Back to school laptop?

[Ruben Marquez]

Hi everyone, I don't have experience with laptops or computers. So I was hoping you can help me get something okay for college. I'm going for computer science so I would like to be able to run all the programs needed. Price range: Around $600 more or less(Less is better) Thanks <3

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383, it can probably play a few games to, but don't expect it to be very good at them, low settings, 30 FPS: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-M265.109394.0.html

 

[Dblkk]

Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383, it can probably play a few games to, but don't expect it to be very good at them, low settings, 30 FPS: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-M265.109394.0.html

Good find, but that's only a dual core i5, and an ultrabook low voltage one at that.

Not sure if OP wants one that can minimally game, or if an i7 to run programs decent would be better.

 

[Deleted member 1300495]

Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383, it can probably play a few games to, but don't expect it to be very good at them, low settings, 30 FPS: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-M265.109394.0.html

Good find, but that's only a dual core i5, and an ultrabook low voltage one at that.

Not sure if OP wants one that can minimally game, or if an i7 to run programs decent would be better.

An i7 is not needed to have a fast computer, i5s are perfectly fine, i7s are for professional work because it has hyperthreading. Here is a quadcore: http://www.intel.com/buy/us/en/product/laptops/dell-xps-15-9530-387106

 

[Dblkk]

"I'm going for computer science so I would like to be able to run all the programs needed."

Don't know about you, but that doesn't sound so much gaming as it will be running professional programs. If theres anything demanding the capped ultrabook i5 processor you linked with a weak gaming card will get him half into two doors.

Just saying

 

[Dblkk]

http://ark.intel.com/products/75459/Intel-Core-i5-4200U-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-2_60-GHz

Here is the link the your i5. Which is a dual core, with hyperthreading. So again, whats your point?

 

[Dblkk]

Something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314383, it can probably play a few games to, but don't expect it to be very good at them, low settings, 30 FPS: http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-M265.109394.0.html

Good find, but that's only a dual core i5, and an ultrabook low voltage one at that.

Not sure if OP wants one that can minimally game, or if an i7 to run programs decent would be better.

An i7 is not needed to have a fast computer, i5s are perfectly fine, i7s are for professional work because it has hyperthreading. Here is a quadcore: http://www.intel.com/buy/us/en/product/laptops/dell-xps-15-9530-387106

That link is to a $2200 computer, if you click the $500 option, this is it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ1MP2033&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Notebooks-_-DELL-_-9SIA0AJ1MP2033&cm_sp=&AID=10440897&PID=5750008&SID=

• Intel Pentium 2127U (1.90GHz)
• 4GB Memory 500GB HDD
• Intel HD Graphics
• Touchscreen
• 1366 x 768
• Windows 8.1

 

[Ruben Marquez]

:/ Well thanks guys