Buying a new Laptop

[mruck05]

Im in the market to buy a new Laptop and i wanted to see what some of you would recommend. Im looking to probably stay around or under 1000 with a max of about 1200. Im not too worried about things that I can change and add later like the hard drive and ram etc.

I'm mainly trying to get the best of the specs I cannot change like a strong processor, graphics card etc. I don't usually play games but I will likely use it for web, movies, notes, cutting/editing videos, possibly the occasional game.

With that said I would like to see if I could find:

A very nice sleek looking laptop aluminum/metal brushed housing, or in silver/grey or black.

Preferably Full HD 1080p, Preferably 15" or larger

At least dual core i5 preferably better not big on AMD chips but I could be persuaded

A good solid Graphics card if it can be changed at a later date would be great but I'm pretty sure thats not possible. Dedicated would be nice not essential though.

Ram Expandable to at least 8gb


Pluses - Blue-Ray, Bluetooth, USB 3.0, HDMI

 

[JD88]

There is an interesting deal on LogicBuy right now.

http/www.logicbuy.com/deals/coupon-new-hp-pavilion-dv7t-17-3inch-notebook/11471.aspx

You have to customize it this way to get the specs you asked for but that gives you a GT 635m graphics card which will handle the blue-ray and light gaming. It also has a 1080 screen.

http/www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto.do#anchor-top

Once to that screen, you give the promo code it listed on the LogicBuy page.

For $1130, it would be hard to beat those specs.

 

[JD88]

Here are a couple of other possible choices:

I'm usually not a fan of Dell but those specs are solid for the money.

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+15.6%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+%2B+32GB+Solid+State+Drive/7850404.p?id=1218861571251&skuId=7850404

or

http/www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+17.3%26%2334%3B+Laptop+-+8GB+Memory+-+1TB+Hard+Drive+%2B+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/6904672.p?id=1218814080260&skuId=6904672

 

[olin9]

The Lenovo Y500 or Y580 fits your needs.

The y500 gt650 GPU and has a ultrabay so you can add a 2nd GT650 for SLI.

The Y580 has a GTX 660 but cost more. with the current sale on the Lenovo site a lot more.

SLI gt650 is faster than one GTX660 by 10-20% if the game supports SLI.

 

[JD88]

The Lenovo Y500 or Y580 fits your needs.

The y500 gt650 GPU and has a ultrabay so you can add a 2nd GT650 for SLI.

The Y580 has a GTX 660 but cost more. with the current sale on the Lenovo site a lot more.

SLI gt650 is faster than one GTX660 by 10-20% if the game supports SLI.

The Lenovo Y500 is a great option. Way better specs than those listed above for the money. I have the Y400 and it is great. Not sure why I didn't suggest it. I thought the OP had mentioned something about Ultrabook thin.

The Y580 is a bit big and clunky in my opinion.

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=95412ZU&category_id=5B0116E237099FA0FCA012D9B20ED2FB

That is what I would get hands down. I have its 14" baby brother with the same specs and is the best laptop I've ever owned. Outstanding quality and looks real nice.

 

[olin9]

The 2nd from top Y500 is $600 off on the Lenovo web site.

Shipping was slow. It took 3 weeks to get my laptop. But the savings was worth the wait.

 

[Brett928S2]

Hi

WHICH country you are in would help... ?

All the best Brett

 

[mruck05]

Wow thanks, that is a heck of a deal for the ideapad Y500. Im in the US btw.

 

[JD88]

Wow thanks, that is a heck of a deal for the ideapad Y500. Im in the US btw.

If you have any specific questions about the Y500, let me know. It is essentially the same unit as my Y400 only an inch and a half bigger.