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I know this is a frequent question but I was just after a quick opinion since I'm still relatively new to laptops but now need one. The primary use will be for graphic design but it will also be used as a gaming laptop. I've looked primarily at Gigabyte notebooks such as the P55k and P35G V2...

I am in the market for a new laptop. I NEED is to run Photo Shop CS6 at least for my daily work. I WANT to be able to play Star Wars Battlefront in my down time. I am happy to keeping to to minimum standards and have found Laptops out there that fit everything BUT into the Graphics Card...

Basically my laptop broke I need one for college however, I'd like to enjoy myself to some light gaming. I'm not looking for skyrim best setting but something I can have some fun with. Budget 400 dollars

I do not have as much computer building experience but I am hoping to find enough parts to make a cheap laptop (also needed) work pretty much the same or at least better than decent within (or below?) a $500 range. Probably not going to work perfectly or fit under budget but better than nothing...

Hi there, My Dad needs a new laptop and has asked me to help him pick one but I'm not really sure on what to recommend. He generally only uses it for casual browsing and doing his invoices. My main concerns will be the overall speed that it runs. It needs to be fast and not slow down any time...

Hello. Question asked a countless times, yet here it is again. I've been a PC user for my whole life so far but with the college arrival it's time to make a change. Any additional info about the models and their qualities gained through personal experience or anything else would also be...

Hi! I'm trying to find a cheap laptop that I can use for some gaming, and was wondering if this would be suitable. It has 8GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive, an AMD A8-6410 processor, an AMD R5 graphics card, and a resolution of 1366 x 768. It runs Windows 8.1 :) Link...

So I'm thinking about buying this laptop, obvs I'm on a budget but this one kinda fits so I'm wondering what to expect from it in terms of casual gaming, meaning that I won't play that much and I'm fine with games running on medium-low settings at 1920x1080 resolution (games like Fifa, Mass...

I am in the market for a student laptop, as I already have a gaming desktop, but need something more portable. I am not looking for a powerhouse, just something that can handle word processing, chrome etc. I also need to be able to run some basic coding programs. I would prefer a Windows...

Hello. My brother wants to buy himself a laptop. I've looked for one on few popular websites from my country, and the best on performance and price was this one : http://www.cel.ro/laptop-laptopuri/laptop-lenovo-b50_30-quad-core-n3540-500gb-4gb-gt820m-1gb-fingerprint-l/ What do u think? He...

HI, I'm new to this forum. I am currently looking in the market for great 2.0 speakers that would go with my system. What I'm looking for: Great Sound, Runs Cool, Immersive for gaming, Would Last Budget: $150.00 Using it for: Gaming, non-professional music editing, music, movies Currently...

Looking for a decent monitor in the 24-27'' range. Mainly going to use it for work, i.e. programming and reading. Have an oldish Phillips 22'' now, but need at least one more. Might add a third one at some point. Have a desktop and an excellent NVIDIA card (Titan X) for work. It might be good...

I am looking for a cheap laptop. i have a budget of 200-300$ but may be able to go higher. as my current desktop pc is a pile of crap, and my pile of crap laptop is breaking down, i am planning on selling it so i can buy new laptop and not cut into my money i'm saving to build my gaming rig. i...

Hello all! I am having a slight dilemma and decided to seek the assistance of the wonderful people here at Toms! I have a friend who is moving away to college in August, and she is in need of a cheap (ideally $200, but possibly up to $230) laptop/notebook/netbook to do her college papers and...

I have a desktop setup but have outdated speakers and am looking to upgrade to something cheap but solid. Would like to stay under $25 if at all possible. Thanks guys.

Hello people, I would like to ask which microphone is best for my budget of $70 or less. These are what I have been looking at At2500, blue snowball, samson c01u, and the cad u37. I would like to ask which ones are the best.

My brother is getting a laptop, the budget it in the title, we are not going over it. We want to get him a decent laptop for running games on for that amount in AUSTRALIA. Not the US. All sites should be in Australia, it's his birthday on the 9th of June, so we need it to be within Sydney or...

I've looked through quite a lot of threads which request low budget gaming laptops but none of which really met what I was looking for. 1. What is your budget? I'd like to keep it at £400 maximum. I could go slightly over, but only if it makes a lot of difference. 2. What is the size of the...

I am looking for a gaming laptop so my girlfriend can play games with me while at home and when she stops over my house. She is reluctant to spend more than £600 but willing to go higher as if I can find anything else than the laptop I am posting with the specs under this paragraph which costs...

Hi. I already own a fairy decent desktop. I need a laptop to do my Autocad and some 3ds max projects at campus. My budget is really tight and below $500. what laptop would you suggest that runs smoothly and would handle Autocad and 3ds max easily. Also I really care bout the build quality. (No...

Hello distinguished members of tom'sHardware, I would like to buy a new laptop from amazon. My priority is the presence of an SSD at least 128GB and the price range is up to 750$. A week ago I started look for most suitable laptop to buy and found couple of them: 1...

Hey tomshardware! I'm looking to buy a good gaming headset (very preferrably with mic) for a budget, and I wanted help on some stuff I've been wondering. First of all, I've been looking between the Plantronics Gamecom 388 and the CMStorm Ceres 300, which one do you guys think it's better...

1. What is your budget? $400(I'm willing to go up to like $425) 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Hopefully something like 15" but it's I'd be amenable to smaller sized ones possibly. 3. What screen resolution do you want...

Ok, so i want a budget college laptop that is capable of: Video streaming e.g. Twitch, Youtube, Netflix. And also general web browsing, i dont care about gaming what so ever. I would also like to be able to use photoshop on teh machine if possible but if not i can just use my desktop at home for...

After a gaming laptop for my birthday, any suggestions?

It should be good enough for be for browsing the internet. I don't want it to have Windows XP or Vista, at least Windows 7 on it.

Hello, I am fairly knowledgeable with desktops but I have never been very interested in laptops. Up until recently i have had not one need for a laptop. But now that I do i would like to ask the members of Tom's hardware community's opinion on what laptops they recommend. Below are some guide...

hey, starting uni soon and need a low price ultrabook in australia with these requirements: -at least 14 inch screen, not worried about resolution -at least 6 hrs battery life with average use -no touchscreen is needed -at least an intel i3 processor is required -4gb ram -atleast 128gb total...

Hi. I'm looking to buy a new laptop to my sister-in-law. She really doesn't need an expensive one, rather than one she can do ordinary 'office' tasks with, like surfing the net, writing docs and such. Her budget so-far is 400$, and the most important things are (Prioritized downward): ■ 14"-15"...

Hi, So I'm looking to purchase a Budget Gaming laptop under $1000. I'm looking for one with preferably an intel cpu and a nvidia gpu (if you have an amd recommendation that's fine) and it needs to be 8gb+ of ram. just letting you know I live in Australia so $1000 is $824 usd. Thanks!

Hi, I've had a gaming desktop for a few months now (SPECS: I5 4670k, 8GB DDR3 1600mhz RAM, GTX 970 strix) and its brilliant, however there is one issue, I'm stuck at my desk, duh. Sometimes I just want to lay in bed or go outside of my room and still be able to browse the web ect. So I started...

I am looking for a laptop in order to used it in personal projects. I normally work with solidWorks, rhino and AutoCad. I wanted to know if this laptop http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-refurbished-15-6-latitude-notebook-8-gb-memory-320-gb-hard-drive/1309868735.p?id=mp1309868735&skuId=1309868735...

I am deciding between a MacBook pro13.3 non-retina, Lenovo Y50, and a Sager NP7338. I'm leaning towards the Sager, but I was curious... what is the difference between 1TB HDD with 7200RPM and a 1 TB HDD 5400 RPM 8GB SSD hybrid? What would be the performance difference be and is it worth 70...

Hi, Can someone help me find a good laptop for my wife, she will start a class the next year, so basically she needs it for open/edit documents, browse the internet. I found this chromebook on amazon: Toshiba Chromebook 2 What do you think? Can i find something better with $300 - $400 budget

Hey there! I am a student who is into gaming and i currently have a self-built gaming pc but i would like to have a laptop to take with me when i go back home to game while im there. I have a tight budget of £800 and under (lower the price obviously being better for me) and i found this...

So I have until the end of the week to decide whether to get Z30 for under 800€ (it's on discount) which is my budget. My question is whether it can be used as an ONLY pc? I'd be using it at home, mostly for watching movies and seldom playing games no heavier than LoL. I'd probably need more...

As I built heavy-weight desktop computer few days ago,I can't really afford a laptop with higher specs. For the study,I really need a lap-top ASAP. ASUS or Lenovo? Remind the budget You can recommend or check these websites- http://www.flipkart.com/ http://www.amazon.in/...

1. What is your budget? £800/£900 (would not mind going slightly over £900) 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Any 3. What screen resolution do you want? Any 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Essentially a desktop replacement, the laptop...

Hello, I will be streaming on twitch and need a good mic with no static. However, my budget is pretty low so I can't go for like a blue yetti or something like that. If you know of any mic under $60 please leave link, thanks!

Hello, I've decided to finally get a new laptop for school and to do some gaming on. I've been trying to figure out the best bang for my buck, and became overwhelmed by the conversations about AMD and Intel. As I understand it currently, Intel's hyperthreading and quicksync technologies make...

Hey, i have started a YouTube channel and have been looking for some time at purchasing a good camera. I am wanting an Action Camera and a Camcorder/DSLR. I am so lost in what to choose there are just so many options! I have used a Fuji Film S4300 and do like the quality, but I don't like the...

Looking for an upgrade from my old Logitech digital precision headset (about 7 years old) as it's starting to fall apart, I'd prefer to keep the price as low as possible as i can't really go higher than 60€ and most headsets here are overpriced. I realize that headphones+mic is the "better"...

1. What is your budget? 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Don't care, I'd prefer smaller but budget is more important. 3. What screen resolution do you want? Doesn't matter. Would prefer 1080p, but I'm just going for best gaming specs possible. 4. Do you need...

Hello, I have been looking at the Acer Aspire V3-772G-5413 the games I would like to play is Dayz, BF4, Watch Dogs, and GTA IV. On medium - high settings. I can't get a desktop because I am always traveling. Also I'm on a $800 budget. Would those games be playable (45+ fps) on this laptop? Thanks :)

So after reading like 10 posts about budget laptops, I still cannot find one! I will be doing a light amount of gaming on this laptop, I don't have to have dedicated graphics, but if it is integrated it cant be Intel integrated graphics. I do not Toshiba or hp, had to many problems with those 2...

I am looking into getting a Gaming laptop so when I travel I can play the games that I love. Please do not tell me to build a desktop as I already have one. I have a budget of $1750 and can't find a good laptop. Mainly because I keep seeing Alienware and how iconic it is for Laptop gaming...

I’m looking for a portable, 13 inch-ish, laptop that will be used mostly for web-browsing and word processing in the $500 range. I’ll do some light gaming (browser games, Hearthstone, and the like) and coding. I have a desktop that covers true gaming and editing-type needs. I don’t really...

Im looking for the best laptop i can get for my needs under £460 British pounds and it has to be available in the UK for that price. I really liked the look of the Lenovo U series and the Dell 7000 series both of which i could afford in the US but not in the UK so you see the prices don't always...

Hey Guys Was wondering if anyone could recommend a laptop able to run a game like dota 2 at decent settings. Since next year I will be investing in a real heavy duty machine I am only willing to spend 800$ or less on this rig. I have no preference on screen size weight color battery life etc...

I'd like these specs minimum: Processor:4th Generation Intel Core i7-4710HQ Processor (2.50GHz 1600MHz 6MB) Operating System:Windows 8.1 64 Graphics:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M 2GB Memory:8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz Display:15.6" (1920x1080) Hard Drive:Hybrid 1TB 5400 RPM+8GB SSHD I've...

I'm in the market for a new laptop. I need something that can do schoolwork, but still be able to play a few games like CS:GO, War Thunder, Skyrim, etc. My budget as of now is only $600 as I am a student, though I can spend a bit more ($50ish) if necessary. Right now I'm looking at the Lenovo...

I am looking into buying a laptop for under $1500 that I would mainly use for gaming. I would play games like CSGO, BF4, titan fall and a couple others. I need back lit keys, a 1 terabyte hard drive , and a optical drive. I have little experience when it comes to laptops so any help is great. I...

I am currently in the process of making a short film. I am ordering a green screen and video/audio editing software. I am purchasing Sony Movie Studio Platinum 12 Suite. I have movie lights. All I need is help with green screen effects. I would like to know if there is a way to create my own...

:hello: Hi everybody! I am curious to find out what headphones I should buy for my uncle's birthday. He's middle-aged and loves to listen to music (usually 'Pop' music), sound quality really is key for this purchase. In terms of looks, I quite like the 'wooden' style that's going around right...

I game a little bit, but only with less graphically demanding games like combat arms, minecraft which laptop do you guys think is the best to purchase? http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&catalog=Online&category=Entertainment&product=8018364...

1. What is your budget? Roughly $550-600(with taxes included) preferably 500 or below as that'd be my comfort range and I'd be able to get it sooner. But I'm willing to go as high as 600ish give a few extra if it's a legit difference in performance. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you...

Hey guys i found these laptops all around in my $600 price range 1. Acer Aspire V5-552P-X440 - $549 (Refurbed, Highlight: 1tb, Touchscreen and MD Radeon HD 8650G) http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314487 2. Acer Aspire V5-552P-8646 (Refurbished) - $439 (Highlight: AMD R...

Hey guys looking for a laptop with geforce gt 740m 2gb to play games. If theres other Budget Laptops that you guys want to suggest then please comment below.

Hey guys, I dont plan on doing very hardcore gaming. I plan to play mostly Minecraft and Runescape and maybe some Tera Online and Windows movie maker editting. I was wondering if you guys can help me find a cheap laptop. I dont mind if its a year old model or refurbished. So can anyone...

Hey guys im looking between these 3 for gaming. Ill be playing Tera and such and a little light video editting. Which one would be the best out of the three for gaming and video editting? MSI GP60, MSI GP70, Lenovo y510p Here: MSI GP60 - $900...