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Title: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: BulkBound on November 04, 2014, 11:35:45 AM It's for uni no massive programs will be used but I'll be looking to do a little coding & then casual browising and downloading different things. I was considering a chromebook because they are dirt cheap but I would rather have the capabilities of a normal computer.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: BulkBound on November 04, 2014, 11:49:21 AM Here's one I've been looking at:
Quote Brand Lenovo Model / series IdeaPad Z50-70 Product weight 2.5 Kg Product Dimensions 51.4 x 32 x 6.6 cm Model Number 59425298 Color black Form Factor Portable Screen Size 15.6 inches Processor Brand Intel Processor Type Core i3 Processor Speed 1700 MHz Number of Processors 2 RAM size 4096 MB Size hard disk 500 GB Chipset Manufacturer nVidia Description graphics card GEFORCE 840M Memory size graphics card 2048 MB Optical storage DVD burner Operating system DOS Weight lithium battery 200 grams Seems this would be more than enough for daily programming & browsing but I could also play a few decent games at low graphics. What do you guys think of this laptop any recommendations? it's on sale at the moment too. (EUR 399.00) Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: DirtyBytes on November 04, 2014, 12:10:21 PM Here's one I've been looking at: Quote Brand Lenovo Model / series IdeaPad Z50-70 Product weight 2.5 Kg Product Dimensions 51.4 x 32 x 6.6 cm Model Number 59425298 Color black Form Factor Portable Screen Size 15.6 inches Processor Brand Intel Processor Type Core i3 Processor Speed 1700 MHz Number of Processors 2 RAM size 4096 MB Size hard disk 500 GB Chipset Manufacturer nVidia Description graphics card GEFORCE 840M Memory size graphics card 2048 MB Optical storage DVD burner Operating system DOS Weight lithium battery 200 grams Seems this would be more than enough for daily programming & browsing but I could also play a few decent games at low graphics. What do you guys think of this laptop any recommendations? it's on sale at the moment too. (EUR 399.00) You should be able to run about every game released in 2014 at 720p resolution. thats a pretty good offer where is this on sale too? Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: BulkBound on November 04, 2014, 12:17:42 PM I thought it was pretty good except maybe the ram is letting it down not a main priority running games but it would be nice to play some games now and again.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: LuckyBtc on November 04, 2014, 12:42:36 PM You won't be able to play high end games but it's good to use in every other ways. 😊
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: DirtyBytes on November 04, 2014, 12:44:59 PM You won't be able to play high end games but it's good to use in every other ways. 😊 Should be able to play most games released this year not on high though Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: mordekaiser on November 04, 2014, 03:52:29 PM you can find laptops almost 35% off on black friday deals.
it depends on how urgent you need, or get it on ebay. Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: hyipplus on November 04, 2014, 04:20:03 PM I've a mac air mid 2013 core i5 - 256GB - 11inches.
Still have guarantee 1/2 year. No scratch or even dust. 950$ free ship ;D Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: RodeoX on November 04, 2014, 04:35:17 PM Buy a used thinkpad and install Ubuntu. I do this about every 5 years and it costs about $100. The thinkpad I'm using right now I bought 6 years ago for $75. New laptops are stupid expensive.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: Morgana on November 04, 2014, 07:20:56 PM i dont think you can buy cheap anything unless the specs are lowered.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: Nobitcoin on November 05, 2014, 06:56:14 PM Try and find a Lenovo y500 better for gaming.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: NoPunIntended on November 05, 2014, 10:07:44 PM Try and find a Lenovo y500 better for gaming. Not every cheap though but the one OP linked I wouldnt consider cheap I would say value for money though. Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: b!z on November 05, 2014, 10:53:21 PM Lenovo G50 has good build quality, is thin, and has good bang for your buck. Should fit within your budget.
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: Igdehi on November 30, 2014, 03:18:26 PM you can find laptops almost 35% off on black friday deals. it depends on how urgent you need, or get it on ebay. find laptops on black friday deals..that's a good ideal.. 8) Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: Dabangg on December 03, 2014, 04:05:41 PM I bought a Toshiba laptop in 2013 for $350 which was a good price.
Hint: HP laptops suck. Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: RodeoX on December 03, 2014, 05:24:36 PM I'm writing this on a 9 year old used thinkpad. I bought it used for $75 and installed Ubuntu on it. This thing lasts and lasts!
Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: Welsh on December 03, 2014, 06:42:44 PM I'm writing this on a 9 year old used thinkpad. I bought it used for $75 and installed Ubuntu on it. This thing lasts and lasts! I've also got around a 7 year old Thinkpad which hasn't had any problems picked it up for around $100 I believe. Installed Slackware on it specifically and I use it quite regular. Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: kimosan on December 03, 2014, 07:08:42 PM I've had a Toshiba, an HP, and an Asus. As someone stated above, HP's are junk. (my sis and brother-in-law both work for HP but it doesn't change my opinion, their laptops are shit) Asus are pretty good but expensive, Toshiba.. meh. It worked, the one I had ran pretty hot. All mine were bought used, new laptops are stupidly overpriced and become tomorrow's cheap tech almost as soon as the check clears.
Thanks for starting this thread.. think I'll go with Lenovo next. That G50 looks pretty good. Title: Re: I want to buy a cheap but value for money laptop Post by: lynn_402 on December 03, 2014, 07:22:56 PM I bought a Toshiba laptop in 2013 for $350 which was a good price. Hint: HP laptops suck. Yeah, Toshiba laptops are great for the price. I bought one at 600$ two years ago, and I can still play recent games with decent quality on it. |