Help with picking a new laptop, please.

[testudoAubreii]

Hello,

I am in the market for a new laptop. My late 2008 MacBook Pro is showing its age and, in fact, I am really in fear that it will give out on me soon. It just shuts down randomly and I don't know how long it has left. Anyhow, I was wondering if anyone has some suggestions on laptops.

Here are some of the things that I do, or that I will need a laptop to do for me:

Adobe Creative Cloud Applications (I am a web developer)
Act a media center when I am at home (XBMC, streaming all types of media files)
Very light gaming, if any at all (just in case 😛)
Budget: under $1000 - That is my limit, but if I can a way better deal, I am all for it.

I need it to be portable, that is why I am going with a laptop. I think that I want to give Windows 8.1 a go instead of OSX this time around.

Thank you in advance for any and all help, advice and suggestions.

Testudo

 

[TwistedFury]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317601&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-601-_-Product

That's a great laptop that sounds great for your case. Much cheaper than $1000.

 

[testudoAubreii]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317601&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-601-_-Product

That's a great laptop that sounds great for your case. Much cheaper than $1000.

Wow, that is a great price. So, you think that is good enough to have, let's say, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver open at the same time, as well as multiple browsers and tabs?

 

[TwistedFury]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317601&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-601-_-Product

That's a great laptop that sounds great for your case. Much cheaper than $1000.

Wow, that is a great price. So, you think that is good enough to have, let's say, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver open at the same time, as well as multiple browsers and tabs?

Oh yea, most definitely.

 

[testudoAubreii]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317601&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-601-_-Product

That's a great laptop that sounds great for your case. Much cheaper than $1000.

Wow, that is a great price. So, you think that is good enough to have, let's say, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver open at the same time, as well as multiple browsers and tabs?

Oh yea, most definitely.

Thanks!

Do you think this can output at 1080p to my TV, and play all types of media files? Sorry if that seems like silly questions, but I am just trying to make sure.

 

[TwistedFury]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317601&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-601-_-Product

That's a great laptop that sounds great for your case. Much cheaper than $1000.

Wow, that is a great price. So, you think that is good enough to have, let's say, Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver open at the same time, as well as multiple browsers and tabs?

Oh yea, most definitely.

Thanks!

Do you think this can output at 1080p to my TV, and play all types of media files? Sorry if that seems like silly questions, but I am just trying to make sure.

Yes you could. It's not a silly question either man.

 

[testudoAubreii]

Alrighty, so now my budget is significantly lower. I have to find something that will just be used for web development. I mean, I would like to use it to stream media files, but gaming is out. I really and absolutely need to have Photoshop, Illustrator and Dreamweaver open at the same time, as well as multiple browsers and browser tabs.

My new budget is $600. Any advice?

 

[TwistedFury]

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317598&cm_re=laptop-_-34-317-598-_-Product

Same thing, just a little lower.

 

[testudoAubreii]

Do you know if there is a huge performance difference between the i5 and the AMD A-10?

 

[TwistedFury]

Depends on the number, but the A10 will be more towards gaming whereas the i5 will be better at what you want, like having a bunch of things open at once and using render programs, etc.

 

[testudoAubreii]

Thanks! I saw this on Newegg and was wondering if it is a good deal. I know that HP is sort of frowned upon, but I thought I would ask:

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258271

 

[TwistedFury]

If you want that, go for it, but I saw that it's out of stock

 

[testudoAubreii]

I just saw that, too. So, would that have been a good pick for the price? I just noticed that was a Richland APU, anyway.

 

[testudoAubreii]

How do you think this one would hold up?

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152586R

 

[TwistedFury]

Richland is fair, but not the best, this is refurbished but nice.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258989&cm_re=laptop-_-34-258-989-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317106 and http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314433 are good for new laptops.

 

[testudoAubreii]

Richland is fair, but not the best, this is refurbished but nice.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258989&cm_re=laptop-_-34-258-989-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317106 and http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314433 are good for new laptops.

Thanks! I have been looking at that HP Envy, but I have always heard bad things about HP laptops. Is there any truth in that? I would also like to know the speed of the RAM. 12 GB is great, though.

 

[TwistedFury]

Richland is fair, but not the best, this is refurbished but nice.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258989&cm_re=laptop-_-34-258-989-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317106 and http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314433 are good for new laptops.

Thanks! I have been looking at that HP Envy, but I have always heard bad things about HP laptops. Is there any truth in that? I would also like to know the speed of the RAM. 12 GB is great, though.

HP is fine, and I can't seem to find the RAM speed.

 

[testudoAubreii]

Richland is fair, but not the best, this is refurbished but nice.
http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834258989&cm_re=laptop-_-34-258-989-_-Product

http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834317106 and http/www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834314433 are good for new laptops.

Thanks! I have been looking at that HP Envy, but I have always heard bad things about HP laptops. Is there any truth in that? I would also like to know the speed of the RAM. 12 GB is great, though.

HP is fine, and I can't seem to find the RAM speed.

Me, either. I wonder if there is a reason for it lol...I couldn't imagine it being any slower than the 1066 that I am working with now. Thanks for looking!

Even though the CPU is sort of "old", it should still hold up for what I am using it for, right? I mean, I can have multiple apps, browsers and browser tabs open and working at the same time, plus streaming, watching and listening to big media files.

 

[TwistedFury]

It's definitely faster than 1066, my best bet is 1600, and yes, it should still hold up to what you plan on using it for.

 

[testudoAubreii]

It's definitely faster than 1066, my best bet is 1600, and yes, it should still hold up to what you plan on using it for.

Damn! It just sold out, again. Now what lol?