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Ideally, searching for an entertainment budget laptop...
i use my laptop constantly for business and/or pleasure... work- browsing mainly, tv/movies and occasional gaming.
(i currently have a G6 A8 HP, so am benchmarking various features to this- i know its not particularly budget budget but it was about same price as my budget here, back 2 years ago when i bought it!)
Sooo...
-- £150-300 budget... but cheaper the better (ive seen some good ones on offer lately)
-- 14-15"+ screen.
-- Good speakers etc... also video chip i think?? like...
-- basic graphics but enough to run Counterstrike source/DODsource and the older battlefield games - BF2 and BF1942. (these are quite old now, far from graphics-demanding games)
-- 5hrs+ battery life
-- amd 8/10 maybe, but i'd prefer to have i3 or i5 - but ive no idea on the *default graphics* you get with *intel systems* ...also im not well versed in technicalities of Intel VS quadcore amd's.
-- quad core if possible with my listed features (battery and budget ultimately)
-- 320-500gb normal hdd
-- 4GB RAM ...depends on the processor, but 4gb minimum is enough right??
-- 500mb or 1gb video/graphics ram (im not sure on this topic sorry)
-- 1.5kg+ weight... lighter the better, as i travel alot.
-- screen res not a big deal to me, restricted by my budget i know.
-- dont need dvd/cd rom
Of course ive done days of shopping around, but still dont fully understand how good i3's or i5's can play the games i mentioned above.
Ive learnt that im looking for a chromebook-style of windows laptop though.
this asus is very cheap and great battery life, but it has basically no hdd and the processor with 2gb ram i think will struggle for my needs. flipping good deal though!
http://www.ebuyer.com/711779-asus-e402ma-laptop-e402ma-wx0055h
this one i thought was good at first, as supposedly good battery life, and its dual core (prob?) and little heavy at 2.15kg. but had pretty bad reviews on other sites.
http://www.ebuyer.com/727195-lenovo-essential-b50-80-laptop-80ew03d9uk
Any here stand out?:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/laptop/13-best-budget-laptops-2016-uk-cheap-laptops-summary-3214583/
Hopefully that all makes sense,
Cheers guys!
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i use my laptop constantly for business and/or pleasure... work- browsing mainly, tv/movies and occasional gaming.
(i currently have a G6 A8 HP, so am benchmarking various features to this- i know its not particularly budget budget but it was about same price as my budget here, back 2 years ago when i bought it!)
Sooo...
-- £150-300 budget... but cheaper the better (ive seen some good ones on offer lately)
-- 14-15"+ screen.
-- Good speakers etc... also video chip i think?? like...
-- basic graphics but enough to run Counterstrike source/DODsource and the older battlefield games - BF2 and BF1942. (these are quite old now, far from graphics-demanding games)
-- 5hrs+ battery life
-- amd 8/10 maybe, but i'd prefer to have i3 or i5 - but ive no idea on the *default graphics* you get with *intel systems* ...also im not well versed in technicalities of Intel VS quadcore amd's.
-- quad core if possible with my listed features (battery and budget ultimately)
-- 320-500gb normal hdd
-- 4GB RAM ...depends on the processor, but 4gb minimum is enough right??
-- 500mb or 1gb video/graphics ram (im not sure on this topic sorry)
-- 1.5kg+ weight... lighter the better, as i travel alot.
-- screen res not a big deal to me, restricted by my budget i know.
-- dont need dvd/cd rom
Of course ive done days of shopping around, but still dont fully understand how good i3's or i5's can play the games i mentioned above.
Ive learnt that im looking for a chromebook-style of windows laptop though.
this asus is very cheap and great battery life, but it has basically no hdd and the processor with 2gb ram i think will struggle for my needs. flipping good deal though!
http://www.ebuyer.com/711779-asus-e402ma-laptop-e402ma-wx0055h
this one i thought was good at first, as supposedly good battery life, and its dual core (prob?) and little heavy at 2.15kg. but had pretty bad reviews on other sites.
http://www.ebuyer.com/727195-lenovo-essential-b50-80-laptop-80ew03d9uk
Any here stand out?:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/laptop/13-best-budget-laptops-2016-uk-cheap-laptops-summary-3214583/
Hopefully that all makes sense,
Cheers guys!
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