Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: Recommend a Laptop for Hobbs?
Hey everyone,
I have been saving to get a new laptop for months and months now and i am just about to decide on what i will be going for. Do any of you have suggetions for a great gaming/work laptop.
It MUST have full 1920x1080 HD on the laptop and be no smaller than 18" display.
BUDGET MAX: $3.5k
I need something very powerful preferably with 1.5-2gb of Graphics RAM minimum on-board since i use Macromedia Flash, Adobe Photoshop, HD Video Encoder (1080p) and several other apps open at the same time while i do my work. I will be running 8gb DDR3 ram minimum.
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2011 8:44 am Post subject:
gamexxover wrote:
Na, I dont know a dang thing about laptops
Put it this way, i want it powerful enough to play black ops and the new battlefield while being portable for work as well. heheh.. two birds with one stone.. _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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Put it this way, i want it powerful enough to play black ops and the new battlefield while being portable for work as well. heheh.. two birds with one stone..
It will also be a hulking giant with little battery life. My friend has a $1400 gaming laptop and the thing is like 10 pounds and runs out of battery after 2 hours max. Not really too portable _________________________________________________________
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Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:57 am Post subject:
dartht33bagger wrote:
forahobby wrote:
gamexxover wrote:
Na, I dont know a dang thing about laptops
Put it this way, i want it powerful enough to play black ops and the new battlefield while being portable for work as well. heheh.. two birds with one stone..
It will also be a hulking giant with little battery life. My friend has a $1400 gaming laptop and the thing is like 10 pounds and runs out of battery after 2 hours max. Not really too portable
much more portable than trying to drag a desktop around to clients with you.. hahhaha 20 minutes battery life my ass, maybe a few years ago.
My current laptop is always powered anyway, its not like im expecting to play black ops on batteries anyway, thats just stupid.. lol _________________________________________________________ HQ Network:
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Joined: Feb 06, 2007 Posts: 2470 Location: Minnesota, USA XP: 58,502
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:47 am Post subject:
Here you go
HP Envy 3d Series
Operating system: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
OS and recovery media: System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-840QM Quad Core processor (1.86GHz, 8MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz
Graphics card: 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5850 GDDR5 Graphics [HDMI]
Memory 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Hard drive 800GB 7200RPM Dual Hard Drive (SSD 160GB + 640GB 7200RPM)
Primary battery 50% OFF! One 6 Cell (standard) and One 9 Cell (over-sized) Lithium Ion Battery
Display 17.3" diagonal Full HD HP 3D Ultra BrightView Infinity LED Display (1920x1080)
Primary optical drive Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
Personalization HP TrueVision HD Webcam
Networking Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
Keyboard Backlit Keyboard
Included Software Bundle Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) Elements 8 & Adobe Premiere(R) Elements 8
Included Accessories HP 3D Active Shutter Glasses
HP Care Pack Services HP 4-year Care Pack House Call Service with Accidental Damage Protection for HP Pavilion or Envy Laptop
Total Price: $2,928.98
I recommend going custom built laptops as they have to be done manually with what you want in them compaired to others that are just down a assembly line.
Mine came down a assembly line: Did not last more then a year
Friends he had his custom like i listed above for you and hes had his now for 4+ years no hick-ups if you spending money get it custom
EDIT: dam that 2nd one you posted hobbs looks badass i have a friend that has almost the same series little bit bigger then most laptops but reason being so much more shit in it ha. plus i like the bigger ones more better airflow then the skinny ones they have now a days that i have seen. _________________________________________________________ The one the only Scarface!!
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia XP: 3,060,024
Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:25 am Post subject:
SCARFACE wrote:
EDIT: dam that 2nd one you posted hobbs looks badass i have a friend that has almost the same series little bit bigger then most laptops but reason being so much more shit in it ha. plus i like the bigger ones more better airflow then the skinny ones they have now a days that i have seen.
Yeh, that 2nd one is what i want, just wish it was new, its a factory refurb with warranty if i want it. Im gonna keep hunting so if anyone see's a laptop and has a link just post it!
i've had several laptops, its all about where you store them and if you leave them on all the time. I find if you leave them on 24x7 they last much longer.. My bud bought one like 2 years ago for $3k and its dead already since he rarely used it, the laptop im using is still running HQ..
oh and brands to have alot to do with how long its going to last.
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