EPTOn May 28 2014 07:19 Ketara wrote:
I have a Lenovo laptop atm and I really like it, so I vote Lenovo.
I have a Lenovo laptop atm and I really like it, so I vote Lenovo.
I second Lenovo.
Although you should just build a desktop you lazy kid
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
I second Lenovo. Although you should just build a desktop you lazy kid | ||
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Marmy
Iran1697 Posts
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TheYango
United States47024 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:19 Ketara wrote: I have a Lenovo laptop atm and I really like it, so I vote Lenovo. Thinkpad is an excellent line though it doesn't hold some of the value it had in its IBM days. You pay a premium for the quality though, and it can be hard to fit in your budget if you're really looking for a high-performance machine. If not, Thinkpad's about as reliable as you're going to get out of a laptop. Rest of Lenovo stuff can be hit or miss. I've heard of people running into tons of issues in their first few months, and also some that had them last for years without a hitch. | ||
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mr_tolkien
France8631 Posts
The pb with recent Asus is that Windows 8 is bad as fuck and not optimized for high DPI screens. And Windows in general is just a poor OS. On my Macbook I can play LoL and use all my Windows programs with Parallels with way higher battery lifetime and faster boot times, not to mention a better built hardware... I wouldn't advise for buying a Windows laptop atm given the state of the Windows OS. | ||
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jcarlsoniv
United States27922 Posts
they're gonna go poorly! www.twitch.tv/jcarlsoniv | ||
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Gahlo
United States35172 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:15 GhandiEAGLE wrote: Do you guys have any recommendations on a laptop for $1000? I think I've made a decision but input is always nice. I always felt that, assuming you want to play games on it, that ASUS always gives the most bang for the buck when it comes to a "budget" gaming laptop. 17.3" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231149 15.6" - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834231116 Only glaring downside I see to these is the hard drives are a bit slow, but rarely is hard drive speed the bottleneck on laptop gaming. | ||
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
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Gahlo
United States35172 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:48 MooMooMugi wrote: I ordered a Asus Q550F the other day is it any good? Replacing my 4 year old shitty Sony Vaio is a godsend. Should be solid. Obviously, it isn't a desktop replacement level laptop, but at the price you payed for it you weren't expecting one anyway. | ||
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Frudgey
Canada3367 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:45 mr_tolkien wrote: My gf has an Asus and I have a Macbook Pro 15". The pb with recent Asus is that Windows 8 is bad as fuck and not optimized for high DPI screens. And Windows in general is just a poor OS. On my Macbook I can play LoL and use all my Windows programs with Parallels with way higher battery lifetime and faster boot times, not to mention a better built hardware... I wouldn't advise for buying a Windows laptop atm given the state of the Windows OS. I mean my Asus survived a car accident so it gets a free pass in my books. But yeah I can see where you're coming from. I'll agree that the Windows operating system isn't the best but I do prefer it over the Mac operating system. Just in my past experiences though Windows computers have lasted longer for me than Mac ones, and Mac seems overpriced to me considering what it offers. This is just my experience though and I'm inclined to believe that I'm the exception in this case. | ||
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MooMooMugi
United States10531 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:52 Gahlo wrote: Should be solid. Obviously, it isn't a desktop replacement level laptop, but at the price you payed for it you weren't expecting one anyway. Yeah, I'm wasn't expecting a desktop-replacement level laptop anyway. I'm just fine with any laptop that can play a game like League of Legends at 60Fps without constantly dropping or blue screening. I also got it refurbished by the manufacturer which saved me a lot of money. | ||
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GhandiEAGLE
United States20754 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:42 jcarlsoniv wrote: I second Lenovo. Although you should just build a desktop you lazy kid Thought about desktops. Honestly I don't think I'll be sticking around the house often enough to use it. I was looking at this guy before asking on the thread, I'm alright with hitting a little over $1000. Look good? | ||
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Gahlo
United States35172 Posts
On May 28 2014 08:17 GhandiEAGLE wrote: Thought about desktops. Honestly I don't think I'll be sticking around the house often enough to use it. I was looking at this guy before asking on the thread, I'm alright with hitting a little over $1000. Look good? Looks pretty solid. I don't have any personal experience with Lenovo though. | ||
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nafta
Bulgaria18893 Posts
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zulu_nation8
China26351 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:48 MooMooMugi wrote: I ordered a Asus Q550LF the other day is it any good? Replacing my 4 year old shitty Sony Vaio is a godsend. i have a n55s from three year ago and it's still going strong. | ||
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Ketara
United States15065 Posts
On May 28 2014 08:17 GhandiEAGLE wrote: Thought about desktops. Honestly I don't think I'll be sticking around the house often enough to use it. I was looking at this guy before asking on the thread, I'm alright with hitting a little over $1000. Look good? The 900$ models look real similar to the one I'm using now but with a better GPU, I like it. Mine came in the mail like 2 weeks late and I called and yelled at them and they ended up refunding me 100$ btw, heads up if you get bad service. | ||
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Sufficiency
Canada23833 Posts
I want to thank the game developers who actually named their last level "the last level". The game is much easier when I can send (some of) my units as cannon fodders. Here's my RIP list: http://imgur.com/a/k0eV6 (This list misses Lucius who also RIP'ed, but I forgot to upload him). My MVP: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/XILbdJu.png) The baddest badass ever. | ||
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Zess
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
On May 28 2014 08:17 GhandiEAGLE wrote: Thought about desktops. Honestly I don't think I'll be sticking around the house often enough to use it. I was looking at this guy before asking on the thread, I'm alright with hitting a little over $1000. Look good? You're paying a premium for the components but sometimes its not wise to just seek out pure ~value~. I bought a 1k ASUS as my 2nd laptop after original SAGER build exploded (I fell asleep in college on it and it landed on the floor with the exhaust fan blocked and then half of it melted). It was around the same premium value for components as the one you have linked. If I had to do everything again, I would either get a desktop plus some super cheapass tabletronic thing and sync portable documents on the cloud and use the desktop for gaming (so you can get 2 devices for $1k!) or I would get a refurb MSI or ASUS ROG laptop, which usually pop up at ~700 for super value | ||
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Marmy
Iran1697 Posts
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Crusnik
United States5378 Posts
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Nos-
Canada12016 Posts
On May 28 2014 07:44 TheYango wrote: Thinkpad is an excellent line though it doesn't hold some of the value it had in its IBM days. You pay a premium for the quality though, and it can be hard to fit in your budget if you're really looking for a high-performance machine. If not, Thinkpad's about as reliable as you're going to get out of a laptop. Rest of Lenovo stuff can be hit or miss. I've heard of people running into tons of issues in their first few months, and also some that had them last for years without a hitch. I work for IBM and the Thinkpad is my favorite laptop in the citadel | ||
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