Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question

used to contribute here often, now looking for some recommendations myself

Tags:
  • Core
  • Screen Resolution
  • Intel i7
  • HDMI
  • Samsung
  • Windows
  • 16
  • VGA
  • hpfreak
  • Laptops
  • Gtx
  • Asus
  • RAM
  • gb
  • backlit
  • wiindows
  • Acer
  • SSD
  • Macintosh
a b D Laptop
August 10, 2014 2:44:16 PM

1. What is your budget?
Probably 1k, push it to 1.2k depending on incentives, and if budget is unrealistic show me any recommendations up to 1.5k.

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
Prefer 17 inch

3. What screen resolution do you want?
Full HD minimum, would be awesome if there are any PCs out there within budget that have retina-like resolution.

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
I'm fine with desktop replacement, but would prefer a laptop sleeker than my G73

5. How much battery life do you need?
A few hours would suit, doesn't need to be 8, but below 2 will not work. How about 4?

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Most likely, I'm occasional gamer now, but still would like to be able to play med-high settings, my priority is CPU but I have to have a beefy dedicated GPU for the work I'm doing.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Photo/video editing (lightroom), Adobe suite (AE, PS, ID, AU, DW etc..), Multisim, LabVIEW, RobotC, Python and MS Visual Studio to name a few. Needs a good CPU.

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?

Doesn't matter, I have a Samsung 840 I plan to use, and I need 2 HDD bays, (Needs to be SATA III)

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.
flexible, needs to be reputable.. not rakuten etc..
Amazon
Newegg
etc.. are all fine.

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
3-4 years

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD writer would be a plus, if the laptop is too thin then I can compromise on an internal writer.

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

I remember TH being pretty well rounded when it came to brands, but personally..

Fine with:
Asus
MSI
Sager
Razer
etc..

Don't like:
HP

that's about it.. but feel free to recommend one if you feel so strongly about it. Who knows.. maybe HP is finally making laptops designed to last.

13. What country do you live in?
US of A

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Ah yes.
Specs:
17 inch (slim better than bulky)
Core i7 (non u-versions of course)
GTX 860m minimum. Check out notebook check's list, has to be top 50 ranked GPU.
16 GB RAM (8 minimum)
HDD space does not matter, just need 2 bays for SSD OS and HDD storage
Backlit keyboard is a must, prefer full sized keyboard (keypad + numpad) but can compromise on that.
2 video outputs (HDMI + VGA or Minidisplay or DVI)

that should be it.

Thanks,
HPFREAK

More about : contribute recommendations

!