Buying laptop. Help needed

[Avalanche]

Hey guys, I'm getting a new laptop.

I currently have a HP Pavilion dv6 that did everything I wanted it to. It's dying now and it's on pretty much on life support as It's attatched to a monitor, external keyboard and etc etc.

I'm getting a new one! My budget I would like to cap at £800 but the less, the better.

I'm thinking intel i7 is a must.
I'm thinking 6-8GB+ of ram is a must.
Optical disk drive is a must.

Apart from those factors that to my knowledge are the most key for a fast, nice experience system, I'm unsure what else is needed.

I'll be mainly surfing the internet, having lots of files open at once and playing modern games at an enjoyable standard in terms of graphics.

Some ideas I've had in terms of purchase.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-ne...9-pdt.html

http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/ide...ries/z710/

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Hewlett_P...ersion.asp


Any suggestions or insights to help a rookie out?

[Cashew]

I don't know about the laptop but whatever you do: Don't get Windows 8... It's the devil honestly I speak from experience.

Good luck on finding your next machine!

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[Sath]

Yeah,dont go for Windows 8.Still buggy somewhat.

Also,a Core i5 with 6/8 ram with a 2gb Graphics card might suffice for most of the gaming,except some games like Farcry 3 and very newish games,at maxed out settings.

If you are looking into the future of games like SC,go for a i7 with any higher graphics card.

[SnakThree]

Hi Lanche! Miss ya!

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[evanz]

yes look into getting one with a decent gpu (praphics card), do some research, dont get one just because of cpu and ram, the gfx card i think is more of a priority

eg a laptop with 8 gigs and rubbish gpu is worse than a 4 gig laptop with a decent gpu

[Luke.]

There's nothing wrong with Windows 8...i'm running it on my PC just fine.

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[Sheaim]

Windows 8 hates laptops. It's that easy.

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This is really annoying, I tell you.

[sindroms]

As someone, who made this mistake before.

Never buy a laptop for gaming.


Get a budget laptop for work and being lazy in bed and buy a decent rig.

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[Reid]

Hey guys, I'm getting a new laptop.

I currently have a HP Pavilion dv6 that did everything I wanted it to. It's dying now and it's on pretty much on life support as It's attatched to a monitor, external keyboard and etc etc.

I'm getting a new one! My budget I would like to cap at £800 but the less, the better.

I've got a Pavilion dv7 and it's top tier laptop for doing whatever I ask it to. I dunno how much mine cost because I got it through a rental company, but it shouldn't be more than $1,000

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[dirmaster0]

Hey guys, I'm getting a new laptop.

I currently have a HP Pavilion dv6 that did everything I wanted it to. It's dying now and it's on pretty much on life support as It's attatched to a monitor, external keyboard and etc etc.

I'm getting a new one! My budget I would like to cap at £800 but the less, the better.

I've got a Pavilion dv7 and it's top tier laptop for doing whatever I ask it to. I dunno how much mine cost because I got it through a rental company, but it shouldn't be more than $1,000

I fix countless Pavilion Dv6 & 7s at work all the time, and am also a previous Pavilion Dv series owner. My advice, go with a desktop if you want to do gaming <.< If youre willing to skin the money into an expensive laptop that may will cost just as much to fix, why not get a sure-thing custom build desktop? Food for thought