenovo Y410p is currently on sale, and I was considering it, although it's a little expensive for me. Specs for some reason don't mention stuff like what ports it has, but images on google search show some weird ones, like for a printer cable? Also it looks like it has one USB on each side, which is slightly irritating.
Past experience has suggested that I definitely want a laptop that vents to the side. My first laptop vented out the bottom, and since I absolutely needed it to be portable, it was crazy inconvenient not to be able to hold it on my actual lap without blocking the vent. This is another thing that doesn't tend to get mentioned in specs.
The other major thing is that I'd like to be able to purchase the computer with Windows 7, and not 8. I've used 8 exactly once and it's really annoying, and I don't want to have to deal with the hassle of reinstalling a usable OS. I am no computer expert and something like that is the sort of thing that screws everything up forever, and I'd have no idea how to fix it.
Does anyone have advice on what laptops I ought to get that fit those requirements, and what the price range would be, and where I could buy one? Is the $729 price of the Lenovo Y410p reasonable, or should I be looking to get something cheaper?
The Lenovo Y410p is currently on sale, and I was considering it, although it's a little expensive for me. Specs for some reason don't mention stuff like what ports it has, but images on google search show some weird ones, like for a printer cable? Also it looks like it has one USB on each side, which is slightly irritating.
Past experience has suggested that I definitely want a laptop that vents to the side. My first laptop vented out the bottom, and since I absolutely needed it to be portable, it was crazy inconvenient not to be able to hold it on my actual lap without blocking the vent. This is another thing that doesn't tend to get mentioned in specs.
The other major thing is that I'd like to be able to purchase the computer with Windows 7, and not 8. I've used 8 exactly once and it's really annoying, and I don't want to have to deal with the hassle of reinstalling a usable OS. I am no computer expert and something like that is the sort of thing that screws everything up forever, and I'd have no idea how to fix it.
Does anyone have advice on what laptops I ought to get that fit those requirements, and what the price range would be, and where I could buy one? Is the $729 price of the Lenovo Y410p reasonable, or should I be looking to get something cheaper?
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