Gaming and editing laptops under €700

[David Vella]

Time to upgrade my laptop:

1. What is your budget?
Up to €700 including shipping

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

3. What screen resolution do you want?


4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop?
Both.

5. How much battery life do you need?
5 Hours

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)?
League of Legends on High and maybe some newer games such as GTA V medium/low

7. What other tasks do you want to do with your laptop? (Photo/Video editing, Etc.)
Photoshop, After Effects, AutoCad

8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need?
500gb or more

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

10. How long do you want to keep your laptop?
Years to come, 3 years minimum.

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

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.
Considering in buying dell products, satisfied with past experiences.

13. What country do you live in?
Malta

14. Please tell us any additional information if needed.

Considering the following models as of now, are they viable for my needs?

DELL

HP

HP

How would you rank them, if there are viable for my needs in the first place. Any other laptops for the same or similar price you suggest?

 

[ZaneDragon]

I would definetly take something that has a SSD inside. Yoy can always buy 1TB external drive for your music, videos, etc...
700$ is not really much for a gaming laptop...I'll try to find some and post it here.

 

[David Vella]

I would definetly take something that has a SSD inside. Yoy can always buy 1TB external drive for your music, videos, etc...
700$ is not really much for a gaming laptop...I'll try to find some and post it here.

Okay thanks

 

[ZaneDragon]

Didn't find anything "fairly new" with discrete graphics card.
For LOL I know that dedicated graphics (intel HD) will do just fine (maybe you'll have to set shadows to medium/low).
GTA V, not so sure how a laptop can handle...
A desktop would be way better, if you want to ditch (laptop's) mobility.

 

[juanrdp]

Almost a year ago i found some cheap gamming laptops on amazon.es with the particulatiry that all of them have the AZERTY keyboard layout.

I purchased a Acer Aspire V with a 6700 and a GTX 960M for slightly less than 670€ (near 50% discount). I think that if you find it it's the best deals you could get.

Option B, take a refurbised laptop like this one:
ASUS GL552VW-DM149 with a GTX 960 for 599€
Acer Aspire V Nitro again with a GTX 960M for 873€

In amazon if you are aware of offers you could cut a lot of money.

 

[David Vella]

Is this any good: https/www.amazon.co.uk/HP-X0Q77ES-ABU-Processor-Resolution/dp/B01M2A19EP/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1485787506&sr=8-2&keywords=core+i7+ssd

 

[ZaneDragon]

Yes it is.The resolution isn't 1080p though, but probably you won't see the difference. Plus the games will have better fps

 

[David Vella]

Well okay here's the full hd: https/www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01NA7WY5L/ref=pd_sbs_147_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DE2AM4RN4G7D8NHW9PMK

I'm guessing the stats are the same right?

Thanks

 

[ZaneDragon]

Yep. This is the one then.
Then also buy external HDD when you run out of space. You can get 1TB for around 50-70$.