Recent content by matt4x4

Wow!!!! $2000 for a laptop Cheaper to build a compact 4th gen desktop and haul that around in your backpack at school. Sure you wont be the cool cat with an Apple, sipping on Starbucks and munching on granola snacks. Also depends if you want more lanes or 2+ gpus with the route mentioned...

I shouldnt get too wrapped up in it then, the 4 core variant will be hard to find in a refurbished unit, and when there is one, it will be expensive. Basically, for my needs, they are all 2 cores and HT, with a sprinkling of non HT. Of note, the prices between i3 and i5 are not that far off...

Games do not need i7 cpu's, all they need is a high speed i5 cpu. Go for a Skylake i5. Guess you have to if you want the GTX video. i7 is only good for multi-tasking video editing and rendering. You should check out Intel's ARK website to see what CPU the laptop you are interested in has. See...

I understand a lot about desktop cpu's, but I just realized that laptops are different In laptops..... If i3 is 2 cores with Hyperthreading and i5 AND i7 are both 2 cores with HT, with some CPU lines going with 4 cores. I basically have to check out each CPU from Intel's ARK website when I am...

From 3rd gen intel and up. All the usual big brands like Dell, MSI, HP, Lenovo and the others.