1.5k bestbuy gift card - I'd like 2 laptops and your recommendations!

[skylercloud222]

1. What is your budget?
600-1k

2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering?
~15"

3. What screen resolution do you want?
The best I can get

4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Portable more so.

5. How much battery life do you need?
I usually stay plugged in.

6. Do you want to play games with your laptop? If so then please list the games that you want to with the settings that you want for these games. (Low,Medium or High)?
Maybe L4D2 on Med but I usually am just surfing reddit.

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo / Video editing,watching movies, Etc.)
The most hardware intensive stuff I would do is run photoshop cs4 regularly and maybe 3ds max occasionally while at school

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
~500 gig

9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links.

Needs to be best buy
http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers-PCs/Laptop-Computers/abcat0502000.c?id=abcat0502000

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
About 3-4 years.

11. What kind of Optical drive do you need? DVD ROM/Writer,Bluray ROM/Writer,Etc ?
DVD read/write

12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don't like and explain the reasons.

I like Asus but the last one I have from them (G72GX RBBX05) was huge, heavy and plagued with problems and ended up getting junked out and got a gift card for a new one.

13. What country do you live in?

US

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

I have 1.5 k gift card and would like to use the left over to get my my girlfriend an laptop as well. She will mostly be watching movies and doing homework with it. I think her purchase will me more aesthetically driven then mine but I would love other suggestions for her to!

Thanks a lot for the help everyone!

Here are two that caught my eye:

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Factory-Refurbished+Pavilion+Laptop+/+AMD+Phenom%26%23153%3B+II+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+500GB+Hard+Drive+-+Argento/2170271.p?skuId=2170271&id=1218312457371

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+-+Factory-Refurbished+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+14%22+Display+-+Dark+Bamboo/1675431.p?id=1218278291590&skuId=1675431

 

[WR2]

For you: Asus U52JC $750 Core i3-380M (2.53Ghz), 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ Geforce 310M graphics, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD

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For her: Asus U43F Bamboo $730 Core i5-460M (2.53Ghz), 14" 1366x768 LCD w/ Intel HD graphics, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD. (and avoiding all relationship traps).

Or you could get two of the Bamboo model. You'd lose a bit in L4D graphics but get a better CPU. You're also a bit out of pocket on the sales tax but I'm not sure the gift card covers those anyway.

 

[WR2]

Hello skylercloud222;

No problem shopping at BestBuy. Especially if you can find something that works for you.
ASUS G53SW $1100
Core i5-2410M (2.3Ghz 2.9Ghz Turbo) dual core Sandy Bridge CPU, 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ GTX 460M graphics card, 4GB RAM, 750GB HDD and USB 3.0
This is an up-to-date gaming laptop and might be more than you need. It also cuts into your 2nd laptop options. (and it might leave a bad impression with the large price difference)

 

[WR2]

For you: Asus U52JC $750 Core i3-380M (2.53Ghz), 15.6" 1366x768 LCD w/ Geforce 310M graphics, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD

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For her: Asus U43F Bamboo $730 Core i5-460M (2.53Ghz), 14" 1366x768 LCD w/ Intel HD graphics, 4GB RAM, 640GB HDD. (and avoiding all relationship traps).

Or you could get two of the Bamboo model. You'd lose a bit in L4D graphics but get a better CPU. You're also a bit out of pocket on the sales tax but I'm not sure the gift card covers those anyway.

 

[skylercloud222]

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