- Jul 8, 2013
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Hey Tom's community,
I am planning to buy a laptop for college based on the specifications they recommended. Normally, I would go with one of their laptops, but theirs have pretty bad reviews and I think there are better choices out there for the money. I have a budget between $1200 and $1400. I want a computer that's fast and can allow for some gaming (as I may not be taking my desktop), but I need a decent battery life, so if I must sacrifice some performance for battery life I will (1-3 hours won't cut it.)
Here's the link with their selection: http
/www.clemson.edu/ccit/hardware/purchasing/laptop_specs_2015-2016.html
The relative specs of the above laptops (Do not really want to go below this):
- Intel dual-core i5-5200U
- 8 GB RAM
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- 1 TB Hard Drive (an SSD is nice, but I need a physical disk drive as well)
So that's pretty much it. I would love to look for better specs with my budget (1200-1400$). I truly do not want to go over this price, but if someone has an argument of why to put more in, I might consider it.
BTW I LOVE the specs of this laptop (ASUS ROG GL552VW-DH74): http/www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=cm_rdp_product
BUT, the battery life is terrible (1.5-2.5 hours).
If someone can find the specs of the above laptop with decent battery life, or at least a laptop with my college's specs and having 1) good battery life 2) good school usage performance 3) some gaming capabilities, would be a great laptop for me as this is one of the most expensive purchases I've made for a computer and I will probably be using the same computer throughout college.
Thank you the community!
Leopard
*Also a big thanks to this community who've helped me out for years and have fueled my passion for computers, cheers to 2016
I am planning to buy a laptop for college based on the specifications they recommended. Normally, I would go with one of their laptops, but theirs have pretty bad reviews and I think there are better choices out there for the money. I have a budget between $1200 and $1400. I want a computer that's fast and can allow for some gaming (as I may not be taking my desktop), but I need a decent battery life, so if I must sacrifice some performance for battery life I will (1-3 hours won't cut it.)
Here's the link with their selection: http
/www.clemson.edu/ccit/hardware/purchasing/laptop_specs_2015-2016.htmlThe relative specs of the above laptops (Do not really want to go below this):
- Intel dual-core i5-5200U
- 8 GB RAM
- 256GB Solid State Drive
- 1 TB Hard Drive (an SSD is nice, but I need a physical disk drive as well)
So that's pretty much it. I would love to look for better specs with my budget (1200-1400$). I truly do not want to go over this price, but if someone has an argument of why to put more in, I might consider it.
BTW I LOVE the specs of this laptop (ASUS ROG GL552VW-DH74): http
/www.amazon.com/GL552VW-DH71-15-Inch-Discrete-GeForce-Metallic/dp/B01578ZKPO/ref=cm_rdp_productBUT, the battery life is terrible (1.5-2.5 hours).
If someone can find the specs of the above laptop with decent battery life, or at least a laptop with my college's specs and having 1) good battery life 2) good school usage performance 3) some gaming capabilities, would be a great laptop for me as this is one of the most expensive purchases I've made for a computer and I will probably be using the same computer throughout college.
Thank you the community!
Leopard
*Also a big thanks to this community who've helped me out for years and have fueled my passion for computers, cheers to 2016
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