- Jul 12, 2014
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The SSD on my Acer M5-581TG I bought a few years ago broke down (had to reformat everything onto the HDD) and I'm looking for a replacement laptop preferably around $800 or lower.
I already have a desktop that I game on, but I want to at least play low-demand games like CS:GO or Minecraft on max settings smoothly (80FPS?), since I'll probably be taking the laptop on trips as a mini-gaming rig. I also do some programming on GameMaker, and will probably be taking a computer science class next year (doing Javascript stuff).
I'm looking for a decent GPU (able to max out CSGO), good CPU and at least 6GB of RAM (8GB is ideal). Matte screen would be great, TN or IPS doesn't matter. I don't really need an SSD as long as the laptop can boot in under a minute.
What's most important to me is size, weight, and sound. Since, I'll be carrying this thing around, I need something about 1in or shorter to fit into my backpack, and something around 5lb or less. I'll also be using this in a quiet classroom, and can't have the fan whirring when I'm only watching youtube videos like my current laptop.
Right now I'm considering getting this:
Acer V15 Nitro
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-VN7-591G-73Y5-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00RGMEUTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430553324&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+v15
..but it's a little bit over my budget, and I don't really like the look of a Lenovo Y50 (looks too tacky with the speaker grills). I also checked out the HP Omen 15, but I read a lot of negative reviews on its idle fan noise (it's also way over my budget).
Any suggestions?
I already have a desktop that I game on, but I want to at least play low-demand games like CS:GO or Minecraft on max settings smoothly (80FPS?), since I'll probably be taking the laptop on trips as a mini-gaming rig. I also do some programming on GameMaker, and will probably be taking a computer science class next year (doing Javascript stuff).
I'm looking for a decent GPU (able to max out CSGO), good CPU and at least 6GB of RAM (8GB is ideal). Matte screen would be great, TN or IPS doesn't matter. I don't really need an SSD as long as the laptop can boot in under a minute.
What's most important to me is size, weight, and sound. Since, I'll be carrying this thing around, I need something about 1in or shorter to fit into my backpack, and something around 5lb or less. I'll also be using this in a quiet classroom, and can't have the fan whirring when I'm only watching youtube videos like my current laptop.
Right now I'm considering getting this:
Acer V15 Nitro
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-VN7-591G-73Y5-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00RGMEUTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1430553324&sr=8-1&keywords=acer+v15
..but it's a little bit over my budget, and I don't really like the look of a Lenovo Y50 (looks too tacky with the speaker grills). I also checked out the HP Omen 15, but I read a lot of negative reviews on its idle fan noise (it's also way over my budget).
Any suggestions?
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